The weekend schedule for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Scrutineering

It's like Christmas came early for motorsport enthusiasts. June means... 24 Hours of Le MansBut the 94th edition of the Le Mans race begins well before the race week, with the first official tests scheduled from Sunday, June 7th for Test Day.

The season will kick off with the traditional technical and administrative checks, more commonly known as "Scrutineering." The first day will take place on Friday, June 5th, at Place de la République, in the heart of Le Mans. This will be an opportunity for fans to get up close to the cars entered and meet the drivers before the start of the competition. For the teams, this check is mandatory to verify the conformity of their cars and validate their homologation. Without it, they cannot take to the track.

Even more city driving

Saturday will be dedicated to the second day of scrutineering, allowing the last crews to undergo inspection. Once this stage is complete, it's time for the traditional city-center practice session. Introduced in 2023, this event will see 19 cars from the Hypercar, LMP2, and LMGT3 categories take to the streets of Le Mans on a specially prepared circuit. New this year: the cars will complete three laps of the course, compared to two in previous years.

These two events, which officially kick off the big week of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, are free for the public.

Finally, Sunday, June 7th will mark the first collective test session of the week with Test Day. The 62 cars entered will have two three-hour sessions, from 10:00 AM to 13:00 PM and then from 15:30 PM to 18:30 PM. This will also be an opportunity for the rookies to validate their participation by completing the ten mandatory laps, five of which will be timed, as required by the regulations.

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The weekend schedule for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Scrutineering

Friday: 10:00 AM – 19:00 PM 

Saturday: 9 a.m. - 00 p.m.

Cars involved in driving in the city

Saturday: 15 a.m. - 00 p.m.

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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