24H of Le Mans

24H Guide to Le Mans – Bourdais begins his final chapter

Quadruple ChampCar champion, Le Manceau has nothing more to prove in motorsport. At 43, he hopes to conquer the general classification of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and thus add one last line to his list of achievements before closing the book on his career. It begins with a move to LM P2 this year, synonymous with a return to prototypes, ten years later.

Published on 22/05/2022 à 17:00

Valentin GLO

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24H Guide to Le Mans – Bourdais begins his final chapter

A 15th participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Sébastien Bourdais © Panoramic

If the Le Mans classic is important for every driver, it is even more so for Sébastien Bourdais. For this native of the Sarthe town, his first memories of the double clock tower date back to his young years. " My father (Patrick. Editor’s note) was riding before I was born and I grew up following him on the circuits, says the pilot. My first close experience with the 24 Hours was when he did the curtain raiser for the race in 1988. The real first memories where I got the measure of the race were when he did them for the first time in 1993 (in the Roland Bassaler team alongside the latter and Jean-Louis Capette, in a Sauber SHS C6 in class C2. Abandonment

Valentin GLO

Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.

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