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"The endurance race that every sports car maker around the world dreams of."
―In-game description

The Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I (named as Circuit de la Sarthe 24h I outside of the NTSC-J version) is an endurance event in Gran Turismo 4 that is designed to be replicated in the style of the modern day (1990s-2000s) 24 Hours of Le Mans event. An International A license is required to compete in this event when using A-Spec. However, the player is at liberty to use B-Spec to speed up the progression of time and complete event in a more feasible 8 hours, though entering the pits means the progression of time is reset.. Due to the limitations of the PS2, although the event takes place over the course of 24 hours of real-time gameplay, neither the weather nor the time of day changes during the race. In addition, there is no way to save the game mid-race even when entering the pits and this can be tedious to finish due to having to leave the console on for a whole day.

Winning this event awards the player with an Audi R8 Race Car '01, the winner of the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Circuit de la Sarthe I

Possible Opponents[]

This chart lists all possible AI opponents that can appear in this event. The "Lap Interval" column shows how many laps the opponent will stay out on the track before pitting in.

Image Car Power (HP) Weight (kg) Lap Interval Notes
Audi R8 Race Car '01 Audi R8 Race Car '01 783 900 8 Prize car at this event
Bentley Speed 8 '03 (GT6) Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03 785 900 8
BMW V12 LMR Race Car '99 BMW V12 LMR Race Car '99 787 900 8
Chevrolet-corvette-c5r-c5-00 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (C5) '00 609 1139 9-10
Chrysler Viper GTS-R Team Oreca -51 '00 Dodge Viper GTS-R Team Oreca Race Car '00 588 1150 9
Mazda 787B Race Car '91 (GT Sport) - Front Mazda 787B Race Car '91 791 830 8
Nissan-r89c-race-car-89 Nissan R89C Race Car '89 908 900 7
Nissan R92CP Race Car '92 (GT7) Nissan R92CP Race Car '92 939 900 7
Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98 Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car '98 789 1000 8
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car '98 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car '98 742 1150 8
Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 - Peugeot Race Car '03 Pescarolo Courage C60/Peugeot Race Car '03 789 900 8
Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo-Courage - Judd GV5 Race Car '04 PlayStation Pescarolo C60/Judd Race Car '04 794 900 8
Mercedes-Benz Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car '89 (GT Sport) Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car '89 927 893 7
Toyota GT-One (TS020) '99 (GT7) Toyota GT-One Race Car (TS020) '99 764 900 8

Prizes[]

Prize Money[]

  • 1st: Cr. 1,200,000
  • 2nd: Cr. 500,000
  • 3rd: Cr. 300,000
  • 4th: Cr. 150,000
  • 5th: Cr. 120,000
  • 6th: Cr. 100,000

Prize Car[]

Trivia[]

  • This is one of two GT4 endurance events where one of the opponents is also a prize car, the other being the Fuji 1000 km.

See also[]

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