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The race begins long before the flag drops. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, numbers tell a story. Behind every lap time, every distance covered, every statistic, there’s a heartbeat, a sensation, a destiny. Read on for our hand-picked statistics that reveal the soul of the race.

<h2>13/06/26</h2>

<p>The 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans will start at 16:00 today, Saturday 13 June 2026. Thirteen, six, twenty-six. Ring a bell? It&rsquo;s the length of the circuit! 13.626 km Just remember today&rsquo;s date and you&rsquo;ll remember the length of the circuit.</p>

<h2>3:22.564</h2>

<p>A lap time. The new Hypercar lap record set by Dries Vanthoor in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 &ndash; BMW M Team WRT. He bettered Jack Aitken&rsquo;s 3:22.742, set last year at the wheel of the Cadillac. From now on, to be in pole position, you need to be faster than 3:23. But let&rsquo;s not forget that race pace is different. The fastest lap in the race was recorded by S&eacute;bastien Bourdais last year: 3:26.063. Le Mans requires mastery of the hottest lap, and the longest day.</p>

<h2>3:52.433</h2>

<p>Some drivers commit the whole circuit to memory, like learning to play a piece of music. Mattia Drudi, for example. For the second year running, he claimed the LMGT3 Hyperpole for Aston Martin, handing the British make its 71st World Endurance Championship pole position since the series began in 2012. Aston Martin becomes the first make to take five Hyperpoles since LMGT3 began in 2024. Drudi joins the select circle of drivers who have won at least two pole positions in the class: Sarah Bovy, Eduardo Barrichello and Finn Gehrsitz.</p>

<h2>9</h2>

<p>Nine. Is the number of Le Mans winners at the wheel of a Ferrari. The winning crews of the last three races haven&rsquo;t budged. La Scuderia believes in consistency. Toyota aren&rsquo;t far behind, with five. Nyck de Vries is the only driver who has yet to win Le Mans. There are former winners in the other teams too: Earl Bamber at Cadillac, Lo&iuml;c Duval at Peugeot, Andr&eacute; Lotterer at Genesis. And then there are the teams whose members have yet to taste victory at Le Mans: Alpine, Aston Martin and BMW. At Le Mans experience is an advantage. But it&rsquo;s no guarantee.</p>

<h2>10 years</h2>

<p>It&rsquo;s been ten years since Porsche won with the #2 919 Hybrid in the hands of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Neel Jani. The most heartbreaking win in the history of the race. In the lead in his penultimate lap, Kazuki Nakajima (who shared the #5 Toyota TS050 with Anthony Davidson and S&eacute;bastien Buemi) was on the brink of the first triumph for Toyota. It was not to be. His car suffered a power failure on the Mulsanne Straight.</p>

<h2>13</h2>

<p>France is the most widely-represented nation on the grid: 13 teams and 31 drivers. Eleven Hypercar and 13 LMP2 drivers are French. However, LMGT3 is a British affair (12 drivers).</p>

<p>Great Britain ranks second after France, with 11 teams and 30 drivers in the race, ahead of Italy (8 teams, 16 drivers).</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>19 years old</h2>

<p>The average age of the youngest crew on the grid: Oreca 07-Gibson #37 Cool Racing &ndash; Adrien Clomesnil / Ian Aguilera / Theodor Jensen. 19 years 2 month and 18 days to be precise.</p>

<h2>24</h2>

<p>This is Romain Dumas&rsquo;s 24th 24 Hours of Le Mans, a record for a driver still racing. The two-time winner (2010 with Audi and 2016 with Porsche) is at the wheel of the #48 fielded by his own team RD Limited. He shares driving duties with Tristan Vautier and Fred Poordad. 24 hours. 24th time. A sign of fate?</p>

<h2>40</h2>

<p>Forty drivers are participating for the first time. There are 23 rookies in LMGT3, 16 in LMP2 and Victor Martins in Hypercar. None will ever forget their first time on the Mulsanne Straight at night.</p>

<h2>44</h2>

<p>44 cars are shod with Goodyear tyres this year. The manufacturer is the sole supplier in LMP2 and LMPGT3. Michelin is the Hypercar supplier, chasing a 29th win in a row. The first triumph of the series dates back to 1998 and the 911 GT1 driven by Allan McNish, Laurent A&iuml;ello and St&eacute;phane Ortelli.</p>

