So, here's a bit of a competition...

Trying to find the different locations from the start of Steve McQueen's classic Le Mans film.
Note: All scenes now located!
See this MAP.

There are four different locations that are outside Le Mans town.
Those within Le Mans are already listed here: http://www.rjsmith.com/le-mans-then-and-now.html

Of the locations outside Le Mans town, two are known, the other two are not.

The first scene is unknown:



But, it should be easy to verify as the road has a particular set of curves.
Something like:



The second scene is also very specific, with a 'hump' or bridge in the distance, and the old looking trees either side of the road...



The third and fourth scenes are known as both are in the town of Fille...



See: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/La+Jeunesse,+Avenue+de+la+jeunesse,+44700+Orvault,+France/@47.8989059,0.1279494,3a,75y,222.88h,71.11t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sjvdihIAs2xH_bQguuGeW2w!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DjvdihIAs2xH_bQguuGeW2w%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D41.248947%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4805edb26089fbff:0x6f812d49ef2c7b94!8m2!3d47.2448562!4d-1.591955!6m1!1e1?hl=en

And: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/La+Jeunesse,+Avenue+de+la+jeunesse,+44700+Orvault,+France/@47.8979887,0.126509,3a,75y,113.37h,92.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swZFuQ9J3dWfXzX7OYmOv2A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DwZFuQ9J3dWfXzX7OYmOv2A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D60.658672%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4805edb26089fbff:0x6f812d49ef2c7b94!8m2!3d47.2448562!4d-1.591955!6m1!1e1?hl=en

So, who will find the missing locations first???

Err, well i expect we have driven them the amount of time we spend lost. the one with the trees looks like the main rd to le bounty / bar before they put the roundabout in.

Well, bloody hell - TeaBag has only gone and found the first scene location!

Obvious the google earth camera is a very different lens, and is not at the side of the road, and the bridge is rather different, but I really think he's bloody found it!
Even the Arial shot from Google Maps is close to my 'map sketch'...

Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/7DKWVQk4aN4zqawn9

And Street View: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@47.9547467,-0.2315178,3a,60y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVOYJ8Ss0qLdQWnHo7GpRXA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

First Shot Original	First Shot Google Maps	Reverse Shot Original
Reverse Shot Google Maps	Farm Buildings Google Maps	Aerial Google Maps

So, just this one to find now...
It looks too narrow to be any part of the Mulsanne road

Second Scene

with a little magic, google also have images from 2009, and include the old bridge
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@47.9544638,-0.2316276,3a,37.5y,17.44h,86.84t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sht3eZVJ7LWwEe2wWm4q81w!2e0!5s20091101T000000!7i13312!8i6656

A Map of the known locations

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1tHE078Nqi9RB0Eg57qwfV1Qom6yWqZY

To revive the search for the missing location I can say that they released a documentation about the making of. They actually recreated some scenes from the movie and this particular one was shot here in the documentary.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1UPSb4EznHeKwS5x6?g_st=ic
That doesn't meant it's the original spot, but that would be a point to discuss about.

Screenshot from the documentary

Mmm...
Based on the documentary, that looks to be the missing location.
But, is it the same place...?
We have searched the D338 a lot, and not sure... a lot has changed since the film was shot.
What is the name of the documentary?
This one?
https://greenlightinternational.tv/making-le-mans/

With a bit of Google Earth searching, you can see from this image taken in 2017 showing the same house.
But really not sure it is the correct location.
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.8911357,0.2439332,3a,75y,146.3h,102.33t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s8TMW-2t_j5V7CbBrVjozYA!2e0!5s20170801T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu



And Albert, it is just south 'that' roundabout... on the way to Le Bounty, from the Mulsanne bar!

The documentary is called "Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans" from 2015
It should be available on Prime Video. Otherwise you can find it on YouTube I think. Search for "Princ Martin" (<-Channel) "Steve McQueen Muz a Le Mans"
The scene I'm talking about starts at Minute 16 with Chad McQueen behind the wheel I think.
But you're right, it still doesn't look like the exact same spot even if they had widened the road. The Terrain next to the road still looks quite different. In the movie there seems to be a visible trench on the left side in the background which I can't find on any part of the Mulsanne road today. Moreover, he seems to steer slightly left by the end of the scene which wouldn't excactly fit to the doc's spot.

But apart from that, I found out that McQueen lived in Château de Viré-en-Champagne during filming Le Mans. That may explain the choosen spots for the opening as they are basically located on his way to the race track

And there is something else to add concerning the Mulsanne road: Quite a few houses around there look older than 1970

Another interesting fact: in the documentary there is some footage of McQueen leaving a sort of Restaurant or Hotel in his 911S. That was taken in front of the Ricordeau in Loué

Would be interesting to see an old map of the N338, south of Mulsanne...
Might spot changes that link back to the original road in the film.

After thinking about it again it becomes evident that most likely the N338 isn't part of the movie opening. Because it still is the main road to Tours I don't think the character of the road will change completely south of Mulsanne to a tiny narrow road. Therefore the road from the movie doesn't even have a central reserve.
Here are two pictures from 1969 that show the end of the Mulsanne straight before the cars turn right towards Arnage. One from a spectator's (#1) and one from a drivers (#2) point of view.

Spectator

Driver in GT40

In the scene from the film there appears to be a bridge in the background.
Nothing like that on the D338...
But as with Scene 2 above, bridges do get replaced.

Absolutely.
Could be just a bridge over a stream but also a railway crossing or something else.
However, we stay tuned💪🏻

Here's another try to find #1
#2 actually in Fillé
#3 https://maps.app.goo.gl/sJQZDvUztzSZyxat6?g_st=ic