Published Jun 16, 2020, 1:15 PM. With Formula 1 champions and past Le Mans winners among the 200 drivers competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, there were bragging rights at stake for the The McLaren F1 pulled off one of the most implausible feats in racing – winning a rain soaked 1995 24 hours of Le Mans outright as a GT car competing against full-blown prototypes. Originally six F1 GTRs were slated to take part in the ’95 race. Then one Motokazu Sayama made a phone call to Woking. The 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 21st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 13 and 14 June 1953, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans ().It was also the third round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. Circuit de la Sarthe track The race-winning No. 8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid. The 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 86 e 24 Heures du Mans) was an 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars entered by teams of three drivers each held from 16 to 17 June 2018 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France. But it was only a short, four-win streak, which ended in the hands of Porsche, the brand with the most wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with 19 wins. The second one was Audi, with 13 wins that all happened at the turn of the millennium. Watch the video or see the gallery below to see all the winners. . Le Mans in 1949. The 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 17th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 25 and 26 June 1949. Luigi Chinetti won the race for a third time in the first Ferrari barchetta by driving 22.5 hours. This race also saw the death of British driver Pierre Maréchal when his Aston Martin DB2 was involved in an accident Handprint's winners 2008 edition in the Hall of fame of Le Mans. The 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 76th Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place on 14–15 June 2008 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The test day was on June 1. The race was attended by 258,000 spectators. [1] Class winners of the event originally received an automatic invitation to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, however this was removed in 2012. The race is regarded as one of the major endurance races in the world and is among the biggest sports car races in North America alongside the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. The widest margin of victory. Bentley took the second of its five victories at Le Mans in 1927 by a whopping 20 laps. The works Bentley 3 Litre Sport driven by Sammy Davis and Dudley Benjafield managed to lap the Circuit de la Sarthe 137 times in the 24 hours, the second-placed Salmson Grand Sport only 117 times. 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

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