Car racing

 

The 24 hours of Le Mans.

It is an endurance race that is held annually in June at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, France. It is organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). It has been a World Endurance Championship scorer between the 1950s and 1990s and again since 2010.

 

It is the most prestigious endurance motorsport race in the world, and brings together drivers and teams from different national and international championships. However, some get their invitation based on results in other ACO competitions, such as the American Le Mans Series, the European Le Mans Series, the Asian Le Mans Series and Petit Le Mans.

The competition takes place on a semi-permanent racing circuit which, in its current configuration, is 13,626 meters long. They mostly use sections of road that remain open to the public the rest of the year. Over the years, various purpose-built sections have been built to replace normal road sections, most notably the Porsche Curves, which replaces the dangerous Maison Blanche section. The Bugatti permanent circuit provides the start and finish facilities for the race.