LeMans 2005: stats

Here are some stats about the 2005 LeMans 24 hour car race:

• 230.000 spectators, an increase of 15% in relation to the previous year


• 1.43 million television viewers followed the start on France 2, an increase of 37% in relation to last year


• 1 out of 5 TV viewers watched the start of the greatest endurance race in the world


• Almost the same number saw the finish on France 3 the next day


• World wide 325 million TV viewers watched the race on the five continents


• 1854 journalists from 36 countries (as against 27 in 2004) were given accreditation for the race


• 51 million enthusiasts consulted the Internet pages on the lemans.org site live coverage compared with 35 million in 2004 (23% French, 20% Japanese, 13% American and 9% Danish)

Source: Fourtitude

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