Programme for the week

There is a busy week in prospect for competitors of the 80th Le Mans 24 Hours, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship​​, culminating in the race next weekend.

Two days of administrative checks and scrutineering will kick off the week. This afternoon, competitors will take turns from 14:30  to 18:50 p.m. and tomorrow from 10:00 to 1800 without interruption in the Place de La Republique in downtown Le Mans.

Aucune activité en piste mardi, mais les team-managers et les pilotes doivent assister au briefing à 10 heures pour les premiers et à 11 heures pour les seconds, qui participeront aussi à la séance d’autographes à 17 heures devant leur garage respectif dans la voie des stands.

No activity on the track on Tuesday, but the team managers must attend a briefing at 10:00 and drivers at 11:00, who will also attend the autograph session at 17:00pm. in front of their respective pit garages.

Competitors take the track for the first time on Wednesday 13th June at 16:00 for four hours of free practice followed by the first qualifying sessions from 22:00 until midnight.

Drivers have the opportunity to improve their grid positions on Thursday 14th June in two more qualifying sessions from 19:00 to 21:00 and 22:00 to midnight.

Spectators are free to walk on pit road on Friday from 10:00 until 20:00, but there is also the drivers' parade "Grande Parade des Pilotes" in the city centre at 17:30.

On Saturday 16th June, the day starts with 45 minutes of warm-up at 9:00. Teams will then start the pre-race procedure from 14:22 and the race will start at 15:00. 24 hours later we will know who will be the winners of the 80th 24 hours of Le Mans

Dave Davies.

Photo : LE MANS (SARTHE), CITY CENTRE, SCRUTINEERING FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS, 10 JUNE 2012. Drivers of the #1 Audi e-tron quattro pose for the official photo.