 An on site map of the circuit.
 The area before the Dunlop bridge, modified for 2006. The Circuit de la Sarthe, located near Le Mans, France, is a non-permanent track most famous for hosting the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. The track uses local roads that remain open to the public most of the year. The circuit, in its present configuration, is 13.650 km (8.482 mi) long, making it one of the longest circuits in the world. Over the years, several purpose built sections have replaced the normal roads, especially in 1972, when the Porsche Curves section bypassed the dangerous former Maison Blanche section between buildings. Since 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 longer version. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (550x800, 5 KB) made myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ...
A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ...
A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ...
The Bugatti Circuit is a race track located in Le Mans, France. ...
Drivers frequently refer to Le Mans as a race where up to 85% of the time (including pitstops) is spent on full throttle, meaning immense stress on engine and drivetrain components. However, the times spent reaching maximum speed also mean tremendous wear on the brakes and suspension as cars must slow from over 200 mph to around 65 for the end of Mulsanne in a short distance. Downforce in the era of Group C cars helped braking to some degree but presently cars are tending towards low downforce to seek higher speeds in the face of power limiting regulations.
Track modifications The track has undergone many modifications over the years. It was most famous for its 6km 3.7ml long straight, known locally as Ligne Droite des Hunaudières or in English as the Mulsanne Straight, a part of the Route Nationale 138 road. Speeds on the Mulsanne Straight reached over 400 km/h (250 mph) and, as could be expected, it was not entirely safe. Two chicanes on the Mulsanne Straight were consequently put in place before the 1990 race to lower speeds. A Route Nationale, or simply nationales, is a trunk road in France. ...
The Ford chicane on Le Mans A chicane is a sequence of tight serpentine curves (usually an S-shape curve) in a roadway, used in auto racing and on city streets to slow cars. ...
See also The Bugatti Circuit is a race track located in Le Mans, France. ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ...
External Links - Official website
- Trackpedia's guide to driving Le Mans
- Satellite Picture by Google Maps (zoom out to see the Circuit de la Sarthe)
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