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Spaniard Lucas Ordonez will contest the European Le Mans Series and the Le Mans 24 Hours for British outfit Greaves Motorsport.

Tom Kimber-Smith will remain with Greaves Motorsport next season but will not be able to defend his Le Mans 24 LMP2 class crown with the team.

1990 Le Mans winner Martin Brundle will return to the French classic next season after firming up a deal to compete alongside son Alex with Greaves Motorsport.

Reigning Le Mans Series LMP2 class champions Greaves Motorsport have confirmed that they will continue to run Zytek chassis next season.

A new class for lower-specification GT cars will be introduced in time for the start of next season’s Le Mans Series, championship bosses announced yesterday.

Rally legend Sebastien Loeb has begun to lay the foundations for his post-WRC career with the creation of a GT team.

Julien Jousse and Emmanuel Collard sealed this year’s LMS LMP1 drivers’ title by the narrowest of margins in Sunday’s Estoril season-closer, the Pescarolo duo beating championship rivals Andrea Belicchi and Jean-Christophe Boullion in a captivating on-track battle.

Strakka Racing has announced plans to contest the FIA World Endurance Championship next season with an all-new Honda Performance Development LMP1 prototype.

The #7 Peugeot of Sebastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud took victory in Sunday's Six Hours of Silverstone, defeating fierce rivals Audi in a typically close encounter.

Formula Le Mans will be renamed LMPC for the 2012 season as part of continuing changes to the Le Mans Series’ structure.