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Шаблон:Motorsport venue

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans,[1] also known as Circuit de la Sarthe[2] (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to public roads which remain accessible most of the year, its present configuration is Шаблон:Cvt long, making it one of the longest circuits in the world. The capacity of the race stadium, where the short Bugatti Circuit is situated, is 100,000. The Musée des 24 Heures du Mans is a motorsport museum located at the main entrance of the venue.

Up to 85% of the lap time is spent on full throttle, putting immense stress on engine and drivetrain components. Additionally, the times spent reaching maximum speed also mean tremendous wear on the brakes and suspension as cars must slow from over Шаблон:Cvt to around Шаблон:Cvt for the sharp corner at the village of Mulsanne.

Track modifications

The road racing track, which was a triangle from Le Mans down south to Mulsanne, northwest to Arnage, and back north to Le Mans, has undergone many modifications over the years, with CIRCUIT N°15 being in use since 2018. Even with the modifications put in place over the years, the Sarthe circuit is still known for being very fast, with prototype cars achieving average lap speeds in excess of Шаблон:Cvt.

In the 1920s, the cars drove from the present pits on Rue de Laigné straight into the city, and after a sharp right-hand corner near the river Huisne Pontlieue bridge (a hairpin permanently removed from the circuit in 1929), before exiting the city again on the rather straight section now named Avenue Georges Durand after the race's founder. Then Шаблон:Cvt long and unpaved, a bypass within the city shortened the track in 1929, but the city was only bypassed completely in 1932, when the section from the pits via the Dunlop Bridge and the Esses to Tertre Rouge was added. This classic configuration was Шаблон:Cvt long and remained almost unaltered even after the 1955 tragedy. Its frighteningly narrow pit straight was further narrowed to make room for the pits and was part of the road itself, without the road becoming wider around the pits, and no separation. The pit straight then was about Шаблон:Cvt wide, further widened in 1956 after the tragedy, but the race track and pits were not separated for another 15 years.

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Dunlop Bridge in 1977

Car speeds increased dramatically in the 1960s, pushing the limits of the "classic circuit" and sparking criticism of the track as being unsafe after several trials related fatalities occurred. In 1965, a smaller, but permanent, Bugatti Circuit was added which shares the pit lane facilities and the first corner (including the famous Dunlop bridge) with the full "Le Mans" circuit. For the 1968 race, the Ford chicane was added before the pits to slow down the cars. The circuit was fitted with Armco for the 1969 race. The "Maison Blanche" kink was particularly harrowing, claiming many cars over the years (including three Ferrari 512 variants) and several lives, including the legendary John Woolfe in 1969 behind the wheel of a 917 Porsche. The circuit has been modified ten more times — 1971, a year when prototypes were averaging over Шаблон:Cvt, was the last year the classic circuit was used. That year, Armco was added to the pit straight to separate the track from the pits. In 1972, the race track was considerably revamped, at a cost of 300 million francs, with modification of the pit area and the first and final straights, the addition of the quick Porsche curves bypassing "Maison Blanche", the signalling area was moved to the exit of the slow Mulsanne corner, and the track was resurfaced.

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The esses after the Dunlop Bridge

In 1979, due to the construction of a new public road, the profile of "Tertre Rouge" had to be changed. This redesign led to a faster double-apex corner and saw the removal of the second Dunlop Bridge. In 1986, construction of a new roundabout at the Mulsanne corner demanded the addition a new portion of track in order to avoid the roundabout. This created a right hand kink prior to Mulsanne corner. In 1987, a chicane was added to the very fast Dunlop curve, where cars would go under the Dunlop bridge at Шаблон:Cvt. Now they would be slowed to Шаблон:Cvt.

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Part of the Mulsanne Straight

Le Mans was most famous for its Шаблон:Cvt long straight, called Ligne Droite des Hunaudières, a part of the route départementale (for the Sarthe département) D338 (formerly Route Nationale N138). As the Hunaudières leads to the village of Mulsanne, it is often called the Mulsanne Straight in English, even though the proper Route du Mulsanne is the one from or to Arnage.

