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12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual 12-hour sports car endurance race held each March at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, first run in 1952.
1955 Le Mans disaster
The 1955 Le Mans disaster: on 11 June 1955 at Circuit de la Sarthe, Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR crashed into spectators, killing at least 82, motorsport's deadliest accident, prompting national racing bans and safety reform.
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, 34th running, 18-19 June 1966: Ford GT40 Mk IIs finished 1-2-3, McLaren/Amon classified first over Miles/Hulme in a staged dead heat, ending Ferrari's six-year streak.
2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, 83rd running, won by Porsche 919 Hybrid #19 of Hulkenberg, Tandy, and Bamber in a one-two, Porsche's 17th win and first since 1998, ending Audi's five-year streak.
2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 84th running of the endurance race, was won by Porsche after the leading Toyota stopped on the final lap.
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, fifth WEC season: nine races including new Mexico round; Porsche's Dumas, Lieb, Jani won drivers' title; Toyota's Le Mans heartbreak; Audi's farewell win in Bahrain.
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, 85th running: won by Porsche #2 919 Hybrid (Bernhard, Bamber, Hartley) after both leading Toyotas failed; #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca second overall; Kobayashi set record 3:14.791 pole.
2018 24 Hours of Le Mans
2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, 86th running, Circuit de la Sarthe, 16-17 June 2018. Won by #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid (Buemi, Nakajima, Alonso), Toyota's first win at its 20th attempt; #7 Toyota second; Porsche took both GTE classes.
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, the WEC "Super Season": 14-month, 8-round calendar with two Le Mans 24 Hours, 36 entries, Toyota TS050 Hybrid dominance, LMP1 title moved to teams.
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 87th running held 15–16 June, was won by the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Buemi, Alonso, and Nakajima.
2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, centenary edition (10–11 June 2023), round four of the FIA WEC. Won by the #51 Ferrari 499P of Pier Guidi, Calado, and Giovinazzi ahead of Toyota, before a record 325,000 spectators.
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship: eleventh WEC season, seven rounds, first full multi-maker Hypercar grid (Ferrari, Porsche, Cadillac joining Toyota, Peugeot, Glickenhaus, Vanwall). Ferrari won centenary Le Mans; Toyota won six races and both titles.
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, 12th WEC season: eight rounds, record 19 Hypercars and 18 LMGT3 cars from 14 manufacturers. Porsche won the drivers' title, Toyota the manufacturers', Ferrari Le Mans.
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, 93rd running (11–15 June 2025), FIA WEC round 4. Won by the #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P of Kubica, Ye, and Hanson; 62 cars, 186 drivers, 13 constructors; Ferrari's third straight win.
2025 24 Hours of Nürburgring
2025 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring), 53rd edition, June 19–22, 2025 on the 25 km Nordschleife. Won overall by #98 Rowe Racing BMW M4 GT3 Evo after a 100-second penalty for the leading Manthey Porsche #911; BMW's 21st win, first since 2020.
2025 European Le Mans Series
2025 European Le Mans Series: 22nd season of ACO's six-round, four-hour endurance series (LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3, LMGT3). Record 44-car grid; titles to VDS Panis Racing, AO by TF, CLX Motorsport, and TF Sport Corvette.
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship: 13th WEC season, eight rounds from Qatar 1812km to Bahrain 8 Hours. Ferrari won Hypercar manufacturers' and drivers' titles and a third straight Le Mans; Manthey took LMGT3.
2025 GT World Challenge Europe
2025 GT World Challenge Europe: SRO's flagship GT3 series, ten rounds split between Sprint and Endurance Cups. Record 10 manufacturers, 74-car Spa 24 grid; Grasser Lamborghini won Spa, Rutronik Porsche took Endurance Cup, Weerts/van der Linde overall champions.
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup: five-round GT3 endurance series (Paul Ricard, Monza, Spa 24h, Nürburgring, Barcelona). Rutronik Racing Porsche won the title by one point; ROWE BMW won at the Nürburgring.
2025 Super GT Series
2025 Super GT Series: eight-round Japanese GT500/GT300 sports car championship, April to November 2025. Sepang returned overseas; Tsuboi and Yamashita's au TOM'S GR Supra won a third straight GT500 title at Motegi; LEON Racing took GT300.
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, the fourteenth AsLMS season: six 4-hour races at Sepang, Dubai and Yas Marina, a record 48-car grid, titles to CrowdStrike Racing by APR (LMP2), CLX Motorsport (LMP3) and Kessel Racing (GT).
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, 94th running (11–14 June 2026), FIA WEC round three. Won by the No. 7 Toyota of Conway, Kobayashi, and de Vries by 10.913s over BMW, before a record 350,105 fans.
2026 24 Hours of Nürburgring
2026 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring), 54th edition, 14–17 May 2026 on the Nordschleife. Won by RAVENOL Mercedes-AMG #80; Verstappen debuted; second-placed Abt-Lamborghini disqualified.
2026 24 Hours of Spa
2026 24 Hours of Spa (CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa), 78th GT3 endurance race at Spa-Francorchamps, 23-28 June 2026; 70 cars, 10 manufacturers; won by Lionspeed GP Porsche (Preining, Feller, Buus).
2026 24H Series
2026 24H Series, the Michelin 24H SERIES season run by Creventic, with Middle East rounds at Abu Dhabi and Dubai and five European rounds from Mugello to the 24H Barcelona, under revised 2026 sporting and technical regulations.
2026 ADAC GT Masters
2026 ADAC GT Masters, the 20th (anniversary) season of ADAC's GT3 series for private teams. Six rounds April–October 2026: Red Bull Ring, Zandvoort, Lausitzring, Nürburgring, Salzburgring, Hockenheim; two one-hour driver-change races per weekend.
2026 Bathurst 12 Hour
2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, 23rd running of Australia's International Enduro, held 13-15 February 2026 at Mount Panorama as the Intercontinental GT Challenge opener; won by Mercedes-AMG Team GMR from 29th on the grid before a record 55,231 crowd.
2026 British GT Championship
2026 British GT Championship, 34th season of the UK GT3/GT4 series run by SRO and BRSCC. Eight rounds April–September 2026 from Silverstone to Brands Hatch; Optimum and Barwell won GT3 rounds; 26-car entry.
2026 China GT Championship
2026 China GT Championship (小米·CHINA GT): CAMF-certified Chinese national GT3/GT4 series promoted by Top Speed, five 2026 rounds ending at Sepang, Xiaomi title sponsor, Porsche 992 Cup Class added, record 59-car Shanghai Round 4 grids.
2026 European Le Mans Series
2026 European Le Mans Series: ACO-affiliated endurance championship, six 4-hour races (Barcelona to Portimão), record 47-car grid in LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3, LMGT3; United Autosports won LMP2, TF Sport LMGT3.