Le Mans News

Gigawave Motorsport has assumed the ignominious position of being the first team to scratch its entry to this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, having decided that running the legendary race will conflict with other priorities.

Aston Martin Racing endured mixed results at Paul Ricard as it hit the track with its new Lola LMP1 machinery for the first time.

Nicolas Minassian has revealed that he is not going to make any predictions about the forthcoming sportscar campaign given what happened to Peugeot in 2008, but he does, he concedes, have one set objective - victory in the race dubbed the hardest in the world to win, the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour

As he prepares to launch a renewed assault on two of sportscar's greatest trophies in 2009 - the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hours later this month - Nicolas Minassian has been reflecting on a 2008 campaign during which Peugeot had it all in the palm of their hands...only to throw

Lola has responded with anger to comments made by Aston Martin boss David Richards over the LMP1 racing programme in place for the 2009 season.

Having secured an entry into the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours, the works Spyker Squadron team has now completed its driver line-up for the La Sarthe classic.

Henri Pescarolo admits it was a pleasant surprise to be given the chance to run a Peugeot 908 HDi in the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The ACO has released the entry list for the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, with the major surprise coming in LMP1 with the news that the Pescarolo Sport team will run a Peugeot 908 HDi.

List of teams invited to take part in checking and scrutineering for the 2009 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Following on from Team West-Tec earlier this week, defending British GT Champions Brookspeed Team Trimite had become the latest British outfit to reveal plans to run in the new Formula Le Mans Series this season.

Team West-Tec will look to make the move up to the sportscar ladder in 2010 after confirming an entry into the new Formula Le Mans Series for the 2009 season.

Former WRC title winner Petter Solberg and World Touring Car Championship title winner Yvan Muller have both completed a test session with the Courage-Oreca team at Paul Ricard.

The full list of season-long entries for the 2009 Le Mans Series.

Christian Bakkerud has become the first driver to sign up with Colin Kolles' privateer Audi team for the 2009 Le Mans Series campaign.

Apparently at odds with the Barwell team that ran him last season, Paul Drayson has announced the formation of Drayson Racing to contest a select number of sportscar events on three continents in 2009.

Franck Mailleux will compete for Signature in the Le Mans Series in 2009 as well as at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where he will share the team's LMP1 Oreca-Judd with his compatriot Pierre Ragues.

Johnny Herbert admits that it has been 'an interesting journey' as he has overseen the transformation of two racing virgins into International C licence-holders who will take to the track alongside him in the fourth running of the Dubai 24 Hours in February.

Fancy being James Bond for a day, and experiencing the ultimate thrill of getting behind the wheel of an Aston Martin and letting rip around one of the UK's premier race circuits? That's what I was asked too. Silly question really...

Team Modena has announced that it will enter a Ferrari F430 GT in the LM GT2 category of the Le Mans Series and, entry permitting, the Le Mans 24-Hour race itself, next year.

RML has announced that it has agreed a deal with Mazda for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, bringing an end to its long partnership with MG.

Team boss Jonathan France has announced that Embassy Racing has pulled the plug on its two car Le Mans Series entry due to the current global economic situation.

Embassy Racing missed out on a podium finish in the final round of the Le Mans Series at Silverstone after a time penalty handed to Jonny Kane and Warren Hughes saw them lose third in the LMP2 class.

Having finally been able to debut the new Aston Martin Vantage GT2, James Watt Automotive was able to celebrate a case of mission accomplished at Silverstone after taking seventh in the GT2 class in the Le Mans Series finale at Silverstone.

Horag Racing driver Fredy Lienhard has revealed that he will retire from racing at the end of the Silverstone 1000km, the final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season.