The 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto (24 Heures Moto) 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.
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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.
Free practice sessions, 1st qualifying practice sessions (in groups) and night practice sessions
2nd qualifying practice sessions (in groups), superpole
Warm-up session. 3.00 PM Le Mans start
3.00 pm, finish of the race followed by the prize-giving ceremony
| Year | Riders | Manufacturer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider 1 | Rider 2 | Rider 3 | ||
| 1978 | Jean-Claude Chemarin | Christian Leon | Honda | |
| 1979 | Jean-Claude Chemarin | Christian Leon | Honda | |
| 1980 | Marc Fontan | Hervé Moineau | Honda | |
| 1981 | Jean-Claude Chemarin | Christian Huguet | Kawasaki | |
| 1982 | Pierre-Etienne Samin | Dominique Pernet | Suzuki | |
| 1983 | Gérard Coudray | Jacques Cornu | Sergio Pellandini | Kawasaki |
| 1984 | Dirk Brand | Henk Van der Mark | Suzuki | |
| 1985 | Bernard Millet | Guy Bertin | Philippe Guichon | Suzuki |
| 1986 | Alex Vieira | Gérard Coudray | Patrick Igoa | Honda |
| 1987 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Jean-Louis Battistini | Honda |
| 1984 | Dirk Brand | Henk Van der Mark | Suzuki | |
| 1985 | Bernard Millet | Guy Bertin | Philippe Guichon | Suzuki |
| 1986 | Alex Vieira | Gérard Coudray | Patrick Igoa | Honda |
| 1987 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Jean-Louis Battistini | Honda |
| 1988 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Christophe Bouheben | Honda |
| 1989 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Roger Burnett | Honda |
| 1990 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Stéphane Mertens | Honda |
| 1991 | Philippe Monneret | Bruno Bonhuil | Rachel Nicotte | Yamaha |
| 1992 | Terry Rymer | Carl Fogarty | Michel Simul | Kawasaki |
| 1993 | Adrien Morillas | Brian Morrison | Wilfried Veille | Kawasaki |
| 1994 | Adrien Morillas | Jean-Louis Battistini | Terry Rymer | Kawasaki |
| 1995 | Alex Vieira | Rachel Nicotte | Brian Morrison | Honda |
| 1996 | Jehan D'Orgeix | Pier-Giorgio Bontempi | Brian Morrison | Kawasaki |
| 1997 | Doug Polen | Juan-Eric Gomez | Peter Goddard | Suzuki |
| 1998 | Bertrand Sébileau | Thierry Paillot | Igor Jerman | Kawasaki |
| 1999 | Bertrand Sébileau | Steve Hislop | Chris Walker | Kawasaki |
| 2000 | Sébastien Charpentier | William Costes | Sébastien Gimbert | Honda |
| 2001 | Christophe Guyot | Sébastien Scarnato | Nicolas Dussauge | Suzuki |
| 2002 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Sébastien Gimbert | Nicolas Dussauge | Suzuki |
| 2003 | Brian Morrison | Philippe Dobé | Vincent Philippe | Suzuki |
| 2004 | Stéphane Chambon | Keiichi Kitagawa | Warwick Nowland | Suzuki |
| 2005 | David Checa | William Costes | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha |
| 2006 | Olivier Four | Frederic Protat | Daniel Ribalta-Bosch | Honda |
| 2007 | William Costes | Guillaume Dietrich | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki |
| 2008 | William Costes | Guillaume Dietrich | Barry Veneman | Suzuki |
| 2009 | Gwen Giabbani | Steve Martin | Igor Jerman | Yamaha |
| 2010 | Julien Da Costa | Olivier Four | Grégory Leblanc | Kawasaki |
| 2011 | Julien Da Costa | Olivier Four | Grégory Leblanc | Kawasaki |