Given their motorsport records, you'd assume Audi and Porsche ought to be a success in Formula 1. But the evidence of more recent years suggests it's a relief that they'll be partnering with established F1 teams. Sam Smith explains, and looks at the impact of the VW Group's rush to F1 on the rest of motorsport
The Michelin Le Mans Cup is the first step on the road towards the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours
Where champion Nyck de Vries goes next is a big question mark in the 2023 Formula E driver market. Sam Smith has the answer
Ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Nasr will be among the drivers competing for Porsche Penske Motorsport once the Weissach marque makes its factory return to the top flight of endurance racing
The Lola name is set to be re-born and is targeting racing internationally in the near future after being acquired by US-based British IMSA driver Till Bechtolsheimer
Toyota took a fifth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours victory as its era of having no equal opposition at the event came to an end, but in doing so it set an ominous benchmark for the host of new manufacturer opposition it will face from 2022
Watch the Le Mans Cup's 50-car grid do battle ahead of the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours
Toyota was made to work hard for its sixth successive Le Mans pole - but Brendon Hartley and Kamui Kobayashi came through late on for a 1-2
Cadillac has unveiled the Project GTP Hypercar with which it will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2023
Toyota was fastest in first qualifying for the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours, but only just - and only one of its cars was anywhere near the front
One of Formula 1's lesser-remembered partnerships will be revived in endurance racing from 2024, with Lamborghini pairing up with Ligier for its programme in the World Endurance Championship's top class
