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'Endurance racing' is a test of the durability of equipment used to race, and to a lesser extent, the drivers as well. The most famous automobile endurance race in sports car racing is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a road racing event held annually in Le Mans, France. Rather than racing a set distance of miles or kilometers, the stated purpose is to drive the vehicle the longest possible distance over the course during the stated period of time.
Most endurance races are for either 1000 km or six, nine, twelve, or twenty-four hours over road racing courses. At one time driver endurance was a huge factor in that persons would attempt to complete a twenty-four hour race by themselves, and for many years the standard driving team was two drivers; in modern times solo driving is not permitted and the standard team for a twenty-four hour race consists of three professional drivers or four amateurs.

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Triple Crown

Notable Endurance races

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Triple Crown

In motorsport, a Triple Crown is when a driver wins three specific major races in the same year. In endurance racing, this is commonly referred to the 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona, and 24 Hours of Le Mans which were once widely considered to be the trifecta of sports car racing.
Since its inception in the 1960s, Ken Miles would have been the only driver to win all three races in 1966, but an error in the team orders of the Ford GT40 team at Le Mans in 1966 took the win from him, although he finished first.
To this date, no drivers has taken the Triple Crown title and there has never been a win by a car since 1986, which a Porsche 962 took all three by three different teams. Since 2003, with the Daytona race running with Daytona Prototype cars, this would make it impossible for Le Mans Prototypes or GT1s (former GT2) as the latter two are neither eligible for entry.
Because of this, many view the Petit Le Mans instead of Daytona as the Third Jewel of Triple Crown[1] The only team to take this title, post 2003, inclusive of Daytona is Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing, a GT2 category team, between 2003 and 2005.

Notable Endurance races

Some of the more famous endurance races include:

★ 1000km Monza

★ 1000km Nürburgring

★ 1000km Suzuka

★ 24 Hours Nürburgring

★ 12 Hours of Sebring

★ 24 Hours of Daytona

★ 24 Hours of Le Mans

★ 24 Hours Spa

★ Bathurst 1000

★ Bol d'Or

★ Coca Cola 600

★ Dakar Rally

★ Mil Milhas

★ Petit Le Mans

★ Spa 1000 km

★ Suzuka 8 Hours

See also

★ Gran Turismo (racing)

★ Sports car racing