After exiting the Tertre Rouge corner, cars spent almost half of the lap at full throttle, before braking for Mulsanne Corner. The Porsche 917 long tail, used from 1969 to 1971, had reached Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn After engine size was limited, the top speed dropped until powerful turbo engines were allowed, like in the 1978 Porsche 935, which was clocked at Шаблон:Cvt.[3] Speeds on the straight by the Group C prototypes reached over Шаблон:Cvt during the late 1980s. At the beginning of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Roger Dorchy driving for Welter Racing in a "Project 400" car, which sacrificed reliability for speed, was clocked by radar travelling at Шаблон:Cvt. Jean-Louis Lafosse and Jo Gartner would ultimately suffer from fatal high speed accidents in 1981 and 1986, respectively, leading to concerns with the growing speeds on the Шаблон:Cvt straight.

As the combination of high speed and high downforce caused tyre and engine failures, two roughly equally spaced chicanes were consequently added to the Mulsanne Straight before the 1990 race to limit the maximum achievable speed.Шаблон:Sfn The chicanes were also added because the FIA decreed it would no longer sanction a circuit which had a straight longer than Шаблон:Cvt, Шаблон:Sfn which is roughly the length of the Döttinger Höhe straight at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The fastest qualifying lap average speed though only dropped from Шаблон:Convert in 1992. In 1994, the Dunlop chicane was tightened.

In 2002, the run to the Esses was reconfigured in the wake of renovations to the Bugatti Circuit. The Le Mans circuit was changed between the Dunlop Bridge and Esses, with the straight now becoming a set of fast sweeping turns. This layout allowed for a better transition from the Le Mans circuit to the Bugatti circuit. This layout change would also require the track's infamous carnival to be relocated near the Porsche curves, and in 2006, the ACO redeveloped the area between the Dunlop Curve and Tertre Rouge, moving the Dunlop Chicane in even tighter to create more run-off area, while also turning the area after the Dunlop Chicane into an even larger set of fast, sweeping turns, known as the Esses en route to Tertre Rouge. As part of the development, a new extended pit lane exit was created for the Bugatti Circuit. This second pit exit re-enters the track just beyond the Dunlop Chicane and before the Dunlop Bridge.

Following the fatal crash of Danish driver Allan Simonsen at the 2013 race at the exit of Tertre Rouge into D338, Tertre Rouge was re-profiled again. The radius was moved in approximately Шаблон:Cvt for safety reasons with new tyre barriers at the exit.[4] The current version of the track has been in use since 2018.

Layout evolution of Circuit de la Sarthe

Lap records

Years Record year Distance record Average race speed Lap record (in race) Driver – car Lap record (qualifying) Driver – car
Circuit N°1 – Шаблон:Cvt
1923–1928 1928 Шаблон:Cvt
Bentley 4½ Litre
Шаблон:Cvt 8:07 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1928
H.Birkin
Bentley 4½ Litre
Circuit N°2 – Шаблон:Cvt
1929–1931 1931 Шаблон:Cvt
Alfa Romeo 8C
Шаблон:Cvt 6:48 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1930
H.Birkin
Bentley Blower
Circuit N°3 – Шаблон:Cvt
1932–1955 1955 Шаблон:Cvt
Jaguar D
Шаблон:Cvt 4:06.6 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1955
M.Hawthorn
Jaguar D
Circuit N°4 – Шаблон:Cvt
1956–1967 1967 Шаблон:Cvt
Ford Mk IV
Шаблон:Cvt 3:23.6 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1967
M.Andretti & D.Hulme
Ford Mk IV
3:24.04 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1967
B.McLaren
Ford Mk IV
Circuit N°5 – Шаблон:Cvt
1968–1971 1971 Шаблон:Cvt
Porsche 917
Шаблон:Cvt 3:18.4 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1971
J.Oliver
Porsche 917
3:13.9 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1971
P. Rodríguez
Porsche 917
Circuit N°6 – Шаблон:Cvt
1972–1978 1978 Шаблон:Cvt
Alpine-Renault A442 B
Шаблон:Cvt 3:34.2 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1978
J.P.Jabouille
Alpine-Renault A443
3:27.6 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1978
J.Ickx
Porsche 936
Circuit N°7 – Шаблон:Cvt
1979–1985 1985 Шаблон:Cvt
Porsche 956
Шаблон:Cvt 3:25.1 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1985
J.Mass
Porsche 962
3:14.8 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1985
H.Stuck
Porsche 962
Circuit N°8 – Шаблон:Cvt
1986 1986 Шаблон:Cvt
Porsche 962 C
Шаблон:Cvt 3:23.3 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1986
K.Ludwig
Porsche 956
3:15.99 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1986
J.Mass
Porsche 962 C
Circuit N°9 – Шаблон:Cvt
1987–1989 1988 Шаблон:Cvt
Jaguar XJR9
Шаблон:Cvt 3:21.27 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1989
A.Ferté
Jaguar XJR9
3:15.04 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1989
J.L.Schlesser
Sauber Mercedes C9
Circuit N°10 – Шаблон:Cvt
1990–1996 1993 Шаблон:Cvt
Peugeot 905
Шаблон:Cvt 3:27.47 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1993
E.Irvine
Toyota TS010
3:21.209 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1992
Ph.Alliot
Peugeot 905
Circuit N°11 – Шаблон:Cvt
1997–2001 2000 Шаблон:Cvt
Audi R8
Шаблон:Cvt 3:35.032 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1999
U.Katayama
Toyota GT-One
3:29.93 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 1999
M.Brundle
Toyota GT-One
Circuit N°12 – Шаблон:Cvt
2002–2005 2004 Шаблон:Cvt
Audi R8
Шаблон:Cvt 3:33.483 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 2002
T.Kristensen
Audi R8
3:29.905 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 2002
R.Capello
Audi R8
Circuit N°13 – Шаблон:Cvt
2006 2006 Шаблон:Cvt
Audi R10 TDI
Шаблон:Cvt 3:31.211 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 2006
T.Kristensen
Audi R10 TDI
3:30.466 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 2006
R.Capello
Audi R10 TDI
Circuit N°14 – Шаблон:Cvt
2007–2017 2010 Шаблон:Cvt
Audi R15 TDI plus
Шаблон:Cvt 3:17.475 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 2015
A.Lotterer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
3:14.791 (Шаблон:Cvt)
in 2017
K. Kobayashi
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
Circuit N°15 - Шаблон:Cvt
Since 2018 2018 Шаблон:Cvt
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
Шаблон:Cvt 3:17.297 (Шаблон:Cvt
in 2019
M. Conway
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
3:15.267 (Шаблон:Cvt
in 2020
K. Kobayashi
Toyota TS050 Hybrid

