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REVEALED: Celebrating 100 years since the first 24 hours of le mans - The Real Truth

The Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid team celebrate alongside Shigeki Tomoyama (left) of Toyota after their Le Mans victory. (Getty Images: Ker Robertson)

It was 100 years ago a cultural icon in motorsport began.

May 26, 1923 was the date of the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans — an event which has become the cornerstone of endurance motor racing.

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