Corvette Racing penalty rescinded



If you were worried about a notice that the Corvette Racing team would have to serve a five-minute stop-and-go penalty during the race, fear not!

Ben Keating was given a penalty for failing to reduce his speed under the yellow flag.

Speaking with Radio Le Mans before today’s race, he says the team has argued its case that no penalty needs to be served – because they believe they served it at the end of the prior session, and it had been rescinded anyway.

Solution F, GCK reveal Foenix H2

The Toyota GR H2 Racing Concept and Ligier/Bosch joint-developed JS2 RH2 weren’t the only hydrogen combustion racing vehicles unveiled at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Green Corp Konnection (GCK) group and its Provence-based subsidiary Solution F debuted the Foenix H2, which GCK says will confirm its “industrial ambitions in the development of hydrogen combustion engines.”

The Foenix H2 is powered by a 6.2 litre V8 engine which boasts 450 kW of power at 6500 rpm, and 700 Nm of torque at 4500 rpm, and also features a direct hydrogen injection system that allows dihydrogen gas to be used as fuel through a 700-bar storage tank with an 8 kg capacity.

GCK is also aiming to keep running costs as low as possible for potential customers and promoters of a one-make racing series.

GCK and Solution F say that the Foenix H2 will take part in various events throughout 2024 for further demonstrations.



Vilebrequin’s ludicrous “Miltipla” hits the track

Between Qualifying Practice and Free Practice 2 on Wednesday evening, a car took to the track that had almost everyone at DSC wondering something to the effect of, “what in the blue hell is this? It sounds and drives like an absolute demon but looks horrible!”



It’s a super silhouette version of the eccentrically-styled Fiat Multipla MPV, known as the 1000tipla (“Mil-tipla”).

The car is the brainchild of YouTube personalities Sylvain Levy and Pierre Chabrier, whose channel Vilebrequin reaches over two million subscribers as of publication.

It took nearly 1.1 million EUR, raised through a crowdfunding initiative, to bring the 1000tipla to life. Under the bonnet of this strange car is a supercharged 6.2L Chevrolet V8 engine, sourced from the seventh-generation Corvette Z06, and modified to produce the car’s eponymous 1000 horsepower figure.

The 1000tipla was transformed into a purpose-built track vehicle by French tuning garage W-Autosport – located near Circuit Magny-Cours – and Kei Miura, the founder of provocative automotive styling group Rocket Bunny, designed a unique wide body kit which places this strange vehicle further into uncanny valley.

Ferrari fastest in Warm Up



The #51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P was quickest in the morning Warm Up session in Hypercar – and also, not far behind, was the #3 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R which was back on track after its fire in Hyperpole Qualifying and subsequent engine change.

The United Autosports #23 Oreca 07-Gibson was quickest in LMP2, and the #57 Kessel Racing (CarGuy) Ferrari 488 GTE EVO was quickest in GTE Am in a session with no significant incidents to report.

Drama at Glickenhaus

DSC understands that the #708 Glickenhaus 007 Hypecar won’t make the grid for today’s race, the team currently fixing a gearbox leak. We wait to see if it manages to make it out at the start.
All of us at DSC would like to wish everyone a safe and happy 24 Hours of Le Mans…