Testday
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WEC Champion Tests New Porsche 911 Cup
Porsche has been developing the new 911 Cup car since January 2024, with its official presentation scheduled for summer 2025 and its competition debut in the 2026 season.
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Gallery: Test Day at Le Mans
On-track action has well and truly begun at the Circuit de la Sarthe with the pre-event Test Day.
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Toyota hold the edge after Le Mans Test Day
Toyota took the honours as the teams geared up for the highlight of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship at Le Mans Test Day. United Autosports, Corvette Racing and Kessel Racing headed up the other classes. Toyota Gazoo Racing went quickest at the Test Day ahead of the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans with…
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Glickenhaus fastest at Le Mans test day
Glickenhaus went fastest at the official Le Mans test day as the teams gear up for the 89th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Teams face Test Day heat at Le Mans
Ambient temperatures of around 30°C greeted teams and drivers in Western France as the first on-track action of the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans kicked off. All 62 cars due to start the endurance classic in mid-June were present at the Circuit de la Sarthe to begin finalising set-ups for the upcoming race week…
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Porsche #919tribute breaks Nordschleife record
Porsche today bettered one of the most-famous lap records ever set in motor racing as part of its #919tribute world tour. Timo Bernhard lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife with his Porsche 919 Hybrid in an astonishing 5:19.55, the quickest lap ever recorded around the 20.8 kilometre Green Hell. The official lap record was set by Stefan…
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Driver’s View: Dominik Kraihamer in Le Mans
Le Mans Test Day gives drivers an opportunity to put their cars through the paces ahead of the famous endurance race in mid-June. We spoke to ByKolles Racing Team driver Dominik Kraihamer on his experiences at the 2018 event. “The Le Mans Test Day went well for us overall,” Kraihamer told Endurance Archive. “We spent…
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Alonso fastest on Test Day, Porsche ahead in GTE Pro
Fernando Alonso in the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid posted the fastest time of the 2018 Le Mans Test Day on his debut at La Sarthe. The Spaniard’s fastest lap time of 3:19.066 was six-tenths faster than the second-quickest man on Test Day, Mathias Beche in the #3 Rebellion Racing R13 Gibson (3:19.680). Toyota…
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans begins
If you think that the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just about racing twice around the clock, then you’re very much mistaken. Preparations for the great race begin over two weeks before the race weekend. We have taken a look at the key dates between now and the 24 Heures so you can keep…