Le Mans Classic grid presentation
Everybody understands that it is difficult for these historic cars, despite their continued power, to remain on the track for 24 hours in a row.
They are therefore split up, for historical and security reasons, by period to form six ‘grids’ which follow each other three times in order to offer day and night races to each car and her drivers.
Each grid leaves three times its paddock to go onto the track telling the part of its story at the 24 Hours. Actually, each of the periods related to a grid is patronized by a manufacturer whose name was closely linked with Le Mans at that time.
Grid 1 (1923/1939)
Grid 2 (1949/1956)
Grid 3 (1957/1961)
Grid 4 (1962/1965)
Grid 5 (1966/1971)
Grid 6 (1972/1979)
