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HISTORY The ACO's history begins with the Automobile Club De La Sarthe , the ancestor of today's ACO, which was founded in the town of Le Mans ; in 1906 that group, with the help of the larger Automobile Club De France organised a race on local public roads that would eventually evolve into the French Grand Prix . After World War One , the ACO turned its attention to designing a shorter circuit (again on public roads), and the organisation's chief secretary Georges Durand , together with magazine editor Charles Faroux and Tyre manufacturer Emile Coquille , came up with the idea for a 24-hour race. The first Le Mans 24 Hours was held in 1923 . PRESIDENTS Adolphe Singher (1906-1910), Gustave Singher (1910-1947), Paul Jamin (1947-1951), Jean-Marie Lelievre (1951-1973), Raymond Gouloumes (1973-1992), Michel Cosson (1992-2003), and Jean-Claude Plassart (2003-) have all served as president of the A.C.O. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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