Liège 24-hour motorcycle race
The Liège 24-hour motorcycle race ( 24 Heures de Liège moto ) was a long-distance motorcycle race that was held between 1971 and 2003 and was part of the FIM World Endurance Championship .
The Belgian city of Liège gave its name to the race . In 1971 and 1972 the 24-hour race took place on the Circuit Zolder . From 1973 to 2003 it was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps .
Record winners are Christian Lavieille from France and Brian Morrison from Great Britain . Both were able to record three wins each.
Route of the Circuit Zolder until 1972
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the variant used until 1978
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps from 1979
Winners list
Deadly accidents
In the history of the 24 Heures de Liège moto there have been a total of five fatal accidents. The Belgian Claude Romain was killed in Zolder in 1972. In 1985 the French Jean-Pierre Haemisch and the German Harald Layher died in Spa-Francorchamps . In 1996, the British pilot Lee Pullan captured the marshals Charles Albert, both arrived at the accident.
Web links
- Vincent Glon: Les 24 Heures de Liège. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed June 12, 2017 (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claude Romain. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed June 12, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Jean-Pierre Haemisch. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed June 12, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Harald Layher. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed June 12, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Lee Pullan. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed June 12, 2017 (English).
- ^ Charles Albert. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed June 12, 2017 (English).