A year on from their Centenary race, the Le Mans 24 Hours set a new attendance record as 329,000 spectators flocked to north-west France as an expanded grid of 23 hypercars aimed for victory.

This weekend will see the centenary of the 24 hours of Le Mans, the famous French endurance race that pits drivers against each other for two full laps of the clock. This year's event marks ...