The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923 near the town of Mans Le Mans in France.
Racers[]
| Racer | Number | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Shu Todoroki | 7 |  Japan
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| Carla Veloso | 8 |  Brazil
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| Otto von Fassenbottom | 8 |  Germany
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| Nigel Gearsley | 9 |  United Kingdom
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| Jeff Gorvette | 24 |  United States
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| Racer 74 | 74 |  Italy
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| David Hobbscap | United Kingdom
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Trivia[]
- During the time of Cars 2, Jeff and Nigel's models raced at Le Mans in real life, as the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R and the Aston Martin DBR9 competed in the GT1 class for the race.
- Carla Veloso participates in a subdivision of the series known as the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), given that her bios state that she competes in 24-hour endurance races held in Europe.
- The race itself is fully referenced by name in the book, Mater in Paris.
- In Cars: Mater-National Championship, it is referred to as Le Cars. In Mach Matsuo's Meet the Cars and Neon Racers character description, it is referred to as Le Motor.
- The real-life people David Hobbs, Mario Andretti, Fernando Alonso, Vitaly Petrov, and Memo Rojas Jr. have all competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.