Audi has taken a third straight outright win at the famous 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans (or ’24 heures du Mans’ to locals) and did it style, filling all three spots on the podium. Reigning champion trio Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoît Tréluyer (France) of the […]
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Video: Anthony Davidson breaks back in spectacular crash at 2012 Le Mans
A scuffle between Toyota driver Anthony Davidson and Ferrari 458 driver Piergiuseppe Perrazini has resulted in a spectacular crash at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours in France. Davidson has since been diagnosed with a broken back. After clipping the Ferrari, Davidson in the Toyota LMP1 hybrid spun 360 degrees, […]
Australian John Martin gets LMP2 pole for 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour
Australian John Martin has set the fastest time in the LMP2 class for Saturday’s 80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race in France. Martin and his co-drivers, Tor Graves of Thailand and Jan Charouz from France, will start from 14th position in the number 25 ADR-Delta team’s […]
Nissan DeltaWing to run in 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours race
Nissan has announced it is teaming up with DeltaWing for the development of the dramatic race car which will compete in the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race. The DeltaWing project initiated in 2010 and was set up as a concept design proposal for the Indycar series. Then last […]
Toyota hybrid LMP1 Le Mans racer revealed during testing
Toyota has been spotted testing its new Toyota hybrid LMP1 Le Mans race car out on the track. Images were tweeted recently by Toyota UK public relations boss Scott Browniee. In a sport that has been dominated by diesel power for at least the last six years, Toyota will enter […]
Audi R18 TDI V6 wins Race Engine of the Year award
Audi’s 3.7-litre turbo-diesel V6 engine from its Audi R18 TDI V6 Le Mans-winning race car has been awarded ‘Race Engine of the Year’ by Race Engine Technology magazine. The engine powered Audi to victory for its 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans last year. Usually, we don’t report on a […]