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Old Number 7: 1929 Bentley Speed Six

24h Le Mans Centenary: 1923-1932 | Written by Richard Kelley In the early 20s, Georges Durand, the head of the Automobile Club de France, devised a new racing event to draw the world’s eyes toward...

Are these the Best Endurance Race Cars in the World?

There’s something about endurance motor racing that has a truly unique feel about it, raw emotions that come from intensely long hours at the wheel, racing some of the most unusual and savagely bea...

24h Le Mans - The 90th Edition

Take a long, dry midsummer day and short balmy night in central France, add a tortuous eight-kilometre track, sprinkle the sinuous black ribbon with 62 hard-charging race cars piloted by 200 ardent...

Mulsanne Straight - Motorsport's Greatest Blast

The great race tracks of the world all have their stand-out corners, legendary names made famous by impossible overtaking moves or amazing speeds, from Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps, to the 130R a...

Endurance Racing Hypercars: Time to Believe the Hype?

Will this year’s new hypercar category reinvigorate the World Endurance Championship and recapture the glory days of an era when sports car racing rivalled Formula 1 in popularity? When Jacky Ickx ...

9 Decades of Le Mans, 9 Iconic Moments (Part 2)

In part 2 of our Le Mans series where we select and explore iconic moments from the past 87 editions of the race, we travel through the 1960s to modern day, celebrate additional moments from recent...

9 Decades of Le Mans, 9 Iconic Moments (Part 1)

The most iconic sports car race returns on 21/22 August, with the Circuit de La Sarthe once again hosting this year’s running of the Le Mans 24 hours for the 89th time. The twice-round-the-clock cl...

Porsche 917 KH: Enduring Legend of Past and Future

One of motorsport’s greatest triumphs, Porsche’s first le mans win provided endurance racing with a car for the ages – any age! Mid-way through the 1969 season of sports car racing and Porsche’s ha...