Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 20th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14–15 June 1952 at Circuit de la Sarthe.Less than a decade after World War II, Mercedes-Benz scored a 1–2 victory with their Mercedes-Benz 300SL (Type W194) which was equipped with a 3.0L I6 engine that had less power than the road car sold two years later.This race was notable in that Pierre Levegh attempted to drive the entire 24 Hours by himself – and almost won. Exhausted in the 24th hour, he missed a downshift in his Talbot-Lago and over-revved the engine, breaking a connecting rod. Antonio Lago carried a piece of the broken rod with him for several years thereafter as a keepsake."@en }
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- 1952_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans abstract "The 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 20th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14–15 June 1952 at Circuit de la Sarthe.Less than a decade after World War II, Mercedes-Benz scored a 1–2 victory with their Mercedes-Benz 300SL (Type W194) which was equipped with a 3.0L I6 engine that had less power than the road car sold two years later.This race was notable in that Pierre Levegh attempted to drive the entire 24 Hours by himself – and almost won. Exhausted in the 24th hour, he missed a downshift in his Talbot-Lago and over-revved the engine, breaking a connecting rod. Antonio Lago carried a piece of the broken rod with him for several years thereafter as a keepsake.".