Automobile Club de l’Ouest
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The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is a French motorsport organization best known as the creator and organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Automobile Club de l’Ouest canonical | 31 |
| Automobile Club de la Sarthe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7778563 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Automobile Club de l’Ouest Context triple: [Circuit de la Sarthe, governingBody, Automobile Club de l’Ouest]
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A.
Automobile Club de Monaco
The Automobile Club de Monaco is a prestigious motorsport and automotive organization best known for staging major events in the Principality of Monaco, including the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and other high-profile rallies and races.
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B.
Automobile Club d'Italia
The Automobile Club d'Italia is Italy’s national motoring organization and governing body for automobile sport, responsible for promoting road safety, mobility services, and organizing major motorsport events.
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C.
American Automobile Association
The American Automobile Association (AAA) is a U.S.-based federation of motor clubs best known for providing roadside assistance, travel services, insurance, and automotive-related ratings and certifications.
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D.
Automobile Racing Club of America
The Automobile Racing Club of America is a U.S.-based stock car racing sanctioning organization known for developing drivers and hosting regional and national touring series that often serve as a stepping stone to NASCAR.
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E.
Can-Am League
The Can-Am League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated in the northeastern United States and Canada during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Automobile Club de l’Ouest Target entity description: The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is a French motorsport organization best known as the creator and organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
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A.
Automobile Club de Monaco
The Automobile Club de Monaco is a prestigious motorsport and automotive organization best known for staging major events in the Principality of Monaco, including the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and other high-profile rallies and races.
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B.
Automobile Club d'Italia
The Automobile Club d'Italia is Italy’s national motoring organization and governing body for automobile sport, responsible for promoting road safety, mobility services, and organizing major motorsport events.
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C.
American Automobile Association
The American Automobile Association (AAA) is a U.S.-based federation of motor clubs best known for providing roadside assistance, travel services, insurance, and automotive-related ratings and certifications.
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D.
Automobile Racing Club of America
The Automobile Racing Club of America is a U.S.-based stock car racing sanctioning organization known for developing drivers and hosting regional and national touring series that often serve as a stepping stone to NASCAR.
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E.
Can-Am League
The Can-Am League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated in the northeastern United States and Canada during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile club
ⓘ
motorsport organization ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
ⓘ
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile ⓘ |
| alsoUsesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Circuit Bugatti
ⓘ
Circuit de la Sarthe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creatorOf | 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ |
| developed |
LMGTE regulations
ⓘ
LMP1 regulations ⓘ LMP2 regulations ⓘ LMP3 regulations ⓘ Le Mans Hypercar regulations (with FIA) ⓘ Le Mans Prototype regulations ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1906 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Le Mans ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | France ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Le Mans ⓘ |
| introduced | Garage 56 experimental entry concept at Le Mans ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Pays de la Loire
ⓘ
Sarthe ⓘ |
| mainNotableWork | 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fédération Française du Sport Automobile ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nativeName | Automobile Club de l’Ouest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being creator of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
ⓘ
longest-running active endurance sports car race organization ⓘ |
| organizerOf |
24 Heures Motos
ⓘ
linked to:
24 Heures Moto Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ Asian Le Mans Series ⓘ European Le Mans Series ⓘ Le Mans Classic (with Peter Auto) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Mans Classic
Le Mans Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Michelin Le Mans Cup
Le Mans Karting International events ⓘ Michelin Le Mans Cup ⓘ Road to Le Mans ⓘ |
| owns |
Bugatti Circuit
ⓘ
Circuit de la Sarthe ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfCommunication | French ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of endurance racing
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organization of motorsport events ⓘ promotion of automobile use ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | co-organizer of FIA World Endurance Championship technical regulations ⓘ |
| shortName | ACO ⓘ |
| typeOfRacesOrganized |
endurance sports car races
ⓘ
motorcycle endurance races ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lemans.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Automobile Club de l’Ouest Description of subject: The Automobile Club de l’Ouest is a French motorsport organization best known as the creator and organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.