24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an annual endurance sports-car race held near Le Mans, France. Teams compete to cover the greatest distance in 24 hours.

Circuit de la Sarthe: A motor-racing circuit near Le Mans that combines permanent track with public roads. Its long straights and public-road sections shape the race’s speeds, risks, and setup.
Automobile Club de l'Ouest: A French automobile club that organizes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The club founded the race and continues to organize it.
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans: The 1966 Le Mans race, notable for Ford’s first overall victory over Ferrari. Ford’s team finish produced one of the event’s most famous photo finishes.
FIA World Endurance Championship: An international motor-racing series featuring endurance races for sports cars and prototypes. Le Mans is the championship’s most prominent event and awards points toward its titles.
Le Mans start: A historic race start in which drivers ran across the track to their cars before setting off. This start tradition became an iconic feature of the event before safety concerns ended it.
1923 24 Hours of Le Mans: The inaugural edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held in 1923. The first race established the event’s endurance format.
1995 24 Hours of Le Mans: The 1995 Le Mans race, won overall by a McLaren F1 GTR. A road-derived supercar defeated purpose-built prototypes in a celebrated upset.
24 Hours of Daytona: An annual endurance sports-car race held at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Daytona is another major 24-hour race, run on a shorter circuit with a different racing tradition.
Multi-class racing: A race format in which vehicles from different performance classes compete simultaneously. Faster prototypes and slower grand tourers share the circuit, creating traffic-management challenges.
Charles Faroux: A French motorsport journalist and engineer associated with the creation of the Le Mans race. Faroux helped devise the event with the Automobile Club de l'Ouest.

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