24 Hours of Le Mans: Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari, Peugeot... The hour of hungry beasts

Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari, Peugeot, Cadillac on the starting line. Five giants of the automotive industry gathered at the big anniversary table, ready to devour the cake of the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Between them, they have won thirty-six victories in the Sarthe since 1923! A dream field for the biggest race in the world whose start will be given this Saturday at 16:00 (live on the channel L'Équipe and Eurosport) by the superstar of the NBA floors, LeBron James. "It will be the most difficult edition to win," says Pierre Fillon, president of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), and organizer of the event.

After a few lean years dominated by Toyota, with Alpine and Glickenhaus in the difficult role of scratching hair, Le Mans racing returns to the golden age of its long history forged to the rhythm of epic duels. Let us quote in bulk Ford against Ferrari in the 1960s, Matra against Porsche in the early 1970s or, more recently, Audi against ...

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