On 3rd December 2012 the Automobile Club de l’Ouest launched a competition on internet and the social media to elect the ten most prestigious cars in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours with big prizes for the winners. This election is the first of the commemorative events to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the legendary endurance race in 2013. To date, more than 8000 people have already filled in the questionnaire available on lemans.org. Attention all motor sport enthusiasts: only a week left to send in your votes!

The ten cars selected will then be assembled and will be the centerpiece of a totally new prestigious exhibition; they will also be part of a number of exceptional operations during the week of the 2013 Le Mans 24-Hours on 22-23 June.

The competition began on 3rd December and already more than 8000 car fans and surfers have sent in their votes. The first stage of this wide-ranging consultation will end on 15th January with the election by the public of the ten cars that have written the legend of the Le Mans 24 Hours – one per decade.

The next stage: a jury of prestigious international specialists presided by Pierre Fillon, the president of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, will meet on 1st February to finalize this list. The votes of the public will count for one vote during this meeting. A draw will then decide the ten winners among those who nominated the ten cars selected after the final vote and they will share the prizes awarded by the ACO. These have a total value of 6855 euros (pitwalk passes, a complete collection of Yearbooks, entrance tickets, track baptisms, clothes from the ACO collections, etc).

The game is simple: join the community of fans on the Le Mans 24-Hours Facebook page (24 Heures du Mans – ACO Officiel), tab ‘election’ or the lemans.org page and follow the instructions.  

Prizes
Total value (6 855 euros)

Winner: prizes with a value of 3 570 Euros
Two pitwalk passes for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours plus the complete collection of the Le Mans 24-Hours Yearbooks from 1978 to 2012 plus the book of the Le Mans 24 Hours 1961-1973, as well as the 2-volume set celebrating the centenary of the ACO, and two invitations for the exhibition whose theme will be the winning cars.

2nd prize (worth 818 Euros)
A pitwalk pass for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours plus a track baptism on board a Pescarolo prototype, plus an Alain Figaret Le Mans 24-Hours shirt and two invitations for the exhibition whose theme will be the winning cars.

3rd prize (worth 758 Euros)
A pitwalk pass for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours plus a track baptism on board a PSDS Porsche on the Bugatti circuit, plus an Alain Figaret Le Mans 24-Hours shirt and two invitations for the exhibition whose theme will be the winning cars.

4th prize (worth 644 Euros)
Two general enclosure tickets, an Alain Figaret Le Mans 24-Hours ensemble (shirt/cap) plus a JRM bag and two invitations for the exhibition whose theme will be the winning cars.

5th prize (worth 235 Euros)
Two general enclosure tickets plus the 2012 Yearbook and DVD of the race, and two invitations for the exhibition whose theme will be the winning cars.

6th-10th prizes (166 Euros each ensemble)
Two general enclosure tickets for the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours plus two invitations for the exhibition whose theme will be the winning cars.

List of cars subjected to the vote
(Type of car, year of participation in the Le Mans 24 Hours)

 

Twenties - Chenard & Walcker Sport 1923 - Lorraine Dietrich B3-6 1925 - Bentley Speed Six 1930	Thirties - Alfa Romeo 8C 1933 - Bugatti 57 G 1937 - Delahaye 135 S 1938	Forties - Ferrari 166 MM 1949 - Simca Gordini 1949 - Delage D6 S 1949
Fifties - Mercedes 300 SL 1952 - Jaguar D 1957 - Aston Martin DBR 1 1959	Sixties - Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 1960 - Ford GT 40 1969 - Porsche 908 1969	Seventies - Porsche 917 K 1971 - Matra Simca MS 670 1974 - Renault Alpine A 442 b 1978
Eighties - Rondeau M379 1980 - Porsche 956 1982 - Jaguar XJR 9 LM 1988	Nineties - Mazda 787 B 1991 - Peugeot 905 1992 - BMW V12 LMR 1999	Noughties (2000) - Bentley EXP Speed 8 2003 - Audi R10 TDI 2006 - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP 2009
	2010s - Audi R18 TDI 2011 - Nissan DeltaWing 2012 - Audi e-tron quattro 2012

 

Practical information
The 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
90th anniversary
3rd round of the FIA World Endurance Championship

Dates: 22-23 June 2013

General enclosure tickets: 54 euros (ACO members), 71 Euros (non ACO members).

Free for young people born after 23rd June 1997 accompanied by an adult.

Test day: Sunday 9th June 2013.

Scrutineering: Sunday 16th and Monday 17th June.

Free practice and qualifying: Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th June.

Start of the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours: Saturday 22nd June at 15h00.

Information and reservations: www.lemans.org

Facebook: 24 Heures du Mans – ACO Official

Twitter: @24hoursoflemans Hashtag : #24LM

WebTV : Lemans-tv.com