24h Le Mans
On Friday 5 and Saturday 6 June this year, the place de la République in the city centre will serve as the stage for the first electrifying highlight of the 94th running of the Le Mans classic, officially kicking off race week with the one event more highly anticipated than the 24 Hours itself.
Every year, race week kickstarts in the Le Mans city centre with die-hard fans as far as the eye can see – cheering, taking photos left and right, and generally amping up the excitement level as the 62 cars entered in the 24 Hours submit to two days of administrative and technical checks known as Scrutineering.
This is one of the rare moments you can actually get close to the Hypercars, LMP2s and LMGT3s, as well as the drivers, entered in the most spectacular endurance race in the world.
On Friday 5 June at 10:00, Inter Europol Competition's #43 ORECA 07-Gibson LMP2 will open the show, followed by the other racing cars until Team WRT's #69 BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo closes the event on Saturday 6 June at 12:40.
After Scrutineering concludes, the festivities continue with the unforgettable city centre parade. For the fourth year in a row, select cars entered in the 2026 24 Hours will snake through the streets from the place du Jet d’Eau to the place des Jacobins, reminding everyone in attendance that this race belongs as much to the city as it does to its legion of fans worldwide.
Check out the 2026 Scrutineering Programme for the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans below.
