Sure, there’s Daytona, Indianapolis, and Sebring. There’s Monaco and Monza. But when it comes to a test of automotive endurance, Le Mans is in a class of its own. First held in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the world’s oldest races, and certainly one of the toughest, held around the clock in the otherwise sleepy region of Sarthe in northern France. It’s the race that saw Ford face off with Ferrari in the ‘60s, culminating in Henry repeatedly beating Enzo at his own game, which the latter had previously won six times in a row. Now part of the FIA’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) series, the race has drawn an unparalleled number of manufacturers back into competition for 2025, from Peugeot to Porsche, Cadillac to Alpine, all in the hopes of being crowned the overall winner. Ferrari came back in 2023 and subsequently won Le Mans upon its return, then repeated the accomplishment in 2024—all..
