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2025 24H of Le Mans Resource Post

Happy Race Week everyone! Preparations for this year's 24H of Le Mans are well underway, and just like every year I will be sharing a post with several handy links. This might be updated periodically as more resources drop, so keep an eye if you can.

I tag all my Resource posts with #24HLMResource, so take a look there if you want to find something. I'm also open to answer asks under #Ask Le Mans, you can check if your question is already answered there, otherwise i'm happy to answer.

My 2025 Introduction to WEC, including a Le Mans Section

Spottersguide

Scratchpad (Added 13/06, handy to catch up on what has happened during the race if you can't follow all 24H)

Entry List

Track Map

Shows all Marshall Posts (MP1, MP2, MP3 etc.) on live timing incidents will be located by the Marshall posts. Shows all slowzones (SZ1, SZ2 etc.), to not fully neutralize the race race control can decide to implement a slowzone for an incident. Shows the sectors, marked by the two big black lines and the finish line. (S1 is from start finish to around tetre rouge, S2 is all of the mulsanne straight and S3 is from Mulsanne corner to start finish) Shows all SC deployment spots (indicated by SCA, SCB, SCC) Shows all/most corner names & numbers

Where to Watch (All Sessions broadcast)

Formula E Server (I'm Streaming) Complete broadcasting info WEC TV Subscription (Le Mans Only: 17.99) Eurosport/Discovery+ in many countries Radio Le Mans (RS1) (Does commentary for all sessions, including practice)

Live Timing

FIAWEC.TV, works with the timing71 extension, which i recommend using WEC.TV also works with MultiviewerF1 which has a special WEC section including its own timing but you need a WEC.TV subscription for it.

Timing Results

Notice Board

Committee Decisions

2025 WEC Sporting Regs

2025 Le Mans Sporting Regs

Official Timetable

A Post with links to news sites, social media accounts, radio channels and more

Timetable in Local Time

Wednesday 11 June

14:00 - Free Practice 1

18:45 - Qualifying

22:00 - Free Practice 2

Thursday 12 June

14:45 - Free Practice 3

20:00 - Hyperpole

23:00 - Free Practice 4

Saturday 14 June

12:00 - Warm-Up

16:00 - Race Start

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How to follow this year's 24H of Le Mans

Links to news sites, social media accounts, radio channels and more

As I received a request for ways to follow Le Mans, I thought I'd give these resources their own separate post. I hope these help, my ask box is always open. And, as mentioned several times & in the ask relating to this; I will be uploading a resource masterpost next week before practice starts. With general information, link to the entry list, spottersguide, live timing, streams & the r/wec scratch pad (keeping track of all things happening on track). But I thought this ask could serve as its own post with some extra resources I don't always include.

News Outlets

Generally, news outlets are sparse if you compare it to Formula 1, for example, so I try not to be as picky lol.

dailysportscar.com - probably my favorite motorsport news site. Their editor is Graham Goodwin, who also does commentary for WEC. Good sources, good information allround nice experience.

sportscar365.com - also a very good website. Also a good place for driver interviews session recaps etc. In recent years they have written speculation as fact a few times but in recent times I have not found anything like that.

endurance-info.com - interesting website to me, risen to 'fame' in recent times. Originally in French and I have also linked the French website. They write in English too but not all articles, so I usually just use the browser translate option. A lot of their content is behind a pay wall but they did manage to spoil some big news stories.

motorsport-total.com - covers a lot of motorsport, including WEC and the 24H of Le Mans. Not their main priority, though, but does come with original stories at times.

endurance24.fr - In French, personally don't use it as much but provides a lot of coverage

Twitter Accounts

Still the easiest form of social media to follow updates on to me. Most of these accounts aren't on blue sky and idk about threads cuz I don’t have it.

Only Endurance - Many updates, news, on track action etc

Endurance24 - In French, but the translation option exists!

24H of Le Mans - There's an extra twitter account for the race aside from the official WEC account

WEC Data - For cool and fun facts

Eve Hewitt/Radio Le Mans - For radiolemans updates

Sportcars 365 - News outlet

Daily Sportscar - News outlet

FIA WEC - Official WEC account ofc

Endurance-Info - News outlet, often French, also sometimes in English

Sound

Radio Le Mans - Live radio coverage of every single session (including test days). + Several preview shows of which quite a few they post to Spotify as a podcast. (Also on SiriusXM 202 & on 91.2 FM trackside.)

TWISC - I'm assuming they will drop some podcasts the upcoming month previewing and reviewing Le Mans.

Midweek Motorsport - Every Wednesday, you can also listen live on Radio Le Mans

SC365 Double Stint - Also some good recaps.

Live Timing

FIAWEC.tv - Live Timing obviously also always helps to follow.

