Circuit de la Sarthe

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Circuit de la Sarthe is a famous French motor racing circuit best known for hosting the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf motor racing circuit
sports venue
adjacentFacility Bugatti Circuit
associatedWith World Endurance Championship
bestKnownFor 24 Hours of Le Mans
cityRegion northwestern France
cityServed Le Mans
country France
famousFor 24-hour endurance race
governingBody Automobile Club de l’Ouest
hasBridge Dunlop Bridge
hasChicane Mulsanne chicanes
linked to: Mulsanne Straight
hasGrandstands permanent grandstands
hasPaddock permanent paddock facilities
hasPitLane permanent pit complex
hasSection Arnage corner
Dunlop Chicane
linked to: Dunlop

Dunlop Curve
linked to: Dunlop

Ford Chicane
Hunaudières Straight
Indianapolis corner
Mulsanne Straight
Porsche Curves
Tertre Rouge
hasStartFinishStraight Pits Straight
hostedEvent 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans Classic
MotoGP French Grand Prix (historically)
layoutType semi-permanent circuit
length approximately 13.6 km
approximately 8.5 miles
locatedIn Le Mans
Pays de la Loire
Sarthe
nearRiver Sarthe River
notableEventFrequency annual
notableFor endurance motorsport history
high-speed straights
night racing
opened 1923
owner Automobile Club de l’Ouest
partiallySharesLayoutWith Bugatti Circuit
primaryUse endurance racing
regulationBody FIA
safetyModifications Mulsanne Straight chicanes added in 1990
spectatorCapacity over 200000 (event-dependent)
surface asphalt
timezone Central European Time
usesPublicRoads true

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Le Mans near Circuit de la Sarthe
Sarthe knownFor Le Mans motor racing circuit
subject linked to: Sarthe department
linked to: Circuit de la Sarthe
Sarthe contains Circuit de la Sarthe
subject linked to: Sarthe department
Sarthe contains Circuit de la Sarthe (24 Hours of Le Mans)
subject linked to: Sarthe department
linked to: Circuit de la Sarthe
Gran Turismo 5 includesTrack Circuit de la Sarthe
Le Mans metropolitan area contains Circuit de la Sarthe
24 Hours of Le Mans circuitUsed Circuit de la Sarthe
Bugatti Circuit adjacentTo Circuit de la Sarthe
Bugatti Circuit partOf Circuit des 24 Heures
linked to: Circuit de la Sarthe
Bugatti Circuit sharesFacilitiesWith Circuit de la Sarthe
Bugatti Circuit isDifferentFrom Circuit de la Sarthe
Bugatti Circuit isPartiallyBasedOn Circuit de la Sarthe start-finish section
linked to: Circuit de la Sarthe
Mulsanne Straight partOf Circuit de la Sarthe
Tertre Rouge partOf Circuit de la Sarthe
Arnage corner locatedOn Circuit de la Sarthe
Arnage corner partOf 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit layout
linked to: Circuit de la Sarthe
Porsche Curves partOf Circuit de la Sarthe
Ford Chicane locatedIn Circuit de la Sarthe
Hunaudières Straight locatedIn Circuit de la Sarthe
Hunaudières Straight partOf Circuit de la Sarthe
Hunaudières Straight partOf Le Mans 24 Hours circuit layout
linked to: Circuit de la Sarthe
Automobile Club de l’Ouest owns Circuit de la Sarthe
Automobile Club de l’Ouest basedAt Circuit de la Sarthe
Le Mans Classic location Circuit de la Sarthe
Le Mans Classic usesCircuit Circuit de la Sarthe
Dunlop Bridge locatedIn Circuit de la Sarthe
Blower Bentley associatedCircuit Circuit de la Sarthe
Automobile Club de l’Ouest owns Circuit de la Sarthe
subject linked to: ACO
Automobile Club de l’Ouest operates Circuit de la Sarthe
subject linked to: ACO
LMGTE Am (historic) notableCircuit Circuit de la Sarthe