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2021 Le Mans 24 Hours 12H Report | #8 Toyota closes on team-mates at half-way st
Toyota continues to manage its advantage out front with its only threat now surely from within as the #7 and #8 cars head into the second half of the race smelling glory
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2021 Le Mans 24 Hours 9H Report | Toyota gains from Alpine off, WRT 1-2 in LMP2
Toyota stretches its advantage with the #7 car comfortably ahead of the sister #8 GR010 Hybrid, while Alpine drops back after Matthieu Vaxiviere spins

VIDEO: Two LMP2 Le Mans crashes that need explaining; Big smash for Aston Martin
The 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours has seen its fair share of incidents in tricky conditions, but there are some in particular that will need some explaining first

2021 Le Mans 24 Hours 6H Report | #7 Toyota moves clear as night and rain falls
Toyota continue to pull clear of Alpine and Glickenhaus in the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours as intermittent rainy conditions prompt offs and action further down the field
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours - Overall Classification after 6H - 24 Hours
Classification of the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours after 6 hours of 24 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours 3H Report | 1-2 Toyota drop gauntlet, Jota loses huge lead
Toyota dodges tricky conditions, contact with rivals and various slow zones to firmly stamp its mark on the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours

2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Chaotic wet start sees #8 Toyota punted off at T1
There may be 23 hours and 50mins of the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours still to go but that didn't stop some Turn 1 drama on a very wet Circuit de la Sarthe

17 ex-F1 drivers chasing Le Mans 24 Hours glory this weekend
No fewer than 17 ex-Formula 1 drivers will be battling it out for victory at this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Kobayashi pips Hartley as Toyota unleashes pace
Kamui Kobayashi notches up his fourth - and Toyota's fifth - Le Mans pole position in five years as the GR010 Hybrid unleases its full pace on the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Incident aplenty as Alpine fastest, Toyota crash
Alpine dodges drama, yellow flags and red flags to emerge quickest in the final free practice session before 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours Hyperpole
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Free Practice Results (2), Le Mans
Full Free Practice Results (2) for the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Toyota flexes its muscles in FP2 as night falls
Toyota move 1-2 as night falls during second free practice for the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours, but Glickenhaus and Alpine remain close behind

2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Lopez leads Toyota into Hyperpole, Alpine close
The #7 Toyota and Jose Maria Lopez set the quickest time in Qualifying Practice for the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours, ahead of the Alpine the #8 Toyota

2021 Le Mans 24 Hours | Toyota resists Alpine in FP1 as new era begins
The new Hypercar era of the Le Mans 24 Hours gets underway at the Circuit la Sarthe with the top three split by less than a tenth of a second

Fernando Alonso to demo Alpine F1 car ahead of Le Mans 24 Hours
Fernando Alonso will carry out a demonstration run in an Alpine Formula 1 car ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours race.

Ferrari chairman John Elkann named Le Mans honorary starter
Ferrari chairman John Elkann has been named the honorary starter for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2021 24 Hours of Le Mans postponed until August
The 2021 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will now take place in August in a bid to allow spectators to attend the event.

Toyota first manufacturer to unveil new Le Mans Hypercar for WEC 2021
Toyota has officially unveiled its all-new Le Mans Hypercar that will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Aston Martin exits WEC to focus on customer racing for 2021
Aston Martin has announced it is ending its GTE Pro programme and will not return to the World Endurance Championship in 2021.

Porsche targets victories on Le Mans return with LMDh prototype
Porsche is targeting a victorious return to the Le Mans 24 Hours with an LMDh prototype that will contest full seasons in the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar championship from 2023.

Audi announces FE exit in favour of return to Le Mans, Dakar Rally
Audi returns to sportscar racing and the Dakar Rally but it comes at the cost of its Formula E programme

WEC CEO Gerard Neveu to step down from position at end of 2020
Gerard Neveu will step down from his position of CEO of the Le Mans Management (LMEM) and head of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the end of the year.

12H - 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours: #8 Toyota leads at half distance
The #7 Toyota runs into trouble to hand the half way lead back to the sister #8 Toyota; United Autosport 1-2 in LMP2 as Aston leads both GT classes

6H - 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota dominant as #8 takes control
The #8 Toyota of Sebatstien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley takes control in the first quarter of the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours