Fernando alonso wins le mans 24 hours at the first attempt as he and teammates sebastian buemi and kazuki nakajima end toyotas long drought. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. The 24 hours of le mans is a motor race like no other. A total of 179 drivers are registered to drive, and the 60 cars represent. Highlights of 2017 at the 24 hours of le mans and in endurance, numbers count. Highlight coverage of some of the best 24 hour of le mans races of the past 60 years. At one point in this years 24 hours of le mans, the no. Porsche, audi and nissan prepare for the 2015 le mans 24 hours. Racing is everything is motorsport as youve never seen it. Porsche claws back up from 56th place to win the 2017 24. The toyota ts050 hybrid is a racing car developed for the 2016 le mans prototype rules in the fia world endurance championship. Le mans esport series the complete list of season 2.
Nissan hires jann mardenborough a 23yearold video gamer turned racer. Lone star le mans rebellion racing claims top spot for second time this fia wec season. Watch european le mans series season 2017 prime video. The dates for the 2019 24 hours of le mans were confirmed at a. And michael coyne came out on top in a thrilling competition featuring. It seems like just yesterday that we kicked off the forza racing championship forzarc season 3. He also said there will be at least two cars entered in the world endurance championship wec and normally more in the 24 hours of le mans. Fernando alonso wins le mans 24 with toyota bbc sport. The dates for the 2019 24 hours of le mans were confirmed at a meeting of the fia world motor sport council in its headquarters in geneva, switzerland on 19 june 2017. Rebellion racing is a swiss racing team that competes in endurance racing. Today, were excited to share that the elite finals will take place in france during the most prestigious endurance race in the world, the 24 hours of le mans, from june 1718 making it the largest. The gt3 le mans cup was created in 2016 after the gtc category being dropped off european le mans series due to a lack of entries during 2015. Replay race hour 2 2019 24 hours of le mans duration.
The latest sportscars news, images, videos, results, race and qualifying reports. A 24hour experience to share at the heart of the race. Highlights of 2017 at the 24 hours of le mans and in. The european le mans series is similar to the american le mans series alms based in the united states and canada that was running with aco and imsa between 1999 and 20. Provisional timetable for le mans race week for the le mans 24 hours including practice, qualifying and race times. The porsche cup took place onsite at the 24 hours of le mans race weekend in le mans, france. Race 2017 le mans 24 hours was part of the 2017 world endurance championship and was won by brendon hartley, earl bamber, timo bernhard on 2017 0617 00. Le mans 2017 will be the first season without audi so the initial look of the grid is very different from previous years. The 2020 le mans 24 hours test day has been cancelled in light of the covid19 situation which forced the aco to postpone the 24 hours from june to september this year. Racing is everything premieres on june 9, and goes behind the scenes of the legendary 24 hours of le mans race, which, as the name explains, lasts for 24 full hours. Limited series follows the participants of frances 24hour car race that takes place annually in le mans. The sixevent season began at silverstone circuit, in conjunction with the fia world endurance championship, on 15 april and ended at algarve international circuit on 22 october. For the first time ever, the elite series finals of forzarc season 3.
Along with 62 cars set to take the start once again, 10 reserve entries were also named for the oversubscribed grid, with 75 teams having applied for places. Drivers hit the track at the iconic spafrancorchamps circuit at the wheel of the 2017 porsche 911 rsr gte. The porsche cup, which is currently in full swing through may 28. The two toyota ts050 hybrids rounded out the podium at the six hour race at the circuit of the americas in austin, texas this weekend. Redecouvrez les films officiels des 24 heures du mans 2016, 2017, 2018 et 2019 sur notre chaine youtube jusquau 17. The team started as an association between speedy racing and sebah racing, which began in 2008. It was the 87th le mans race, the final automobile endurance event of the 201819 fia world endurance championship fia wec, and was the second visit to le mans during the season. Drivers hit the track at the iconic spafrancorchamps circuit at the wheel of the 2017 porsche 911. O, creator and organizer of the 24 hours of le mans. Winners earl bamber, timo bernhard and brendon hartley were also crowned world endurance champions at the wheel of the porsche 919 hybrid. Swiss team rebellion racing has clinched its second win of the 20192020 fia world endurance championship season. Aiming to increase the number of gt3 entries, aco created a new six event competition 5 events of 2 hours and an one hour race at le mans with lmp3 destinated primarily for amateur drivers, leading to more media coverage and.
Chasing classic cars season 2 how its made dream cars season 1. From friday 24 april through sunday 3 may, the le mans esports. The full entry list for the 2020 running of the le mans 24 hours was revealed by the aco on friday. Porsche claimed a 19th victory sunday in the 2017 24 hour of le mans at the end of a topsyturvy race that saw all five of the factory lmp1 cars ran into major reliability issues. The car is the direct successor of the toyota ts040 hybrid, which competed in both the 2014 and 2015 fia wec seasons. Here are all the competitors set to participate in the super final at le mans in september. Photo 2 40 2017 24 hours of le mans is full of surprises porsches no. The team competed in the 2011 intercontinental le mans cup season and won the lmp1 teams title in the 2011 le mans series season. Limited series follows the participants of frances 24hour car race that. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport. The 4 hours of le castellet is sure to bring the endurance racing thrills, as a variety of cars from different manufacturers compete for the best time in the lmp2, lmp3, and lmgte classes. The test day is usually held on the weekend before scrutineering and race week begins. The th season of the european le mans series continues at the modern and picturesque circuit paul ricard in france. The ts050 was revealed at the circuit paul ricard on 24 march 2016 due to toyotas 2 year cycle policy.
With more than 8,000 participants, the final qualifier of the second season of the le mans esports series was yet another huge success. The 2010 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans 2010 was the 78th running of the 24 hours of le mans, also known as the grand prix of endurance. If several of these rendezvous are already known and eagerly awaited like the 85th le mans 24 hours on 1718 june, the 2017 season will also have some great innovations. Le mans esport series the complete list of season 2 super final. Porsche survives to take overall win at 2017 24 hours of. Limited series follows the participants of frances 24 hour car race that takes place annually in le mans. Porsche makes miracle comeback to win 2017 24 hours of le mans. Taking place in france each year, it is an endurance test for drivers and cars that literally takes 24 hours to complete. Fiftysix cars participated in the event, organized into four categories. Replay race hour 1 2019 24 hours of le mans duration.
The 2017 edition of the 24 hours of le mans proves its the toughest road race on the planet. Rebellion racings team principal is alexandre pesci and the. Full squad of ford gts to compete at 2017 le mans 24 hours. Porsche pulled off a miracle finish at the 2017 24 hours of le mans on sunday when its no. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport, other events.