The first 24h of Le Mans is Held (1906)
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered…
Mazda 787B Wins The 24 Hours of Le Mans (1991)
The Mazda 787 and its derivative 787B are Group C sports prototype racing cars that were developed by Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda for use in the World Sportscar Championship, All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1990 to…
The Belgian Jacky Ickx wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the sixth time (1982)
Jacques”Jacky” Ickx (born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1966 to 1979. Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1969 and 1970, and won eight Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In endurance…
The BMW V12 LMR wins the 24h Le Mans (1999)
The BMW V12 LMR is a Le Mans Prototype built for sports car racing from 1999 to 2000. The car was built through an alliance between BMW Motorsport and Williams…
Happy Birthday Loïc Duval (1982)
Loïc Jean-Claude Duval (born 12 June 1982) is a French professional racing driver racing for Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Duval is a former FIA WEC champion and a winner…
Happy Birthday Jack Brabham (1926)
Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1970. Brabham won three Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles, which he won in 1959, 1960 and 1966,…
Happy Birthday Bernard Darniche (1942)
Bernard Jean Darniche (born 28 March 1942 in Cenon, a commune in the Gironde department) is a French former rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 1976 and 1977 and the French Rally Championship…
Happy Birthday Christoffer Nygaard (1986)
Christoffer Nygaard (born 24 March 1986, in Gentofte) is a Danish auto racing driver who drove in the FIA World Endurance Championship. After karting for four years, Nygaard made his auto racing debut in 2005 in the…
Happy Birthday John Nielsen (1956)
John Nielsen (born 7 February 1956, in Varde) became popular in his native Denmark in the 1990s through his successes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Even before Tom Kristensen, he…
Happy Birthday Allan McNish (1969)
Allan McNish (born 29 December 1969) is a British former racing driver, commentator, and journalist from Scotland.[1] He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2013, as…
Happy Birthday Ken Miles (1918)
Ken Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American…
Happy Birthday Tom Kristensen (1967)
Tom Kristensen (born 7 July 1967) is a Danish former racing driver. He holds the record for the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with nine, six…
Porsche 911 RSR #92 “Pink Pig” wins 24h Le Mans GTE-Pro (2018)
On 17th of June 2018 in the factory-run Porsche 911 RSR #92, Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) crossed the finish line first in the GTE-Pro.…
Happy Birthday Frank Clement (1886)
Frank Charles Clement (15 June 1886 – 15 February 1970) was a British racing driver who, along with Canadian John Duff, won the 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans. One…
Happy Birthday Mark Blundell (1966)
Mark Blundell (born 8 April 1966) is a British racing driver who competed in Formula One for four seasons, sports cars, and CART. He won the 1992 24 Hours of…