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Verizon IndyCar Series champion and Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Tony Kanaan will join drivers Joey Hand and Dirk Müller in Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 68 Ford GT at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month, as the team looks to defend its 2016 GTE Pro Class victory.
It was hard not to feel for Toyota Gazoo Racing and the No. 5 team of Sebastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima Sunday morning as the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans came to its stunning conclusion.
Fifty years to the day following Ford’s historic first victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with drivers Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at the wheel of the legendary Ford GT40, Ford returned to the top step of the podium again in the 84th running of the French endurance classic.
Looking to become the first Japanese manufacturer to win the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans since Mazda’s lone triumph in 1991, Toyota Gazoo Racing continues to dominate the annual endurance classic, holding the top two overall positions in the running order at the 18-hour benchmark of the twice-around-the-clock event.
Just as they did at the one-quarter mark, Kamui Kobayashi and Toyota Gazoo Racing found themselves in command at the 12 hour benchmark of the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
As the sun begins to set in France and the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans pushing forward at full song, a pit stop and driver change paved the way for Kamui Kobayashi and Toyota to take the race lead at the six hour mark of the international endurance classic.
DETROIT — official release — Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has assembled a talented team of racing drivers from across the globe, ready for its return to the Le Mans 24 Hours, 50 years on from taking outright victory at the world’s greatest endurance race. Each of the four Ford GTs will have a team of three drivers to take on …
LE MANS, France — official release — Ford photo — Ford announced today it is returning to one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world with its new Ford GT race car, which will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans – referred to by many as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency – starting next …
LE MANS, France — By Gian Luca Guiglia, NASCAR — Stephane Azemard photo — The final race of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season crowned Anthony Kumpen (#24 PK Carsport Chevrolet SS) as the 2014 ELITE 1 Division champion by a single point over Ander Vilarino (#2 TFT-Banco Santander Chevrolet SS) and highlighted the strength of Eddie Cheever III (#51 CAAL Racing …
LE MANS, France — By Gian Luca Guiglia, NASCAR — Stephane Azemard photo — At the end of an eventful ELITE 1 Saturday Race — in which the fortunes of the five title contenders rapidly swung in different directions — Anthony Kumpen (#24 PK Carsport Chevrolet SS) was declared the winner at Le Mans after crossing the line in second position behind …
LE MANS, France — By Gian Luca Guiglia, NASCAR — Stephane Azemard photo — Ander Vilarino (#2 TFT-Banco Santander Chevrolet SS) started the Le Mans Finals weekend on the right foot by scoring his second pole position of the 2014 season on a damp Circuit Bugatti granting himself a physical and psychological advantage on the other title contenders. Reigning champion Vilarino, who …
LE MANS, France — official release — Stephane Azemard photo — After two NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 30-minute free practice sessions at Circuit Bugatti for the Le Mans Finals, Ander Vilarino (#2 TFT-Banco Santander Chevrolet SS), who started from the pole in 2012 and 2013, topped the charts both times in the ELITE 1 Division with a lap in 1’45”776 in the first …