24h Le Mans
Just a few weeks ahead of the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13-14 June, Inter Europol Competition has unveiled the special livery inspired by landscapes of rapeseed fields given to its ORECA 07-Gibson LMP2.
There are liveries that cover a car, and then there are liveries that give it a soul. For the upcoming 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, Inter Europol Competition has favoured the latter. The #43 ORECA 07-Gibson shared by Kuba Śmiechowski, Tom Dillmann and Nick Yelloly will sport a special creation by Polish designers Aleksandra and Gustaw Lange, from the Lange & Lange design studio. The Art Car fielded by the LMP2 winner of last year's 24 Hours of Le Mans is comprehensive in concept, including the prototype itself as well as the visual identity of the project as a whole.
Inter Europol Competition’s iconic yellow and green are on full display. These colours are extracted from the rapeseed fields of Poland, those vibrant expanses that flow with the wind. Yet at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, nothing stands still, so the designers have transformed this peaceful image into a living entity coursing with energy and speed.
The car becomes a moving canvas and an evocation of the Polish Impressionist movement — steeped in references to Leon Wyczółkowski, Edward Dwurnik and Waldemar Świerzy — and of the Polish School of Posters.
Aleksandra and Gustaw Lange: Our goal was to create something that works on an immediate visual level, but also carries deeper layers of meaning. This is not just aesthetics. It is a language that connects history, emotion and function.
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, every detail eventually tells a story, from brake discs glowing red in the night to bodywork caked with insects. This Art Car embodies the tradition in which the machine represents far more than mere performance. Inter Europol Competition has not lost sight of what truly matters, fully aware of what it takes to survive the most unforgiving race in the world.
Sport Director Sascha Fassbender: Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice and finishing second once has shown us what it takes to perform at the very highest level of endurance racing. But motorsport today is more than just competition, it is a powerful communication platform and an opportunity to think beyond the obvious. With this Art Car project, we wanted to go further than performance alone. It is about expressing who we are as a team, telling a story, and connecting with people in a way that goes beyond the track. Motorsport gives you a unique stage, and we believe it should also be a space for creativity, for bold ideas, and for thinking truly out of the box
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans has always served as a living automobile museum. Some cars win the race, others earn a place in the collective memory. Inter Europol Competition is going after both this year.
When the #43 sets off on Saturday, 13 June at 16:00, Kuba Śmiechowski, Tom Dillmann, and Nick Yelloly will be looking to claim the top step on the LMP2 podium for a second year in a row. Their experience, precision and team spirit are sure to be decisive factors in the team's result on the track, but it is the Art Car that will resonate far beyond the world of motorsport.
It is also worth noting the Polish outfit has entered a second chassis bearing the #343 to be driven by Bijoy Garg, Reshad de Gerus and Nico Müller.
Kuba Śmiechowski: Le Mans is a place where every detail and every decision count. This project shows that motorsport is not only about performance, but also about emotion and storytelling in a unique way. We are proud to be part of something so special and we can’t wait to get started.
And perhaps that is, deep down, what has made the Le Mans classic unparalleled for more than a century. Here, even the paint can tell a story of endurance.
