Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy will make his debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours this year after inking a deal to compete in the LMP2 division.Hoy will join the Algarve Pro Racing team in the French endurance classic, sharing its Nissan-powered Ligier JSP2 with team regulars Michael Munemann...

Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has resumed his LMP2 test program with the Greaves squad ahead of a potential Le Mans 24 Hours campaign in June.Nissan-backed Hoy, who won the European Le Mans Series LMP3 title last year in his third season of racing, undertook his second test in...

Ginetta will formally launch its LMP3-based G57 sportscar at next month's Autosport International show.The Ginetta G57 is aimed at open-regulation classes with an eye on international expansion, and the car has been accepted for entry in the French VdeV series. It will be launched on the opening morning of the...

Olympic cycling gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy will replace injured MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in this weekend's Race Of Champions in London.Lorenzo, who recently beat Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi to the MotoGP crown in the Valencia title decider, suffered burns to his leg during his championship celebrations in Mallorca. European...

Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy made his LMP2 test debut on Monday, as his prize for winning the European Le Mans Series LMP3 title alongside Charlie Robertson.Hoy completed 40 laps of Estoril in Greaves Motorsport's Gibson-Nissan, despite arriving at the Portuguese track late due to delays caused by fog...

Record-breaking Olympian Sir Chris Hoy will get his first taste of the Le Mans circuit when he takes part in next month's official Test Day ahead of the 24 Hours.Hoy, who is working with Nissan to fulfill his ambition of racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours, will drive the...

Olympic cycling legend Chris Hoy believes LMP3 is the ideal steppingstone toward the Le Mans 24 Hours after taking his first motorsport race win in the class' inaugural event.Hoy, who raced in the British GT Championship last year, and teammate Charlie Robertson won the LMP3 class in the European Le...

Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton added another accolade to his 2014 season by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.Hamilton, who's been runner-up in the BBC vote after both his astonishing F1 debut in 2007 and his first title in '08, became the first motorsport winner of...