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<title>Formula Le Mans to join LMS field</title>
<description>The Le Mans Series is to add cars from the Formula Le Mans one-make series to its grids next season</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:19:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nissan and Maserati set for return</title>
<description>Nissan and Maserati seem certain to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours next year after long periods away from the race</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Loeb still interested in Le Mans</title>
<description>Sebastien Loeb says he has not finished with circuit racing despite the loss of his Toro Rosso Formula 1 chance, and could still be part of Peugeot's Le Mans programme</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:58:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New rules put LMP coupes in doubt</title>
<description>Coupe prototype designs could disappear from the Le Mans 24 Hours as the result of new rules planned for 2011, reports this week's AUTOSPORT magazine</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>R15 future depends on ACO decision</title>
<description>Audi motorsport boss Wolfgang Ullrich says the future of the R15 TDI programme depends entirely on the outcome of the current rules deliberations with Le Mans organiser the ACO</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:40:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mansell would consider Le Mans entry</title>
<description>Nigel Mansell says his AUTOSPORT 1000km outing this weekend could lead to a future entry in the Le Mans 24 Hours</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:12:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ACO publishes 2010 Le Mans rules</title>
<description>Le Mans organiser the ACO has released the technical regulations for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours and Le Mans Series</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:42:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Q and A with Allan McNish</title>
<description>Q and A with Allan McNish</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:06:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>McNish urges Audi to race R15 more</title>
<description>Allan McNish believes Audi needs to gain more race experience with its R15 to give it a better opportunity to defeat Peugeot at Le Mans next year</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:04:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>McNish 'honoured' by Segrave Trophy</title>
<description>Twice Le Mans 24 Hours winner Allan McNish said he had been bestowed "one of the highest honours a driver can achieve" after being awarded the 2008 Segrave Trophy by the Royal Automobile Club in London's Pall Mall, for his 'exceptional endeavour in motorsport'.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:20:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot drops Audi protest</title>
<description>Le Mans winner Peugeot has dropped its protest against main rival Audi's R15 TDI</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:51:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ferrari: Le Mans programme unlikely</title>
<description>Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has played down the chances of the legendary manufacturer making a full-scale return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in the near future</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:04:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot win makes return more likely</title>
<description>Peugeot Sport director Olivier Quesnel has admitted that victory in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours has increased the likelihood that the French manufacturer will continue its programme in sportscar racing</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ara escapes injury in crash</title>
<description>Navi Team Goh driver Seiji Ara emerged unharmed from a high speed accident while running second in class at Le Mans. Ara skidded on oil in the braking area for the first chicane on the Mulsanne straight</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Salo credits consistency for Risi win</title>
<description>Mika Salo reckoned Risi Ferrari's reliability and consistency was key to its second consecutive Le Mans GT2 triumph</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:57:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>O'Connell: Win bigger than US titles</title>
<description>Chevrolet driver Johnny O'Connell described his team's Le Mans GT1 victory as a bigger achievement than any of its American Le Mans Series successes</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot drivers hail emotional victory</title>
<description>Peugeot's winning drivers hailed their emotional victory during the aftermath of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours on Sunday</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Audi vows to fight back next year</title>
<description>Audi has vowed to fight back after its five-year winning streak at Le Mans was ended by Peugeot's victory in this year's race</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:17:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rockenfeller: Peugeot out-classed Audi</title>
<description>Audi's Mike Rockenfeller has admitted that the German manufacturer was simply outperformed by Peugeot in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:58:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Davidson eager to return to Le Mans</title>
<description>Anthony Davidson is eager to return to Le Mans to fight for victory in the 24 Hours after finishing fourth in Aston Martin Racing's LMP1 car this weekend</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Enge thrilled with his 'best Le Mans'</title>
<description>Tomas Enge has said that finishing fourth at Le Mans in Aston Martin Racing's LMP1 car is as good as a victory for him in the first year of the team's project</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:18:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot finally wins Le Mans with 908</title>
<description>After two years of frustration and unfulfilled promise, Peugeot finally grasped victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours at the third attempt with its 908 diesel</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H24: Peugeot takes historic 1-2 victory</title>
<description>Peugeot finally put three years of pain and frustration behind it to record a glorious and dominant victory in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H23: Peugeot in front, drama at back</title>
<description>There was drama in the final ten minutes of the penultimate chapter in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours when the second placed LMP2 Navi Team Goh Porsche crashed heavily at the first chicane, with former winner Seiji Ara at the wheel.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:07:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Richards critical on driver fatigue</title>
<description>Aston Martin Racing boss David Richards has hit out at the Le Mans stewards over the exclusion of Stuart Hall from the race, saying that it put too much pressure on the remaining drivers</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Richards happy with Aston LMP1 debut</title>
<description>Aston Martin Racing boss David Richards says he is pleased with the team's debut in the LMP1 class of Le Mans this year, despite its lead car looking like it is just out of reach of a place on the podium</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:22:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>GT1 fight over as #64 Corvette fails</title>
<description>The fight for Le Mans GT1 honours between the two works Chevrolet Corvettes appears to be over after the #64 car ground to a halt with just over two hours to go</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H22: Peugeots maintain gap</title>
<description>Peugeot may have ordered its drivers not to race one another for the win, but Marc Gene and Sebastien Bourdais continued to trade punches at the head of the field.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot calm in closing stages</title>
<description>Nicolas Minassian says the atmosphere at Peugeot remains calm as the team closes in on its third Le Mans 24 Hours victory and first since 1993</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:01:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Enge: Aston will not chase Audi</title>
<description>Aston Martin driver Tomas Enge has confirmed that the team will not push to try and beat Audi to third at Le Mans</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:22:11 GMT</pubDate>
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