24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto (24 Heures Moto) is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, Sarthe, France. The race is organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and is part of the Endurance World Championship.


History

When the Bol d'Or moved from Bugatti Circuit to Circuit Paul Ricard at the end of 1977, the ACO created the 24 Heures Moto. The race became one of "the classics" of endurance racing along with the 24 Hours of Liège the 8 Hours Of Suzuka, and the Bol d'Or.

At the end of 2001, the three 24 Hour classic races (Le Mans, Liège and the Bol d'Or) withdrew from the Endurance World Championship to create the Master of Endurance. Le Mans returned to the Endurance World Championship in 2006.


Race weekend format

Thursday

Free practice sessions, 1st qualifying practice sessions (in groups) and night practice sessions

Friday

2nd qualifying practice sessions (in groups)

Saturday

Warm-up session. 3.00 PM Le Mans start

Sunday

3.00 pm, finish of the race followed by the prize-giving ceremony


Winners

Year Riders Manufacturer
Rider 1 Rider 2 Rider 3
1978 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Claude Chemarin 22px-Flag of France.png Christian Leon Honda
1979 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Claude Chemarin 22px-Flag of France.png Christian Leon Honda
1980 22px-Flag of France.png Marc Fontan 22px-Flag of France.png Hervé Moineau Honda
1981 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Claude Chemarin 22px-Flag of France.png Christian Huguet Kawasaki
1982 22px-Flag of France.png Pierre-Etienne Samin 22px-Flag of France.png Dominique Pernet Suzuki
1983 22px-Flag of France.png Gérard Coudray 20px-Flag of Switzerland.png Jacques Cornu 20px-Flag of Switzerland.png Sergio Pellandini Kawasaki
1984 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Dirk Brand 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Henk Van der Mark Suzuki
1985 22px-Flag of France.png Bernard Millet 22px-Flag of France.png Guy Bertin 22px-Flag of France.png Philippe Guichon Suzuki
1986 22px-Flag of France.pngAlex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.pngGérard Coudray 22px-Flag of France.pngPatrick Igoa Honda
1987 22px-Flag of France.png Alex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Michel Mattioli 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Louis Battistini Honda
1984 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Dirk Brand 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Henk Van der Mark Suzuki
1985 22px-Flag of France.png Bernard Millet 22px-Flag of France.png Guy Bertin 22px-Flag of France.png Philippe Guichon Suzuki
1986 22px-Flag of France.pngAlex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.pngGérard Coudray 22px-Flag of France.pngPatrick Igoa Honda
1987 22px-Flag of France.png Alex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Michel Mattioli 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Louis Battistini Honda
1988 22px-Flag of France.png Alex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Michel Mattioli 22px-Flag of France.png Christophe Bouheben Honda
1989 22px-Flag of France.png Alex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Michel Mattioli 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Roger Burnett Honda
1990 22px-Flag of France.png Alex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Michel Mattioli 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Stéphane Mertens Honda
1991 22px-Flag of France.png Philippe Monneret 22px-Flag of France.png Bruno Bonhuil 22px-Flag of France.png Rachel Nicotte Yamaha
1992 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Terry Rymer 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Carl Fogarty 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Michel Simul Kawasaki
1993 22px-Flag of France.png Adrien Morillas 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Brian Morrisson 22px-Flag of France.png Wilfried Veille Kawasaki
1994 22px-Flag of France.png Adrien Morillas 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Louis Battistini 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Terry Rymer Kawasaki
1995 22px-Flag of France.png Alex Vieira 22px-Flag of France.png Rachel Nicotte 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Brian Morrisson Honda
1996 22px-Flag of France.png Jehan D'Orgeix 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Pier-Giorgio Bontempi 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Brian Morrisson Kawasaki
1997 22px-Flag of the United States.png Doug Polen 22px-Flag of France.png Juan-Eric Gomez 22px-Flag of Australia.svg.png Peter Goddard Suzuki
1998 22px-Flag of France.png Bertrand Sébileau 22px-Flag of France.png Thierry Paillot 22px-Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Igor Jerman Kawasaki
1999 22px-Flag of France.png Bertrand Sébileau 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Steve Hislop 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Chris Walker Kawasaki
2000 22px-Flag of France.png Sébastien Charpentier 22px-Flag of France.png William Costes 22px-Flag of France.png Sébastien Gimbert Honda
2001 22px-Flag of France.png Christophe Guyot 22px-Flag of France.png Sébastien Scarnato 22px-Flag of France.png Nicolas Dussauge Suzuki
2002 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Michel Bayle 22px-Flag of France.png Sébastien Gimbert 22px-Flag of France.png Nicolas Dussauge Suzuki
2003 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Brian Morrisson 22px-Flag of France.png Philippe Dobé 22px-Flag of France.png Vincent Philippe Suzuki
2004 22px-Flag of France.png Stéphane Chambon 22px-Flag of Japan.png Keiichi Kitagawa 22px-Flag of Australia.svg.png Warwick Nowland Suzuki
2005 22px-Flag of Spain.svg.png David Checa 22px-Flag of France.png William Costes 22px-Flag of France.png Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha
2006 22px-Flag of France.png Olivier Four 22px-Flag of France.png Frédéric Protat 22px-Flag of Spain.svg.png Daniel Ribalta-Bosch Honda
2007 22px-Flag of France.png William Costes 22px-Flag of France.png Guillaume Dietrich 22px-Flag of Germany.png Max Neukirchner Suzuki
2008 22px-Flag of France.png William Costes 22px-Flag of France.png Guillaume Dietrich 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Barry Veneman Suzuki



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