Results Page - Posted quickly after each session, Results in PDF form. Several options such as times per class, per driver etc.

Lastly, not to talk too much about myself.. but I will be posting session updates at least for the test day sessions but if people want I can also update on the other sessions throughout the week!

Also handy to follow, but not up yet for this year is the r/wec scratchpad. I will link it as soon as it's out. Here's a screenshot as an example. It keeps track of all notable events.

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Updated for Le Mans: An Introduction to WEC in 2025

As we approach the start of the 2025 24H of Le Mans, I have updated my 2025 WEC Intro with some additional information for this year's 24H of Le Mans. As also stated in the intro you can send me any questions you have, I’m always open to answer them.

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24H of Le Mans: The last few times a car was forced to compete with only two drivers

With the whole motorsport fandom frantically talking about the possibility of Drugovich missing Le Mans, it reminded me of this story.

While I do not think that the 311 will only run with two drivers, as there are several drivers with recent top class experience at Le Mans (Alex Sims for example that raced this car at Le Mans in '23). And there is still quite some time before race week. The #14 entry of Kolles was forced to only race with two drivers as disaster struck mere minutes before the race.

André Lotterer, Charles Swolsman & Narain Karthikeyan (as pictured above in order), were set to compete in the race's 2009 edition. The team qualified 14th overall. Narain Karthikeyan was set to start the race, but quickly had to visit the restroom before the race would go underway.

With just 10 minutes left to go, he jumped over the pit wall to enter the pit lane. But he tripped, and fell dislocating his left shoulder. Below, a recording of the broadcast as they found out what happened.

Karthikeyan was immediately seen by the Audi doctor who re-located his shoulder and put it in a sling.The Audi doctor then cleared him the race, but the doctor at the circuit did not. Which meant Swolsman and Lotterer would have to complete the race with each other.

A few other cars were also left without a third driver, the eventual winner in GT1. The #63 Corvette of Magnussen, O'Connel & Garcia, was only able to utilize Magnussen during the first half of the race as he fell sick during the latter half. And the #009 entry of Hall, Primat & Kox had to miss out on Hall for the latter half of the race. Stuart Hall, was involved in an accident with the #26 LMP2. And while he initially was allowed to continue, the ACO deemed the incident his fault, and he was penalised for it. A heavy penalty at that as he was excluded from the race.

More recently, in 2014, the #79 Porsche was entered in the GTE-Am class. Its bronze driver, Bret Curtis, crashed the car during qualifying. The chassis was irreparable and Curtis was hospitalized. The team managed to find a new chassis but their replacement bronze driver, Sebastien Crubile was denied by the ACO to take part in the race as he did not have any night time driving laps.

This meant Jeroen Bleekemolen and Cooper MacNeil would have to drive the race without a third driver. As they were both Pros they were moved to the GTE-Pro class and would eventually finish the race in the top 5.

A similar case came relatively recently when Philippe Cimadomo was excluded from the 2022 24H of Le Mans due to a concern for safety.

For a moment it seemed like the car would not be able to compete in the race due to this but Nyck de Vries was called up to compete in the race. This meant the car moved up from LMP2 Pro/Am to LMP2

A substitute driver is defined in the Le Mans regulations as only being allowed after the opening of scrutineering if due to force majeure. But the replacement driver has to conform to these regulations as written below.

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2025 24H of Le Mans: How to follow scrutineering and the test days

Preperations for this year's 24H of Le Mans already begin this Friday as cars hit the street of Le Mans for scrutineering. Both days of scrutineering are streamed live on the 24H of Le Mans YouTube channel.

You'll be able to see cars go through inspection, driver interviews and team pictures be taken. To watch all of it, is a long seat. So I have attached the schedule below and I recommend if you want to to tune in whenever your favorite teams and drivers are on (or rewind). Alternatively it's also fun to have in the background while doing other work.

Friday Stream:

Saturday Stream:

Then, on Sunday there will be two test sessions. One from 10:00-13:00 local time and the second one from 15:00-18:30 local time. Barring any last minute schedule changes of course.

The test day isn't streamed, but you can listen to Radio Le Mans. They will be doing radio commentary for both sessions. Throughout the week they're also broadcasting previews. Which is a great way to prepare for the 24H.

You'll also be able to listen to the previews after they air on their website or on Spotify right here:

All the usual WEC Live Timing will also work to follow. So you can visit FIAWEC.tv or download the app. There's also 24h-lemans.tv which is essentially just WEC TV but in Le Mans colours. Be aware that the WEC.tv app is likely to be updated soon to be branded as Le Mans tv, it will remain the same app.

Don't worry if you can't follow or listen in, I'll try my best to update on both sessions. Also with a recap following each one.

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Le Mans Test Days!

