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2020 Le Mans 24 Hours: Preview, Live Streams, Schedules and Discussion

It’s fair to say that this year’s racing calendar hasn’t exactly gone to plan. That’s why we’re about to settle down for one of our favorite 24 hours of racing of the year in mid-September — for the first time since 1968 — rather than its more common summer time slot.

2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Postponed Until September

The coronavirus outbreak continues to have an adverse effect on the motorsport calendar in 2020. Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has now confirmed that the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the latest event on the shelf, as efforts to curb the spread of the disease continue to ramp up.

Aston Martin Puts the Brakes on the Valkyrie Race Car Project

If you were looking forward to watching Aston Martin’s Valkyrie compete in next season’s World Endurance Championship, including Le Mans, we’ve got some bad news for you. As of today, Aston has withdrawn its entry for the 2020-2021 season, while it “considers” its future participation.

Le Mans Reveals New Hyperpole Qualifying Format for 2020

The governing body of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) will shake up next year’s race yet with a new two-stage qualifying format. It replaces the three-session qualifying we’ve seen in recent years, as the top-class LMP1 cars make their final appearance.

Peugeot Set to Make Le Mans Return with New Hypercar in 2022

Peugeot has confirmed plans to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2022 with a new hypercar programme. Parent company Groupe PSA revealed the good news on Wednesday morning. The brief statement confirms its intentions to not only compete in Le Mans, but to contest in the 2022 World Endurance Championship (WEC) as a whole.

Barrichello Takes to the Simulator to Prepare For His First 24 Hours of Le Mans

With 322 race starts to his name, Rubens Barrichello handily owns the title of most experienced Formula One driver. Despite never winning the driver’s championship, the Brazilian did finish second in points in 2002 and 2004 as Michael Schumacher’s teammate at Ferrari, and more recently third in 2009 during Brawn GP’s whirlwind single-season campaign.

2017 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Results

Toyota took a magnificent 1-2 victory at the 2017 6 Hours of Spa with the No. 8 car of Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi taking the checkered flag and their second victory in a row. It was Toyota’s first victory at Spa in two years.