Both gte categories include cars that are loosely related to productions cars. Audis dominance over the le mans field ground to a halt in 2015, when porsches stunning 919 hybrid. The official subreddit for the fia world endurance championship, and the acos 24 hours of le mans. Jun 07, 2018 michelin will have all 30 cars in the two gte classes at this years 24 hours of le mans. As a producer on le mans, steve mcqueen lost sight of big. The ford gt race car will debut in 2016, and will be campaigned by chip ganassi racing. Browse through 2015 wec 24 hours of le mans results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Kcmg recalls le mans lmp2 winners matt howson and richard.
Best racing films and box sets to stream on netflix, amazon and. Almost at the verge of documentary, film depicts a single auto race from the ground up. At the 2015 24 hours of le mans, the aco announced a range of changes for the lm gte class for the 2016 season. Solar got funding from cbss movie wing cinema centre to the tune of 6 million dollars, and steve was to be paid 750 thousand plus a percentage of the profits. Here is a look at porsche, which has four cars in gtepro and six cars in gteam. Steve mcqueen was listed as one of the drivers, but didnt get permission to. Ford to announce le mans and wec gte assault this week. Le mans esports series red bull racing esports wins last pro race of season 2.
Alltime most successful manufacturer versus the winner of most races in the 21st century. Le mans 2018 will be loud, itll be close and it should be thrilling for 24 straight hours. The 24 hours of le mans is the most prestigious endurance motorsport event in the world. He aimed to bring his career and hobby together when he made the film le mans. Both gte pro and am have numbers, quality teams and drivers, new cars and some of the best engine notes.
Steves movie production company solar productions had made its first film bullitt in the late 60s, and it was a huge success. Follow your favorite team and drivers progress with daily updates. Three of these cars were raced without success at le mans in 2010 by a privateer team, matech. The result meant lotterer, treluyer and fassler remained the leaders of the drivers championship on 80.
The gte pro race at le mans in 2018 could be one of those i was there contests, which will be looked at as one of classic bouts in a golden era for sportscars. We could see one of the quickest le mans in recent history. From 2011, the next two classes are productionbased grand tourer gt. The british duo, who won the class at le mans last. Last year was scuderia corsas maiden le mans and the team met with success right from the start, clinching third place in lmgte am. Porsche dramatically wins despite losing an hour in the pits new, 1 comment a decimated field in the lmp1 classification allowed. Jun 14, 2016 michel vaillant is french picture centering on two rival teams at the 24 hours of le mans, but what makes it special are the methods used to film it. The 7 craziest stories in le mans 24 hours history youtube. Its not a biopic, but it uses one production to tell more about its subject than a traditional biodoc would do. It premiered at the 68th cannes film festival and was one of two british films to be an official selection for the cannes film festival in 2015. With cars running at full throttle for significant periods and immense stops, le mans will test any machine. This means, the driver names and racing results in the film do not reflect the results.
For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your smartphone or tablet. Although he managed to get out just before the car was engulfed in flames, he still suffered minor burns. The 8 most beautiful le mans cars of all time duration. Robertson racings ford gtr mkvii, raced in 2011, was another privateer effort and led to a third place in the lm gte am class. The new ford gt race car for wec and le mans competition unveiled friday at le mans, france. Porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le. Oct 11, 2015 le mans 2015 at linkoping university music. Ford will announce its le mans 24 hours return in 2016 in the gte class on friday. Wec lm gte am standings after the 6 hours of fuji aco. First unveiled to the media at le mans last year, the ford gts le mans victory comes 395 days after the car turned a wheel for the first time on may 20, 2015, at calabogie motorsports park in canada. Porsche sweeps top three starting positions for 24 hours of le mans. Defending le mans 24 hours gte am champions scuderia corsa ferrari has strengthened its lineup with the addition. The gte pro class proved to be just as exciting as the p1 class, with a fourway battle for first. Jun 14, 2017 eager bystanders for 2017 upon bmws return to le mans for 2018.
Porsche on pole position for 2015 le mans 24 hours wec. It features actual footage captured during the 1970 race held the previous june. The hollywood actorracer will also be setting off on his first fullseason fia wec campaign after making three previous starts at le mans. If you thought alex zanardi was fantastic at spa in 2015, sausset just topped that at le mans this year. The man and le mans is the story of obsession, betrayal and ultimate. Chinese entrant kcmg has brought back 2015 le mans 24 hours lmp2 winners richard bradley and matt howson for the defence of its class crown. In addition to dempseys entry, the production based. Fernando alonso, unbeaten at le mans, joins an illustrious list as he leaves. The session served as the first appearance for the trio of nissan gtr lm nismo amongst its. Porsche sweeps top three starting positions for 24 hours. For the le mans the car was converted into a camera carrier and was equipped. The 5 best 24 hours of le mans movies digital trends. The 83rd 24 hours of le mans was an automobile endurance event for le mans prototype and. A mainstay of endurance racing since the turn of the century, its not easy to imagine wec and the le mans 24 hours without audi.