Fastest race laps of Circuit de la Sarthe

As of July 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit de la Sarthe for different classes are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Date
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.626 km (2018–present)
LMP1 3:17.297[5] Mike Conway Toyota TS050 Hybrid 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMH 3:26.984[6] Antonio Fuoco Ferrari 499P 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP2 3:27.200[7] Nathanaël Berthon Oreca 07 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMDh 3:27.712[6] Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 963 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMGTP 3:43.230[8] Шаблон:Ill Bentley Speed 8 2021 Le Mans Classic
Group C 3:44.539[9] Ivan Vercoutere Porsche 962C 2023 Le Mans Classic
LMP3 3:46.374[10] Laurents Hörr Duqueine M30 D-08 2021 Road to Le Mans
LM GTE 3:47.501[11] Alexander Sims Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans
NASCAR Garage 56 3:50.512[6] Mike Rockenfeller Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT3 3:54.340[12] Charles Weerts Audi R8 LMS Evo 2021 Road to Le Mans
GT1 (Prototype) 3:54.582[13] Emmanuel Collard Porsche 911 GT1 (1997) 2021 Le Mans Classic
Ferrari Challenge 3:59.985[14] Thomas Neubauer Ferrari 488 Challenge 2023 Le Mans Ferrari Challenge Europe round
Porsche Carrera Cup 4:00.181[15] Alessandro Ghiretti Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2023 Le Mans Porsche Carrera Cup
JS P4 4:05.688[16] Gillian Henrion Ligier JS P4 2022 Le Mans Ligier European Series round
JS2 R 4:18.803[16] Hugo Rosati Ligier JS2 R 2022 Le Mans Ligier European Series round
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.629 km (2007–2017)
LMP1 3:17.475[17] André Lotterer Audi R18 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP2 3:28.632[18] Ho-Pin Tung Oreca 07 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans
DeltaWing Garage 56 3:45.737[19] Michael Krumm DeltaWing 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT1 (GTS) 3:48.969[20][21] Tomáš Enge[22] Aston Martin DBR9 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP3 3:50.576[23] Yann Ehrlacher Norma M30 2017 Road to Le Mans
LM GTE 3:50.950[18] Daniel Serra Aston Martin Vantage GT2 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group C 3:53.095[24] Pierre-Alain France Porsche 962C 2016 Le Mans Classic
GT3 3:56.040[25] Ben Barker Porsche 911 (991) GT3 R 2017 Road to Le Mans
Porsche Carrera Cup 4:04.514[26] Kévin Estre Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2014 Le Mans Porsche Cup
Ferrari Challenge 4:05.134[27] Jeff Segal Ferrari 458 Challenge 2013 Le Mans Ferrari Challenge Europe round
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.650 km (2006)
LMP1 3:31.211[28] Tom Kristensen Audi R10 TDI 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP2 3:35.883[29] William Binnie Lola B05/40 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT1 (GTS) 3:51.531[29] Stéphane Sarrazin Aston Martin DBR9 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT2 4:04.426[30] Romain Dumas Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RSR 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.650 km (2002–2005)
LMP900 3:33.483[31] Tom Kristensen Audi R8 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP1 3:34.264[32] Jamie Davies Audi R8 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMGTP 3:35.529[33] Johnny Herbert Bentley Speed 8 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP675 3:37.221[31] Mark Blundell MG-Lola EX257 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP2 3:47.601[32] Warren Hughes MG-Lola EX264 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT1 (GTS) 3:51.422[32] Darren Turner Aston Martin DBR9 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT2 4:06.306[34] Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.605 km (1997–2001)
