WHAT MAKES LE MANS DIFFERENT.
It’s not just the cars.
It’s the way darkness changes the rhythm of the race. The way the circuit transforms from day to night and back again. The endless straights disappearing into the forest. The history carried by every corner, every garage and every paddock conversation.
It’s why manufacturers keep coming. Why new names want to be part of it. Why winning here still means something different.
And perhaps most importantly, it’s not one race.
It’s three.
Hypercar. LMP2. LMGT3.
Three stories unfolding simultaneously across 24 hours.
Le Mans is many things to many people. These are just a few of the reasons why it remains the ultimate test of endurance.
Photography by @dppiimages.
INSIDE / 06
SILVER, 75 YEARS LATER.
This weekend at Le Mans, Manthey’s pair of Porsche 911 GT3 Rs carry a special livery inspired by the Porsche 356 SL Coupé that competed at the Circuit de la Sarthe 75 years ago.
More than a tribute, it’s a reminder of how deeply Le Mans is woven into Porsche’s history.
And under the lights, through the pit lane and among the crowds, the silver 911s have quickly become some of the most beautiful cars on this year’s grid.
Now, with the race ahead, the story continues. 🩶
Photos by @jtap | Porsche Motorsport
YES. THEY BELONG HERE.
Yesterday, both Genesis Magma Racing entries progressed to Hyperpole on their first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Today, they backed it up.
The #19 will start seventh, while the #17 secured ninth place on the Hypercar grid, completing an impressive debut showing against some of endurance racing’s most established manufacturers.
For a programme experiencing its first Le Mans, that’s a statement.
And the race hasn’t even started yet.
#LeMans
Photos by @dppiimages
All roads lead to Le Mans.
The world’s greatest endurance race returns this week.
From Free Practice to the race start, here’s everything you need to know before the 24 Hours of Le Mans gets underway.*
Save the timetables and enjoy the show.
* FP1 already 🔛
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Photos by @charlylopezph | @dppiimages
Not every story needs a headline. Sometimes it’s simply good to see someone back doing what they love.
This weekend, Al Faisal Al Zubair returns to the grid with AlManar Racing as the team’s 2026 campaign gets underway at Misano. It’s good to see this pairing back where it belongs.
Welcome back, Faisal. 🤎
Photos by @Flavius_croitoriu | @Xynamic
NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS
The winning Mercedes-AMG didn’t have a straightforward route either.
After a heavy qualifying crash earlier in the week, the #80 fought its way back into contention and eventually inherited the lead when the sister #3 suffered a late driveshaft failure.
That’s Nürburgring.
Sometimes the fastest story isn’t the one that starts at the front.
Photos by @gruppec_photography
The Nürburgring rarely does predictable.
Manthey’s 💚 Grello #911 Porsche started eighth, fought its way to the front and looked in complete control.
Then came the oil.
Then came the barrier.
One moment, Kévin Estre, Thomas Preining and Ayhancan Güven were fighting for a top result.
The next, the story had changed completely.
#heartbreaking
Photography by Gruppe C Photography
Pole. Puncture. Penalty. P2.
The #84 Red Bull Team ABT Lamborghini had all the ingredients for a Nürburgring 24 Hours nightmare.
Fastest in Top Qualifying. A puncture on the opening lap dropped it back to 14th. Later, an 84-second penalty threatened to undo the recovery.
Twenty-four hours later, it was standing second overall.
Not every comeback ends with a win. 👏🏻👏🏻
Mirko Bortolotti · Luca Engstler · Patric Niederhauser
Photography by @gruppec_photography
RACE WEEKENDS DON’T SLOW DOWN.
Timings change. Weather shifts. Sessions get interrupted. Red flags reset everything. Night falls and the race keeps moving.
What people usually see is the final post.
The graphic. The live Story. The highlights reel.
What they don’t see is the structure behind it.
The timelines built before the green flag.
The systems running during the night.
The uploads, edits, approvals, exports, live timings, rain radars and last-minute decisions happening while the race unfolds in real time.
Because endurance racing doesn’t pause for communication teams to catch up.
And the longer the race gets, the more the structure matters.
Built for the pace of racing.
Built for long nights.
Built for race weekends.
STUDIO / 03
Photos by Gruppe C Photography
Same pit box. Different final hours.
One car completing the comeback to victory.
The other returning just in time to see the finish.
That’s endurance racing sometimes.
Photos by @gruppec_photography
24-hour race strategy:
Step 1: survive Turn 1.*
Step 2: survive the next 23h 59m.
Simple in theory.
⬅️ Slide to see the situation develop.
*Somehow everyone still believes there’s enough space into Turn 1.
Photos by @gruppec_photography
Some races have crowds. The Nürburgring has this. Smoke in the air. People on fences. Cars disappearing into the noise.
Because the 24 Hours here is never just about the race.
Photo by @stephenfisherphoto | @gruppec_photography
APRIL FOOL’S. GREEN HELL ENDING.
What started as an April Fool’s joke somehow ended up racing through the Green Hell. And not as a show car.
Built after overwhelming fan reaction, the BMW M3 Touring 24H went from internet idea to Nürburgring reality in just eight months - with GT3 DNA underneath and something to prove.
Then came the twist few expected.
Fifth overall. SPX class victory. And a place among the stories people will remember from this year’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
Congratulations to Schubert Motorsport and drivers Jens Klingmann, Connor De Phillippi, Ugo de Wilde and Neil Verhagen for turning one of the paddock’s most unlikely ideas into one of its best stories.
Sometimes motorsport still writes the weirdest scripts.
CULTURE / 02
Photography by @gruppec_photography + @juliankroehl | BMW M Motorsport
RACE DAY! No build-up anymore. Just 24 hours ahead.
Wishing the best of luck to familiar GetSpeed faces on this one - Maro Engel, Fabian Schiller, Luca Stolz and Maxime Martin.
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Photo by @gt__photographer | @gruppec_photography
It’s never just distance.
Traffic. Weather. Darkness. Rhythm. Risk.
The Nordschleife asks for everything at once - and that’s exactly why 24 hours here feel different.
INSIDE / 05
Also, a quick pause for the visuals behind this set: Gruppe C are already putting in one hell of a shift around the Nürburgring. The atmosphere, the details, the moments in between - exactly the kind of work that makes weekends like this feel alive.
Big thanks as well to @upietztim and @sven.siebel for the trust.
Glad to be back building this together.
Now enjoy the show!
Photography by @gruppec_photography
NOT EVERY TRACK FEELS ALIVE. The Nordschleife does.
#Grello
Photo by @upietztim | @gruppec_photography
Weather. Elevation. Distance. Silence before noise. The Nordschleife never really explains itself.
It doesn’t have to.
Stories are out with everything you need to know ahead of the ADAC Ravenol 24 Hours of Nürburgring weekend.
#Throwback #24HNBR Photo by @fat_factor_creation
