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The 2014 Le Mans schedule was moved forward one week to avoid conflicts with other major motorsports series. [1] It was the 82nd running of the event, [2] and the third of eight scheduled rounds of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. [3]
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.
Most starts before first win: 16th start: David Brabham in 2009: Most wins with the same driver lineup: 3: Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill (1958, 1961, 1962) Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell (1975, 1981, 1982) Tom Kristensen, Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro (2000, 2001, 2002) Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer (2011, 2012, 2014) Lowest start ...
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 ...
Mardenborough returned to Le Mans in 2014 with OAK Racing, whose Ligier-Nissan LMP2 car he shared with Alex Brundle and Mark Shulzhitskiy. The trio led the LMP2 category for 14 hours and were in contention for the win until a spark plug issue with two hours remaining dropped them to fifth in class and ninth overall at the finish. [36]
In 2014 the LMP1 class was also divided, with manufacturers limited solely to the LMP1-H category. [31] For the 2012 season, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season. [30]
The No. 8 Toyota TS040, who won the 2014 Wec. Toyota's 24 Hours of Le Mans efforts date back to the 1980s with Dome prepared Group C cars. Factory supported Toyota Team Tom's competed in World Sportscar Championship and Le Mans until 1994, with varying results. Toyota achieved 2nd place in the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans.
[a] [3] [4] These annual events are the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the Indianapolis 500 for American open-wheel racing cars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Monaco Grand Prix for Formula One cars at the Circuit de Monaco. The Indianapolis 500 was introduced in 1911, followed by the 24 Hours of Le ...