LMGTP 3:35.032[35] Ukyo Katayama Toyota GT-One 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP900 3:37.359[36] Allan McNish Audi R8 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT1 (Prototype) 3:41.809[37] Martin Brundle Toyota GT-One 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans
WSC 3:45.068[38] Tom Kristensen Porsche WSC-95 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP675 3:52.156[36] Jean-Christophe Boullion Reynard 2KQ 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT1 (GTS) 3:58.862[36] Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT 4:16.660[36] Christophe Bouchut Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.600 km (1990–1996)
Group C1 3:27.470[39] Eddie Irvine Toyota TS010 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans
WSC 3:46.958[40] Eric van de Poele Ferrari 333 SP 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans
IMSA GTP 3:47.330[41] Volker Weidler Mazda 787B 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT1 3:48.778[42] Yannick Dalmas Porsche 911 GT1 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP2 3:51.410[43] Patrick Gonin WR LM94 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group C2 3:58.270[41] Charles Zwolsman Spice SE90C 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans
GT2 4:12.074[42] Ralf Kelleners Porsche 911 (993) GT2 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.535 km (1987–1989)
Group C1 3:21.270[44] Alain Ferté Jaguar XJR-9 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans
IMSA GTP 3:28.520[44] Takashi Yorino Mazda 787B 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group C2 3:41.730[44] Nick Adams Spice SE89C 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.528 km (1986)
Group C1 3:23.300[45] Klaus Ludwig Porsche 956B 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.626 km (1979–1985)
Group C1 3:25.100[46] Jochen Mass Porsche 962C 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group 6 3:34.000[47] Hurley Haywood Porsche 936/81 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans
IMSA GTP 3:36.600[46] Bob Tullius Jaguar XJR-5 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group C2 3:47.700[46] David Leslie Ecosse C285 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group B 4:02.300[46] Harald Grohs BMW M1 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans
IMSA GTO 4:13.300[48] Jean-Marie Alméras Porsche 930 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.640 km (1972–1978)
Group 6 3:34.200[49] Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Alpine A443 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group 5 3:39.600[50] François Cevert Matra-Simca MS670B 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.469 km (1968–1971)
Group 5 3:18.400[51] Jackie Oliver Porsche 917L 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans
Group 6 3:38.100[52] Rolf Stommelen Porsche 908 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.461 km (1956–1967)
Group 4 3:23.600[53] Mario AndrettiШаблон:Efn
Denny HulmeШаблон:Efn
Ford GT40 Mk IVШаблон:Efn 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 13.492 km (1932–1955)
Sports prototype 4:06.600[54] Mike Hawthorn Jaguar D-Type 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 16.340 km (1929–1932)
Sports prototype 6:48.000[55] Henry Birkin Bentley Blower 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe: 17.262 km (1923–1928)
Sports prototype 8:07.000[56] Henry Birkin Bentley 4½ Litre 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans

Speed record

In 1988, Team WM Peugeot were well aware of their slim chance of winning the 24-hour endurance race outright, but they knew that their Welter Racing designed car had exceptional straight line aerodynamics. Thus they nicknamed their 1988 entry "Project 400" (aiming to be the first car to achieve a speed of Шаблон:Cvt on the famous straight), although the official team entry was named WM Secateva.

