The 24 Hours of Le Mans street circuit will be extended in 2026

Established during the Centenary edition of 24 Hours of Le Mans In 2023, street racing continued to grow, and now a third of the cars entered in the Sarthe 24 Hours will be out and about for the public on Saturday, June 6th, following the final technical and administrative checks, in the Place de la République. This time, 19 cars, representing the three starting categories (Hypercar, LMP2, LMGT3), will take to the track for three laps of a circuit that will begin at the Place du Jet d'Eau and finish opposite, in the Place des Jacobins, which formerly housed the scrutineering area.

The demonstration run is scheduled to last 45 minutes, and 12 viewing points will be open to the public, more than in previous years. The cars will be gathered in a gigantic enclosed park on the Place des Jacobins, where the public will be able to see the arrival of the 19 cars, plus the track vehicles, a historic car that has not yet been revealed, and a car that will transport the 24 Hours of Le Mans trophy. This will provide a view of around thirty vehicles in the city streets throughout a parade that is only growing in popularity. This will, for example, be the first opportunity for the

It's also a fun way to reconnect with the origins of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and motorsport in general. From 1923 onwards, the race was held on public roads, closed to traffic. While the circuit south of Le Mans has since acquired permanent facilities, including the Bugatti Circuit, the 24 Hours of Le Mans continues to use the Mulsanne Straight and a good half of the track, from Tertre Rouge to the Virages. Porsche, is still open to traffic for the rest of the year.

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WEC 2026 – 24 Hours of Le Mans
Cars involved in driving in the city

Hypercar : 

• Aston Martin Valkyrie #007 Aston Martin THOR Team – Harry Tincknell
• Toyota GR010 Hybrid #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Sébastien Buemi
• Cadillac V-Series.R #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA – Norman Nato
• Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar #17 Genesis Magma Racing – Mathys Jaubert
• BMW M Hybrid V8 #20 BMW M Team WRT – Philipp Eng
• Alpine A424 #36 Alpine Endurance Team – Jules Gounon
• Classic Ferrari for sale 499P #51 Ferrari-AF Corse – Alessandro Pier Guidi
• Peugeot 9X8 #93 Peugeot TotalEnergies – Stoffel Vandoorne

LMP2 : 

• Oreca 07-Gibson #4 Crowdstrike Racing by APR – George Kurtz
• Oreca 07-Gibson #99 AO by TF – Dane Cameron

 LMGT3 : 

• Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R #2 TF Sport – Prince Jefri Ibrahim
• McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo #10 Garage 59 – Marvin Kirchhöfer
• Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 #23 Heart Of Racing – Gray Newell
• Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo #54 Vista AF Corse – Francesco Castellacci
• Mercedes Benz-AMG LMGT3 #63 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx – Abdulla Al-Khelaifi
• BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo #69 Team WRT – Parker Thompson
• Ford Mustang LMGT3 #77 Proton Competition – Ben Tuck
• Lexus RC F LMGT3 #78 Akkodis ASP Team – Hadrien David
• Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 #92 The Bend Manthey – Riccardo Pera

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