Bourdais retires; Cadillac, Pin face Le Mans setbacks
Bourdais and Pin retired; Cadillac failed to score inaugural Le Mans victory.
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24 Hours of Le Mans 2026
Toyota's N°7 Hypercar won the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 14, driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Nyck de Vries, defeating BMW by 10 seconds after 24 hours of racing. This marked Toyota's return to victory after three consecutive Ferrari wins.
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What happened
Second Toyota finishes on podium in third place
Toyota's second Hypercar, the N°8 driven by Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi, New Zealand driver Brendon Hartley, and Japanese driver Ryo Hirakawa, finished on the podium in third place.
Next 24 Hours of Le Mans scheduled for 2027
The 95th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled to take place on June 12-13, 2027.
Corvette wins LMGT3 category at Le Mans
Corvette N°33, driven by Ben Keating, Nicky Catsburg, and Jonny Edgar, won the LMGT3 category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Inter Europol retains LMP2 category victory
Polish team Inter Europol's N°43 won the LMP2 category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the same crew as 2025: French driver Tom Dillmann, Polish driver Jakub Smiechowski, and British driver Nick Yelloly.
50 cars finish 24 Hours of Le Mans out of 62 starters
Of the 62 cars that started the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Saturday at 4 PM, only 50 crossed the finish line after completing the full 24-hour endurance test.
Nyck de Vries achieves first 24 Hours of Le Mans victory
Dutch driver Nyck de Vries secured his first victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of the winning Toyota N°7 crew. This marks a significant achievement for the former Formula 1 driver, who was not retained by his Formula 1 team in summer 2023.
Toyota ends three-year winning drought at Le Mans
Toyota reclaimed victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning for the first time since 2022 when it had won five consecutive titles from 2018 to 2022. The victory ended a three-year period in which Ferrari won the race in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Cadillac completes race without first Le Mans victory
Cadillac's N°12 finished in fourth place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, continuing the manufacturer's search for its first victory at the prestigious endurance race.
Toyota wins 24 Hours of Le Mans with narrow 10-second victory
Toyota's N°7 Hypercar, piloted by British driver Mike Conway, Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi, and Dutch driver Nyck de Vries, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday, June 14. The victory came with a margin of only 10 seconds over the BMW N°20 driven by Robin Frijns, Rene Rast, and Sheldon van der Linde after 24 hours of racing on the Circuit de la Sarthe. This victory marks Toyota's return to winning the prestigious endurance race after three consecutive victories by Ferrari.
Doriane Pin forced to retire from LMP2 race
French driver Doriane Pin, one of two female drivers competing in the 94th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, retired from the race in the early afternoon on Sunday due to a brake problem in her LMP2 prototype.
Sébastien Bourdais retires from 24 Hours of Le Mans
French driver Sébastien Bourdais, piloting a Cadillac N°38, had to retire from the race in the middle stages due to a power steering problem. Bourdais had been running in third place when he returned to the pits and subsequently abandoned the race.
Toyota executes tactical strategy with early pit stops
Toyota executed a tactical strategy by stopping both TR010 hybrid-powered Hypercars very early in their first pit stops, allowing them to rejoin the track without getting caught in traffic and benefiting from clear track conditions. This strategy proved decisive in helping the team move through the field and eventually take the lead on Sunday afternoon.
BMW finishes second in closely contested endurance race
BMW's N°20 Hypercar finished in second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by Robin Frijns, Rene Rast, and Sheldon van der Linde. BMW had won at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium the previous month.
Race attendance exceeds 350,000 spectators
The 24 Hours of Le Mans was attended by more than 350,000 spectators throughout the week, watching the race under intense heat conditions.
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