Le Mans

American  

[luh mahn] / lə ˈmɑ̃ /

noun

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

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Le Mans British  

/ lə mɑ̃ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

He competed in the American Le Mans Series GTC class, drove in 24-hour races at Daytona and won multiple Porsche Owners Club endurance races.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In 1977, Haywood won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

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 • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

But he delayed its execution until the 19th December, when the IInd German Army had already returned to Orleans from its expedition to Le Mans.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count