Turning Fortune - 24 Hours of Le Mans TopicItems in the 24 Hours of Le Mans topic on Turning Fortunehttps://turningfortune.com/FIA WEC launches new FIAWEC+ worldwide streaming servicehttps://turningfortune.com/news/fia-wec-launches-new-fiawec-worldwide-streaming-service/https://turningfortune.com/news/fia-wec-launches-new-fiawec-worldwide-streaming-service/Dear every racing series: Do this.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:07:53 GMT2026-03-18T20:07:53.864ZJon MitchellIf a racing series is going to enter the 21st century and provide its broadcasts via the internet, and it’s not going to do it as a YouTube subscription and let Google handle all the hard parts, the next best thing is for it to provide its own comprehensive streaming channel without any geographical restrictions like the FIA World Endurance Championship is now going to do. FIAWEC+ launched today (web only, iOS/Android coming soon, apparently), and you can watch the entire championship — including the 24 Hours of Le Mans — plus European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup, original documentaries and stuff, and get live timing, all for 49.99€ a year.

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]]>AXR Cadillac is skipping Le Mans this year to focus on winning IMSAhttps://turningfortune.com/news/axr-cadillac-is-skipping-le-mans-this-year-to-focus-on-winning-imsa/https://turningfortune.com/news/axr-cadillac-is-skipping-le-mans-this-year-to-focus-on-winning-imsa/As a Cadillac fan, I am all in favor.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:30:00 GMT2026-02-20T15:30:00.000ZJon MitchellBetween Porsche leaving WEC and Lamborghini leaving everything, people are getting itchy to declare the end of the Platinum Era of Sports Car Racing™, but honestly I think 18 Hypercars at Le Mans is still a pretty stout grid, given that Genesis is new to the grid this year and, you know, McLaren and Ford are coming next year.

As for Cadillac, not spreading the 31 too thin is obviously a great call. Wayne Taylor is obviously behind AXR in IMSA, Wayne wants to win Le Mans with his boys, that’s fine, but more importantly, JOTA is clearly ready to do it. Concentrating all the 31’s firepower on IMSA gives them the best possible chance of toppling Penske and Porsche.

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]]>CrowdStrike by APR wins Asian Le Mans Series championshiphttps://turningfortune.com/news/crowdstrike-by-apr-wins-asian-le-mans-series/https://turningfortune.com/news/crowdstrike-by-apr-wins-asian-le-mans-series/The LMP2 team won Daytona, and now they’ll contest Le Mans.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:55:07 GMT2026-02-09T15:55:07.695ZJon MitchellAfter picking up their fourth straight race win in the first four-hour bout of the Abu Dhabi doubleheader that ends the Asian Le Mans Series, the CrowdStrike by APR #04 LMP2 did what it needed to do in the last race to win the championship, securing an automatic invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Having seen them win in Daytona and then have that amazing run, consider me fully invested.

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]]>Yellow #83 Ferrari crew unchanged for Le Mans 2026https://turningfortune.com/news/yellow-83-ferrari-le-mans-2026/https://turningfortune.com/news/yellow-83-ferrari-le-mans-2026/Don’t mess with perfection.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:04:00 GMT2026-01-27T20:04:00.000ZJon MitchellOne week after Phil Hanson was named a full factory Ferrari driver and days after Ye Yifei’s debut at the Daytona 24, Robert Kubica has been confirmed for the Le Mans-winning crew as they attempt to go back-to-back. Last year’s win was a wonderful story, both because Kubica’s comeback from injury is a miracle and because the #83 is the nominally privateer Ferrari 499P that beat the two red ones. Ferrari still did everything in its power to make sure the yellow one could win, of course, but clearly it’s a more fun entry.

Speaking of fun, Ye Yifei was definitely having it in Daytona. We spoke to him the day before the race:

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]]>May Peter Falk’s memory be for a blessinghttps://turningfortune.com/news/peter-falk-1932-2026/https://turningfortune.com/news/peter-falk-1932-2026/Peter Falk: 1932–2026Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:47:00 GMT2026-01-27T19:47:00.000ZJon MitchellPeter Falk was a central engineer and director at Porsche for its most glorious decades. He started in 1959 as one of only 10 employees in vehicle testing, and he went on to be there for Porsche’s groundbreaking entries and glorious victories across categories until 1993.

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]]>May Hans Herrmann’s memory be for a blessinghttps://turningfortune.com/news/hans-herrmann-1928-2026/https://turningfortune.com/news/hans-herrmann-1928-2026/Hans Herrmann: 1928–2026Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT2026-01-09T16:00:00.000ZJon MitchellThe motorsports world mourns the passing of legendary racing driver Hans Herrmann at the age of 97. He was an overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans — the first win for Porsche — as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, and he drove for the Mercedes Formula 1 team with a best finish of 3rd.

I encourage you to read the many obituaries below.

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