Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I (GT4)

The Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I (named as Circuit de la Sarthe 24h I outside of the NTSC-J version) is an endurance event in Gran Turismo 4 that is designed to be replicated in the style of the modern day (1990s-2000s) 24 Hours of Le Mans event. An International A license is required to compete in this event when using A-Spec. However, the player is at liberty to use B-Spec to speed up the progression of time and complete event in a more feasible 8 hours, though entering the pits means the progression of time is reset.. Due to the limitations of the PS2, although the event takes place over the course of 24 hours of real-time gameplay, neither the weather nor the time of day changes during the race. In addition, there is no way to save the game mid-race even when entering the pits and this can be tedious to finish due to having to leave the console on for a whole day.
Winning this event awards the player with an Audi R8 Race Car '01, the winner of the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans.
==Possible Opponents==
This chart lists all possible AI opponents that can appear in this event. The "Lap Interval" column shows how many laps the opponent will stay out on the track before pitting in.
Image	Car 	Power (HP)	Weight (kg)	Lap Interval	Notes
 	Audi R8 Race Car '01 	783 	900 	8 	Prize car at this event
 	Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03 	785 	900 	8 	
 	BMW V12 LMR Race Car '99 	787 	900 	8 	
 	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (C5) '00 	609 	1139 	9-10 	
 	Dodge Viper GTS-R Team Oreca Race Car '00 	588 	1150 	9 	
 	Mazda 787B Race Car '91 	791 	830 	8 	
 	Nissan R89C Race Car '89 	908 	900 	7 	
 	Nissan R92CP Race Car '92 	939 	900 	7 	
 	Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98 	789 	1000 	8 	
 	Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car '98 	742 	1150 	8 	
 	Pescarolo Courage C60/Peugeot Race Car '03 	789 	900 	8 	
 	PlayStation Pescarolo C60/Judd Race Car '04	794 	900 	8 	
 	Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car '89 	927 	893 	7 	
 	Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020) '99 	764 	900 	8 	
==Prizes==
===Prize Money===
*1st: Cr. 1,200,000
*2nd: Cr. 500,000
*3rd: Cr. 300,000
*4th: Cr. 150,000
*5th: Cr. 120,000
*6th: Cr. 100,000
===Prize Car===
*Audi R8 Race Car '01
==Trivia==
*This is one of two GT4 endurance events where one of the opponents is also a prize car, the other being the Fuji 1000 km.
==See also==
*24 Hours of Le Mans (GT5), the version of the race featured in Gran Turismo 5
Category:Events based on real-life
Category:GT4 Endurance Events
Category:GT4 Events