Session 1 is starting very soon. Follow live commentary here on RS1 and Live Timing here

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2025 24H of Le Mans Track Map

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2025 24H of Le Mans Test Day Entry List

Drivers listed as fourth or fifth drivers for cars can run laps in any of the cars they're designated to but don't have to. They're usually the reserves for the teams (like Müller for Porsche Penske & Flörsch for APR)

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Le Mans bound!

While not exactly race week just yet, Le Mans is on the horizon, and activities already begin this week! So, here's everything you can expect from me on this blog and @dailywec the coming two weeks!

First off, I have been saying I'd do it ever since the first race of the season. But my WEC intro is getting a minor update with the now fully released Le Mans entry list and any small spelling errors etc that need fixed. If there's anyone you'd still like to see in the intro, now is the time.

Dropping: Somewhere the coming week

Then, I'll be uploading a small resource guide to watch scrutineering, and which car is on when. And also how to follow the test days.

Dropping: Wednesday

Also dropping, recaps of the test sessions. Both probably Sunday.

Le Mans through the decades, I've been working on this for a while and had hoped to post every decade installment before the 24H this year.. unfortunately, that is not happening. However I do still plan on posting the first installment soon.

Dropping: Somewhere the coming two weeks.

Pictures on @dailywec in particular of drivers but also some cool car shots

Dropping: throughout the coming two weeks, likely starting Friday when scrutineering begins

Resource guide to follow the 24H of Le Mans. Including links to entry list, timetables, live timing etc.

Dropping: Next week's Tuesday will be periodically updated as more resources drop.

Questions asked by you! My inbox is always open but in particular the coming two weeks for any questions. I'll be tagging everything with #Ask Le Mans, so you can see if any questions have been answered yet.

Aside from tagging everything with #WEC & #24H of Le Mans I will also be tagging any posts containing information with #24hLMResource

Just like the short story I posted earlier today I might be dropping more of those but I can't say for certain.

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Test Session 1 Recap

Photo: BMW Motorsport

The session went underway as planned at 10AM local time with 3 hours on the clock. The first neutralisation came about 20 minutes in when there was a quick FCY for debris. Not much later, about 45 mins into the session the #34 Inter Europol Car of Luca Ghiotto went off at turn 32, near the end of lap at the Ford chicane. This accident resulted in a Safety Car. It could have probably been cleared with a FCY, but it was the perfect opportunity to do a Safety Car test.

There was also trouble for the #45 APR car that only went out during the last 30 mins of the session due to an engine change. There were also two incidents currently being investigated by race control. One between the #85 of Gatting and the #37 of Blomqvist at T1 and the second one between the #16 of Cullen and the #59 of Cottingham for an incident at T24, (Porsche Curves).

One extra thing to note is that the #16 has been summoned to Stewards Office for: “Alleged Breach of Art. 10.1 of 2025 LMP2 Technical Regulations - running with non-homologated sensors.

Overall, Robert Kubica in the #83 AF Corse Ferrari led the session ahead of Brendon Hartley’s #8 Toyota. Earl Bamber was fourth in the #38 followed by Jack Aitken in the #311. In LMP2 the #16 of Patrick Pilet was the best car in LMP2 (and LMP2 Pro/Am.) This was ahead of the #37 of Tom Blomqvist and the #43 Inter Europol Car. In LMGT3, Jose Maria Lopez topped the session in the #87 followed by the #21 AF Corse Ferrari and the #78 ASP Lexus.

For a more comprehensive recap, visit my live ticker document right here:

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2025 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP ROAD TO LE MANS RACE ENTRY LIST

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Test Session 2 Recap

Photo: Laurent Chauveau (http://86400.fr)

The session went underway as planned at 15:30 local with 3 hours on the clock. Within the first few minutes we immediately saw a flurry of fast times. Hartley went top in the #8 which would remain the fastest time throughout the session.

The session was a little more eventful than the morning one, with a total of three flags. The first one came for the #20 when it got stranded in the gravel. According to BMW this was a mechanical issue that caused it. The second red flag came when the #11 went off at Indianapolis suffering some damage to the rear of the car. The final, session ending, red flag was caused by the #63 that went off exiting the Porsche curves. There was also a FCY caused by the #009 going off early in the session at Indianapolis.

For a more comprehensive recap, visit my live ticker document right here:

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Le Mans Test Days!

Session 2 is starting very soon. Follow live commentary here on RS1 and Live Timing here

Follow my Live Ticker here:

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Find the TV Distribution Here

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Mustang Challenge Le Mans Invitational Entry List

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you mentioned 'how to follow test days', I'm assuming that means they're not broadcasted the same way other wec test sessions aren't?

Yeah, I'll be posting in detail tomorrow but essentially they aren't broadcast but live timing works and radio le mans does a radio broadcast