What cars run the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
What cars run the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
24 Hours of Le Mans
| year | car | drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Porsche 919 Hybrid | Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb |
| 2017 | Porsche 919 Hybrid | Earl Bamber, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley |
| 2018 | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi, Nakajima Kazuki |
| 2019 | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi, Nakajima Kazuki |
What American cars have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Few American race cars are as revered as the Ford GT, which earned motorsports immortality thanks to its podium sweep at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans (as depicted in the film Ford v Ferrari).
Are car races 24 hours?
One of the more common lengths of endurance races has been running for 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), or roughly six hours. Longer races can run for 1,000 miles (1,600 km), 12 hours, or even 24 hours.
When did Audi win the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Audi at Le Mans in 2014. Without question, the modern era of the most famous race in the world—the 24 Hours of Le Mans—has belonged to Audi. That comes to an end this year.
When did the Audi R10 Le Mans car come out?
The car dominated Le Mans, winning each year from its 2006 introduction until it was replaced by the R15 in 2009. It was designed and constructed for sports car racing in the Le Mans Prototype LMP1 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and other similar endurance races.
Why did Audi not race in Le Mans?
If Audi wants to race electric cars at the top level, it gets in while that—like electric cars themselves—are still growing. Had Audi had an unlimited budget and wanted to still take its electric game to the next level, it could somehow run an all-electric prototype in Le Mans.
When does the 24 Hours of Le Mans start?
The 24 Hours of Le Mans . . . Is that like 24 consecutive hours? Yep. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. EST (5:30 a.m. PST) on Saturday in France and ends at 8:30 a.m. EST (5:30 a.m. PST) Sunday. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest, or ACO, has held this race since 1923, aside from the years during World War II.
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