American Briggs Swift Cunningham’s ambition to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been told and retold. Cunningham’s efforts landed him on the cover of TIME magazine in April 1954. But the range of automobiles the B.S. Cunningham Co. designed and built for Le Mans was extraordinary, in a...

Rubens Barrichello ticked off the last of his Le Mans rookie formalities on Friday when he completed his mandatory simulator test.Le Mans regulations require that all drivers who have either never raced at Le Mans, have not participated in the event in the past five years, or who are classified...

Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan has been confirmed as the replacement for the injured Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 68 Ford Chip Ganassi GT at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours.Kanaan, who raced with the Chip Ganassi Ford team at this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona with British drivers Andy...

The undeniable speed advantage enjoyed by the turbocharged Ford and Ferrari GTE-Pro cars in practice and qualifying has been met with significant Balance of Performance changes just over 24 hours before the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.The pole-winning ford GTs, which qualified 1-2-4-5 in the 14-car class,...

Le Mans native Sebastien Bourdais makes his return to his home race after a four-year hiatus, and he expects it to be an emotional experience. With 10 starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans to his credit, including three runner-up finishes for the French Peugeot factory team, Bourdais is...

IMSA regulars WeatherTech Racing is partnering with German Porsche stalwarts Proton Competition for its return to Le Mans. WeatherTech drivers Cooper MacNeil, Leh Keen and Marc Miller will drive the No. 89 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR LM GTE AM in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 18-19.The...

Jaguar won the 1988 and 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans, but it could have been three wins in a row. Tony Dowe, Jaguar's team manager at the time, relates how the 1989 race got away. Tom Walkinshaw’s Jaguar team scored one of the most popular victories in decades at...