24h Le Mans

  • Happy Birthday John Nielsen (1956)

    John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956, in Varde) became popular in his native Denmark in the 1990s through his successes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Even before Tom Kristensen, he was the first Dane to win the endurance classic. Before switching to sports cars, he was one of the best young drivers of his…

  • Happy Birthday Allan McNish (1969)

    Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland.[1] He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2013, as well as a three-time winner of the American Le Mans Series, which he last won in 2007. He won the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) in 2013. He…

  • Happy Birthday Tom Kristensen (1967)

    Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six of which were consecutive (from 2000 to 2005). In 1997, he won the race with the Joest Racing team, driving a Tom Walkinshaw Racing-designed…

  • Porsche 911 RSR #92 “Pink Pig” wins 24h Le Mans GTE-Pro (2018)

    On 17th of June 2018 in the factory-run Porsche 911 RSR #92, Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) crossed the finish line first in the GTE-Pro. Porsche celebrated their class win number 106 und 107 at Le Mans in its anniversary year “70 Years Porsche Sports Cars”. Porsche was absolutely…