Le Mans Series News

Walker confident of title chance
James Walker believes that the JMW Motorsport Ferrari team is ready to fight for Le Mans Series GTE Pro title in 2012 after finishing second in the standings last year

Kimber-Smith stays with Greaves
Tom Kimber-Smith will remain with Greaves Motorsport for next year's Le Mans Series

Donington on 2012 LMS calendar
Donington Park will host Britain's round of the Le Mans Series next year, taking over from Silverstone

New GT class for 2012 LMS
The Le Mans Series will introduce a new class to cater for less highly-modified GT cars next year

Loeb launches sportscar team
Seven-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb is launching his own sportscar team, with entries in the Le Mans Series and France's Porsche Cup planned for 2012, and says the project will be his post-rallying future

Pescarolo duo claim title with win
Julien Jousse and Emmanuel Collard claimed the Le Mans Series LMP1 drivers' title for sportscar legend Henri Pescarolo's team in a thrilling six-hour race at Estoril

Jani puts Rebellion on Estoril pole
Rebellion driver Neel Jani took pole position for tomorrow's Le Mans Series decider at Estoril

Audi left to rue cost of incidents
Audi was left to rue the cost of two individual incidents which deprived both the #1 and #2 R18s the chance to fight for victory.

Bourdais hails 'intense' Peugeot win
Sebastien Bourdais said the intensity of the Peugeot/Audi battle made victory in the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone all the sweeter.

Peugeot wins the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours
Simon Pagenaud and Sebastien Bourdais delivered Peugeot the 2011 AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone crown after a race long battle with the #1 Audi.

Priaulx eyes win on illness return
Andy Priaulx says victory in the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone would be the perfect way to mark his comeback from illness, having missed the last few months to have a tumour removed from his thyroid.

Q and A: Pagenaud on Silverstone pole
Simon Pagenaud only received a late-call up to compete at the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone after Anthony Davidson failed to recover from the injuries caused in his bike accident.

Pagenaud wary of Audi threat
Simon Pagenaud says Audi remains a threat to Peugeot's hopes of winning the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone despite his impressive margin in qualifying.

Strakka to compete in LMP1 next year
Strakka Racing will step up to LMP1 next year, after making the decision to enter the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship

Peugeot on AUTOSPORT 6 Hours pole
Simon Pagenaud earned Peugeot pole position for the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone in tricky qualifying conditions.

Sarrazin sets new Silverstone mark
Peugeot completed a clean sweep of AUTOSPORT 6 Hours practice as Stephane Sarrazin set a new benchmark in a truncated final session at Silverstone.

Pagenaud keeps Peugeot on top
Simon Pagenaud kept Peugeot on top in Silverstone practice with a phenomenal effort that left him more than 1.5s clear of the field.

Sarrazin puts Peugeot top in FP1
Stephane Sarrazin denied Audi a 1-2 finish with a late flying effort in the opening practice session of the AUTOSPORT 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Davidson to miss Silverstone race
Anthony Davidson will be forced to miss this weekend's AUTOSPORT 6 Hours at Silverstone after his bicycle accident.

Quifel ASM withdraws from LMS
The Quifel ASM team has withdrawn from the remainder of this year's Le Mans Series due to its poor performances earlier in the year

Quifel ASM pulls out of Imola
The Quifel ASM team has withdrawn from the next round of the Le Mans Series and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at Imola in a fortnight

Pescarolo makes victorious return
Sportscar legend Henri Pescarolo's team made a triumphant return to racing after a season away with victory in the opening round of the Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard

Jani gives Rebellion Ricard LMS pole
Rebellion Racing driver Neel Jani took pole position for the opening round of the Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard

LMP1 Aston makes debut at Ricard
The new Aston Martin AMR-One prototype turned its first competitive laps at Paul Ricard today

Rebellion stays on top at Ricard
Rebellion Racing was quickest again on the second day of Le Mans Series pre-season testing at Paul Ricard

Rebellion leads Ricard LMS test
Rebellion Racing's Lola-Toyota was quickest on the opening day of Le Mans Series testing at Paul Ricard today

TDS to enter sportscars with ORECA
TDS Racing will enter the sportscar arena this year, fielding an LMP2 class Nissan-powered ORECA in the Le Mans Series

RML switches to HPD chassis
Le Mans Series LMP2 champion team RML is to switch to an HPD ARX-01D chassis for its title defence, and has recruited Ben Collins for the full season

Zytek hybrid to race in LMS
Zytek's hybrid Le Mans car will race in Europe for the first time this season after Rangoni Motorsport completed a deal to enter an LMP1 Zytek 09SH in the Le Mans Series

Estoril to host LMS finale
The Le Mans Series has finalised its 2011 calendar by confirming Estoril as the last round of the championship