Since its debut season in 1995, the McLaren F1 GTR had been scoring pole positions and race wins…

Porsche made their debut at the 1951 Le Mans 24 Hours. They produced a small run of aluminum-bodied 356s and received an invitation to compete in the endurance race. Three of the four cars suffered…

The new Porsche 911 RSR makes full use of the Le Mans 24 Hours GT regulations, and in addition to its systematic lightweight design, features the ultra-modern, flat-six power unit positioned in front…

Bombshell Betty is 1952 Buick Super Riviera-Land Speed Car. With an aluminium body, the car holds six land speed world records. The engine is 320ci straight-8 from a 1950 Buick Roadmaster…

In the early 1980s, the FIA changed the grouping rules for touring cars, in order to keep them closer to the specification of their road car counterparts. Previously the rules had allowed companies…

Driven by Mark Webber, Porsche factory race driver and 2015 FIA World Endurance Champion, the 919 Hybrid brought the spectacle of Le Mans to London last month, driving through the city…

In the late 1990s, manufacturer-backed teams would come to dominate touring car series around the world. One of the most pre-eminent was Audi, which spared no expense in its pursuit…

Backing out of an acquisition with Ford was perhaps the nail-in-the-coffin of Ferrari’s success at Le Mans, and the Ford GT40 hammered that coffin shut. Henry Ford II decided that if he could not buy Ferrari…

Following the major shift in racing car design that saw engines relocated behind the cockpit, one more important revolution briefly threatened to emerge during the 1960s, that of turbine engines…

There are few if any better cars in the world for classic sports car racing than this 1986 Porsche 962 originally campaigned in the IMSA GTP racing series by Dyson Racing, one of America’s…

The 3.0 CSL, with which Alexander Calder laid the foundation stone for the BMW Art Car Collection in 1975, was also one of his final works of art before his death. As a sculptor who normally devised his…

Born as one of three Boss 302s built by Kar Kraft and prepared by Shelby for the 1969 Trans-Am season, this car was the second of three such examples constructed. All three cars were numbered…

Born to succeed the famous Jaguar C-Type’s dominance at Le Mans in the 1950s, the D-Type had purposeful and beautiful looks, pioneering engineering and outright fire power. In its day, no-one had…

Porsche had ambitions to return to Le Mans in 1980 and decided to base the new competition car on their successful 924. In order to withstand the rigours of 24 hours around Le Sarthe, the race cars…

Carroll Shelby earned his reputation on the racetrack. But his legend was truly made when cars bearing his own name started winning at motorsport’s most competitive events. In the hands of…

Back in the 1970s Eckhard Schimpf was both a manager and driver for Jägermeister Racing. During that time he fielded an impressive array of drivers, a 'who’s who' of racing greats. It started with…

Honda has partnered with the Jean Graton Foundation to give the Honda Civic WTCC car an all-new look at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Honda Civic WTCC will be one of four WTCC…

As racing enthusiasts look ahead to today's 24 Hours of Le Mans, many will remember an outcome that made history 25 years ago. On 23 June 1991 at around 4pm, the chequered flag waved through…