<P> Test days held at the end of April or beginning of May served as a pre-qualification weeding out the slowest cars . However, in 2005 the exorbitant cost of transporting cars to and from Le Mans led organizers to move the test day to the first weekend of June . In fact pre-qualification was eliminated in 2000, meaning that all competitors invited to the test would be allowed into the race . </P> <P> Since 2001 the Le Mans Legend races have also been part of the schedule, usually running exhibition races during qualifying days, a few hours prior to the sessions for the Le Mans entrants . </P> <P> Until 2008, the race started at 16: 00 on Saturday (though in 1968, the race started at 14: 00 due to the lateness of the race on the calendar . In 1984 and 2007, the start time was moved ahead to 15: 00 due to the conflicting election). In 2006, the ACO scheduled a 17: 00 start time on Saturday, 17 June in order to maximize television coverage in between the World Cup games . Since 2009, when the race took place from 13--14 June, it starts at 15: 00 local time (CEST, 13: 00 UT). </P> <P> Originally, the car that covered the greatest distance from its starting position was the winner . This is known to have caught out the Ford team in 1966 . With a dominant 1--2 lead, the two cars slowed to allow for a photo opportunity at the finish line, with Ken Miles slightly ahead of Bruce McLaren . However, since McLaren's car had actually started much farther back on the grid than Miles's, McLaren's car had actually covered the greatest distance over the 24 hours . With the margin of victory determined to be eight metres, McLaren and his co-driver, Chris Amon, were declared the winners . The decision cost Miles and Denny Hulme a victory . Miles had already won the other two endurance races at Sebring and Daytona . With a win at Le Mans, he would have become not only the first man to win all three, but the first to win them all in the same year . </P>

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