| LC control no. | n 2008048270 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Meeting name heading | 24 Heures du Mans (Automobile race) |
| Variant(s) | Grand Prix d'endurance (Automobile race) Grand Prix of Endurance (Automobile race) Le Mans 24-Hour Race Le Mans (Automobile race) Le Mans Endurance Race Le Mans Grand Prix Le Mans Grand Prix d'endurance (Automobile race) Le Mans Twenty-Four Hour Race Vingt-quatre Hueres du Mans (Automobile race) |
| Beginning date | 1923 |
| Associated country | France |
| Located | Le Mans, France |
| Field of activity | Motorsports |
| Affiliation | Fédération internationale de l'automobile |
| Found in | Le Mans, 1954. Britannica online, July 17, 2008 (Le Mans Grand Prix d'endurance; automobile race; byname: Le Man 24-Hour Race; probably the world's best-known automobile race, run annually (with few exceptions) since 1923 at the Sarthe road-racing circuit, near Le Mans, France; the Le Mans Grand Prix is sanctioned by the International Automobile Federation) Site officeil des 24 Heures du Man 2008 ..., viewed July 17, 2008 <http://www.lemans.org/accueil/index.html> Wikipedia, (French) July 17, 2008 (Les 24 Heures du Mans sont une course automobile d'une durée de 24 heures, se déroulant sur un circuit routier, près de la ville du Mans, dans le département de la Sarthe, France. Cette compétition existe depuis 1923) English version (The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance) |
| Associated language | fre |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85075422 |
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