1990 24 Hours of Le Mans. Le Mans in 1990 (Note the chicanes added on the 3.6 mile Mulsanne Straight ). The 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 58th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 1990. [1] F1 race winners who won the Le Mans 24 Hours. Jürgen Barth / Hurley Haywood / Jacky Ickx, Martini Racing Porsche System, Porsche 936/77 - Porsche 911/78, lead the 1977 Le Mans 24 Hours. Photo by: Motorsport Images Rolex’s involvement in the race prompts drivers across the globe to come back to the Rolex 24 (and Le Mans 24 Hours (below)) year after year, in pursuit of one of the winners’ watches. (To note, at Daytona, the class winners receive watches, while at Le Mans, only the overall winners take one home.) The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923 on the Circuit de la Sarthe, France. It is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. Since 2012, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship . Year. 1952 Le Mans 24 Hour Position: 1st (277 laps) Class: S 3.0 Car: Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194, 3.0L) No. 21 Drivers: Hermann Lang (DEU) and Fritz Riess (DEU) The 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 20th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14–15 June 1952 at Circuit de la Sarthe. Winner, Hermann Lang, was a pre-war GP driver. 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans Previous: None Next: 1924 Index: Races | Winners The 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans, officially the 24 Hours Grand Prix of Endurance, was the inaugural Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 26 and 27 May 1923. A strong field of twenty manufacturers entered, all from France aside from a single Bentley from Great Britain and a pair of Excelsiors from Belgium. In a rain Ferrari has claimed victory at the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 58 years after its machinery last triumphed in motorsport’s most prestigious endurance race. The #51 499P of Le Mans 24 Hours 2019; Le Mans Winners: 10 F1 drivers who have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans; winning the Monaco Grand Prix, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. The British driver Toyota claims Le Mans hat-trick on LMP1 swansong Toyota Gazoo Racing completed a hat-trick of Le Mans 24 Hours wins as Kazuki Nakajima, Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley piloted the #8 Toyota eu52V.