24h Le Mans
It's the big day! The start at the 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the fourth of six rounds on the 2021 FIA WEC calendar, will be given at 16:00 sharp by Ferrari Chairman John Elkann.
At 16:00, the start at the 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans will be given by Ferrari President John Elkann. The moments just before the official start are always intense. After the support races, pressure mounts as the cars are placed on the pit straight, and only increases as the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, is played. But it's at 16:00, when the 62 cars are released by the Race Director, that the adrenaline will be through the roof. Here we go for 24 hours of fierce battles and endless excitement!
Earlier in the day, from 11:30 to 11:45, the 62 teams will take advantage of one final free practice in preparation for the race. The session is the last opportunity to make sure the cars are performing well and to make adjustments as needed relative to the weather.
As a curtain-raiser and after two free practice sessions and qualifying, gentlemen drivers participating in the Porsche Sprint Challenge France will hit the track for their race between 09:00 and 09:45. Sixty drivers will compete at the wheel of 911 GT3 Cups and 911 GT3 Rs at a legendary circuit normallly reserved for professional and semi-professional drivers.
The Endurance Racing Legends event will show off 56 GTs and prototypes from the 1990s and 2000s during the second race between 10:15 and 11:00, proving the 24 Hours of Le Mans will live on forever.
From 12:15 to 13:10, Road to Le Mans competitors will hit the track for their second race, the fourth round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup season. This event is reserved for cars compliant with FIA GT3 regulations as well as LMP3s compliant with ACO LMP3 technical regulations.
09:00 – 09:45 | Course Porsche Sprint Challenge France
10:15 – 11:00 | Course 2 Endurance Racing Legends
11:30 – 11:45 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Warm-up
12:15 – 13:10 | Road to Le Mans | Race 2
13:25 – 13:40 | Parades, track activities, hot laps
13:45 – 14:00 | Pit walk and competitors placed on starting grid
14:00 – 15:00 | Grid walk
14:45 – 15:05 | Track lap for officials
15:30 | Official ceremony
15:51 | Formation lap
16:00 | 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans start
