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    Le Mans

    Who went on to win the race?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      Mike Hawthorn. Even though Hawthorn and his teammate won, they didn't celebrate. The people were buried the next day at Le Mans Cathedral.

    Who was the winning team inthe 2000 Le Mans race?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      Kristensen, Biela, Pirro.

    Who was the first Japanese driver to win at Le Mans?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Masanori Sekiya. Sekiya won along with JJ Lehto (see previous question) in 1995. Toshio Suzuki finished 2nd in 1999 driving a Toyota GT-ONE. Kazuyoshi Hoshino's best finish was 3rd in 1998 in a Nissan R390. Masahiro Hasemi's best finish was 5th in 1990 in a Nissan R90CP, a car he shared with Hoshino and Suzuki.

    Who was the first Finnish driver to win at Le Mans?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      JJ Lehto. Lehto won driving a McLaren F1 GTR - BMW in 1995. Kinnunen (1970 and 1976) and Rosberg (1991) did not finish any of their Le Mans starts. Stefan Johansson did win Le Mans in 1997, but he is from Sweden.

    Who was the first driver to win two consecutive races?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Andre Rossignol. Rossignol took his consecutive wins in 1925 and 1926, driving a La Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 both years. Rossignol shared with Gerard de Courcelles in 1925 and Robert Bloch in 1926. His 1926 winning drive covered 2552.414km, a then-record at Le Mans.

    Who was the first driver to win three consecutive races?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Woolf Barnato. Woolf Barnato won driving Bentleys between 1928-1930. Amazingly, these were his only three starts in the race, giving him the distinction as the first driver to have a 100% winning record over multiple starts. In addition, he drove with a different co-driver in each race; Bernard Rubin in 1928, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin in 1929, and Glen Kidston in 1930.

    Who was the first driver to win Le Mans and the Indy 500 in the same year?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      AJ Foyt. AJ Foyt did the double in 1967. Graham Hill has won both races, but in different years: Indy in 1966, and Le Mans in 1972 sharing with Henri Pescarolo in a Matra-Simca MS670B. Foyt shared his Ford GT40 MkIV with Dan Gurney in 1967.

    Who was the driver that died in the accident?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      Pierre Levegh. Levegh inadvertantly crashed and caused the deaths of many people. Though it was not his fault.

    Which driving team won the 1993 race?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Geoff Brabham/Christophe Bouchut/Eric Helary. Brabham, Bouchut, and Helary took an unlikely win driving a Peugeot 905B. Gachot/Herbert/Weidler won in 1991, Warwick/Dalmas/Blundell in 1992, and Haywood/Dalmas/Baldi in 1994.

    Which driver was the first to win 6 times at Le Mans?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      Ickx. Jackie Ickx won the Le Mans race for 6 times. In 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981 and 1982

    What was the only constructor to win Le Mans between 1979 and 1987 OTHER than Porsche?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Rondeau. Rondeau took advantage of the new IMSA GTP rules in 1980 to win over the Group 6 Porsche 908/80 of Jacky Ickx and Reinhold Joest. Jean Rondeau also drove the car, making him the first driver to win Le Mans in a car bearing his own name. Jean-Pierre Jaussaud was Rondeau's co-driver.

    What was the manufacturer of the smallest engine ever to race in Le Mans?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      Simca. It was a 3 cylinder engine with only 546cc.

    What was the historical date of the first 24 Hours of Le Mans?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      26th May, 1923. It was held on 26th May, 1923 and was won by Andre Lagache and Rene Leonard.

    What was the first year that a turbocharged car won Le Mans?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      1976. Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep won the race in a turbocharged Porsche 936/76. Turbocharged cars would win 11 of the 12 Le Mans races from 1976-1987, with 10 of those 11 wins going to Porsches.

    What was the first year that a rear-engine car won Le Mans?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      1963. Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini shared a Ferrari 250P. Ironically, this happened in the same year that a rear-engine car first won the Indianapolis 500, with Jim Clark driving a Lotus 38-Ford.

