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Before becoming an endurance racing star, James Calado competed in single-seaters with internal combustion and electric powertrains. “I love every kind of engine on a vehicle with four or two wheels,” says the three-time British world champion with Ferrari in the LMGTE Pro class. The driver was born in 1989 and made his top-class FIA WEC debut in the 2023 season in the number 51 499P shared with Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi. James’ first foray into motorsport proved encouraging. “I won my first karting race, while success in a single-seater came in Snetterton in 2008 in the first season of the British Formula Renault 2.0: it was one of the most intense emotions I’ve ever felt.” In the first season of karting, “my family went to great lengths: we couldn’t afford a hotel room, so at weekends I slept in the back of our old van, which became my bedroom. We couldn’t buy wet tyres either: I used slicks even when it was raining, a necessity that then helped me adapt quickly to every situation on the asphalt.”
The 87th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 87e 24 Heures du Mans) was an automobile endurance event that took place on 15–16 June 2019,[1] at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. It was the 87th running of the 24 Hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, and the final round of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship. The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans won by Nakajima/Buemi/Alonso in the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid produced some interesting statistics. Here are some of the race totals: 61 cars took the start. 183 drivers took turns at the wheel. 10,486 laps were completed; a total of 142,900.34 kilometres. 916 pit stops were made. There were 18,309 passes, 853 to move up a place. Drivers who overtook the most: Buemi in LMP1; Jamin in LMP2; Dixon in LMGTE Pro and Fraga in LMGTE Am. 3:17.197 the new record for the fastest lap in the race, set by Mike Conway in the #07 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.
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