I’m a fan of 24-hour endurance races in motorsports. Since 2020, I’ve been contesting the true-24 race run by the 24 Hours of Lemons, first as a part of another team, and since 2021 with our own car. Here’s our 1999 Miata endurance car showing off its fancy lights:

Our 1999 Miata showing off its fancy lights in the pits before a 24 Hours of Lemons true-24 race in September 2023 (Photo: Sean)

One thing I’ve noticed is that it can be hard to find lists of all of the true-24-hour (or longer) races. To my knowledge, there are currently 10 such races for cars and at least 5 for motorcycles, though I know that my list of motorcycle races is definitely incomplete. Here are the races I’m aware of:

Cars:

24 Hours of Le Mans – June – GT and prototype cars – Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France – ACO

24 Hours of Daytona – January – GT and prototype cars – Daytona International Speedway (road course), Florida, USA – IMSA

24 Hours of Lemons True-24 – June – Production cars – High Plains Raceway, Colorado, USA – 24 Hours of Lemons

ChampCar 24 Hour Classic – August – Production cars – Virginia International Raceway, Virginia, USA – ChampCar

24H Portimao – May – GT cars – Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Portugal – 24H Series

24H Barcelona – September – GT cars – Circuit de Bercelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – 24H Series

24H Dubai – January – GT cars – Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, UAE – 24H Series

24 Hours of Spa – June – GT cars – Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium – GT World Challenge

24h Nurburgring – June – Production and GT cars – Nurburgring Nordschleife, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – ADAC

Fuji 24 Hours – May – Production and GT cars –  Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka, Japan

(Note that the classic 25 Hours of Thunderhill is provisionally defunct as of 2024)

Motorcycles (incomplete):

24 Heures Motos – April – Superbikes and similar – Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, France – ACO

Bol d’or – September – Various classes – Circuit Paul Richard, Le Castellet, France – FIM EWC

Shasta 24hr Endurance – February – SuperMoto and smaller bikes – Shasta Kart Klub, California, USA – Shasta Supermoto Club

Vespa The Resistance – May – Vespa and Lambretta scooters – Zuera International Circuit, Zaragoza, Spain – Pinasco

Perry Mountain 24 Hour Challenge – June – Dirt bikes – Plantersville, Alabama – Perry Mountain Motorcycle Club

Now, all of this isn’t to take away from the other great endurance races of the world, such as the Baja 1000 or the Dakar. Those simply aren’t 24-hour races in the sense meant here. Also, I’m vaguely aware of at least several karting 24-hour endurance races, but I’ll admit that I haven’t looked into them in depth yet.

Know of a true-24-hour (or more) motorsport race (even karting!) that I didn’t list here? Email me! I’ll update this list as new information comes to my attention.

Last update: August 17, 2024