Roger Dorchy and Claude Haldi would be the drivers of car 51 while Pascal Pessiot and Jean-Daniel Raulet would drive the team's other car (#52). The latter lasted only 22 laps, and car 51 went into the pits around 17:00 in the afternoon with engine problems. After spending 3.5 hours in the pits, the team had the car back on the track and they decided to go for it. The plan worked: with Roger Dorchy behind the wheel the WM P87 achieved the speed of Шаблон:Cvt. The Peugeot retired shortly after that (on lap 59) with an overheating engine. By then it had outlasted two other Group C1 entrants.[57]

Since Peugeot had just launched its new model 405, the team agreed to advertise the new record as "405". This has led to many people mistakenly stating the record as only Шаблон:Cvt, but Dorchy's best run down the Mulsanne straight was clocked at Шаблон:Cvt.[57]

Bugatti Circuit

Шаблон:Motorsport venue

Bugatti Circuit is a Шаблон:Cvt permanent race track located within Circuit des 24 Heures, constructed in 1965 and named after Ettore Bugatti. The circuit uses a part of the larger circuit and a separate, purpose-built section. The sections of track on the Bugatti Circuit that are on the Circuit des 24 Heures include the Ford Chicane at the end of the lap, the pit complex, and the straight where the Dunlop Tyres bridge is located. At this point in the overlapping section of the tracks there is a left-right sweep that was added for motorcycle safety in 2002. Vehicles turning to the left continue onto the Circuit des 24 Heures, toward Tertre Rouge and Mulsanne, vehicles turning to the right at La Chapelle will continue the Bugatti Circuit. The infield section features Garage Vert, a back straight, the 'S' du Garage Bleu, and Raccordement, which joins back at the Ford chicane.

The track was home base for Pescarolo Sport, founded by famous French driver Henri Pescarolo. The circuit currently hosts the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race, and a round of the MotoGP Championship. The circuit also holds French motor club races and in the past has hosted rounds of the International Formula 3000 Championship and DTM (German Touring Car series).

In addition to motor racing, it is the venue for the 24 rollers, a 24h race on inline skates or quads.

The Bugatti Circuit was used for the 1967 French Grand Prix, though it would prove to be the only time the Formula One World Championship would use the circuit, and is the current host of the French motorcycle Grand Prix. It also forms the final round of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship, and was part of the World Series by Renault and 1988 Superbike World Championship seasons.

