Le Mans News

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) has revealed the official entry list for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours - the 78th running of the celebrated round-the-clock French sportscar classic

Official: Second Ferrari for CRS Racing in 2010 Le Mans Series - subject to acceptance of entry.

Christian Klien insists he is not disappointed at being beaten to the second Sauber seat in F1 2010 by Pedro de la Rosa - and argues he still has 'a fair chance' to rejoin the grand prix grid this season, possibly with Renault...

The Beechdean Mansell Ginetta-Zytek gets a British-themed livery ahead of its appearance in the 2010 Le Mans Series

Nigel Mansell enters a 'long-term partnership' with Beechdean Motorsport to enter a team into the Le Mans Series

Former Super Aguri star Anthony Davidson is adamant that he has 'unfinished business' in F1 - but barring a sudden windfall, he admits, he is unlikely to get another chance in what is now more than ever 'a rich man's sport'

JMW Motorsport to switch to Aston Martin Vantage GT2 for the 2010 season

F1 legend Alain Prost warns 2007 world champion and Ferrari evictee Kimi Raikkonen that he may not find it as easy as he thinks to breeze back into a drive in 2011 should he pursue his plan of taking a year off to go rallying

With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 - out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1G

Aston Martin Racing has been crowned the 2009 Le Mans Series champion claiming the Team and Driver titles 50 years on from the manufacturer winning the World Sportscar Championship in 1959 with the DBR1.

Record-breaking five-time World Rally Champion S?bastien Loeb will be free to make his Formula 1 debut in the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale should the occasion present itself, Citro?n has revealed - as the French manufacturer officially acknowledged that it would not stand in the way of

Three Lolas-Aston Martin will start from the first and second rows of the grid for the N?rburgring 1,000kms this weekend - with the stated aim to replicate that performance when the points are handed out on race day.

Luc Alphand, winner of the Dakar Rally back in 2006 and leader of his own Luc Alphand Aventures sportscar team, has been seriously injured during an accident in France.

Professional racing driver and entrepreneur Peter Hardman has confirmed that he is making plans to hand over the reins of Strakka Racing and that he is in negotiations with an 'undisclosed' buyer.

Former Monaco Grand Prix winner Olivier Panis has described the prevailing political in-fighting in F1 in 2009 as 'a joke' - and one that is threatening to overshadow and spoil what is turning out on-track to be a classic season.

Guy Smith endured a disappointing run in the Le Mans 24 Hours last weekend after the Quifel-ASM team was forced to retire from the La Sarthe Classic.

Paul Drayson admitted he was thrilled to have lived the dream of competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours, despite the Drayson Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage failing to make it to the finish of the La Sarthe classic.

Benoit Treluyer has admitted that he stood no chance of keeping control of his Pescarolo Sport-entered Peugeot 908 ahead of the high-speed accident at Le Mans which destroyed the car and left the Frenchman lucky to escape injury.

David Brabham has secured a place in the annals of Le Mans 24 Hours history with his first overall and LMP1 victory at La Sarthe - helping Peugeot to win with the 908 HDi at the third time of asking.

Olivier Quesnel paid tribute to his 'warriors' in the #9 car after David Brabham, Marc Gene and Alex Wurz secured victory for Peugeot in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The safety car has been deployed once again barely an hour from the end of the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours, with a sizeable accident for the #5 LMP2 Navi Team Goh Porsche RS Spyder on the Mulsanne Straight.

The anticipated duel-to-the flag in the GT1 class of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours is seemingly all-but over less than two hours from the end of the race, after the #64 Corvette ground to a halt with suspected transmission woes.

Peugeot has taken a step closer to securing victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours after further problems for rivals Audi left the #9 and #8 cars holding a healthy lead out front.

After the dramatic early morning action at La Sarthe, which saw the Pescarolo Peugeot and the Flying Lizard Porsche both crash out, a period of calm descended on the Le Mans 24 Hours, with Peugeot continuing to lead the way.