Stats and records

13

The number of 24 Heures Motos wins for Kawasaki. Then come Suzuki (12 wins), Honda (11) and Yamaha (4).

19.819 seconds

The final gap between the winning #94 Yamaha of GMT94-Yamaha and the runner-up, the #7 Yamaha of YART-Yamaha, in 2017. It was the closest finish in the history of the race.

105.560 km

The widest winning margin ever. In 1981, the Kawasaki shared by Huguet and Chemarin dominated proceedings and left Gierden and Auguin’s Honda 24 laps behind.

3,532.14 km

The longest distance ever covered in 24 hours. This record – 844 laps of the Bugatti circuit – is held by the Kawasaki ZX-10R that won the 2012 race. Julien Da Costa, Freddy Foray and Grégory Leblanc shared the riding duties.

60

The number of entries for this year’s 24 Heures Motos, the 41st running of the race.

1:36.408

The race lap record was achieved by Randy De Puniet in 2017 on Team SRC Kawasaki’s ZX-10R (#11).

23 years

The age of the youngest ever race winner, Sébastien Gimbert, who claimed the title with Honda in 2000 on his second attempt.

25

Most 24 Heures Motos appearances have been made by Gérard Jolivet. He leads the way from Christian Hacquin (19 appearances).