Princess Charlene of Monaco dons a leather biker jacket and tries a helmet on for size as she waves the French flag to start the gruelling 24 hours of Le Mans race The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held every year at the Circuit de la Sarthe raceway in North West France This year it was started by Princess Charlene of Monaco as she waved the French tricolore to get it underway The princess was an Olympic Swimmer at the 2000 games for South Africa and wed Prince Albert II in 2011
By Stefan Boscia For Mailonline
Published: 18:05 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 18:05 BST, 15 June 2019
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Princess Charlene of Monaco got motors running at the classic 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
The princess waved the French tricolore to signal the start of the gruelling endurance race on Saturday, which is held every year at the Circuit de la Sarthe raceway in north-west France.
She arrived at the race and met with two-time winner of the race Jean Todt, before also getting her own personal look inside one of the cars.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans race was started by Princess Charlene of Monaco as she waved the French tricolore to get it underway
