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PICS: 7 cars LeMans racers drive in their spare time!

France  - The 2017 Le Mans 24 Hour race is fast approaching and is one of the most highly-anticipated motorsport events this year.

Wheels24's Janine Van Der Post will be attending the event in France.

Daily drives

Ahead of the iconic race in France, the guys at Carspring sent us a cool list, showing fans what some of the competitors drive on a daily basis.

According to Carspring: "Here at Carspring, we’re big fans of the famous race. In fact, some of us are going to stay up for the whole event.

"We’ve decided to share the love by letting fans know which cars the most famous drivers drive in their spare time. And we’ve even imagined what they’d look like in the team liveries."

Check out the cool images below: Team and race car below each image

1. Neel Jani – Switzerland/India – Porsche GT3 RS

Image: Carspring

Team: Porsche LMP Team #1

Race car: Porsche 919 Hybrid

2. Timo Bernhard – Germany – Porsche Macan

Image: Carspring

Team: Porsche LMP Team #2

Race car: Porsche 919 Hybrid

3. Oliver Webb – UK -Eleanor Mustang G.T.500

Image: Carspring

Team: ByKolles Racing

Race car: Enso CLM P1/01 – Nismo

4. Kamui Kobayashi – Japan – Toyota Harrier

Image: Carspring

Team: Toyota Racing #1

Race car: Toyota TS050 – Hybrid

5. Sebastien Buemi – Switzerland – Lexus RC-F

Image: Carspring

Team: Toyota Racing #2

Race car: Toyota TS050 – Hybrid

6. Jose Maria Lopez – Argentina -Citroen DS3R

Image: Carspring

Team: Toyota Racing #3

Race car: Toyota TS050 – HYBRID

7. Rubens Barrichello – Brazil – Audi RS6 Avant

Image: Carspring

Team: Racing Team Nederland

Race car: Dallara P217 – Gibson

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