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24 Hours of Le Mans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In 1969, for his first Le Mans 24 hours, a young Belgian talent and F1 GP winner, Jacky Ickx, made a pointed demonstration of the danger of this start method, when instead of running across the track to his machine, he slowly walked, then entered in his car and locked the safety belts properly. |
 | | The most successful marque in the history of the 24 hour race is Porsche, with 16 overall victories (including seven in a row, from 1981 to 1987), followed by Ferrari with nine (including six in a row, from 1960 to 1965). |
 | | The 24 hours were cancelled in June after the May 1968 events, instead the race was run in September being the last race of the championship. |
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