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    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 (France)...
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    The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is widely...
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    The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de...
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    24 Hours of Le Mans was the 23rd 24 Hours of Le Mans and took place on 11 and 12 June 1955 on Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fourth round of the...
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  • This is a list of records in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1923. This page is accurate up to and including the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. Note: The first...
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  • officially licensed simulation of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and focuses on Le Mans Hypercar, LMP2, GTE, and LMGT3...
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    The 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race staged on 13 and 14 June 1970 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. It was the eighth race of the 1970...
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  • 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe...
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    The 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 31st Grand Prix of Endurance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans series and took place on 15 and 16 June 1963. It was also...
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  • Duncan Hamilton (racing driver) (category 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers)
    single-seaters, he was more successful in sportscars, winning the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, two Coupe de Paris events, and the 12 heures internationals Reims...
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    The 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 39th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1971. It was the ninth round of the 1971 International...
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    The 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 20th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14–15 June 1952 at Circuit de la Sarthe. After 22 years away, Mercedes-Benz...
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    The 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans was a race for Sports Cars which took place on 12 and 13 June 1954, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. It was the...
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    This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race...
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  • Philip Fotheringham-Parker (category 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers)
    Formula One race at Winfield. Fotheringham-Parker took part in the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans with Sydney Allard, but retired from the race after four laps due...
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    considered to be one of the three legs of the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing along with the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona. The track...
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  • Juan Jover (category 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers)
    left leg when he crashed his Pegaso Z-102 during trials for the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, but returned to hillclimbing in June 1954. In 1957, he won the...
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    The 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 46th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 10 and 11 June 1978. In many ways it was a continuation of the race...
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    Tony Rolt (category 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers)
    16-year-old, in a 3-wheeler Morgan in speed trials. He won the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans and participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands...
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    the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to public roads which remain accessible most of the...
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    Cunningham C-5R (category 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars)
    developed in 1953 for the Briggs Cunningham racing team. The C-5R was the successor to the C-4R and was built for use in the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans. The open...
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    Tom Cole (racing driver) (category 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers)
    after the war. He died, aged 31, in a crash while driving in the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans. Cole was born in Llandaff, in South Glamorgan, Wales, U.K. on...
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  • B. S. Cunningham Company (category 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars)
    different models in very small numbers, primarily to be raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1949 Briggs Cunningham met Phil Walters, who raced Midgets and...
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    The 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 61st Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on the 19 and 20 June 1993. The race was won...
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    The Cadillac Le Mans was a concept car designed by Harley Earl and developed by Cadillac. It was named for the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, in...
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    Singer Nine (redirect from Singer 9 Le Mans)
    was also made from October 1933, and one of these managed to finish thirteenth at the 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans race. In 1933, celebrating this moderate...
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    Carlo Facetti (category 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers)
    and Nino Vaccarella. During this period, Carlo finished third in the Spa 24 Hours twice. In 1973, he was racing the team's Alfa Romeo T33/TT in the World...
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    Ken Miles (category 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers)
    Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. Miles' and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning...
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    Bristol 450 (category 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars)
    The cars were constructed specifically to contest the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, at which they won both their class and the team prize...
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    non-caliper type. In the 1950s, there was a demonstration of superiority at the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans race, which required braking from high speeds several...
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