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The FIA and the world of motor sport today mourns the passing of French motor sport icon, Guy...

Questions to Gérard Neveu – FIA World Endurance Championship

On the 30 August eight cars and ten drivers will be flying the German flag at home as the World Endurance Championship will race in Germany for the first time at the historic Nürburgring

The FIA concluded its World Motor Sport Council meeting today in Mexico City. The meeting was held as part of the FIA Sport Conference 2015, which also included the FIA American Congress, and was organised by the Mexican ASN, the Organizaciόn Mexicana del Deporte Automovilístico Internacional (OMDAI).

After the high powered drama at the 24 Hours of Le Mans the focus now shifts to the next round of...

Until the final two hours of the Le Mans 24 Hours, a race which had witnessed an amazing battle between all four manufacturers represented in the LMGTE Pro and Am classes, it looked as though 2014 victors AF Corse and Aston Martin Racing would each be repeating their visit to the top step of the podium. But, Le Mans can be a cruel mistress and the twice-round-the-clock classic was not kind to either team.

Porsche sealed an historic victory today in the 83rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the German marque finishing a convincing first and second in front of 263,500 spectators to break Audi’s stranglehold on the jewel in the crown of sportscar racing.

As the 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours rolls towards its final quarter – the 6 hours being the distance of a regular round of the World Endurance Championship – there have been incidents throughout all four classes which have had an effect on the overall classification.

At the half way point of the 24 Hours of Le Mans the no19 Porsche of Nick Tandy is holding a comfortable 61 second lead after 193 laps of racing. The British driver’s nearest rival is Marco Bonanomi in the no9 Audi R18.

The French President has today visited the legendary Le Mans race, where he took part in a group photo to promote the importance of road safety to fans attending the FIA World Endurance Championship event