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The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to public ...
It consists of both permanent track and public roads temporarily closed for the race. Since 1923, the track has been extensively modified, mostly for safety reasons, and now is 13.626 km (8.467 mi) in length. Although it initially entered the town of Le Mans, the track was cut short to better protect spectators.
2024 24 Hours of Le Mans: The Hypercars are coming to town! Next week, the traditional Scrutineering sessions mark the beginning of 24 Hours of Le Mans race week. This season, the French 24-hour marathon is the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The famous Le Mans 24 Hours race is the major event of motor sport and the highlight of the FIA World Endurance. Used ten days a year, the 24 Hours circuit was completed by the realization of permanent circuits: in 1966 "the Bugatti Circuit" (4.185 km long) and then in 1976, "Circuit of The White House" (2, 9 km).
24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit. Bugatti Circuit. Track map. 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit. The 24 Hours of Le Mans, created in 1923, provides a circuit of 13.629 km including the Bugatti circuit and main roads open to the public all year round. 1 La Chapelle Descent. 2 Forest S-Bend. 3 Tertre Rouge Bend. 4 Mulsanne Straight. 5 1st chicane.
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the 4th round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). As its name suggests, the race lasts 24 hours. The race starts on Saturday June 15 at 4pm and finishes the following day, Sunday June 16 at 4pm.
Aug 23, 2021 · Breaking down the historic Le Mans 24-hour endurance-racing classic, a brutal test of driver and machine. By Rich Ceppos Updated: Aug 23, 2021. Getty Images. First run in 1923, the annual 24...
