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Aston Martin confirms WEC Hypercar entry
Aston Martin Racing has announced it will enter the new Hypercar category set to debut at the 2020-2021 World Endurance Championship with its Valkyrie supercar.

Kamui Kobayashi takes 24 Hours of Le Mans pole in Toyota one-two
Toyota Gazoo Racing swept to a front-row lock-out for the 24 Hours of Le Mans as Kamui Kobayashi claimed his second pole position at the Circuit de la Sarthe in qualifying on Thursday night.
Kamui Kobayashi improves provisional pole time in Le Mans Q2
Toyota took control of qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans as it locked out the top two positions in the second session on Thursday evening, led once again by Kamui Kobayashi.

Tracy Krohn ruled out of Le Mans on medical advice after crash
Tracy Krohn will miss this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans on medical advice following his hefty practice crash at the Circuit de la Sarthe on Wednesday.

Dempsey-Proton Racing to build up spare car after Krohn practice crash
Dempsey-Proton Racing will build up a spare chassis ahead of Qualifying 2 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans later today after a crash during practice on Wednesday put its #99 Porsche 911 RSR at risk of missing the race.

Vergne: LMP2 ‘100 times’ more attractive to drivers than LMP1
Jean-Eric Vergne has vented his frustration over the ongoing struggles facing the top class of sports car racing, saying he would “prefer 100 times” to be racing in LMP2 than the premier LMP1 category.

The 80-year-old record Fernando Alonso could break at Le Mans
Fernando Alonso has the chance to break an 80-year-old record at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend – but the Spaniard’s focus chiefly lays with clinching a maiden FIA World Endurance Championship crown.

Kobayashi, Toyota tops Le Mans 24 Hours practice after rain, red flag
Full 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours practice results Kamui Kobayashi has rescued top spot for Toyota Gazoo Racing with a late lap in the sole Le Mans 24 Hours practice to bump out Stoffel Vandoorne’

Toyota expecting 'strong challenge' for 24 Hours of Le Mans pole
Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director Pascal Vasselon is anticipating a “very strong challenge” from SMP Racing for pole position in qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

G-Drive Racing not seeking 'revenge' at Le Mans after 2018 exclusion
G-Drive Racing is not seeking any “revenge” heading into this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans after being stripped of LMP2 class victory in 2018, according to Jean-Eric Vergne.

Rebellion Racing reveals art car liveries for 24 Hours of Le Mans
Rebellion Racing has unveiled two dramatic 'art car' liveries for its pair of R13 Gibsons ahead of this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Porsche reveals WEC title celebration livery for 24 Hours of Le Mans
Porsche has unveiled a tweaked livery design for two of its entries to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans to celebrate its early FIA World Endurance Championship title victory.

Ginetta plots WEC return with re-developed LMP1 entry
Ginetta has confirmed is planning a return to the FIA World Endurance Championship LMP1 class for the 2019/2020 season with a heavily-updated version of its G60-LT-P1 cars.

Button out, Vandoorne in at SMP Racing for 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours
Stoffel Vandoorne is set to make his Le Mans 24 Hours debut this year with the SMP Racing team after former McLaren F1 stablemate Jenson Button chose to step aside owing to family commitments.

Le Mans officials confirm expansion to record 62-car grid for 2019
A record field will enter this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans after organisers announced on Tuesday that it would expand the entry list to 62 cars.

Pipo Derani confirmed for Le Mans return with Risi Competizione
Pipo Derani will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ferrari customer team Risi Competizione in 2019, racing in the GTE-Pro class.

2019 Le Mans 24 Hours first entries confirmed
The first 42 entrants to the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours have been confirmed ahead of the season finale of the current World Endurance Championship.

FIA court upholds G-Drive, TDS Racing Le Mans disqualifications
Both the #26 G-Drive Oreca and the #28 TDS Racing Oreca have lost its appeals at the FIA International Court of Appeal from being disqualified from the official 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours results.

G-Drive, TDS Racing confirm Le Mans disqualification appeal
G-Drive Racing and TDS Racing have confirmed their appeal against their disqualificiation from the 24 Hours of Le Mans over a technical irregularity, with the results of the race remaining provisional.

Fernando Alonso: Toyota victory 'on a higher level' than any other Le Mans win
Fernando Alonso has hit back at suggestions his victory with Toyota in the 24 Hours of Le Mans was devalued by a lack of manufacturer competition in the LMP1 class, saying the win was "at a higher level than any other victory in Le Mans".

LMP1 to be ‘grandfather’ of Hypercar category
Automobile Club de l’Ouest President Pierre Fillon has described the LMP1 cars as a “grandfather” of the new regulations set to be introduced in 2020 after the announcement of new Hypercar rules was confirmed at Le Mans.

G-Drive, Vergne disqualified from Le Mans, lose LMP2 win
G-Drive Racing's LMP2 class-winning #26 Oreca 07 Gibson has been disqualified from the 24 Hours of Le Mans due to a technical infringement after an investigation by the stewards following the race.

Porsche turns 70 in style with ‘pink pig’ Le Mans win, GTE sweep
Porsche celebrated 70 years since its first production car hit the road in style by taking a dominant GTE-Pro class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, clinching a one-two finish.

Jean-Eric Vergne: Le Mans LMP2 victory harder than it looked
Jean-Eric Vergne says that G-Drive Racing’s comprehensive LMP2 class victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans was harder than it looked as he fulfilled a long-held career dream at the Circuit de la Sarthe.