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The race-winning No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid.. The 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 89 e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars held between 21 and 22 August 2021, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France, before 50,000 spectators.
Marius Mestivier was the first race fatality, occurring only a few hours after Guilbert's death. The most recent death is Allan Simonsen, who died in the race of 2013. In total, two drivers died in the 1920s, another two in the 1930s, one in the 1940s, five in the 1950s, six in the 1960s, two in the 1970s, two in the 1980s, one in the 1990s ...
Joest Racing are the most successful race team with 15 victories and the Audi R8 is the best race-winning vehicle with five victories. [ 10 ] [ 12 ] As of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans , [update] there have been 146 victorious drivers from 20 individual countries and 25 winning manufacturers representing 7 different nations in the race's 92 ...
Ferrari went back to back to claim victory in its return to the top level of racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday. The No. 50 Ferrari beat the No. 7 Toyota to the finish line by 14 seconds ...
24 Hours of Le Mans: Race Héry over - turned his car at Maison Blanche and succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital [247] Jim Hickman (USA) 1982-07-31 Open wheel March-Cosworth: Championship Auto Racing Teams: Milwaukee Mile: Tony Bettenhausen 200: Practice Slammed into concrete wall whilst having a stuck throttle [248] Greg Hodnett (USA)
Toyota Gazoo Racing: 2018–2022 7 Matra Sports: 3 1972–1974 Martini Racing: 1971, 1976–1977 Peugeot Sport: 1992–1993, 2009 10 Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie: 2 1925–1926 Raymond Sommer: 1932–1933 Ecurie Ecosse: 1956–1957 Shelby American Inc. 1966–1967 John Wyer Automotive Engineering: 1968–1969 AF Corse: 2023–2024
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 2023 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Event – 100 years after the first edition – takes place this weekend, Saturday 10 June-Sunday 11 June.. The event in the north-west of France is the ...