Fastest race laps of Bugatti Circuit

As of May 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Bugatti Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Date
Bugatti Circuit: 4.185 km (2002–present)
Formula Renault 3.5 1:22.981[58] Matthieu Vaxivière Dallara T12 2015 Le Mans Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
Formula One 1:26.367[59] Earl Goddard Benetton B194 2002 Le Mans EuroBOSS round
LMP900 1:30.518[60] Tom Kristensen Audi R8 2003 1000 km of Le Mans
DTM 1:30.713[61] Mika Häkkinen AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 2006 Le Mans DTM round
Formula Three 1:30.946[62] Nico Hülkenberg Dallara F308 2008 Le Mans F3 Euro Series round
LMP3 1:31.139[63] Julian Kuwabara Wagg Ligier JS P320 2021 Le Mans Ultimate Cup round
MotoGP 1:31.778 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Desmosedici GP22 2022 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Sports prototype 1:31.843[64] Colin White[65] Ginetta G57 2016 Le Mans V de V Endurance Series round
Renault Sport Trophy 1:33.503[66] Шаблон:Ill Renault Sport R.S. 01 2015 Le Mans Renault Sport Trophy round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:33.846[67] Martin Kodrić Tatuus FR2.0/13 2015 Le Mans Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round
LMP675 1:34.380[60] Jon Field Lola B01/60 2003 1000 km of Le Mans
GT3 1:35.166[68] Bernard Delhez Renault R.S. 01 GT3 2021 Le Mans Ultimate Cup round
GT1 (Prototype) 1:35.236[60] David Saelens Panoz Esperante GTR-1 2003 1000 km of Le Mans
FIM EWC 1:35.751[69] Illia Mykhalchyk BMW M1000RR 2023 24 Heures Moto
Moto2 1:36.068 Pedro Acosta Kalex Moto2 2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc 1:37.594 Randy de Puniet Aprilia RSV 250 2005 French motorcycle Grand Prix
GT1 (GTS) 1:38.530[60] Darren Turner Ferrari 550 Maranello 2003 1000 km of Le Mans
MotoE 1:40.101 Matteo Ferrari Ducati MotoE 2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Moto3 1:41.476 Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna FR250GP 2023 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Eurocup Mégane Trophy 1:41.853[70] Dimitri Enjalbert Renault Mégane Renault Sport 2009 Le Mans Eurocup Mégane Trophy round
Formula 4 1:41.877[71] Depielo Mygale M21-F4[72] 2022 GP Explorer
GT 1:42.011[60] Andrea Montermini Ferrari 360 Modena GTC 2003 1000 km of Le Mans
Silhouette racing car 1:42.335[73] Soheil Ayari Peugeot 406 Coupé 2004 Le Mans French Supertouring round
125cc 1:42.651 Andrea Dovizioso Honda RS125R 2004 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Stock car racing 1:45.816[74] Ander Vilariño Chevrolet SS NASCAR 2014 Le Mans NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round
Northern Talent Cup 1:49.838[75] Шаблон:Ill KTM 250 FRR 2022 Le Mans Northern Talent Cup round
Truck racing 2:02.794[76] Norbert Kiss MAN TGS 2015 Le Mans ETRC round
Bugatti Circuit: 4.430 km (1989–2001)
F3000 1:33.210[77] Philippe Gache Lola T89/50 1990 Le Mans F3000 round
Formula Three 1:37.806[78] Ryō Fukuda Dallara F399 2001 Le Mans French F3 round
WSC 1:37.954[79] Emmanuel Collard Ferrari 333 SP 1998 Le Mans Autumn Cup
500cc 1:39.954 Max Biaggi Yamaha YZR500 2001 French motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc 1:41.473 Daijiro Kato Honda NSR250 2001 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Formula Renault 2.0 1:43.005[80] Éric Salignon Tatuus FR2000 2001 Le Mans French Formula Renault round
GT1 (GTS) 1:44.739[81] Dominique Dupuy Chrysler Viper GTS-R 2001 Le Mans FFSA GT round
World SBK 1:46.210[82] Jamie James Ducati 851 1990 Le Mans World SBK round
GT1 1:47.620[83] Carl Rosenblad Ferrari F40 GTE 1995 4 Hours of Le Mans Autumn Cup
125cc 1:47.766 Lucio Cecchinello Aprilia RS125R 2001 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Silhouette racing car 1:48.783[84] Jean-Philippe Dayraut Opel Astra Coupé Silhouette 2000 Le Mans French Supertouring round
Bugatti Circuit: 4.240 km (1986–1988)
F3000 1:29.200[77] Emanuele Pirro March 86B 1986 Le Mans F3000 round
Formula Three 1:37.640[85] Yannick Dalmas Martini MK49 1986 Le Mans French F3 round
World SBK 1:56.790[86] Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha FZ750 1988 Le Mans World SBK round
500cc 1:59.290[87] Randy Mamola Yamaha YZR500 1987 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Bugatti Circuit: 4.422 km (1965–1985)
Formula Three 1:36.620[88] Pierre Petit Martini MK31 1981 Le Mans French F3 round
F1 1:36.700[77] Graham Hill Lotus 49 1967 French Grand Prix
500cc 1:37.500 Freddie Spencer Honda NS500 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc 1:43.600 Kork Ballington Kawasaki KR250 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix
350cc 1:44.600 Walter Villa Harley-Davidson RR350 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Formula Two 1:45.000 Denny Hulme Brabham BT18 1966 Trophée Craven 'A'
125cc 1:49.700 Ángel Nieto Minareli 125cc GP 1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Sidecar (B2A) 1:52.800 Rolf Biland Yamaha sidecar 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix
50cc 2:11.200 Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 50 GP 1976 French motorcycle Grand Prix

Layout evolution of Bugatti Circuit

Events

Current
Future
  • Le Mans Classic (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021–2023, 2025)
Former

Weather and climate

Météo France runs a weather station in Le Mans, which exhibits an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). With both the 24-hour races and the French MotoGP round being run before the peak of summer, high-profile races often have cool temperatures both in terms of ambient and track conditions with rainfall being a potential factor. Although nights cool off, sometimes into the single-digits, during the 24-hour car race, air frosts have never been recorded in June. The weather station is located at the local airport just a few hundred metres from the main grandstand and pit lane of the circuit.

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Notes

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References

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Sources

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