By the mid-1960s, Matra also started getting involved in various motorsport competitions, with Jean-Luc Lagardère promising to win a Formula 1 title and the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance ...

Ferrari last raced at Le Mans, it returned to take an historic victory in the classic 24 hour race. "When the sun rises, ...

l’association en entre Idec Sport et Matra se concrétise avec la révélation, ce mardi 19 mars, de la livrée du proto LMP2 qui disputera l’European Le Mans Series et les 24 Heures du Mans ...

une décision radicale pour que l'équipe Matra-Simca impose à nouveau une voiture française aux 24 Heures du Mans, vingt-deux ans après la Talbot de Louis Rosier et son fils, en 1950. Le ...

It also weighed only 1,653 lbs (750 kg) – much lighter than today's Le Mans hypercar's minimum weight of 2,270 lbs (1,030 kg). Matra and Simca are two now-defunct French automakers, but once ...

The Le Mans tradition grew in popularity until 1936 ... This leveled the playing field for other marques, including Matra-Simca and Renault-Alpine, to rise, although Porsche would dominate ...