
The race is a punishing test that pushes driver and machine to their limits-and sometimes beyond. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is auto racing's Boston Marathon, a brutal test of endurance where competitors race stunningly fast cars for 24 straight hours at speeds that can exceed 200 mph on the fastest section of the incredibly long 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe road course. Perennial LMGTE Pro class winner Corvette Racing finished second with in C8.R Vette's first trip to Le Mans with Nicky Catsburg, Antonio Garcia, and Jordan Taylor driving. The Ferrari 488 GTE EVO of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Côme Ledogar triumphed in the LMGTE Pro class. American outfit Glickenhaus managed to bring both of its 007 LMHs home for fourth and fifth place overall, while the Team WRT Oreca 07 of Robin Frijns, Ferdinand Habsburg, and Charles Milesi took LMP2 honors, coming sixth overall.
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UPDATE 8/23/21: For the fourth straight year, Toyota Gazoo Racing took overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Mike Conway, José Maria López, and Kamui Kobayashi crossing the finish line in their Toyota GR010 two laps ahead of the second Toyota to kick off the new Hypercar era with a win. viewers), with fans in attendance limited to 50,000 instead of the usual quarter-million. Sixty-two cars started the race on Saturday, August 21, at 3 p.m.

In 2021, the race takes place August 21–22.On the famous Mulsanne straight, the fastest cars top 200 mph.First run in 1923, the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans in France is the world's greatest sports-car race.
