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The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race for Experimental cars and Grand Touring cars, staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 23 and 24 June 1962. It was the 30th Grand Prix of Endurance and the eighth round of the 1962 International Championship of Manufacturers.
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 330 TRI/LM won the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans, the last front-engine car to win the race. It was then sold to Luigi Chinetti's NART, competing in North America with some success before returning to the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was running in third place into the night against newer, factory-mid-engine Ferrari prototypes when it ...
This is a list of records in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1923. ... 1960–1962 Henri Pescarolo: 1972–1974, 1984 ... Youngest winner by class: 18 years, 352 days ...
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1960-1962 With: Paul Frère (1960) & Phil Hill (1961-62) Succeeded by. Ludovico Scarfiotti Lorenzo Bandini
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 ...
His celebration upon winning Le Mans—spraying champagne on the podium—has since become a custom throughout global motorsport. Gurney was a record five-time winner of the Winston Western 500 in the NASCAR Grand National Series and, in American open-wheel racing , was a six-time race winner in USAC Championship Car and twice runner-up in the ...
Daytona 500 pole winner 1961, 1962, 1963 1962 Daytona 500 winner 1958, ... 24 Hours of Le Mans results. Year Team Co-Driver Car Class Laps Pos. Class Pos. 1962: