This weekend's centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was destined to be a historic one and the race certainly did not disappoint. The largest field of top level, factory prototypes in a generation and changeable weather conditions contributed to a nail-biting race, decided only in the final hours on Sunday afternoon. Eventually, and perhaps fittingly, it was Ferrari with the 499P that claimed the win after a race-long battle with one of the Toyotas. It was the closest finish at Le Mans in years. For Ferrari, it was the first outright win since 1965. Just four races into its career, the 499P is already very much a great success.
During the build-up to the race, Ford Performance Vehicles took the wraps off the all-new Mustang GT3. With the GT3 regulations due to be adopted by the FIA WEC as well from 2024 onwards, it is due to race at next year's Le Mans with the German Proton team. Developed for Ford by Multimatic and M-Sport, it features a production-based naturally aspirated V8 and all-round independent suspension. The Mustang GT3 shown at Le Mans boasted a spectacular Troy Lee design, which we hope will be carried over for the Multimatic run works effort that will compete with the Mustang GT3 in the North American events.
As part of Le Mans' big push towards a hydrogen category, Ligier and Bosch produced this JS2 RH2. It is powered by a twin-turbo V6 engine that runs on hydrogen. Shown in prototype form at Le Mans, development is ongoing but the engine is already producing over 550 bhp with more horses expected to be found in the next few weeks.

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2023 Ferrari 499P

2024 Ford Mustang GT3

2023 Ligier JS2 RH2