The Le Mans track is the home of the famous 24 hours Le Mans endurance race which started in 1923. The old Circuit de la Sarthe, has been replaced by the 4.18km Bugatti Circuit. The new circuit uses some of the sections of the older track, the pit straight, the first chicane under the Bridgestone bridge, but the new circuit takes over as the circuit bends back on itself for the first time (left hands side).
The circuit is renowned for its "stop" "start" character, braking hard into tight first gear bends only to exit with hard acceleration followed by hard braking again. That said Le Mans is not a slow track with several long straights, the maximum recorded speed is just under 300km/h
Circuit length : 4,180 m / 2.597 miles
Direction: Clockwise
Pole position : LHS
Width : 13 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight : 450 m / 0.28 miles
Last modifications : 2006
Circuit best lap :
1’33.616 – Colin Edwards (2007)
Maximum speed :
299,086 km/h - Casey Stoner (2006)
Direction: Clockwise
Pole position : LHS
Width : 13 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight : 450 m / 0.28 miles
Last modifications : 2006
Circuit best lap :
1’33.616 – Colin Edwards (2007)
Maximum speed :
299,086 km/h - Casey Stoner (2006)
