Over the 24 hour period modern competitors will complete race distances well over 5000 kilometres. The present record is 5410 kilometres, recorded in the 2010 race.[4] It is a distance over six times longer than the Indianapolis 500, or approximately 18 times longer than a Formula One Grand P

The race has over the years inspired imitating races all over the globe, popularising the 24 Hour format at places like Daytona, Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Sebring and Mount Panorama. Presently the American Le Mans Series and the European based Le Mans Series of multi-event sports car championships have been spun off from 24 Hours of Le Mans regulations. Other races include the Le Mans Classic, a race for historic Le Mans race cars of years past held on the Circuit de la Sarthe, a motorcycle version of the race which is held on the shortened Bugatti version of the same circuit, a kart race (24 Heures Karting) and a truck race (24 Heures Camions).

The 24 Hours of Le Mans was the venue for the first known instance at a major race of a winning driver celebrating by spraying champagne instead of drinking it.

When Dan Gurney won the 1967

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1923 Chenard & Walker

92 km/h2209 Kms. recorridos

Bentley 1924

Alfa Romeo 8C 1931

Bugatti 1937, ganador del evento en el ´37 y ´39 antes del inicio de la guerra en Europa

Ferrari 166MM 1949 131 km/h, 3160 Kms

Mercedes Benz 300SLR 1955

Jaguar D-Type 1955 172 km/h 4110 Kms.

1962 se introdujo la clase prototipos en la que ganaría Ferrari con su Testarossa 4 litros

Rover propulsado a turbina 1963

Ford GT-40 1966-1969

200 km/h 4815 Kms.

1969 fue el último año del famoso Inicio Le Mans

Porsche 917 ´70 - ´71 221 km/h 5304 Kms.

Porsche 936 1976-1981 197 km/h 4742 Kms.

Porsche 956 1982 203 km/h 4871 Kms.

Jaguar XJS-12 1990 203 km/h 4864 Kms.

Mazda 787b 1991

202 km/h 4894 Kms.

Peugeot 905 1992 199 km/h 4787 Kms.

Porsche 911 GT1 1998

206 km/h 4938 Kms.

Audi R8 2000-2005 222 km/h 5336 Kms.

Bentley EXP Speed 8 2003

221 km/h 5312 Kms.

Aud i R10 TDI 2006-2008 216 km/h 5193 Kms.

Peugeot 908 HDI 2009 209 km/h 5029 Kms.

Audi R15 2010 y R15 2011 216 km/h 5206 Kms.

Corvette C-5R

Porsche 911 GT2