POST EDIT: Rolex and the 24 Hours of Le Mans celebrate the best of the best with the race’s Official Timepiece
- The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the making of motorsports legends and each winner also takes home an engraved Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona watch
- Rolex’s links to motorsports stretch back to the 1930s, covering events including the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula One
First held in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race celebrates those who can drive the furthest distance on the Circuit de la Sarthe racetrack within the span of a single day, and it is iconic among the world’s motorsport classics.
Rolex has supported the event since 2001, providing its Official Timepiece to honour the perseverance, commitment, passion and endurance required for this ultimate test of man and machine.
Drivers compete under extreme conditions with pressure mounting as the 24 hours count down and Le Mans has been the making of many a legend.
“For a racing driver, Rolex and Le Mans are the perfect match; the most elegant and prestigious watchmaker and the most mythical and legendary car race. So many stories play out over the 24 hours and when you have the right process it creates magic,” says Tom Kristensen, Rolex testimonee and a nine-time winner of the race.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Danish driver’s first victory, and he says: “To win Le Mans on my debut was a special moment and that short time in June was the most important of my racing life.”
