Ford Chip Ganassi Racing grabs last gasp second place in GTE Pro at Le Mans 24 hours

• #67 Ford GT takes second in GTE Pro at the Le Mans 24 Hours in thrilling finish
• Marks second year in a row that Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has made the podium at the legendary event
• The podium earned the #67 team double points toward the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship title

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing prepares to defend Le Mans 24 hours title

• All four Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs to compete at 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours
• In 2016 Ford took 1st (#68), 3rd (#69), 4th (#66), and 9th (#67) positions in the Le Mans 24 Hours GTE Pro class, 50 years after a 1-2-3 finish for the Ford GT40 in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours.
• 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Dan Gurney (US) and AJ Foyt (US) taking the second win of what would become a four-year winning streak for Ford at Le Mans

Kumho appointed exclusive tyre supplier for the revolutionary electric racing car of InMotion

– Launch – Zandvoort circuit electric record attempt
– Intermediate goal – outright Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit record
– Ultimate goal – compete in Garage 56 class of Le Mans 24 Hours

What may presently be the world’s fastest fully-electric racing car will shortly make its debut at the Zandvoort motorsport circuit in Holland, shod with Kumho tyres.

£10m Le Mans Bentley Speed 8 to be reunited with Tom Kristensen

– Bentley Speed 8, believed to be valued at £10million and raced by Tom Kristensen to secure the win in the 2003 24hrs of Le Mans at Race Retro
– Motor Sport hall of Fame Live display features £25million of motoring heritage
– John Surtees’ TS7 and TS14 amongst the DFV 50th anniversary display
– Jim Clark’s Lotus 33 R11 gets first public outing in over 40 years

Full squad of Ford GTs to compete at 2017 Le Mans 24 hours

– All four Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs to return to Le Mans to defend 2016 class victory
– 23 year-old Brazilian Pipo Derani joins Ford’s strong driving squad
– Scott Dixon, Sébastien Bourdais and Billy Johnson re-join full season drivers for Le Mans campaign

The ACO (Automobile Club de l’Ouest) today announced that the full squad of four Ford GTs will compete at the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours, one year on from the marque’s triumphant return to the endurance race that everyone wants to win.

Le Mans legends Barth, Bell, Ickx and Pirro headline the HMI 2017 conference programme

– Insights from Le Mans winners Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Emanuele Pirro and Jürgen Barth plus many more
– Two-day programme of interviews, panel sessions and presentations
– Entry ticket includes HMI Conference Programme in Supagard Theatre
– Ickx to open HMI at noon on 23 February with the Conference Programme starting at 13:30
– Date confirmed for second Historic Motorsport International in 2018

Omologato teams up with Derek Bell to honour Le Mans glory with stunning limited-edition watch

Omologato has teamed up with one of the most successful British racing drivers of all time, Derek Bell, to launch a stunning, limited-edition watch – the Derek Bell 500.

Celebrating Bell’s remarkable glory at the Le Mans 24 Hours, this striking timepiece honours the Brit’s 1975 victory behind the wheel of the iconic Gulf Mirage GR8 – the first of his impressive five race wins.

With a leather strap featuring orange and light blue stitching and a light blue strip running through the 45.5mm face, the famous image of the GR8 is captured perfectly by the Derek Bell 500, which will be in stock from March 2017.

Emotional farewell for Audi from the FIA WEC

– Audi to end its sports car program in Bahrain following 106 victories in 186 sports car races in 18 years
– Successful track record of technology transfer between race cars and production models
– Thanks go to FIA, WEC and ACO, and the strong competitors for a tremendous time

Le Mans legend Richard Attwood appointed brand ambassador for Omologato watches

Omologato is proud to announce racing legend Richard Attwood as brand ambassador. The deal will see the much-revered racer represent Omologato at future motorsport events in the UK.

The announcement coincides with the recent release of a new chronograph from Omologato, inspired by the famed Porsche Salzburg 917 Attwood drove to victory alongside Hans Herrmann at Le Mans in 1970.

Audi with new motorsport strategy: Formula E instead of WEC

– New focus on electric race cars in FIA Formula E
– Audi CEO Stadler: “We’re going to contest the race for the future on electric power”
– DTM commitment unchanged, job guarantee for motorsport employees

Audi is realigning its motorsport strategy. The premium brand will terminate its FIA WEC commitment, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at the end of the 2016 season. Instead Audi is taking up a factory-backed commitment in the all-electric Formula E racing series.