Audi 24 Hours Of Le Mans

The 82nd 24 hours of le mans french.

Audi 24 hours of le mans. 24 heures du mans is the world s oldest active sports car race in endurance racing held annually since 1923 near the town of le mans france. Sixty years ago ferrari scored the first of its six consecutive wins at the 24 hours of le mans from 1960 to 1965. It was the third round of the 2011 intercontinental le mans cup and was part of a world championship or international cup for the first time since 1992 when it was. The audi once again achieved an overall victory.

The 1999 24 hours of le mans was the 67th 24 hours of le mans and took place on 12 and 13 june 1999. 1999 saw another increase in manufacturers involvement. The 24 hours of le mans french. The manufacturer followed up its.

The lmp1 class saw the first competition between the new diesel engined peugeot 908 hdi fap prototype and the diesel audi r10 tdi the 2006 le mans winner. The race has been run every year since its inception with the exception of 1936 when the race was not run due to worker strikes and 1940 to 1948 due to world war ii. Audi came in 3rd at their first attempt at le mans. Ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans 1960 1965 2 6 nine drivers six wins.

The 2007 24 hours of le mans was the 75th grand prix of endurance and took place at the circuit de la sarthe le mans france from 16 17 june 2007. The 1999 race was the last for several of the major manufacturers. The 2011 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans 2011 was the 79th grand prix of endurance and took place on 11 12 june 2011 at the circuit de la sarthe le mans france and organised by the automobile club de l ouest aco. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency.

Only audi returned for 2000. As in 1999 the car was prepared by reinhold joest winner of the 24 hours of le mans in 1984 1985 1996 and 1997. Audi wins for the fourth time in 2004 with japanese seiji ara italian dindo capello and dane tom kristensen 5 audi r8. The 2002 24 hours of le mans was an automobile endurance race held for le mans prototype and grand touring cars from 15 to 16 june 2002 at the circuit de la sarthe in le mans france it was the 70th running of the event as organized by the automotive group the automobile club de l ouest aco since 1923 a test day was held five weeks prior to the race on 5 may.

82 e 24 heures du mans was an automobile endurance racing event for le mans prototype and le mans grand touring endurance cars held from 11 to 15 june 2014 at the circuit de la sarthe at le mans france it was the 82nd running of the event as organized by the automobile club de l ouest aco since 1923 the race was the third round and the premier event. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport other events. Porsche synonymous with le mans success whenever any sports fan talks about porsche and motor racing the conversation will inevitably turn to the 24 hours of le mans. An unmatched feat that along with the successes of 1949 1954 and 1958 allowed the italian marque to surpass bentley and jaguar co holders.