Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle race

This article covers the 24 Hours of Le Mans for motorcycles. For the 24-hour automobile race, see Le Mans 24-hour race .

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The Bugatti circuit in 1987 before the Dunlop arch was converted

The Dunlop Arch in 2006

The Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle race ( 24 Heures du Mans moto ) is a long-distance motorcycle race that has been held on the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans , France , since 1978 .

The race is organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and is part of the FIM Endurance World Championship .

history

When the Bol d'Or moved after the 1977 racing season from the Bugatti Circuit , on which it had been held since 1971, to the Paul Ricard Circuit , the Automobile Club de l'Ouest called the Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle race for motorcycles Life. In addition to the 8-hour race in Suzuka and the Bol d'Or, this race became one of the long-distance classics of motorcycle racing.

Course of the race weekend

Thursday

• Free practice, 1st qualifying, night practice

Friday

• 2. Qualifying, Superpole

Saturday

• Warm-up, the race starts at 3 p.m.

Sunday

• End of the race at 3 p.m., awards ceremony

Winners list

1000 km du Mans

year	Driver 1	Driver 2	Manufacturer / team
1969	Christian Ravel	Pierre-Louis Tebec	Kawasaki
1970	Eric Offenstadt	Christian Ravel	Kawasaki
1971	Georges Fougeray	Christian Léon	Honda
1972	Georges Fougeray	Jacques Luc	Honda
1973	Jean-François Baldé	Christian Léon	Kawasaki
1974	Gérard Choukroun	Roger Ruiz	Kawasaki
1975	Christian Huguet	Roger Ruiz	Kawasaki
1976	Jean-François Baldé	Gilles Husson	Kawasaki
1977	Jean-Claude Chemarin	Christian Léon	Honda

Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle race

year	Driver 1	Driver 2	Driver 3	Manufacturer / team
1978	Jean-Claude Chemarin	Christian Léon	-	Honda
1979	Jean-Claude Chemarin	Christian Léon	-	Honda
1980	Marc Fontan	Hervé Moineau	-	Honda
1981	Jean-Claude Chemarin	Christian Huguet	-	Kawasaki
1982	Pierre-Etienne Samin	Dominique Pernet	-	Suzuki
1983	Gérard Coudray	Jacques Cornu	Sergio Pellandini	Kawasaki
1984	Dirk Brand	Henk van der Mark	-	Suzuki
1985	Bernard Millet	Guy Bertin	Philippe Guichon	Suzuki
1986	Alex Vieira	Gérard Coudray	Patrick Igoa	Honda
1987	Alex Vieira	Jean-Michel Mattioli	Jean-Louis Battistini	Honda
1988	Alex Vieira	Jean-Michel Mattioli	Christophe Bouhaben	Honda
1989	Alex Vieira	Jean-Michel Mattioli	Roger Burnett	Honda
1990	Alex Vieira	Jean-Michel Mattioli	Stéphane Mertens	Honda
1991	Philippe Monneret	Bruno Bonhuil	Rachel Nicotte	Yamaha
1992	Terry Rymer	Carl Fogarty	Michel Simul	Kawasaki
1993	Adrien Morillas	Brian Morrison	Wilfried Veille	Kawasaki
1994	Adrien Morillas	Jean-Louis Battistini	Terry Rymer	Kawasaki
1995	Alex Vieira	Rachel Nicotte	Brian Morrison	Honda
1996	Jéhan d'Orgeix	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Brian Morrison	Kawasaki
1997	Doug Poland	Juan-Eric Gomez	Peter Goddard	Suzuki
1998	Bertrand Sébileau	Thierry Paillot	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki
1999	Bertrand Sébileau	Steve Hislop	Chris Walker	Kawasaki
2000	Sébastien Charpentier	William Costes	Sébastien Gimbert	Honda
2001	Christophe Guyot	Sébastien Scarnato	Nicolas Dussauge	Suzuki
2002	Jean-Michel Bayle	Sébastien Gimbert	Nicolas Dussauge	Suzuki
2003	Brian Morrison	Philippe Dobé	Vincent Philippe	Suzuki
2004	Stéphane Chambon	Keiichi Kitagawa	Warwick Nowland	Suzuki
2005	David Checa	William Costes	Sébastien Gimbert	Yamaha
2006	Olivier Four	Frédéric Protat	Daniel Ribalta-Bosch	Honda
2007	William Costes	Guillaume Dietrich	Max Neukirchner	Suzuki
2008	William Costes	Guillaume Dietrich	Barry Veneman	Suzuki
2009	Igor Jerman	Steve Martin	Gwen Giabbani	Yamaha
2010	Julien Da Costa	Olivier Four	Grégory Leblanc	Kawasaki
2011	Julien Da Costa	Olivier Four	Grégory Leblanc	Kawasaki
2012	Julien Da Costa	Freddy Foray	Grégory Leblanc	Kawasaki
2013	Grégory Leblanc	Fabien Foret	Nicolas Salchaud	Kawasaki
2014	Vincent Philippe	Anthony Delhalle	Erwan Nigon	Suzuki
2015	Vincent Philippe	Anthony Delhalle	Étienne Masson	Suzuki
2016	Grégory Leblanc	Matthieu Lagrive	Fabien Foret	Kawasaki
2017	Mike Di Meglio	David Checa	Niccolò Canepa	Yamaha
2018	Josh Hook	Freddy Foray	Alan Techer	Honda
2019	Jérémy Guarnoni	David Checa	Erwan Nigon	Kawasaki

Brand victories

Victories	Manufacturer	Years
14th	Kawasaki	1981, 1983, 1992–1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010–2013, 2016, 2019
12	Suzuki	1982, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2001-2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015
12	Honda	1978–1980, 1986–1990, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2018
4th	Yamaha	1991, 2005, 2009, 2017

Web links

Commons : Le Mans 24 Hours Motorcycle Race  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official website (French / English)
• Detailed statistics (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 22 and 23 April 1978. lemans.org, archived from the original on June 15, 2009 ; Retrieved April 29, 2009 (French).