Class winners of the event originally received an automatic invitation to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, however this was removed in 2012. The race is regarded as one of the major endurance races in the world and is among the biggest sports car races in North America alongside the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. Thirty-five of the 62 cars entered for the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours – including winners Buemi/Hartley/Hirakawa (Toyota Gazoo Racing) – put their trust in Michel The 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 66th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 6 and 7 1998. 1998 saw a significant increase in manufacturer involvement. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz remained, with upgraded cars in both GT1 and LMP. Toyota sent three of their new, extremely fast GT-One racing cars, while BMW, in association with Williams F1, launched the new BMW V12 LM. Nissan sent 4 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 Championship for Makes . This year would be the swansong of the mighty 5-litre engines – the incoming regulations would put a 3-litre limit on engine capacity for Group 5 Sports Cars. With the FIA WEC soon to kick off at Sebring, the list of 62 cars invited to take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary race has been released! Click HERE for the entry list. At 4pm on Saturday 10 June, the French flag will be waved to herald the start of the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the fourth round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Ferrari won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time in 58 years but it was two American teams that stole the show. This was the most exciting 24 Hours of Le Mans in years and the perfect 100 The 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans took place at the traditional Circuit de la Sarthe, an 8.5-mile road course in rural Le Mans, France. It began at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday and ended 9 a.m With 19 victories thanks to six of its most legendary racing cars, Porsche holds the record for most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Porsche currently officially participates in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA WEC in LMGTE Pro, and is hoping to make its mark on the race again in the new Hypercar class. With 19 overall and 108 class wins ISeuuY.

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