Iconic Le Mans Car Liveries Look Epic On Modern F1 Machinery

Formula 1 Endurance Design

by Jack Leslie 31st December 2016

Here’s what modern Formula 1 cars would look like painted in some of the most iconic and famous liveries to ever race at Le Mans.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the oldest and most famous motor races in the world. Some incredible cars have raced there and cemented themselves in racing history.

c3fd2646652997-585d197ec8508 — The Sauber C9

6d80f646652997-585d197ec75c7 — Who remembers the Bentley Speed 8?

6ced6446652997-585d0e59a5448 — We all love a good black and yellow livery

Many of the liveries run at Le Mans have become equally famous and well-loved. So, talented designer Sean Bull has taken a look at what modern F1 cars would look like with famous Le Mans colour schemes.

ad5e3e46652997-585d0e59a7643 — Peugeot 905

b851e246652997-585d0e59a6c4d — The Porsche 917

1b52e346652997-585d0e59a5fa0 — The Gulf Porsche 917

From the beautiful orange and green livery of the Mazda 787b to the popular Gulf colours run by Porsche, there are some wonderful liveries featured in the concept design series.

df599646652997-585d0e59a4a8e — The ‘Pink Pig’

03f74546652997-585d0e59a3df5 — This Mazda livery will always be awesome

3ea91f46652997-585d0e59a3938 — The Silk Cut Jaguar, so, so cool!

It also just goes to show how awesome Le Mans liveries from the past are, compared to current F1 designs and colours.

d7930546652997-585d0e59a34f3 — Martini stripes FTW

24c05646652997-585d0e59a2ffc — Here’s another great Porsche livery

9e596546652997-585d0e59a29f2 — And another…

Check out the full series right here.