Hotel de France (Le Mans / La Chartre sur le Loir)

Coordinates: 47°43′41″N 0°34′33″E / 47.7280°N 0.5759°E / 47.7280; 0.5759
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Hotel de France
Hotel de France (Le Mans / La Chartre sur le Loir) is located in Pays de la Loire
Hotel de France (Le Mans / La Chartre sur le Loir)
Location within Pays de la Loire
General information
Architectural styleArt Deco
LocationLa Chartre-sur-le-Loir, France
Coordinates47°43′41″N 0°34′33″E / 47.7280°N 0.5759°E / 47.7280; 0.5759
Completed1890
Opening1905
Technical details
Floor count3
Other information
Number of rooms22
Number of restaurants1[1]
ParkingYes
Website
http://www.lhoteldefrance.fr/

The Hotel de France is a historic hotel in the centre of the town of

Le Mans 24 Hours
race.

History

The hotel opened for business in 1905,

Le Mans racing teams, most notably by teams managed by John Wyer.[3] Wyer ran the victorious Aston Martin[4][5] and Gulf Oil teams from the hotel, his first Le Mans victory, celebrated at the hotel, coming in 1959.[6]
As a consequence, the hotel is full of motor racing history.

The garage to the side of the hotel and what is now a car park at the rear were used by mechanics to work on the race cars, which would then be driven on public roads to and from the circuit until the early 1970s.

Le Mans 24 Hours race.[8]
The bar walls are covered with photos of past and present racing drivers, many of them signed by the drivers themselves.

The hotel underwent an extensive refurbishment at the start of 2014, retaining and highlighting its motor sport heritage.

The 1971 Le Mans Porsche 917LH driven by Derek Bell & Jo Siffert outside Hotel de France.
Tony Brooks parked outside the 1957 Le Mans Aston Martin base, the Hotel de France, at the wheel of his DBR1 race car.

Notable residents

To date the hotel has been visited by world famous racing drivers,[9] film stars, leaders of state and royalty.

Motor racing drivers and team principals

Le Mans 24 Hours winners, including 6-time winner

David Richards (racing).[11]

Actors and film directors

Steve McQueen when preparing for the cult 1971 movie Le Mans.

Leaders of state and royalty

President

Rene Coty of France, Prince Bertil of Sweden, Pierre Salinger (John F. Kennedy's press secretary) and the children of both John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy
.

References

  1. ^ "Hôtel de France". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Hotel de France – History & Le Mans - Hotel de France". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "john-wyer". 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ^ Chudecki, Paul. "Aston Martin centenary celebration at Le Mans". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ Dowsey, David. "A Le Mans Diary". Doright Publishing, 2007.
  6. ^ "AMOC 'John Wyer Tribute' at the famous Hotel de France, 10 June 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "24 Hours of Le Mans - ACO - Automobile Club de l'Ouest". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Hotel de France: My new must-visit le Mans-related monument". 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Hotel De France". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Hotel De France". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b Aston Martin Racing recreate history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqevOyb49s8
  12. ^ Dario Franchitti at the Hotel de France in 2014 https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=691301817585791&set=vb.543378279044813&type=2&theater

External links

Media related to Hotel de France (Le Mans / La Chartre sur le Loir) at Wikimedia Commons

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