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The 24 Hours of Le Mans Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about The 24 Hours of Le Mans? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans was first held in 1923.

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The inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans took place on May 26–27, 1923, at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, making the event one of the oldest endurance races.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans is run entirely on a purpose-built racetrack.

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The Circuit de la Sarthe uses public roads that are closed for the race, including the famous Mulsanne Straight, a public highway the rest of the year.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans has been won by an all-female driver team.

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No all-female team has ever won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. In 1930, the all-female duo of Odette Siko and Marguerite Mareuse won their class, but the overall victory has never been achieved by an all-female team.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the three races in motorsport's Triple Crown.

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The Triple Crown of Motorsport consists of the Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a concept popularized by Graham Hill.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans was suspended for nine years due to World War II.

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The race was not held from 1940 through 1948 because of World War II and post-war reconstruction, resuming in 1949.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans has never been won by a car with a rotary engine.

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Mazda's 787B, powered by a rotary engine, won the race in 1991, making that car the only rotary-powered winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans history.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans was won by a diesel-powered car for the first time in 2006.

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Audi's R10 TDI became the first diesel vehicle to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006, marking a significant shift in endurance racing technology.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans has always been held in the month of June.

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While most editions are in June, the 1968 race was postponed to September due to political unrest in France, breaking the June tradition.

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