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Michelin Le Mans Cup’s Spa Grid Has Nearly Quadrupled in a Decade. Here’s Why It Actually Works. LMP3 prototypes lead the field through Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps during a Michelin Le Mans Cup race. Image: Michelin Le Mans Cup / ACO

LMP3 prototypes lead the field through Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps during a Michelin Le Mans Cup race. Image: Michelin Le Mans Cup / ACO

Michelin Le Mans Cup’s Spa Grid Has Nearly Quadrupled in a Decade. Here’s Why It Actually Works.

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

Ten years ago, when the Michelin Le Mans Cup first showed up at Spa-Francorchamps, twelve cars turned...

Buemi’s Envision Exit Was a Calendar Decision Long Before It Was a Farewell Sebastien Buemi driving for Envision Racing at the 2025 Berlin E-Prix

Sebastien Buemi driving for Envision Racing at the 2025 Berlin E-Prix

Buemi’s Envision Exit Was a Calendar Decision Long Before It Was a Farewell

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

Sebastien Buemi leaves Envision Racing after London. The GEN4 calendar, a Toyota Hypercar seat and a development...

Toney Driver Development Won the Race at Road America — A Gravel Trap Won Them the Title A racetrack curve and grandstands are shown

A racetrack curve and grandstands are shown

Toney Driver Development Won the Race at Road America — A Gravel Trap Won Them the Title

Johnny Puckett August 18, 2026

With 56 minutes left on the clock at Road America on Sunday, the IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge...

The Role of the Safety Car in Endurance Racing

The Role of the Safety Car in Endurance Racing — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

The Role of the Safety Car in Endurance Racing

Elle Puckett August 16, 2026

Endurance races run for hours at a time, often overnight, across circuits shared by multiple classes of...

Understanding Le Mans Hypercar and LMP2 Classes

Understanding Le Mans Hypercar and LMP2 Classes — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

Understanding Le Mans Hypercar and LMP2 Classes

Elle Puckett August 15, 2026

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is famous partly because it isn’t a single race between identical...

The Wheel Bearing That Erased Lamborghini’s First Win With the Temerario Lamborghini Temerario GT3 race car in Italian tricolor livery, studio shot

Lamborghini Temerario GT3 race car in Italian tricolor livery, studio shot

The Wheel Bearing That Erased Lamborghini’s First Win With the Temerario

Kyle Matthews August 13, 2026

Mirko Bortolotti crossed the finish line first in Race 2 at Oschersleben. His Grasser Racing crew celebrated....

Honda Is Selling Back Its Greatest Race Cars — and Putting Them to Work Honda-powered Le Mans prototype race car leading a pack through a corner at Le Mans

Honda-powered Le Mans prototype race car leading a pack through a corner at Le Mans

Honda Is Selling Back Its Greatest Race Cars — and Putting Them to Work

Kyle Matthews August 13, 2026

Honda Racing Corporation USA isn’t putting its old race cars in a museum. It’s putting them back...