Photo of the Day – Maison Blanche redesigned for 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans
On 13 October 1792, the foundation stone of the White House – the US President’s residence in Washington – was laid. In 1972, the old Maison Blanche [White House] road at the Le Mans 24-Hour circuit was abandoned and a new chicane introduced ahead of the Ford Chicane.
In actual fact, the whole area between Arnage and the grandstands was redesigned as part of a wide-ranging plan to renovate the 24-Hour circuit to ensure full autonomy of the circuit and its facilities. This 13.64-km long layout remained in use until 1978. The in-race lap record of 3:34.2 was set in its final year by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in an Alpine Renault A443.
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