Enlarge / Race winners, the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P of James Calado, But in years, it represents a long time to keep doing something again and again: like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, an annual Le Mans in 1949. The 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 17th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 25 and 26 June 1949. Luigi Chinetti won the race for a third time in the first Ferrari barchetta by driving 22.5 hours. This race also saw the death of British driver Pierre Maréchal when his Aston Martin DB2 was involved in an accident 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. Toyota scored a 1-2 finish at the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours, with the No. 8 crew of Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa taking victory. (L to R) Winners of the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours - Buemi, Hirakawa and 50. Winning the Le Mans 24 Hours is not a new experience for Porsche, they dominated the race across the 1970s and 80s and into the 90s but after returning to the top level of endurance racing in 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 Le Mans 24 Hours. This article is more than 3 years old. Nakajima and Buemi, winners in both those races, also completed their hat-tricks, while for Hartley, it was a second victory after the Ferrari may have had very little to cheer about in Formula One in recent years, but the Italian manufacturer made a triumphant return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a 50-year absence. One of the .

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