What’s on the agenda for the 24 Hours of Le Mans week?
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest has unveiled the program for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours. The festivities begin on Friday June 6.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nearly ten days of celebration, of fuel turned into noise and performance. Once again, the event is expected to sell out. But for those who couldn’t get tickets, several activities are planned outside the circuit.
On Friday, June 6, the traditional scrutineering checks will take place in the city center. They will continue the next day, before a two-kilometer-long parade welcomes around thirty cars, including 19 that are competing in the race. Over 70 marshals will be deployed to ensure safety along the route. On Tuesday, June 10, an autograph session will be held on the Quinconces terrace, right in the heart of Le Mans. Finally, on Friday, June 13, the driver parade will take over the city center. Tip: arrive early, as tens of thousands of spectators attend the event.
The first track action will take place on Sunday, June 8, with two test sessions throughout the day. Monday, June 9, will serve as a rest day before the 24 Hours circuit reopens to the public. An autograph session, pit lane tours, and the pit stop challenge are all part of the agenda.
On Wednesday, June 11, the first support race sessions will begin. Mustang Challenge, Road to Le Mans, and Porsche Sprint Challenge will heat up the track ahead of the appearance of the FIA World Endurance Championship and LMP2 cars. The first qualifying session will take place in the late afternoon, followed by Free Practice 2 at night.
The following day brings a similar schedule for support races — this time with actual races. The third free practice session for the 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place later in the day. The public will discover the new hyperpole format starting at 8 p.m. For the LMGT3 and LMP2 categories, the 24 cars qualified the day before (2×12) will first compete in a 20-minute on-track battle during H1. From there, only the top 8 cars in each category will move on to H2, which will determine the starting grid after another 15-minute session. For Hypercars, the format is similar. The 15 prototypes qualified the previous day will compete in H1 to decide the 10 entries that will take part in H2. This will be followed by an epic 15-minute shootout in which the favorites will try to set the fastest times ahead of Saturday’s race start.
On Friday, only the Mustangs and Porsches will take to the track for one final race. Once completed, the circuit will open to the public, who will be able to walk along the 13-kilometer layout.
The weekend will kick off with the last support races. Warm-up for the endurance race cars begins at 12 p.m. The race start is scheduled for 4 p.m.
