Le Mans 2014 will take place and, to date we have news that the works Audi and Toyota teams will be taking on a full factory Porsche prototype team. Astonishingly, given this was Audi’s 15th consecutive year in the event, the two most successful teams in the history of Le Mans have never met, Porsche’s last (and victorious) participation being in 1998, the year before the first Audi R8Rs and R8Cs came to Le MansThis race series will visit five major Historic festivals across Europe, including a debut visit to the popular Historic Grand Prix at Zandvoort. The Donington and the Nürburgring races have been dropped.
The provisional calendar:
April 4-6 – Catalunya Classic Revival, Barcelona
May 16-18 – Spa Classic
June 12-15 – Le Mans 24hrs
July 25-27 – Silverstone Classic
August 29-31 – Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort
October 3-5 – Dix Mille Tours, Paul Ricard
The entry criteria for the Le Mans 24hrs support race will be advised in due course.
