Le Mans 24 hour race through the last few decades

[Philby NZ]

Hi guys

Have just joined the list having found you while looking for Le Mans details. A very good thread here - are you aware that a bundle of new 1-hour reviews of '70s & '80s races have just gone up on You-tube in the past few months:

1980 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqdaVw-tYu8"]FIA 1980 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1981 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsEVtm1JJBA"]FIA 1981 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1982 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbvgR4NKlkA"]FIA 1982 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1983 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJVMMgp23OA"]FIA 1983 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1984 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faS5UtNcdY8"]FIA 1984 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1985 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAecKPWn0E4"]FIA 1985 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1987 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w69vE5S--nE"]FIA 1987 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

1988 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1v_oC87V3A"]FIA 1988 Le Mans 24Hr Review - YouTube[/ame]

and this US 'ESPN' coverage of the epic Mazda win
1991 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vKndLrl8hk"]Le Mans 24 Hours 1991 DVD #1/2 - YouTube[/ame] (pt 1)
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVAQ4jukw5w"]Le Mans 24 Hours 1991 DVD #2/2 - YouTube[/ame] (pt 2)

all give a reasonably good impressions of the flavour of each race. Some of the most recent races have all 24hours of the Eurosport coverage posted on YouTube, which can make for a very indulgent weekend's viewing

cheers, Phil

[Philby NZ]

And just to quickly continue with the latest races:

2011 - a 4-hour condensed version of that incredible, action-packed race:
2011 24 Hours of Le Mans (4 hour recap) - YouTube

2012 - annoyingly, not the entire race seems available:
Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 (Full Race) Part 1 - YouTube pt 1 (first 2hrs)
Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 (Full Race) Part 3 - YouTube pt 3 (20.30-19hrs)
Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 (Full Race) Part 6 - YouTube pt 5 (17.30-16.30) Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 (Full Race) Part 6 - YouTube pt 6 (16.30-16hrs)
Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 (Full Race) Part 7 - YouTube pt 7 (16-12hrs)
Full Le Mans 2012 - Part 17 - YouTube pt 8 (12-11.30hrs)
Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 (Full Race) Part 10 - YouTube pt 10 (5.30-5hrs)

2013 - Eurosport TV, full race (11 parts in German)
2013 Le Mans 24 Hours Race Part 1 / 11 - YouTube (from start)
- or Eurosport TV, full race (7 parts in English)
Le Mans 2013 part 1/7 - YouTube pt 1
Le Mans 2013 part 2/7 - YouTube pt 2
Le Mans 2013 3/7 - YouTube pt 3
Le Mans 2013 part 4/7 - YouTube pt 4
Le Mans 2013 5/7 - YouTube pt 5
Le Mans 2013 6/7 - YouTube pt 6
Le Mans 2013 7/7 - YouTube pt 7

2014 has proved impossible to find (as yet...)