24h Le Mans
Imagine the thrill of seeing breathtaking Hypercars, LMP2 prototypes and LMGT3s file past you in the streets of the Le Mans city centre. Welcome to the 24 Hours of Le Mans! The view lasts a matter of seconds, but it's like an intense and spectacular dream.
Only one week to go from the start of the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans next Saturday 13 June at 15:00!
Today, 19 of the 62 cars entered in the race paraded two-by-two through the streets of Le Mans, representing a staggering 14 of the most well-known and prestigious marques in the motorsport world: Ferrari, Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Lexus, Mercedes, Porsche, McLaren, Peugeot, Ford, Toyota, Cadillac and Genesis.
Cheering locals and visitors — some from across the globe — crowded along the route, cameras held high, ready to immortalise this extraordinary event. Fans were shoulder to shoulder as the first engines roared to life in the winding streets of the city centre.
Along Quai Louis-Blanc, the cars paralleled the Sarthe River before heading toward Old Le Mans. A growl echoed off the buildings announcing the arrival of the Genesis Hypercars, then the beastial symphony of the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s 12-cylinder engine won the crowd’s unanimous approval. Fans also loved when Jules Gounon waved to the crowd with his door open at the wheel of the Alpine Hypercar.
This popular event brings together a truly extraordinary city — the world capital of endurance racing — and offers the people of Le Mans the opportunity to catch a glimpse of these majestic cars pass beneath their balconies and through their streets before hurtling at over 300 kph tomorrow on the Mulsanne Straight for Test Day!