<h2>47</h2>

<p>47 years, three months and six days separate the youngest from the eldest driver of the 94th edition. The youngest driver, Ian Aguilera (CLX Motorsport #37), is aged 19 years, 2 months and 18 days. This is his first 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is one of several young rookies in the Le Mans new wave. Meanwhile, Canadian driver John Farano (DKR Engineering #3) was born 66 years, five months and 24 days ago. This is his second Le Mans. Separated by age, they are united in the joy of racing in La Sarthe. Le Mans doesn&rsquo;t care how old you are, just how committed.</p>

<h2>58</h2>

<p>Is the number of former overall or class winners on the starting grid. There are 19 overall winners.</p>

<p>There are 19 overall winners on the 2026 grid.</p>

<ul>
	<li>S&eacute;bastien Buemi &mdash; 4 victories (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) &mdash; Toyota</li>
	<li>Andr&eacute; Lotterer &mdash; 3 victories (2011, 2012, 2014) &mdash; Audi</li>
	<li>Brendon Hartley &mdash; 3 victories (2017, 2020, 2022) &mdash; Porsche and Toyota</li>
	<li>Earl Bamber &mdash; 2 victories (2015, 2017) &mdash; Porsche</li>
	<li>Romain Dumas &mdash; 2 victories (2010, 2016) &mdash; Audi and Porsche</li>
	<li>Alessandro Pier Guidi &mdash; 1 victory (2023) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Antonio Fuoco &mdash; 1 victory (2024) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Antonio Giovinazzi &mdash; 1 victory (2023) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>James Calado &mdash; 1 victory (2023) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a L&oacute;pez &mdash; 1 victory (2021) &mdash; Toyota</li>
	<li>Kamui Kobayashi &mdash; 1 victory (2021) &mdash; Toyota</li>
	<li>Lo&iuml;c Duval &mdash; 1 victory (2013) &mdash; Audi</li>
	<li>Miguel Molina &mdash; 1 victory (2024) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Mike Conway &mdash; 1 victory (2021) &mdash; Toyota</li>
	<li>Nicklas Nielsen &mdash; 1 victory (2024) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Phil Hanson &mdash; 1 victory (2025) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Robert Kubica &mdash; 1 victory (2025) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
	<li>Ryo Hirakawa &mdash; 1 victory (2022) &mdash; Toyota</li>
	<li>Yifei Ye &mdash; 1 victory (2025) &mdash; Ferrari</li>
</ul>

<p>It is interesting to note that two of these former winners achieved the feat with two different manufacturers: Brendon Hartley (Porsche then Toyota) and Romain Dumas (Audi then Porsche). Romain Dumas could notch up a third win with a third constructor, Oreca, but the LMP2s are not contenders for overall victory. The same goes for Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a L&oacute;pez. The former winner with Toyota is with Lexus in LMGT3 this year. However, Andr&eacute; Lotterer (#17 Genesis GMR-001-Hypercar) could claim a fourth win after his Audi exploits. If Earl Bamber wins with Cadillac, it would be his second victory with a different manufacturer (following his victory with Porsche).</p>

<h2>75</h2>

<p>Seventy-five years ago, in 1951, a modest German car took the start at Le Mans for the first time. The Porsche 356 SL in the hands of Auguste Veuillet and Edmond Mouche finished 20th overall and first in class. A discrete performance, but the class win was the beginning of a beautiful relationship between Porsche and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Porsche totals 19 victories overall (between 1970 and 2017), an all-time record.</p>

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<h2>350.7 kPh</h2>

<p>Jules Gounon is the only driver to have clocked over 350 kph this week. He hit 350.7 kph with the Alpine A424 #35 Alpine Endurance Team. It&rsquo;s one of the highest speeds recorded at Le Mans since 2007, the Audi v Peugeot era. The open-cockpit R10s and the 908s blasted along at 351 kph. Since then, Stoffel Vandoorne was the only driver to break the 350 kph barrier, hitting 350.1 with the BR1 in 2019. Back in 1993, the Porsche 962Cs attained a lofty 360 kph in the practice sessions, and the Jaguar XJR-12 353 kph in the 1990 race.</p>

<h2>1,963</h2>

<p>Nearly 2,000 marshals ensure track safety. There are also 71 Scorpion drivers and 19 first responders, making a total of 2,053 volunteers around the circuit. A whopping 22 nationalities are represented among the 319 marshals from outside France.</p>

2026 24 Hours of Le Mans pre-race number crunching

With a few hours to go before the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the support fixtures have reached the chequered flag. The Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil and the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli took the track for their respective Race 2. As usual, both were action-packed.

