Le Mans – Eurosport pulls out all the stops

Eurosport has unveiled its program for the broadcast of 24 Hours of Le Mans played on June 16 and 17.

The private channel will offer a total of 38 hours of original programming and will even break a world record on the German version with 26,5 consecutive hours live during the race.

In parallel with the race, Eurosport will offer a program called “Legends of Le Mans” in which Tom Kristensen, the record holder for victories on the Sarthe circuit, will drive a 1924 Bentley, a Ferrari 166 MM from 1949, a Ford GT 40 from 1967 and a Matra Simca from 1974. This show, divided into three episodes, will be broadcast on Wednesday 13 from 21:45 p.m. and Thursday 14 from 21 p.m. The three episodes will be rebroadcast on Saturday 16 from 13 p.m.

Eurosport is developing its coverage after observing a strong increase in audiences last year, notably +52% in Germany, +40% in the Netherlands, +181% in Poland, +40% in Romania and +13% in Italy.

The Eurosport program for the 24 hours of Le Mans

Wednesday, June 13
16 p.m.-20 p.m.: free practice
21:45 p.m.-22 p.m.: Le Mans Extra (daily magazine)
22 p.m.-Midnight: Qualifications 1

Thursday June 14
18:45 p.m.-19 p.m.: Le Mans Extra
19 p.m.-21 p.m.: Qualifications 2
21 p.m.-22 p.m.: Le Mans Extra
22 p.m.-Midnight: Qualifications 3

Friday June 15
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: summary of qualifications

Saturday June 16
9 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Warm Up
13 p.m.: pre-race coverage
14:30 p.m.-15 p.m.: the grid
15 p.m.: start of the 24 hours of Le Mans

Sunday, June 17
20:30 p.m.-21:30 p.m.: the best moments of the weekend