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Whether staying at home or at the circuit this year no doubt see an unprecedented amount of ways that you can follow the race, here you will find our completion. Live Video Streams Ford Performance and the legendary Ford GT return to France this week for the Le Mans 24 Hours, the site of one of motorsports' greatest moments 50 years ago. An all-new racer is ready to compete in one of the world's greatest sporting events, and this page has everything you need to enjoy the

The administrative and technical checks - otherwise known at Scrutineering - serve to ensure the cars' compliance with the 24 Hours of Le Mans regulations. This is a ritual viewed very favourably by spectators and sometimes dreaded by competitors. In the past, the pre-race technical checks were rather basic. It consisted primarily of weighing the cars, but today things are quite different: the 24 Hours of Le Mans cars are scrutinised down to the smallest detail before the

Monday 13 June, Le Mans: Aston Martin Racing is poised to contend the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at the world famous Circuit de la Sarthe this weekend. Campaigning two V8 Vantage GTE Pro entries and one GTE Am, the team will be seeking outright victory in both classes, as it competes against one of the most competitive field of GTE entries in recent years. Following both the 6 Hours of Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps, which saw the team take three podium pl

Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen overcame treacherous weather conditions, three Safety Car periods and made the most of Barwell Motorsport’s inspired pit strategy to win their first British GT Championship race of the season at Silverstone this afternoon. It was the Lamborghini pairing’s second podium in as many races and first series win since 2014’s Donington Park season finale. Meanwhile, Joe Osborne’s cracking final stint saw he and AmDTuning.com co-driver Lee Mowle make it t

Toby Sowery took the win in todays race at Silverstone, which finished under safety car after Quinian Lall beached his car at Luffield after an incident. Second was Lando Norris and third Matheus Leist. Toby Sowery Lando Norris #F3 #Silverstone

Ian Hutchinson made it two wins in a day when he smashed the lap and race records in Monday afternoon’s RL360 Quantum Superstock TT race, the Tyco BMW rider leading from start to finish to take victory by 27 seconds. With an opening lap of 133.098mph, it was the Bingley rider’s 13th TT race win as Dean Harrison and James Hillier battled all the way for the runner up position, Harrison clinching it by just one second. As he had done earlier in the morning, Hutchinson blazed

One of the biggest British GT Championship grids ever assembled prepares for take-off at Silverstone’s former bomber base this weekend as part of the series’ blue riband three-hour, 500-kilometre event. A 51-strong entry comprising GT3 and GT4 cars is set to do battle around the Grand Prix circuit on Sunday in what could prove a pivotal skirmish in both of this year’s title races thanks to a maximum 37.5 points being on offer to the victors. Oulton Park’s two one-hour races

The 60 cars due to take the start of the 84th running of the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship have now completed eight hours of practice on the 13.6km Circuit des 24 Heures track. Here are the highlights from the afternoon session: Audi Sport’s Lucas Di Grassi set the fastest time of the day just before the half way mark of the afternoon session. The No.8 R18 lapped the track in a time of 3:21.375. The gaps between the Porsches and No.7 Audi were very

Porsche heads the field with a 1-2 in LMP1, the fastest lap being a 3:22.334 set by Marc Lieb in the No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The German heads the No.1 by just over two tenths of a second, Mark Webber having set a best lap of 3:22.555 in the No.1 entry.The two Audi R18s have also dipped under the 3m22 mark this morning, close behind the Porsches, with Toyota Gazoo Racing’s TS050 HYBRIDS slightly further back but working through a comprehensive test programme. LMP1 Private

STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF OF ACU EVENTS LTD ACU Events Ltd regrets to announce that Paul Shoesmith, 50, from Poynton, Cheshire was killed following an accident on Sulby Straight during this evening’s solo practice at the Isle of Man TT Races. The session was abandoned. Paul made his TT Races debut in 2005 and had a highest placed finish of 15th on the TT Mountain Course in both the Superbike and Senior Races in 2011. He also achieved finishes of 8th and 11th in the 200