Oscarsbest picture winnersbest picture winnersgolden globesemmyssan. In 2015, ford finally announced its official return to the 24 hours of le mans for 2016. Jun 15, 2015 nico hulkenberg became the first active formula 1 driver to win le mans for 24 years as he partnered englands nick tandy to victory in a porsche. Porsche defeats lmp2 cars to win 2017 le mans 24 hours. He had a personal porsche 908 k flunder spyder chassis 908022 in which he had scored second in 1970 sebring 12h. First unveiled to the media at the 2015 detroit auto show as a road car, the new gts le mans win comes just 395 days after the car in race car form turned a wheel for the first time at. Fernando alonso bows out unbeaten as le mans looks to the future.
American team scuderia corsa was invited to make its 24 hours of le mans debut in 2015 on the back of its results in the. This years 24 hours of le mans kicks off on june 18, and weve assembled five of our favorite films to get you hyped. The class was formerly called gt2 when it was used in the 24 hours of le mans to distinguish it from faster gt1 cars. While the 2018 le mans 24 hours may be packed with storylines across all four classes, this years gte battle looks more likely than ever to deliver the best racing in the field. The final australian in the race, 2015 carrera cup champion nick foster, completed his debut le mans 10th place in the gte am class and 39th overall aboard the gulf racing porsche he shared with. Porsches trio of 919 hybrids will start this weekends le mans 24 hours from the top three positions of the grid after maintaining their supremacy in final qualifying. The 85th running of the le mans 24 hours is run and won, with porsche snatching a victory that looked unlikely with four hours remaining. It will not be racing for overall victory this time, as the ford gt will be competing in the lm gte pro class. Fantelli productions follows great british privateer team jota sport, taking an intimate look at the feat of human endurance and the marvel of engineering it takes to compete in one of the most challenging races on earth. Wec 2015 24 hours of le mans results wec race results. Other races include the le mans classic, a race for historic le mans race cars from. Browse through 2017 wec nurburgring results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le mans 24.
Movie star and racing driver steve mcqueen had an idea to make a film based on the le mans 24h racing. However, hollywood has never let facts like this get in the way of a good story, and what results is a rather entertaining film. The film about the epic le mans rivalry promises to be a must for car fans and this is the real story behind it. Again in a filmstar stylie, each plaque carries the winning drivers hand and footprints. In this film, steve mcqueen is ideally cast as a champion racecar driver, participating in the famed 24hour race headquartered in le mans, france. The short film le mans 1955 is a powerful examination of a dark moment in racing history juan pablo montoya says winning 24 hours of le mans is out of his reach advertisement continue reading. Just a few years ago, carroll shelby won the legendary 24hour race. The aim of the changes is to increase the performance of the cars relative to the gt3 spec machinery that they compete against in certain series, whilst reducing cost and improving the safety of the cars. Porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le mans 24 hour. The 2015 winners plaque was unveiled last week, with porsche victors earl. Porsche wins the 2015 24 hours of le mans autoblog.
Best film and leads way with seven wins the complete winners list. Follow your favorite team and drivers progress with daily updates wec. A herculean effort from the ford chip ganassi team has transformed the car into a le mans winner in just over one year. Doc steve mcqueen digs into troubled le mans production. Although the headline was the same as 2014, the 83rd edition of the 24 hours of le mans was as far from a dry rerun as it is possible to get. Jun 10, 2015 porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, and aston at the 2015 le mans 24 hour. The 24 hours of le mans 2015 ot nissan enter the fray neogaf. Le mans is a 1971 film depicting a fictional 24 hours of le mans auto race starring steve mcqueen and directed by lee h. Jul 01, 2015 team avancez and avantgardes went to an 24h inline skating adventure. The verite approach to le mans made for a film production that simply couldnt happen today with the level of peril for cast and crew involved. Browse our wide selection of amazing le mans videos.
The car giant has revealed that it will be making a major ford performance news announcement, which is. Wec lm gte am standings after the 6 hours of fuji although the 6 hours of fuji saw a closelyfought battle in the two prototype classes, it was not at all the case in lm gte am as the winners were more than a lap ahead of the runnersup at the chequered flag. A new golden age mark ewing senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes. We see the drivers preparing for the 2015 race in their respective home. Add in the heat of a french summer and its a wonder any vehicle survives. Theres no footage of bullitt or the towering inferno. Written by stephen kilbey photography by dailysportscar. Wimille as the only multiple le mans winners who remain unbeaten at the race.
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