Toyota Gazoo Racing is aiming to continue its winning streak in endurance racing with the launch of its all-new GR010 Hybrid Le Mans hypercar, which will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The reigning world champions and three-time Le Mans winners will defend their titles against new …
Read More »Audi quits World Endurance Championship and Le Mans, joins Formula E
Audi will terminate its FIA World Endurance Championship commitment, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at the end of the 2016 season and instead focus on the all-electric Formula E racing series. Speaking to 300 employees of the motorsport department today, Chairman of the Board of Management Rupert Stadler …
Read More »Audi finished 3rd at 24-hour Le Mans
Audi has finished in 3rd place at the 24-hour race at Le Mans, missing its 14th victory it was aiming for in the world’s most famous endurance race. The tally of the brand with the four rings remains impressive. In all 17 Le Mans runs, at least one Audi team has been …
Read More »Ford returns to Le Mans in 2016 with new Ford GT
Ford announced today it is returning to one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world with its new Ford GT race car, based on the all-new ultra-high-performance supercar that goes on sale next year. The Ford GT race car will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans …
Read More »Nissan dominates Super GT and fastest in LM P2 at Le Mans
Nissan turned up the volume on the summer of #eatsleepRACErepeat over the weekend with events taking place at Le Mans, Silverstone, the USA and Japan. The first race results of the weekend came from Japan with a fantastic 1-2-3 finish in the Super GT race at Autopolis. Nissan’s new GT500 GT-R dominated …
Read More »Nissan Unveils World’s Fastest Electric Racing Car – ZEOD RC
Nissan has unveiled the world’s fastest electric racing car – the ZEOD RC, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 300km/h with electric technology. The ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car) will make its race debut at next year’s Le Mans 24 Hour. Nissan will trial variants of new electric …
Read More »Nissan powers itself to LM P2 Class for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
Nissan-powered cars took the first three positions in the LM P2 class during qualifying for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours tonight. Nissan’s LM P2 customer engine programme has gone from strength-to-strength over the last three years. In 2013 a staggering 15 out of 22 LM P2 cars will be …
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