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With works Porsche backing and official drivers, the German team manager is setting his sights high for the return to top level endurance racing.

The new GT race car for the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours is the 911 RSR: consequent lightweight design for 50th anniversary.

The 6 Hours of Silverstone will be the first real FIA WEC test of the year before the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, and the hybrid war between Audi and Toyota will be there too.

Nelson Panciatici and Pierre Ragues, the two drivers who will share the car at every round of the ELMS, will be joined for the Le Mans 24 Hours by Tristan Gommendy.

Bentley will have major presence at the annual Festival of Speed.

This Strategic Alliance will lead to a close collaboration between the ACO and United SportsCar Racing to promote, develop and reinforce endurance racing in North America.

"Le Mans remains an important objective for us and we are starting the work today to be there in 2014 in accordance with our ambitions," explains Dominique Heintz, team manager.

On Friday 8th March, the French make announced its Le Mans 24-Hours comeback in the LM P2 category. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is very happy about this entry 35 years after the Alpine-Renault A442B’s famous victory in 1978.

As reported earlier in the week, the famous Renault brand Alpine will be returning to sportscars this year. It's official.

The ACO has called a press conference for this Friday and could answer many questions about Renault's potential involvement at Le Mans.

The two SRT Viper GTS-Rs competed in four ALMS races in 2012.

With Extreme Speed Motorsport's withdrawal, the spot goes to Aston Martin Racing, first reserve.

Nissan is targeting a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2014 with a pioneering Nissan race car showcasing electric technology.

British monthly Motorsport magazine honours Audi’s sportscar “legend” at the Covent Garden’s historic Royal Opera House in London.

Jonny Kane will contest his 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Strakka Racing driver will be racing for the gold in a HPD ARX-03c Honda on the La Sarth circuit plus in the World Endurance Championship season long challenge.

Interview with Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones - President of the FIA Endurance Commission who competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. An introduction from FIA President Jean Todt precedes the interview.

After an impressive debut in the WEC in 2012, which included three victories in just six races, the team returns with an ambition to win both the Le Mans 24 Hours and the WEC title.

This phenomenal record of success of Lucas Luhr makes him the perfect final addition to Jota’s 2013 Le Mans line-up.

Nick Heidfeld (Germany), Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Nicolas Prost (France) will share driving duties at the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Endurance ace Ryan Dalziel joins factory backed SRT Viper GTS-R program for 12 hours of Sebring, 24 hours of Le Mans and Petit Le Mans. He will compete in all non-conflicting FIA World Endurance Championship races with Starworks Motorsport.

Ryan Dalziel joins Tommy Kendall, Marc Goossens, Kuno Wittmer, Dominik Farnbacher and Jonathan Bomarito in the SRT Viper GTS-Rs for 2013 ALMS enduros and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The German sports car pilot Stefan Mücke in 2013 again as works driver for Aston Martin Racing at the WEC – "We want to get the title in the GTE Pro Class“

Dr. Don Panoz makes a switch on the DeltaWing project. He is taking the chassis in-house powered by Mazda. The new generation DeltaWing will be on the grid at Sebring.

Aston Martin Racing has unveiled its most ambitious motorsport programme to date as it aims to win the GTE class in both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), as the marque celebrates its centenary year.

Bruno Senna takes on new challenge with Aston Martin Racing as he departs Formula One this year.

The Le Mans winner and LMGTE Am championship team celebrates 25 years in racing. They will field a Corvette C6 R for the full World Endurance Championship season with Patrick Bornhauser, Julien Canal as the main drivers.

The official list for the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans was released yesterday, but there is already a few updates. Please come back to this page often as we will update it on a regular basis.

Exceptional cars and top-line drivers plus stars will be ready for the 90th Anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The invitation was extended by the ACO to field two SRT Viper GTS-Rs in the LM GTE Pro Class at the 90th anniversary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Drivers include Tommy Kendall, Marc Goossens, Kuno Wittmer, Dominik Farnbacher and Jonathan Bomarito.

World Championship winning trio will race for Audi for the fourth consecutive year. Two other teams with young and established drivers. Three Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars at Le Mans and at Spa.