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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 race-winning No. 51 Ferrari 499P. The 91st 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 91 e 24 Heures du Mans), also known as the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: Centenaire des 24 Heures du Mans), was an automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers racing Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars held from 10 to 11 June 2023 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near ...
Wins Car Year 5 Audi R8: 2000–2002, 2004–2005 4 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300: 1931–1934 Ford GT40: 1966–1969 Porsche 956: 1982–1985 Audi R18: 2011–2014
After Ferrari's 1965 win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the manufacturer hit an eight-year lull and then disappeared for 50 years. They won in their return. They entered the Hypercar class in 2023 to ...
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 ...
A mandatory pre-Le Mans test day split into two daytime sessions of four hours each was held at the circuit on 6 May, [13] involving all 48 cars and four reserve entries. [19] The morning session was led by Audi with a lap of 3 minutes, 36.054 seconds from Stefan Johansson in the No. 4 Johansson Motorsport R8 .
The Le Mans results boosted Ford over Ferrari for the 1966 Manufacturers' Championship. Ford's answer to Ferrari's next weapon, the 330 P4 , was delayed by development problems, handing Ferrari a rematch with the Mk IIs that so dominated them at LeMans, at the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours .
The race-winning No. 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. The 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 90 e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour automobile endurance event that was held in front of 244,200 spectators on 11 and 12 June 2022 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, France for Le Mans Hypercar (Hypercar), Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars that were entered by ...