24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox motor race The 24 Heures Motos (often called in English the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race) is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, Sarthe, France. The race is organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and is part of the Endurance FIM World Championship.

History

When the Bol d'Or moved from Bugatti Circuit to Circuit Paul Ricard at the end of 1977, the ACO created the 24 Heures Moto. The race became one of "the classics" of endurance racing along with the 24 Hours of Liège, the 8 Hours Of Suzuka, and the Bol d'Or.

At the end of 2001, the three 24 Hour classic races (Le Mans, Liège and the Bol d'Or) withdrew from the Endurance World Championship to create the Master of Endurance. Le Mans returned to the Endurance FIM World Championship in 2006.

Race weekend format

Thursday

Free practice sessions, 1st qualifying practice sessions (in groups) and night practice sessions

Friday

2nd qualifying practice sessions (in groups), superpole

Saturday

Warm-up session. 3.00 pm Le Mans start. NOTE: The traditional Le Mans start, abolished in 1970 for automobiles, is still used for motorcycles.

Sunday

3.00 pm, finish of the race followed by the prize-giving ceremony

Winners

Year	Riders			Bike	Team
	Rider 1	Rider 2	Rider 3
1978	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Chemarin	Template:Flagicon Christian Léon		Honda RCB 1000
1979	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Chemarin	Template:Flagicon Christian Léon		Honda RCB 1000
1980	Template:Flagicon Marc Fontan	Template:Flagicon Hervé Moineau		Honda RCB 1000
1981	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Chemarin	Template:Flagicon Christian Huguet		Kawasaki Z 1000 J
1982	Template:Flagicon Pierre-Étienne Samin	Template:Flagicon Dominique Pernet		Suzuki GS 1000 R
1983	Template:Flagicon Gérard Coudray	Template:Flagicon Jacques Cornu	Template:Flagicon Sergio Pellandini	Kawasaki Z 1000 R
1984	Template:Flagicon Dirk Brand	Template:Flagicon Henk Van der Mark		Suzuki GS 1000 R
1985	Template:Flagicon Bernard Millet	Template:Flagicon Guy Bertin	Template:Flagicon Philippe Guichon	Suzuki GSX-R 750
1986	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	Template:Flagicon Gérard Coudray	Template:Flagicon Patrick Igoa	Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1987	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Mattioli	Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Battistini	Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1988	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Mattioli	Template:Flagicon Christophe Bouheben	Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1989	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Mattioli	Template:Flagicon Roger Burnett	Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1990	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Mattioli	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Mertens	Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1991	Template:Flagicon Philippe Monneret	Template:Flagicon Bruno Bonhuil	Template:Flagicon Rachel Nicotte	Yamaha YZF 750 R (FZR 750 R OW01)
1992	Template:Flagicon Terry Rymer	Template:Flagicon Carl Fogarty	Template:Flagicon Michel Simul	Kawasaki ZXR 750 R	Kawasaki France
1993	Template:Flagicon Adrien Morillas	Template:Flagicon Brian Morrison	Template:Flagicon Wilfried Veille	Kawasaki ZXR 750 R	Kawasaki France
1994	Template:Flagicon Adrien Morillas	Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Battistini	Template:Flagicon Terry Rymer	Kawasaki ZXR 750 R	Kawasaki France
1995	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	Template:Flagicon Rachel Nicotte	Template:Flagicon Brian Morrison	Honda RVF 750 R RC45	Honda France
1996	Template:Flagicon Jehan D'Orgeix	Template:Flagicon Piergiorgio Bontempi	Template:Flagicon Brian Morrison	Kawasaki ZX-7R	Kawasaki France
1997	Template:Flagicon Doug Polen	Template:Flagicon Juan-Éric Gomez	Template:Flagicon Peter Goddard	Suzuki GSX-R 750	SERT
1998	Template:Flagicon Bertrand Sebileau	Template:Flagicon Thierry Paillot	Template:Flagicon Igor Jerman	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	Kawasaki France
1999	Template:Flagicon Bertrand Sebileau	Template:Flagicon Steve Hislop	Template:Flagicon Chris Walker	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	Kawasaki France
2000	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Charpentier	Template:Flagicon William Costes	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert	Honda VTR RC51	Honda France
2001	Template:Flagicon Christophe Guyot	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Scarnato	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Dussauge	Suzuki GSX-R 750	GMT94
2002	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Bayle	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Dussauge	Suzuki GSX-R 750	SERT
2003	Template:Flagicon Brian Morrison	Template:Flagicon Philippe Dobé	Template:Flagicon Vincent Philippe	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	SERT
2004	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Chambon	Template:Flagicon Keiichi Kitagawa	Template:Flagicon Warwick Nowland	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	SERT
2005	Template:Flagicon David Checa	Template:Flagicon William Costes	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert	Yamaha YZF-R1	GMT94 Yamaha
2006	Template:Flagicon Olivier Four	Template:Flagicon Frédéric Protat	Template:Flagicon Daniel Ribalta-Bosch	Honda CBR 1000 RR	National Moto
2007	Template:Flagicon William Costes	Template:Flagicon Guillaume Dietrich	Template:Flagicon Max Neukirchner	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	SERT
2008	Template:Flagicon William Costes	Template:Flagicon Guillaume Dietrich	Template:Flagicon Barry Veneman	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	SERT
2009	Template:Flagicon Gwen Giabbani	Template:Flagicon Steve Martin	Template:Flagicon Igor Jerman	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha Austria Racing Team
2010	Template:Flagicon Julien Da Costa	Template:Flagicon Olivier Four	Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Team SRC Kawasaki France
2011	Template:Flagicon Julien Da Costa	Template:Flagicon Olivier Four	Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Team SRC Kawasaki France
2012	Template:Flagicon Julien Da Costa	Template:Flagicon Template:Ill	Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Team SRC Kawasaki France
2013	Template:Flagicon Template:Ill	Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Salchaud	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Team SRC Kawasaki France
2014	Template:Flagicon Vincent Philippe	Template:Flagicon Anthony Delhalle	Template:Flagicon Template:Ill	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	SERT
2015	Template:Flagicon Vincent Philippe	Template:Flagicon Anthony Delhalle	Template:Flagicon Étienne Masson	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	SERT
2016	Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc	Template:Flagicon Matthieu Lagrive	Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret	Kawasaki ZX-10R	Team SRC Kawasaki France
2017	Template:Flagicon Mike Di Meglio	Template:Flagicon David Checa	Template:Flagicon Niccolò Canepa	Yamaha YZF-R1	GMT94 Yamaha
2018	Template:Flagicon Josh Hook	Template:Flagicon Freddy Foray	Template:Flagicon Alan Techer	Honda CBR 1000 RR	FCC TSR Honda France
2019	Template:Flagicon Jérémy Guarnoni	Template:Flagicon David Checa	Template:Flagicon Erwan Nigon	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	Team SRC Kawasaki France
2020	Template:Flagicon Josh Hook	Template:Flagicon Freddy Foray	Template:Flagicon Mike Di Meglio	Honda CBR 1000 RR-R	FCC TSR Honda France
2021	Template:Flagicon Template:Ill	Template:Flagicon Xavier Simeon	Template:Flagicon Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	Yoshimura SERT Motul
2022	Template:Flagicon Gregg Black	Template:Flagicon Xavier Simeon	Template:Flagicon Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	Yoshimura SERT Motul
2023	Template:Flagicon Josh Hook	Template:Flagicon Mike Di Meglio	Template:Flagicon Alan Techer	Honda CBR 1000 RR-R	FCC TSR Honda France
2024	Template:Flagicon Gregg Black	Template:Flagicon Etienne Masson	Template:Flagicon Dan Linfoot	Suzuki GSX-R 1000	Yoshimura SERT Motul
2025	Template:Flagicon Karel Hanika	Template:Flagicon Marvin Fritz	Template:FlagiconJason O'Halloran	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha Austria Racing Team

