Doomed expeditions to the sarthe pole

THE TURBOCHARGED engine first triumphed at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1976, and has done most of the winning at the French enduro since. Only eight victories have gone to normally aspirated powerplants o

It has been a few years since we deviated from our usual route from Portsmouth to Caen for the Reader Run to the Le Mans Classic, but as we sailed into the quiet port of St-Malo, memories were jogged

Going from modern-era LMP2 cars to a Ford GT40 gave Alex Brundle an eye-opening – and at times hairy – new perspective on Le Mans, as he reports from this year’s Classic An opportunity to return to Le

The year 1948 was a significant one for British motoring and motorsport: on 18 September, racing was re-established with the inaugural fixture at Goodwood, and on 27 October the Earls Court Motor Show

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

The previous weekend’s British Grand Prix was a timely prelude to the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s biggest-ever celebration from 10-13 July, marking 75 years of Formula One. More than 100 cars charted