The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an annual car race on the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans ( France ). Each car has a team of drivers that drives as many laps as possible in 24 hours. The race has existed since 1923 and usually takes place in June.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the oldest and largest sports car races in the world. It is, together with the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 , one of the most famous races of the year. It attracts around 260,000 spectators, 2,500 journalists and almost 200 million people follow the race on TV.