ACO unveils new format for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Hyperpole

As in previous years, the Hyperpole contenders will be known on Wednesday. This time, instead of a single session bringing together the three competing categories, two half-hour sessions will be organised. The first for the LM P2 and LMGT3 competitors, the second for the Hypercars. At the end of the first half-hour, the best twelve in LM P2 and LMGT3 will qualify for the Hyperpole sessions the following day, where the first 15 Hypercars will meet the same fate in the second session. The grid positions from thirteenth place (in LM P2 and LMGT3) and sixteenth place (in Hypercar) will then be known.

On Thursday, four qualifying sessions will be organized. The distribution of categories will be the same as on Wednesday, with first of all a Hyperpole 1 for the twelve best competitors in LM P2 and LMGT3. After twenty minutes, the eight best in each category will compete in Hyperpole 2, which will last fifteen minutes, and which will determine the first four lines of the LM P2 and LMGT3 grids.

Then it's back to the Hypercars, with twenty minutes of Hyperpole 1, followed by fifteen minutes in Hyperpole 2, this time with the ten best prototypes in the premier class. The fastest driver in H2 will therefore take pole position for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it is his team's car that will start at the forefront during the great classic at Le Mans. A way of putting even more importance on the Hyperpole, and of separating the different categories in order to allow everyone to get the most out of their Hypercar machine, without risking being hindered by a car from a lower category.

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