The entry list for the official Le Mans 24 Hours test day on Sunday 5th June has been released and it can be found HERE . (Subject to change as described in our article HERE ) All the registered teams and drivers use the opportunity to re-familiarise themselves with the 14km track ahead of race week, and to start the work on the set up which they all hope will see them achieve success in the race on 18/19th June. There are a few regulations which must be followed for the

With perfect conditions yet again all the way round the Mountain Course, Thursday evening’s qualifying session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy saw Michael Dunlop set the island alight with the first 132mph+ lap of the week. The Ulsterman lapped at 132.36mph on his Hawk Racing BMW and also made the headlines in the Superstock class with his lap of 131.34mph an unofficial lap record. Early in the evening, the idyllic conditions only hinted at the ex

Paolo Roberti has ruled himself out of this years Le Mans following a crash today at Hockenheim while teaching a student. The car he was driving suffered a technical problem with its brakes on the backstretch at 200kph. Both Paolo and the student he was teaching are in hospital close the the circuit, Paolo suffering a fracture of his lumber vertebrae. As yet there has been no word from the Larbre Competition team as to his replacement for Le Mans Roberto Merhi will repla

After an 11-minute delay, the first of the week so far, Wednesday evening’s qualifying session for the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, burst into life with spectacular lap times in the RST Superbike and RL360 Quantum Superstock classes.Despite strong winds reported on the Mountain section, Michael Dunlop threw down the gauntlet with the fastest lap of the week at an excellent 131.574mph, bettering Ian Hutchinson’s time set the previous evening. Although

Michael Dunlop tops todays qualifying session with a lap in excess of 131 mph with Ian Hutchinson staying at the top also. 1. Michael Dunlop - Hawk Racing BMW - 17:12.331 - 131.57mph 2. Ian Hutchinson - Tyco BMW - 17:19.310 - 130.69mph 3. John McGuninness - Honda Racing - 17:20.854 - 130.50mph Full results can be found here and full report to follow. Picture credit Dave Kneen at Pacemaker Press International

Monday night’s evening session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy got underway promptly at 6.20pm with dry, sunny conditions all round the Mountain Course and the Bingley Bullet Ian Hutchinson continued his excellent form by setting the fastest time of the night with a speed of 129.964mph on the Tyco BMW, two seconds quicker than Michael Dunlop although the latter posted three laps over129mph. However, one of the most impressive feats of the night came

Barwell Motorsport’s Liam Griffin and Adam Carroll made the most of a hectic pit-stop window and subsequent delays to win the opening race of British GT’s Oulton Park double header this morning, while Optimum Motorsport’s Graham Johnson and Mike Robinson secured the GT4 category spoils thanks to a serene lights-to-flag victory. Joe Osborne’s superb rearguard effort helped he and AmDTuning.com co-driver Lee Mowle finish second ahead of Rick Parfitt Jnr and Seb Morris aboard t

Lap times from the 2nd practice session of the 2016 Isle Of Man TT are as follows - 1. Ian Hutchinson, BMW 1000rr, 129.964mph (17:25.117) 2. Michael Dunlop, BMW S1000rr, 129.670mph (17:27.491) 3. John McGuinness, Honda JMc, 128.817mph (17:33.987) And fastest 3 through the sully speed trap are - 1. Bruce Anstey, Honda RCV213 - 193.4mph 2. James Hilliary, Kawasaki SST - 192.3mph 3. Ian Hutchinson, BMW 1000rr - 190.6mph Full results here Full report to follow Bruce Anstey

For motorsport fans all over the world, the Hankook 24H DUBAI has already built up a very strong reputation, right up there with the other classic endurance races. Next year’s event at Dubai Autodrome will take place from January 12 till 14, 2017, serving as the season-opener of the 2017 24H SERIES powered by Hankook. Even before 2016 has reached its halfway point, no less than 65 teams have already signed up to race in the Hankook 24H DUBAI next January. “This year’s race wa

The biggest racing spectacle in Germany has upped the ante once more. For the first time, Audi will be present with nine R8 LMS cars in the field of the Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 28/29). This means that in the race held in the Eifel more customers than ever before are relying on the GT3 sports car with the four rings. Television partner RTL Nitro will be airing coverage of the racing marathon for nearly 26 hours – another first. No race track in the world is longer and no fi