24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)

Motorcycle endurance race in France

This article is about the motorcycle race in France. For the sports car race, see 24 Hours of Le Mans. For other uses, see 24 Hours of Le Mans (disambiguation).

Motor race

24 Heures Motos

FIM Endurance World Championship
Venue| Circuit Bugatti
Location| 47°56′30″N 0°13′30″E﻿ / ﻿47.94167°N 0.22500°E﻿ / 47.94167; 0.22500
First race| 1978
Last race| 2025
Duration| 24 hours
Most wins (driver)|  Alex Vieira (5)
Grégory Leblanc (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)|  Suzuki (15)

The 24 Heures Motos (often called in English the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race) is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, Sarthe, France. The race is organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and is part of the Endurance FIM World Championship.

## History

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When the Bol d'Or moved from Bugatti Circuit to Circuit Paul Ricard at the end of 1977, the ACO created the 24 Heures Moto.[1] The race became one of "the classics" of endurance racing along with the 24 Hours of Liège, the 8 Hours Of Suzuka, and the Bol d'Or.

At the end of 2001, the three 24 Hour classic races (Le Mans, Liège and the Bol d'Or) withdrew from the Endurance World Championship to create the Master of Endurance. Le Mans returned to the Endurance FIM World Championship in 2006.

## Race weekend format

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Thursday

Free practice sessions, 1st qualifying practice sessions (in groups) and night practice sessions

Friday

2nd qualifying practice sessions (in groups), superpole

Saturday

Warm-up session. 3.00 pm Le Mans start. NOTE: The traditional Le Mans start, abolished in 1970 for automobiles, is still used for motorcycles.

Sunday

3.00 pm, finish of the race followed by the prize-giving ceremony

## Winners

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Year  | Riders  | Bike  | Team

