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Le Mans Classic 2026 gallery: Savour a weekend of endurance racing's greatest machines

July 14, 2026

by Raceteq

6min read

The 2026 Le Mans Classic, in association with principal partner Aramco, delivered four days of stunning machinery and spectacular racing all under the sunny setting of the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.

The newly rebranded Le Mans Classic Legend edition turned the spotlight on endurance racing’s most famous competitors from eras gone by.

Grids spanned the 1970s through to the 2010s, from the likes of the 1973 Lola T292s and the 2015 Ligier JS P2.

NASCAR joined the fray with the HSR NASCAR Classic grid of American stock cars, the rosso corsa of Ferrari was in full force with the Berlinetta Challenge support races and the GT3 Revival Series brought back the greatest endurance racing cars from the likes of Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Porsche.

And legendary Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray served as guest of honour with a parade of his most celebrated creations, including the McLaren F1 GTR that won Le Mans in 1995 and his latest ground-effect-inducing supercars.

Beyond the racing, the event's village, concerts, and exhibitions gave the weekend the same festival energy that's made Le Mans Classic a fixture on the historic motorsport calendar.

Scroll down and browse the gallery below for highlights from the paddock, the grid, and the circuit itself.

_{All photos courtesy of Peter Auto/Le Mans Classic/DPPI}

A grid 9 race - for cars that raced in the period between 2000-2010 gets underway with Le Mans Prototypes leading a field of GT cars including the Aston Martin DB9 and Chevrolet Corvette GT1

The Mazda 787B on the start-finish straight. Mazda won the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours with the 787B - and its four-rotor engine still produces an unmistakable scream

A Porsche 917 leads a Ford GT40 in a parade of cars around Le Mans

The 1977 Aston Martin DBS RHAM/1 roars through the pitlane as part of the Grid 6 race for cars from 1977-82. This V8-powered car competed at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans

NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Kurt Busch walks towards his Chevrolet Camaro, in which he won his home race in 2020 at Las Vegas. He returned to race in the car for the HSR NASCAR series at Le Mans Classic

The Michelin mascot ushers out a Little Big Mans car - in this case a mini replica of an AC Cobra - out of its garage

A Porsche 944 Turbo Cup (1986) leads a Porsche 996 GT3 Cup (1998) in the Porsche Classic Cup

Legendary Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray examines his creations in a special exhibit, including the pictured McLaren F1 GTR and numerous Brabham F1 cars

The Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 - with its rear fan set to suck the car to the ground - on the grid among a Ferrari F40 and McLaren P1

Drivers run to their cars to start a race in homage to Le Mans races of old, where drivers ran to their cars to start the race. At the Le Mans Classic, this start was conducted in a much safer manner - but the drivers still sprinted with fervour

An Oldsmobile Cutlass that previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series exiting its pitbox at the Le Mans Classic

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