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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Le Mans
| What was the historical date of the first 24 Hours of Le Mans? | Le Mans History
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26th May, 1923. It was held on 26th May, 1923 and was won by Andre Lagache and Rene Leonard.
| 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
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| The worst ever motorsport accident unfortunately occurred during the Le Mans race. In what year? | Le Mans History
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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 Levegh died instantly, and the entire Mercedes team was withdrawn, including Stirling Moss and Juan-Manuel Fangio.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
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Ickx. Jackie Ickx won the Le Mans race for 6 times. In 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981 and 1982
| What manufacturer has the most consecutive victories in Le Mans? | Le Mans History
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Porsche. Porsche has 7 consecutive victories from 1981 to 1987, followed by Ferrari with 6 between 1960 and 1965.
| From 1923 throuigh to the end of the 20th century, the Le Mans circiut has suffered many changes, especially in its length. How many different lengths has the circuit had since the first race? | Le Mans History
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8. With different lenghts between 8.450 miles and 10.726 miles.
| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| What is the longest distance covered a Le Mans 24 hours race? | Le Mans History
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| In 1977 Ickx won his 3rd consecutive Le Mans, becoming the ____ driver to win 3 straight? | Le Mans History
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4th. Barnato - 1928, 29 and 30. Gendebien - 1960, 61 and 62. Pescarolo - 1972, 73 and 74. Ickx - 1975, 76 and 77.
| 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
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British and American. L. Chinetti (USA)and Lord Selsdon (GB) were the first pilots to win in Le Mans for the 'Cavallino Rampante'.
| Audi had its debut in Le Mans in 1999. But in 2000 the 3 Audi cars participating in Le Mans had one peculiarity. What was it? | Le Mans History
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The 3 cars were 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
| In 1970 only 7 cars saw the checkered flag. In 1971 only 13 cars ended the race. But in these 2 years, only 2 manufacturers finished the race. Who were they? | Le Mans History
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| From 1982 to 1986 another record was set in Le Mans. Only one manufacturer finished in the first 5 positions in every race. Who was it? | Le Mans History
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| In 1993 this manufacturer finished the race with its 3 cars in the first 3 positions. Who was it? | Le Mans History
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| What was the manufacturer of the smallest engine ever to race in Le Mans? | Le Mans History
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Simca. It was a 3 cylinder engine with only 546cc.
Kristensen, Biela, Pirro.
Mirage. This was the first of three wins overall for the Ickx/Bell driving tandem, and the first in a stretch of three straight for Ickx.
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.
| Not including years the race was not held at all, how many times was it NOT held in the month of June between 1923 and 1993? | 24 Hours of Le Mans History
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3. The 1923 race was held in May, the 1956 running was in July, and the 1968 race in September. The 1968 race was originally scheduled for June but postponed due to the French workers' strike.
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.
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.
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.
1990. An FIA ruling that no straight could be longer than 2km led to the installation of the chicanes in 1990. The year before, Jean-Louis Schlesser blasted his Sauber C9 - Mercedes-Benz down the Mulsanne at 248mph (399km/hr) in qualifying!
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.
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.
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.
| 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
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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.
| How many times did Mercedes-Benz win Le Mans between 1923 and 1993 (including teams using Mercedes-Benz engines)? | 24 Hours of Le Mans History
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2. Only twice did the three-pointed star taken the spoils at Le Mans. The 1952 race, won by Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess in a 300SL, and in 1989 when a Sauber C9/88 with Mercedes-Benz power won in the hands of Jochen Mass, Manuel Reuter, and Stanley Dickens.
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