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The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.

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1906 French Grand Prix

Motor race held at Le Mans

The 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, commonly known as the 1906 French Grand Prix, was a motor race held on 26 and 27 June 1906, on closed public roads outside the city of Le Mans. The Grand Prix was organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF) at the…
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Le Mans

Prefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Le Mans is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la…
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June 26

Day of the year

June 26 is the 177th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 188 days remain until the end of the year.
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