The race has been run every year since its inception in 1923 with the exception of 1936, where the race was not run due to worker strikes, and 1940 to 1948, due to World War II. Some 126 total drivers have won in the 81 runnings of the event.
While the distances travelled in the 24 hours were as low as 2,077km in the early days, the race currently sees distances in the high 4,000kms and early 5,000kms, with the longest to date being the 5,410.71kms of the 2010 race, set by the Audi Sport North America team in their Audi R15 TDI plus.
At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, there was a special presentation highlighting the most famous of the winning cars. Here's our selection from that event.
