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Video · 11 October 2026 Marcel Tarrès: A Hillclimb Legend's Driving Masterclass (Turckheim 1990, Martini MK56) Understeer, traction, weight transfer: Marcel Tarrès, multiple French Hillclimb Champion, rewatches his 1990 Turckheim run sector by sector and becomes his own coach. And at Vuillafans that same year, he swaps a blown engine in 1h30 and sets the best time. Full interview on YouTube.
Video · 1 October 2026 Lola T298 : The BMW-Powered Prototype That Won at Le Mans 1981 and Conquered the Hills | Le Mans Classic In 1981, the Lola T298 won its 2-litre class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and gave its driver a European Hill Climb title. At Le Mans Classic, in Paddock 6, we got up close to this BMW-powered prototype to tell the story of its double life, from the Hunaudières straight to mountain hairpins. First episode of our series on endurance cars turned hillclimb weapons.
Video · 25 September 2026 ELMS Spa-Francorchamps 2026: 5 Behind-the-Scenes Jobs That Can Decide the 4 Hours of Spa At the 2026 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, races are not decided by drivers alone. Carbon repairs, official timing, ACO technical scrutineering, Safety Car procedures and pit stops can all change the outcome — so Live4Racing went behind the scenes with Guillaume Coyon, Filippo Salvadori, Antoine Crevenat, Yannick Dalmas and Benjamin Bergeault to discover five jobs that can make or break an endurance race.
Video · 20 September 2026 Goodwood 1949: The Original Race Programme That Reveals a Forgotten Stirling Moss Result An original Goodwood race programme more than 75 years old, handwritten results left behind by a spectator and a little-known chapter in Stirling Moss's career. At the very circuit that hosted Goodwood's first international meeting, Live4Racing opens this remarkable document and travels back to Easter Monday 1949.
Video · 20 September 2026 Michel Pignard on his rally career: Alpine A110, Porsche 911, BMW M3 and 100 victories Michel Pignard is best known to hillclimb fans for his spectacular career against the clock. But the French driver also enjoyed a remarkable and action-packed rally career. From NSU to the BMW M3, via the Alpine A110, Porsche 911 and Ford Sierra Cosworth, Pignard looks back on four decades of racing, incredible accidents, flat-out battles and his long-awaited 100th career victory.
Video · 20 September 2026 Goodwood: British vs French Hillclimbing with Romain Dumas and Alex Summers At Goodwood, hillclimbing is unlike anything else. Live4Racing met Romain Dumas, British champion Alex Summers and UK motorsport enthusiasts to compare two very different hillclimb cultures: Britain and France. From 700-hp lightweight monsters to the legends of Mont-Dore and Mont Ventoux, welcome to a very special France vs UK showdown.
Video · 20 September 2026 GT3 Racing in Extreme Heat at Paul Ricard: How Drivers, Engineers and Mechanics Survive the Heat 36°C air temperature, a track above 50°C and cockpits turning into ovens: the fifth round of the 2026 International GT Open at Circuit Paul Ricard pushed both people and machines to the limit. Live4Racing went behind the scenes to discover how GT3 drivers, mechanics, engineers and Michelin specialists deal with extreme heat on a race weekend.
Video · 20 September 2026 Porsche 935: From Le Mans Glory to Hillclimb Legend It crushed the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans overall, beating every prototype on track. But the Porsche 935, that monstrous Group 5 machine, had a lesser-known second life: queen of the twisty hillclimb roads, driven by legends like the Almeras brothers and Claude Haldi. Here's the story of a 600hp, 900kg beast.
Video · 20 September 2026 F1 Suspension Systems: 75 Years of Engineering Evolution, Live from Silverstone Leaf springs, rockers, pushrods, pull-rods... behind every corner taken flat out sits a part nobody ever looks at: the suspension. We headed to Silverstone, in front of an extraordinary lineup celebrating 75 years of Formula 1, to trace five major engineering evolutions that shaped the modern race car. A hands-on engineering lesson, from Fangio's Maserati to a 2022 Red Bull.
Video · 20 September 2026 Ampus Hillclimb: Reliving the Legendary Var Circuit with Michel Pignard 4.3 miles of tarmac, up to 20,000 spectators, and prototypes flirting with 220 km/h through the houses of a Provençal hamlet: welcome to Ampus, one of the busiest rounds of the European Hill Climb Championship between 1972 and 1986. In our latest video, Michel Pignard — nine runs, nine different cars — retraces this legendary Var hillclimb, culminating in an emotional reunion with Marcel Tarrès at the finish line.
Video · 20 September 2026 Marcel Tarrès: 10 Titles, Martini Race Cars, Le Mans and the Extreme Risks of a French Hill Climb Legend Ten French Hill Climb Championship titles, heavily modified Martini single-seaters, two starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and an Andros Trophy crown: Marcel Tarrès’ career extends far beyond the mountain roads on which he built his reputation. In this major Live4Racing interview, published on 31 May 2026, Tarrès reveals the other side of that story: engineering, crashes, fear, the need to win and an era when ultra-light single-seaters blasted past trees, rocks and spectators. A rare testimony in
Video · 20 September 2026 Marcel Tarrès at Mont Dore 1993: The King of Hillclimb's Final Run August 1993, Mont Dore. The King of the mountain takes the throne one last time. With ten French hillclimb championship titles already in the bag, Marcel Tarrès shatters the legendary 1981 record and humbles an entire generation of rivals before hanging up his helmet for good. Here's the story of the most brutal farewell in French hillclimb history.