24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s oldest active endurance sports car race, held annually near Le Mans, France, and renowned as one of motorsport’s most prestigious events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endurance sports car race
motorsport event
alsoKnownAs 24 Hours of Le Mans
surface form: 24 Heures du Mans
approximateCircuitLengthKm 13.6
carCategories GT3
Hypercar
LMP2
circuitUsed Circuit de la Sarthe
country France
economicImpactOn Le Mans metropolitan area
surface form: Le Mans region
firstHeld 1923
formerCarCategories GTE Am
GTE Pro
LMP1 (historic)
surface form: LMP1
frequency annual
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
hasNightRacing true
hasSupportRaces true
historicStartFormat Le Mans start
standing start with drivers running to cars
inception 1923
keyChicane Ford Chicane
keyCorner Arnage
Mulsanne Corner
Tertre Rouge
keyStraight Mulsanne Straight
lapDirection clockwise
locatedIn Le Mans
Pays de la Loire
Sarthe
mediaCoverage global television broadcast
live streaming
motorsportDiscipline endurance racing
sports car racing
notableFeature oldest active endurance sports car race in the world
one of the Triple Crown of Motorsport
organizer Automobile Club de l’Ouest
partOf FIA World Endurance Championship
raceDuration 24 hours
safetyInnovationInfluence motorsport safety standards
safetyRegulator Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
surface form: FIA
spectatorType international audience
surface asphalt
timeZone Central European Summer Time
trackType semi-permanent circuit
tripleCrownWith Indianapolis 500
Monaco Grand Prix
typicalRaceStartFormat rolling start
typicalStartMonth June
usesPublicRoads true

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Indianapolis 500 tripleCrownPeers 24 Hours of Le Mans
Rolex officialTimekeeperOf 24 Hours of Le Mans
Patrick Dempsey participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe bestKnownFor 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe hostedEvent 24 Hours of Le Mans
Bentley Blower notableRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
Carroll Shelby participantIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
Ken Miles participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
Porsche 356 notableRaceParticipation 24 Hours of Le Mans
FIA World Endurance Championship includesEvent 24 Hours of Le Mans
Sarthe knownFor 24 Hours of Le Mans
Sarthe hostsEvent 24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form: 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
Sarthe department knownFor 24 Hours of Le Mans
subject surface form: Sarthe
Sarthe department hasEvent 24 Hours of Le Mans
subject surface form: Sarthe
this entity surface form: 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
Bentley 3 Litre notableRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
Scott Sharp participantIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
Bruce McLaren participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
Bruce McLaren won 24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form: 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
Zora Arkus-Duntov participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
José Carlos Pace participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
Mercedes-Benz W194 wonRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form: 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans
Fernando Alonso participatedInRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
Fernando Alonso wonRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans metropolitan area knownFor 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans metropolitan area hosts 24 Hours of Le Mans
Graham Hill wonRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
Sauber Motorsport participatedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form: Le Mans 24 Hours
Rolex 24 at Daytona relatedEvent 24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans alsoKnownAs 24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form: 24 Heures du Mans
Mazda 787B notableRace 24 Hours of Le Mans
this entity surface form: 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans