Le Mans & Sportscars

The Sauber-Mercedes C9 'Group C' sportscar was introduced in 1987 as a continuation of the partnership between Sauber as a constructor and Mercedes-Benz as an engine builder.  It was powered by a 5.0 litre twin-turbo V8 engine that produced...

Technically advanced, the Peugeot 905, with its carbon fibre chassis and light alloy naturally aspirated V10 engine, was developed during 1990 by Peugeot Talbot Sport with the intention of competing in the 1991 World Sportscar Championship under its new...

Whilst it wasn't the most successful Group C sportscar, the Lancia LC2 certainly made up for it's poor reliability and thirst for fuel, with it's classic Italian looks and style.  Developed in conjunction with Ferrari to tackle the World Sportscar...

The Mazda 787B had all the ingredients to be a winning car and a fan favourite, thanks to its reliable and screaming R26B rotary engine and it's eye-catching and lairy orange and green livery.  And in 1991, it made motorsport history by becoming the...

The Porsche 956 was the dominant force in World Sportscar racing in the early 1980s in the expert hands of the likes of Derek Bell, Jacky Ickx, Jochen Mass and Hans Stuck.  But the most memorable achievement for the marque came at the 1983...

The Jaguar factory hadn't secured an overall Le Mans victory since 1957 and during the early 1980s, the World Sports-Prototype Championship had been dominated by Porsche.  But then in 1987 it all clicked and the new challenger to the throne, in the...