24 hour race

Race at night at the 2015 Nürburgring 24-hour race

Sluggishly repaired vehicle

24-hour races are endurance competitions in which the greatest possible distance is to be covered within 24 hours. Participants usually have to be in the race after the time has expired and cross the finish line on their own within a given time frame so that the distance covered can also be counted.

This type of competition was made famous from 1923 through the Le Mans 24-hour race . Apart from automobiles , 24-hour races with motorcycles and karts are also held in motorsport . There are also 24-hour races for skiers , cyclists , runners , etc. or with other time limits.

Examples of automobile races are:

24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans )
Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race
Daytona 24 hour race
Zolder 24-hour race
24-hour race on the Nürburgring
Dubai 24 hour race
24 Heures sur Glace de Chamonix
"GORM 24h Race Schwerin", 24-hour off-road race in Schwerin as part of the German Offroad Masters

Examples of motorcycle races are:

Le Mans 24-hour motorcycle race ( 24 Heures Moto )
24-hour race Bol d'Or in Magny-Cours
24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps (last 2003)
24-hour race Motorsport Arena Oschersleben "German Speedweek"

Examples of cycling races are:

24-hour race Rad am Ring on the Nürburgring- Nordschleife
Kelheim 24-hour race

Ultra Rad Challenge, Kaindorf

Heavy 24 MTB , 24-hour mountain bike in Chemnitz

24 hours from Duisburg

24h bike trophy Hitzendorf

"Night on Bike", Radevormwald

Grieskirchen bike marathon

"24h race Olympiapark Munich", 24-hour mountain bike in Munich

Examples of winter sports :

"24h SkiTrophy 2006 Kastelruth / Castelrotto"
"Raiffeisen 24h-Race Sedrun" (ski and snowboard)
“Miriquidi - 24-hour cross-country skiing without limits”, 24-hour cross-country skiing, classic

Further examples are:

"24 hours from Cologne by Kartcenter -Cologne"
" Vulkan Trophy ", 24-hour race (vintage tractors) in Vogelsberg
Speinshart 24-hour moped races

24 hour race

See also