A guide to how to watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024 in the UK and the full schedule for the weekend ahead.
The world’s most famous endurance race has once again come upon on us this weekend at Circuit La Sarthe in France.
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A race against the clock, tens of drivers will take to the track across the 24 hour period to compete for one of the greatest victories a driver can put on their CV.
In 2023 Ferrari took their first top class Le Mans win since 1964 driven by Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
However, the team have not come to Le Mans as favourites with Toyota once again predicted to win.
Despite this, it was porsche who took pole, however, as always with Le Mans, qualifying can often mean very little in a race that tests car and driver.
How to watch Le Mans 2024 in the UK
Eurosport:
The 24 Hours of Le Mans will be available to watch on Eurosport 1 from 2pm on TNT Sports through discovery+ standard without the need for a contract.
Regular subscribers will be able to stream the race on a rang of devices which includes laptops, smartphones and tablets on the discovery+ app.
Discovery+ has become the home of several motorsports including Formula E and MotoGP in the UK after it became the home of TNT Sports.
FIA WEC TV:
The World Endurance Championship which governs Le Mans alongside the FIA, will also show the race live on it’s website with coverage of all events over the weekend.
For £15.23, a pass for Le Mans can be bought to be able to watch the race. This includes a french and english stream, full timing screens, map tracker, list of competitors, and more.
If one wishes to follow every WEC race weekend, FIA WEC TV also offers a 100% FIA WEC pass to allow purchasers to stream every race in the calendar for around £50 (€60).
the fourth race in the calendar, WEC is yet to visit Sao Paulo, Circuit of the Americas, Fuji and Bahrain which would make still cheaper for avid fans to buy the overall pass.
Quest:
TV channel Quest will also have partial rights to show the race from 10pm – 5am which means most of the night coverage will be shown for free.
While this does miss the start and end, it will mean everyone access to at least some of the coverage, especially those dedicated watchers who will stay up through the night.
EverythingF1:
While EF1 has no rights to air footage, the team has dedicated itself to run a 24-hour live blog of runnings to keep fans up-to-date on track action.
Starting from 2pm on our site, the blog will involve Q&As, all updates from teams, and hourly recaps so nothing is missed.
Schedule
The 24 Hours of Le Mans schedule is packed with different events for those trackside and also watching from home.
For the dedicated fans, The support races began at 9:15am while official 24 hour events begin at 12pm in the warm-up.
Saturday 15 June
9am – 12am | Fan Zones and Kid Zone
9am – 12am | Manufacturers’ Village open + Hydrogen Village ACO H2
9:15am – 10am | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 2
10:35am – 11:30am | Road to Le Mans Race 2
12pm – 12:15pm | Le Mans 24hr Warm-up
1:35pm – 3pm | Le Mans 24hr Grid Walk – Wristband Mandatory
3:30pm – 3:50pm | Le Mans 24hr Official Departure Ceremony
4pm | Le Mans 24hr Race Start
MUSIC CONCERT – SIMPLE MINDS
11:30pm – 12:30am | 24Hours of Le Mans Show
Sunday 16 June
9am – 3pm | Fan Zones and Kid Zone
9am – 5pm | Manufacturers’ Village open + Hydrogen Village ACO H2
4pm | Le Mans 24hr Race Finish
4:15pm | Le Mans 24hr Podium Ceremony
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