    What type of race is driven at Le Mans?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      24-hour sports car endurance race. The first race was held on the 26th and 27th of May 1923. Since then, its been held annually except for cancellations including 1936-Great Depression, and during World War II.

    What manufacturer has the most consecutive victories in Le Mans?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      Porsche. Porsche has 7 consecutive victories from 1981 to 1987, followed by Ferrari with 6 between 1960 and 1965.

    What kind of car was the killed racer driving?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      Mercedes-Benz. After the accident, the other Mercedez-Benz cars drove on for awhile until the company pulled them out of the race out of respect for the dead. They stopped racing altogether for a few decades. Hawthorn drove a Jaguar, Macklin drove an Austin-Healey, and Fangio drove another Mercedes-Benz.

    What is the longest distance covered a Le Mans 24 hours race?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      3315 miles.

    What is the Le Mans race named after?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      A nearby town. Le Mans, France, is an old town which is the birthplace of famous Frenchmen. They are Henry II of England (1133), Geoffrey V d'Anjou, the forefather of the Plantagenent dynasty (b. 1113), Geoffrey de Goreham, the Abbot of St. Albans in 1119, and Gilles-Francois de Beauvais, a Jesuit writer and preacher (b. 1693).

    What driver attempted to win the race solo in 1952, but had his car break-dwon while leading with 90 minutes to go?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Pierre Levegh. Driving a Lago-Talbot, the Frenchman almost pulled off the feat. Hermann Lang was a beneficiary of Levegh's misfortune, winning the race that year with Fritz Riess in a Mercedes. Sadly, Levegh was killed along with 81 spectators, when he crashed into the crowd in 1955.

    What action would best describe movement that the killed driver's car made in its final moments?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      Somersaulting. The car, after hitting Macklin, somersaulted on top of the barrier with the hood and axle flying into the air, then landing on the crowd while the engine cut through the spectators. The car then burst into flames which killed a few more people.

    The worst ever motorsport accident unfortunately occurred during the Le Mans race. In what year?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      1955. Pierre Levegh's Mercedes struck the rear of an Austin Healey driven by Lance Macklin on the pit straight. The car rammed the bank, exploded, and its engine flew into the packed grandstand, killing 80 people. Levegh died instantly, and the entire Mercedes team was withdrawn, including Stirling Moss and Juan-Manuel Fangio. This precipitated the complete withdrawal from motorsport for Mercedes.

    The traditional start, where drivers ran across the track to their race cars, was last used in what year?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      1969.

    The record of the fastest average speed (138.13 mph) for the Le Mans 24 hours was established in 1971. What was the team that won thatyear's race?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      H. Marko, G.van Lennep.

    The record of the fastest average speed (138.13 mph) for the Le Mans 24 hours was established in 1971. What car holds that record?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      Porsche 917.

    The race has been held every year with the exception of 1936 because of the French Strike. When the Second World War intervened the race was cancelled again in 1940 until ____ ?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      1948.

    The first winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans were Andre Lagache and Rene Leonard. In what car did they win the race?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      Chenard and Walcker.

    The first victory for Ferrari in a Le Mans was in 1949 with a 146MM. None of its drivers were Italian. What was the nationality of the 2 drivers?Le Mans History (viper-233)

      British and American. L. Chinetti (USA)and Lord Selsdon (GB) were the first pilots to win in Le Mans for the 'Cavallino Rampante'.

    The first father and son to win Le Mans overall share what last name?24 Hours of Le Mans History (Duff_44)

      Rosier. Louis and Jean-Louis Rosier shared a Lago-Talbot T26C-GS in 1950. Mario and Michael Andretti have come close twice, finishing 3rd in 1983 sharing with Philippe Alliot and 6th in 1988 sharing with nephhew/cousin John, both times in Porsches. Derek and Justin Bell also came close in 1995, finishing 3rd in a McLaren F1 GTR - BMW.

    On what date did the 'disaster' occur?The Accident at Le Mans (mitch1313)

      June 11, 1955. The race is always held in June. Although it has been moved to two different months: July (1956) and September (1968), the later because of nationwide political turmoils in spring.

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