After F1 C.E.O. Chase Carey gave the start at the 85th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past June 17th, the head single-seaters discipline and the legendary endurance race will once again reunite at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday, July 9th.

Most of the nine cars present - spanning several decades, from the 1969 Ferrari 512S to the 2017 Porsche 919 Hybrid - boast a solid record at the 24 Hours, as do the drivers who will take the wheel, starting with Tom Kristensen, win record-holder at Le Mans with nine trophies.

The Dane won for the last time in 2013 with an Audi R18 e-tron quattro, and has never competed in the 2016 R18 at the Red Bull Ring given that he retired at the end of the 2014 season, followed in 2016 by Mark Webber, the Grand Marshal at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Webber will take the wheel of the 2017 version of the Porsche 919 Hybrid that allowed the German manufacturer to win a third victory in a row on June 18th along with Brendon Hartley who will also take part the Austrian celebration.

The only other emblematic car of the 21st century set to hit the track in Styria will be the Bentley Speed 8 winner in 2003 in the hands of one of the three winners, Guy Smith. Tom "Monsieur Le Mans" Kristensen, who serves as a marshal-driver during F1 Grand Prix, will take the wheel of the Audi R18.

The 1990s will be represented by the BMW V12 LMR that gave the Munich-based marque its sole win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1999. Though a former driver will lead the fray, he had already hung up his helmet just before the year 2000 and stepped into a management role. Gerhard Berger, 210 starts in F1, will make a long-standing dream a reality as he takes the wheel of the prototype. Hans-Joachim Stuck will reunite with the Porsche 962C in which he won at Le Mans in 1986 and 1987.

Neel Jani, winner at the 24 Hours in 2016, will discover the Porsche 916 that won in 1981 with Derek Bell and Jacky Ickx, five-time and six-time winners respectively at Le Mans, and Helmut Marko will reunite with the Porsche 917K. Since the car with which he crossed the finish line in first place - setting a new distance record that remained unbeaten until Audi in 2010 - is not in working condition (though it will be on display at the Red Bull Ring), the Austrian driver, now mentor to young F1 Red Bull talents, will take the wheel of a model from 1970.

Lastly, Dieter Quester will retake the wheel of the mythical BMW 3.0 CSL with which he won in 1973 along with Toine Hezemans, and Jean Alesi will drive a Ferrari 512S (built in 1969 but entered at Le Mans in 1970), the marque he collaborated with for his participation in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans after his retirement from F1.

The Legends Parade of the F1 Austrian Grand Prix will take place Sunday, July 9th from 12:45 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. at the Red Bull Ring, but fans in attendance at Styria can attempt to approach the drivers during the reconnaissance lap on Saturday between 6:05 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.

PHOTO: The Porsche 919 winner at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans will hit the track at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.