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Rider 1  | Rider 2  | Rider 3
1978  |  Jean-Claude Chemarin |  Christian Léon |  | Honda RCB 1000
1979  |  Jean-Claude Chemarin |  Christian Léon |  | Honda RCB 1000
1980  |  Marc Fontan |  Hervé Moineau |  | Honda RCB 1000
1981  |  Jean-Claude Chemarin |  Christian Huguet |  | Kawasaki Z 1000 J
1982  |  Pierre-Étienne Samin |  Dominique Pernet |  | Suzuki GS 1000 R
1983  |  Gérard Coudray |  Jacques Cornu |  Sergio Pellandini | Kawasaki Z 1000 R
1984  |  Dirk Brand |  Henk Van der Mark |  | Suzuki GS 1000 R
1985  |  Bernard Millet |  Guy Bertin |  Philippe Guichon |  Suzuki GSX-R 750
1986  |  Alex Vieira |  Gérard Coudray |  Patrick Igoa | Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1987  |  Alex Vieira |  Jean-Michel Mattioli |  Jean-Louis Battistini | Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1988  |  Alex Vieira |  Jean-Michel Mattioli |  Christophe Bouheben | Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1989  |  Alex Vieira |  Jean-Michel Mattioli |  Roger Burnett | Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1990  |  Alex Vieira |  Jean-Michel Mattioli |  Stéphane Mertens | Honda VFR 750 R RC30
1991  |  Philippe Monneret |  Bruno Bonhuil |  Rachel Nicotte | Yamaha YZF 750 R (FZR 750 R OW01)
1992  |  Terry Rymer |  Carl Fogarty |  Michel Simul | Kawasaki ZXR 750 R | Kawasaki France
1993  |  Adrien Morillas |  Brian Morrison |  Wilfried Veille |  Kawasaki ZXR 750 R | Kawasaki France
1994  |  Adrien Morillas |  Jean-Louis Battistini |  Terry Rymer | Kawasaki ZXR 750 R | Kawasaki France
1995  |  Alex Vieira |  Rachel Nicotte |  Brian Morrison | Honda RVF 750 R RC45 | Honda France
1996  |  Jehan D'Orgeix |  Piergiorgio Bontempi |  Brian Morrison | Kawasaki ZX-7R | Kawasaki France
1997  |  Doug Polen |  Juan-Éric Gomez |  Peter Goddard |  Suzuki GSX-R 750 | SERT
1998  |  Bertrand Sebileau |  Thierry Paillot |  Igor Jerman | Kawasaki ZX-7RR  | Kawasaki France
1999  |  Bertrand Sebileau |  Steve Hislop |  Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX-7RR  | Kawasaki France
2000  |  Sébastien Charpentier |  William Costes |  Sébastien Gimbert | Honda VTR RC51 | Honda France
2001  |  Christophe Guyot |  Sébastien Scarnato |  Nicolas Dussauge |  Suzuki GSX-R 750 | GMT94
2002  |  Jean-Michel Bayle |  Sébastien Gimbert |  Nicolas Dussauge |  Suzuki GSX-R 750 | SERT
2003  |  Brian Morrison |  Philippe Dobé |  Vincent Philippe | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | SERT
2004  |  Stéphane Chambon |  Keiichi Kitagawa |  Warwick Nowland | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | SERT
2005  |  David Checa |  William Costes |  Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF-R1 | GMT94 Yamaha
2006  |  Olivier Four |  Frédéric Protat |  Daniel Ribalta-Bosch | Honda CBR 1000 RR | National Moto
2007  |  William Costes |  Guillaume Dietrich |  Max Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | SERT
2008  |  William Costes |  Guillaume Dietrich |  Barry Veneman | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | SERT
2009  |  Gwen Giabbani |  Steve Martin |  Igor Jerman | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team
2010  |  Julien Da Costa |  Olivier Four |  Grégory Leblanc | Kawasaki ZX-10R | Team SRC Kawasaki France
2011  |  Julien Da Costa |  Olivier Four |  Grégory Leblanc | Kawasaki ZX-10R | Team SRC Kawasaki France
2012  |  Julien Da Costa |  Freddy Foray [fr] |  Grégory Leblanc | Kawasaki ZX-10R | Team SRC Kawasaki France
2013  |  Grégory Leblanc [fr] |  Fabien Foret |  Nicolas Salchaud | Kawasaki ZX-10R | Team SRC Kawasaki France
2014  |  Vincent Philippe |  Anthony Delhalle |  Erwan Nigon [fr] | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | SERT
2015  |  Vincent Philippe |  Anthony Delhalle |  Étienne Masson | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | SERT
2016  |  Grégory Leblanc |  Matthieu Lagrive |  Fabien Foret | Kawasaki ZX-10R | Team SRC Kawasaki France
2017 |  Mike Di Meglio |  David Checa |  Niccolò Canepa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | GMT94 Yamaha
2018  |  Josh Hook |  Freddy Foray |  Alan Techer | Honda CBR 1000 RR | FCC TSR Honda France
2019  |  Jérémy Guarnoni |  David Checa |  Erwan Nigon | Kawasaki ZX-10RR | Team SRC Kawasaki France
2020 |  Josh Hook |  Freddy Foray |  Mike Di Meglio | Honda CBR 1000 RR-R | FCC TSR Honda France
2021 |  Gregg Black [fr] |  Xavier Simeon |  Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | Yoshimura SERT Motul
2022 |  Gregg Black |  Xavier Simeon |  Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | Yoshimura SERT Motul
2023 |  Josh Hook |  Mike Di Meglio |  Alan Techer | Honda CBR 1000 RR-R | FCC TSR Honda France
2024 |  Gregg Black |  Etienne Masson |  Dan Linfoot | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | Yoshimura SERT Motul
2025  |  Karel Hanika |  Marvin Fritz | Jason O'Halloran | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Yamaha Austria Racing Team

### By manufacturer

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Rank  | Wins  | Manufacturer  | Years

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1  | 15  |  Suzuki | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2024
2  | 14  |  Kawasaki | 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019
2  |  Honda | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2018, 2020, 2023
4  | 5  |  Yamaha | 1991, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2025

### By rider

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Rank  | Riders  | Wins  | Years

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1  |  Alex Vieira | 5  | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995
Grégory Leblanc | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
3  |  Jean-Michel Mattioli | 4  | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Brian Morrison | 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003
William Costes | 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
6  |  Jean-Claude Chemarin | 3  | 1978, 1979, 1981
Sébastien Gimbert | 2000, 2002, 2005
Olivier Four | 2006, 2010, 2011
Julien Da Costa | 2010, 2011, 2012
Vincent Philippe | 2003, 2014, 2015
David Checa | 2005, 2017, 2019
Freddy Foray | 2012, 2018, 2020
Joshua Hook | 2018, 2020, 2023
Mike Di Meglio | 2017, 2020, 2023
Gregg Black | 2021, 2022, 2024

## See also

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* FIM Endurance World Championship

## References

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1. ^ "22 and 23 April 1978" (in French). Lemans.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.

## External links

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* Official website
* Suzuki GSX-R Endurance Model Range
* Kawasaki ZXR-7 Model Range explanation

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