Le Mans & Endurance
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Bentley’s Speed 8 won Le Mans by two laps in 2003, the marque’s first win there since 1930
At 4 p.m. on 15 June 2003, the No. 7 Bentley Speed 8 crossed the line to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Its…
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A Nash-Healey finished third overall at Le Mans in 1952, beaten only by two Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs
In June 1952, a Nash-Healey driven by Leslie Johnson and Tommy Wisdom finished third overall in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Only the two…
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A gas-turbine Rover-BRM driven by Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart finished 10th at Le Mans in 1965
In 1965, a Rover-BRM gas turbine car crossed the finish line of the Le Mans 24 Hours in 10th place. Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart…
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W.O. Bentley’s Lagonda V12 ran third and fourth at Le Mans in 1939, months before war ended production
In June 1939, two Lagonda V12 cars finished third and fourth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Lagonda treated the race as a trial…
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Graham Hill won Le Mans in a V12 Matra in 1972, becoming the only driver with an F1 title, Indy and Le Mans
Graham Hill won the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans with Henri Pescarolo in the No. 15 Matra MS670, a French prototype with a 3-liter…
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Toyota’s TR010 Hybrid clinched the WEC makers’ title in its debut season with a 1-2 at Barcelona
Toyota is world champion again. On Sunday, October 18, the Toyota TR010 Hybrid finished first and second in the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona. That…
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Moss’s Mercedes 300 SLR wore No. 722 for its 7:22 a.m. start and won the 1955 Mille Miglia in 10:07:48
The number on the side of Stirling Moss’s Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a clock time. In the 1955 Mille Miglia, the car wore No. 722…
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Genesis’s GMR-001 hypercar took its first WEC pole at Barcelona, with 21-year-old Mathys Jaubert driving
Genesis has its first FIA World Endurance Championship pole. On Saturday, October 17, Mathys Jaubert put the No. 17 Genesis GMR-001 on top of Hyperpole…
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Jaguar’s 750-bhp V12 XJR-9 won Le Mans in 1988, the marque’s first win there since the 1957 D-type
In June 1988, a Jaguar XJR-9 with a 7.0-liter V12 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace shared…
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Stefan Bellof lapped the Nordschleife in 6:11.13 in a Porsche 956 in 1983, a record that stood for 35 years
On May 28, 1983, Stefan Bellof drove a Porsche 956 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6 minutes, 11.13 seconds. He did it in practice for…
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