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It is similar to the Spa 24 Hours, which had been introduced in 1924, following the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The ADAC had held its first 1000 km Nürburgring sports car racing event in 1953. As the 1000 km Spa had been introduced in 1966, the 24h at the Ring gave both circuits a pair of endurance racing events at very long tracks, at least until ...
Two rule changes brought less powerful machinery, and the Le Mans disaster in 1955 led to the cancellation of many GPs in that year, including the German. By 1956, the old records were finally beaten. Single seater open wheel Grand Prix cars soon came close to 9 minutes and 150 km/h.
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, [1] also known as Circuit de la Sarthe [2] (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to ...
It's been almost 60 years since Ford won the overall crown at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is considered the world's most prestigious endurance race. Between 1966 and 1969, the Ford GT40 took ...
This page is accurate up to and including the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. Constructor records. Most total wins. Rank Constructor Wins Year(s) 1 Porsche: 19 1970– ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. [1] It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, [2] [3] and is one of the races—along with the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport, and is also one of the races alongside the 24 ...
The European Le Mans Series (known from 2004 to 2005 as the Le Mans Endurance Series and from 2006 to 2011 as the Le Mans Series) has raced on 19 different circuits across 9 European countries (12 in total) in its 22-year history.
Michèle Mouton (pictured in 2011) won her class in the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans.. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.