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Motorsport museum in France
Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Musée des 24 Heures du Mans
Established1961; 64 years ago (1961)
LocationCircuit des 24 Heures du Mans, 72009, Le Mans, France
Coordinates47°57′25″N 0°12′31″E / 47.95694°N 0.20861°E / 47.95694; 0.20861
Collection size150 sports cars
Visitors110,000
Websitewww.lemans-musee24h.com

The Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: Musee des 24 Heures du Mans) is a motorsport museum located at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. It was founded in 1961 as the Automobile Museum de la Sarthe. In 1991, it was taken over by the organizers of the 24 hours road race and moved to a purpose built museum complex under the direction of Francis Piquera, the Executive Manager.

In 2009, the museum was extensively renovated. Its permanent exhibition includes over 100 historic cars, many collectibles, dozens of films and archive photographs. The museum tour is organized around six major sequences that showcase the important figures of the 24 Hour race and origins of the Le Mans automotive industry, tracing the evolution of the car in the twentieth century.

With their legendary models of the greatest endurance race in the world, 350m² of temporary exhibitions complete the thematic exhibition.

A visit of the famous circuit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is possible.

Collection

Historic cars

  • La Mancelle 1878 La Mancelle 1878
  • De Dion Bouton & Trepardoux Dog Cart a Vapeur De Dion Bouton & Trepardoux Dog Cart a Vapeur
  • Amedee Bollee Type D Runabout Amedee Bollee Type D Runabout
  • 1904 Renault Freres Tonneau Type U-D 4cyl 3770 cm3 1904 Renault Freres Tonneau Type U-D 4cyl 3770 cm

Local cars

  • 1975 Alpine Renault A441 Renault-Gordini V6 2ACT 1997 cm3 1975 Alpine Renault A441 Renault-Gordini V6 2ACT 1997 cm
  • Rondeau-M382-Cosworth Rondeau-M382-Cosworth
  • Peugeot 905 Evo2 Peugeot 905 Evo2
  • Pescarolo C60 Pescarolo C60

Modern cars

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo V6 3000 cm3 2015 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo V6 3000 cm
  • Audi R8 Safety Car 24 heures du Mans Audi R8 Safety Car 24 heures du Mans
  • Cadilac Northstar LMP 900 Cadilac Northstar LMP 900
  • 1999 Chevrolet Corvette C5 V8 5666 cm3 1999 Chevrolet Corvette C5 V8 5666 cm

See also

References

  1. Schmidt, Bjoern; Andreas Birner; Bjoern Schmidt; Peter Singhof; Keith Bluemel; Helmut Schnug; Thierry Lesparretion; Kare M A Pietila; Edvar van Daalen; Mark Ketcham; Mike Sheehan; James Davies; Jarrett Rothmeier; Bill Wagenblatt (2010). "Musée Automobilede la Sarthe". Germany: H&M System Software GmbH. Retrieved 31 Oct 2011.
  2. "Centre Culturel de la Sarthe; Musée; Musée des 24 Heures". France: Centre Culturel de la Sarthe. 2010. Retrieved 31 Oct 2011.


External links

47°57′25″N 0°12′31″E / 47.95694°N 0.20861°E / 47.95694; 0.20861


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