# 24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)

The 24 Heures Motos (often called in English the 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race) 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.

## History

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. 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.

## Race weekend format
### Thursday

Free practice sessions, 1st qualifying practice sessions (in groups) and night practice sessions

### Friday

2nd qualifying practice sessions (in groups), superpole

### Saturday

Warm-up session. 3.00 PM Le Mans start. NOTE: The traditional Le Mans start, abolished in 1970 for automobiles, is still used for motorcycles.

### Sunday

3.00 pm, finish of the race followed by the prize-giving ceremony

## Winners

| Year | Riders | Riders | Riders | Bike |
| Year | Rider 1 | Rider 2 | Rider 3 | Bike |
| 1978 | Jean-Claude Chemarin | Christian Léon | | Honda |
| 1979 | Jean-Claude Chemarin | Christian Léon | | Honda |
| 1980 | Marc Fontan | Hervé Moineau | | Honda |
| 1981 | Jean-Claude Chemarin | Christian Huguet | | Kawasaki |
| 1982 | Pierre-Étienne 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 RVF750 |
| 1987 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Jean-Louis Battistini | Honda |
| 1988 | Alex Vieira | Jean-Michel Mattioli | Christophe Bouheben | Honda RVF750 |
| 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 Ninja ZX-7R |
| 1994 | Adrien Morillas | Jean-Louis Battistini | Terry Rymer | Kawasaki |
| 1995 | Alex Vieira | Rachel Nicotte | Brian Morrison | Honda RC45 |
| 1996 | Jehan D'Orgeix | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Brian Morrison | Kawasaki |
| 1997 | Doug Polen | Juan-Éric Gomez | Peter Goddard | Suzuki |
| 1998 | Bertrand Sebileau | Thierry Paillot | Igor Jerman | Kawasaki |
| 1999 | Bertrand Sebileau | 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 | Frédéric Protat | Daniel Ribalta-Bosch | Honda |
| 2007 | William Costes | Guillaume Dietrich | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX series |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Julien Da Costa | Freddy Foray | Grégory Leblanc | Kawasaki |
| 2013 | Grégory Leblanc | Fabien Foret | Nicolas Salchaud | Kawasaki |
| 2014 | Vincent Philippe | Anthony Delhalle | Erwan Nigon | Suzuki |
| 2015 | Vincent Philippe | Anthony Delhalle | Étienne Masson | Suzuki |
| 2016 | Grégory Leblanc | Matthieu Lagrive | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki |
| 2017 | Mike Di Meglio | David Checa | Niccolò Canepa | Yamaha |
| 2018 | Joshua Hook | Freddy Foray | Alan Techer | Honda CBR |
| 2019 | Jérémy Guarnoni | David Checa | Erwan Nigon | Kawasaki |
| 2020 | Joshua Hook | Freddy Foray | Mike Di Meglio | Honda CBR 1000 RR-R |
| 2021 | Gregg Black | Xavier Simeon | Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki |
| 2022 | Gregg Black | Xavier Simeon | Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki |
| 2023 | Joshua Hook | Mike Di Meglio | Alan Techer | Honda CBR 1000 RR-R |
| 2024 | Gregg Black | Etienne Masson | Dan Linfoot | Suzuki GSXR 1000 |

### By manufacturer

| Wins | Manufacturer |
| 15 | Suzuki |
| 14 | Kawasaki |
| 14 | Honda |
| 4 | Yamaha |