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The inaugural Willhire 24 Hour, Snetterton, 1980 Driving under safety car in 2007 Mil Milhas Brasil The 2007 24 Hours of Silverstone. In the beginning of formalised endurance racing, the races tended to be for sports cars while the Grand Prix cars of the era began to evolve into the open wheel racing cars of today and ran over shorter distances.
Tom Kristensen has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, more than any other driver.. 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.
The IAU 24 Hour World Championship is the pinnacle of competition in the 24-hour run. The first IAU Individual Track Championships were held in San Giovanni Lupatoto, Verona, Italy on 22–23 September 2001. [7] The German website DUV lists 160 24-hour races that were scheduled for 2012, a figure that has doubled over the last 10 years.
Northern Ireland's Dan Harper has won his first 24 Hour race in Dubai with BMW and Team WRT. The 24-year-old claimed top overall honours in the 24 Hours of Dubai, the curtain-raiser for the ...
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 ...
Most races between first and last start: 36: Jan Lammers (1983 – 2018) Most starts without finishing one race: 14: Hans Heyer [Note 8] Most starts without winning (overall) 30: Bob Wollek: Most time in the car during 24 hours: 24 hours: Edward Ramsden Hall in 1950 [Note 9] Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner: 23 h 15 min 17s ...
Filipe Nasr crosses the finish line in a Porsche 963 for the Porsche Penske Motorsport team to win the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Daytona ...
They are considered three of the most challenging endurance races over the decades: the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. [1] [2] As of 2025 only 12 drivers have completed the Triple Crown by winning all three races, Phil Hill was the first do so in 1964, and Timo Bernhard is the most recent to do so in 2010. [3]