By manufacturer

Rank	Wins	Manufacturer	Years
1	15	Template:Flagicon Suzuki	1982, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2024
2	14	Template:Flagicon Kawasaki	1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019
2		Template:Flagicon Honda	1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2018, 2020, 2023
4	5	Template:Flagicon Yamaha	1991, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2025

By rider

Rank	Riders	Wins	Years
1	Template:Flagicon Alex Vieira	5	1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995
	Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc		2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
3	Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Mattioli	4	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
	Template:Flagicon Brian Morrison		1993, 1995, 1996, 2003
	Template:Flagicon William Costes		2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
6	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Chemarin	3	1978, 1979, 1981
	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert		2000, 2002, 2005
	Template:Flagicon Olivier Four		2006, 2010, 2011
	Template:Flagicon Julien Da Costa		2010, 2011, 2012
	Template:Flagicon Vincent Philippe		2003, 2014, 2015
	Template:Flagicon David Checa		2005, 2017, 2019
	Template:Flagicon Freddy Foray		2012, 2018, 2020
	Template:Flagicon Joshua Hook		2018, 2020, 2023
	Template:Flagicon Mike Di Meglio		2017, 2020, 2023
	Template:Flagicon Gregg Black		2021, 2022, 2024

See also

• FIM Endurance World Championship

External links

• Official website
• Suzuki GSX-R Endurance Model Range
• Kawasaki ZXR-7 Model Range explanation