Dunlop tires will not be used in the Le Mans 24 Hours next year in any capacity.After moving away from supplying tires in the WEC this season, the brand, which has 34 overall Le Mans wins to its name, has announced that it will not supply tires in the European...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship and, possibly, IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, could take a page from the 1990s when the next set of top-tier prototype regulations are finalized. Extremely early discussions on the replacement for the current LMP1 class in 2020 have included questions as...

Chip Ganassi Racing made its name in sports car racing with prototypes, used that reputation to bring Ford back to Le Mans where it won on its debut with the GT in 2016, and once the program reaches its conclusion, a return to prototypes would be welcomed.With the dual Ford...

The chase for the lead continues with two hours to go in the 85th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, Timo Bernhard in the No. 1 Porsche blasting past the No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA to get back on the lead lap during the 22nd hour.Related StoriesThe...

Take a listen to almost an hour of ambient practice and qualifying audio of the World Endurance Championship prototypes and GTs during their annual visit to Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. From the 1000-plus hp Audi, Porsche and Toyota LMP1 Hybrids to the cracking LMP2s and the mix...

Audi's departure from the World Endurance Championship at the end of this season is not a catastrophe, according to series boss Gerard Neveu.Neveu (below) insisted that the future of the WEC and the LMP1 class remained buoyant despite the announcement late last month that Audi will pull out of the...

The status of the GT drivers' and manufacturers' titles is unlikely to be upgraded for next year's World Endurance Championship.The manufacturers competing in GTE, who will be joined in 2016 by Ford, have lobbied for full world championship status for what are currently known as the World Endurance Cups for...

The GTC class for GT3 machinery will disappear from the European Le Mans Series next year, organizer the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has confirmed.The six-race series will be open only to LMP2 and LMP3 prototypes and GTE machinery a minimum of one year old. The GT3 cars that have raced...

RACER's Marshall Pruett sat with Asian Le Mans Series operations manager Cyrille Taesch-Wahlen during the 24 Hours of Le Mans and worked through a series of questions on the plans and aspirations for the ACO-run championship. Marshall Pruett: What do you see as the biggest challenges facing the Asian Le...

Images from the early hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.Click on the thumbnails below for larger imagesLive updates from Le MansRACER's Le Mans Resource GuideLM24: When Chip Ganassi raced at Le Mans Hand tipped for Ford/Ganassi GTE drive LM24: Kristensen finding balance at Le Mans in “active” retirement...