Petit Le Mans

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Petit Le Mans is a prestigious endurance sports car race held annually at Road Atlanta, renowned as one of North America’s premier long-distance motorsport events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endurance sports car race
motorsport event
audienceScope international
broadcastMedium online streaming
television
circuitUsed Road Atlanta NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentSeries IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship NERFINISHED
firstHeld 1998
formerSeries American Le Mans Series NERFINISHED
founder Don Panoz NERFINISHED
frequency annual
governingBody IMSA NERFINISHED
hasClass GT cars
GTE/GTLM cars
LMP cars
prototype cars
hasNickname PLM NERFINISHED
heldInMonth October
hostVenueOpened 1970
inspiredBy 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED
lapsDirection clockwise
locatedIn Braselton, Georgia NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
North America
Road Atlanta NERFINISHED
motorsportCategory endurance racing
motorsportDiscipline sports car racing
namedAfter 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED
notableFeature flagship event at Road Atlanta
multi-class traffic and strategy
runs into the night
numberOfTurns 12
organisedAs multi-class race
raceDurationFormat 10 hours
1000 miles
raceType long-distance sports car race
regionReputation one of North America’s premier long-distance motorsport events
safetyCarUsage full-course cautions
spectatorType endurance racing fans
surface asphalt
timekeepingStandard hours-based and distance-based
trackLength 2.54 miles
4.088 km
typicalFinishTime night
typicalRaceDistance 1000 miles
typicalRaceDuration 10 hours
typicalStartTime daytime

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IMSA SportsCar Championship (historically) flagshipEvent Petit Le Mans
subject surface form: IMSA SportsCar Championship