Le Mans

Audi recorded another history victory at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing at 1 and 2 and clinching the automaker’s 13th overall win at the famed race. Audi ran three of its R18 e-tron quattros after welcoming 16-time winner Porsche back to the event in style.

Nissan made motorsport history when its all-electric ZEOD RC completed the first all-electric lap at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driver Wolfgang Reip was the first winner of Nissan’s Gran Turismo Academy and took the Nissan ZEOD RC racer successfully around the 8.5-mile circuit using only electric power pushing the car’s two 110 kilowatt electric motors.

Race driver Justin Bell drove a McLaren F1 GTR at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995 and finished in an impressive third place. A few years on, and GoPro and BMW North America gave Bell another chance behind the wheel of this awesome race car for a lap of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

As we already know, Porsche is making its return to Le Mans this year, but the company has a long and storied past with the event. In this documentary from XCAR, we learn about not only the history of Porsche’s participation in the epic race, but looks forward towards this year’s return with its powerful new LMP1 entry, the 919.

Audi asked the best drivers in the Xbox One game Forza Motorsport 5 to submit their best virtual laps at Le Mans in anticipation of the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans. Only 30 drivers qualified to try to complete the perfect lap driving the Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

Porsche is returning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and their sister company, Audi, decided to drive to Porsche’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany to bring them a special welcome message. Audi brought its racer, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, to Stuttgart, zipping past an old Porsche tractor along the way.

In this incredible film, made in 1956, the 1955 Le Mans champion, Mike Hawthorn, takes us on a lap of the Le Mans circuit in his Jaguar D-Type. Since this isn’t even a race day, Hawthorn dodges pedestrians, bicyclists, farm trucks and other drivers as he walks us through the track and explains just how much faster he’d be going during an actual race.

A fascinating and beautifully shot short film by Maiham-Media and Motorhead.jp about three automotive enthusiasts who drive cars previously used in Le Mans racing. More specifically, a track-ready Mazda 767B, a Jaguar XJ220LM and a Porsche 962C.

Autosport managed to score a very special face-to-face with Nissan’s hybrid electric ZEOD RC Le Mans race car on the track.  UK Formula 3 racer Jann Mardenborough was the lucky driver who got to sit behind the controls.