Le Mans

American

[luh mahn] / lə ˈmɑ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Sarthe, in NW France: auto racing.

Le Mans British

/ lə mɑ̃ /

noun

a city in NW France: scene of the first experiments in motoring and flying; annual motor race. Pop: 146 105 (1999)

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The American-made car is one of only 347 built, he said, and a Panoz once won a 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in its class.

From The Wall Street Journal

A statement from Red Bull said Marko, a former F1 driver and Le Mans winner, had "decided to step down at the end of 2025".

From BBC

Poland's former Formula 1 ace Robert Kubica won this year's Le Mans in June in the number 83 Ferrari 499P.

From BBC

Britain's Jamie Chadwick has landed a reserve role in next year's top-level Genesis Le Mans hypercar programme.

From BBC

Ferrari won this year's championship at the Bahrain 8 Hours this month, in the number 51 car which includes Britain's Le Mans winner from 2023 James Calado.

From BBC

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