<h2>Dylan Medler Adds another win to his collection</h2>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Pietro Fantin does the job in Porsche Carrera Cup BrAsil</h2>

<p>&nbsp;
<p><strong>Top 3 of Race 2:</strong></p>
</p>

<p>1. Pietro Fantin (#117)<br />
2. Antonella Bassani (#72)&nbsp; + 1.723<br />
3. Miguel Paludo (#7)&nbsp; + 2.524</p>

2026 Support Races: Ferrari and Porsche in 24 Hours of Le Mans prelude.

From afar, at 300 kph, a Hypercar tyre looks like a black circle. But tyres are the subject of much research and development. Michelin has introduced a major change with the Pilot Sport Endurance 2026: render visible what is usually beneath the surface. The spectacular design that highlights the revolutionary sustainability improvements under way concerning Hypercar tyres.

<p>On the 24 Hours of Le Mans pit straight, the tyres are the only point of contact between car and asphalt. They transmit power, cushion shocks and aid driver performance for hours on end, rain or shine. This year, <strong>Michelin</strong> has shifted up a gear. In addition to competitive strength, the French manufacturer is telling the story of tyre technology in their design. It&rsquo;s a way of showing that innovation shapes endurance.</p>

<h2>Design reveals all</h2>

<p>It&rsquo;s difficult to imagine when you look at a Michelin Pilot Sport Endurance tyre, just how much technology is behind it. The banal, black circle of rubber masks <strong>a huge amount of research and development</strong>.</p>

<p>Michelin has set out to change that perception with its 2026 Hypercar range. The goal is to <strong>make technological innovation visible</strong>. Design is used as a language, to narrate the advancement in terms of renewable and recyclable materials.</p>

<p>The most impressive hallmark of the new-generation range is the <strong>patented micro-velvet finish</strong>. It&rsquo;s striking to look at. Light reflects differently on the tyre tread, creating a texture previously unseen in racing.</p>

<p>The finish is obtained thanks to a thin layer of special coating &ndash; thin as in a few <strong>hundredths of a micron</strong>. Its role is only visual. It has no influence on tyre performance but it makes them highly recognisable.</p>

<p>As it always has, since 1923, <strong>the 24 Hours of Le Mans serves as a testing ground</strong>. The FIA World Endurance Championship offers Michelin a field of experimentation to develop new processes to inspire future tyre design.</p>

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<h2>A tyre made up of 50% renewable, recycled materials</h2>

<p>The Pilot Sport Endurance 2026 marks a turning point in the French manufacturer&rsquo;s strategy. It is made of 50% renewable, recycled materials.</p>

<p>They include:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Carbon black from old tyres;</li>
	<li>Oil from biowaste;</li>
	<li>Recycled steel;</li>
	<li>Resins from biowaste;</li>
	<li>Silica from biowaste;</li>
	<li>Natural rubber from hevea.</li>
</ul>

<p>The new composition in no way compromises performance. On the contrary, Michelin has announced <strong>improvements in terms of warm-up, consistency and handling</strong>.</p>

<p>This progress perfectly illustrates 24 Hours of Le Mans philosophy: to drive innovation to the very highest level to influence tomorrow&rsquo;s mobility. The project is in line with Michelin&rsquo;s intention to <strong>develop an airless, connected, rechargeable, completely sustainable tyre by 2050</strong>.</p>

<h2>The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race that foretells the future</h2>

<p>Spectators often come to the 24 Hours of Le Mans to admire the Hypercars, hear <a href="https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/the-trackside-symphony-music-to-our-ears-57608">the sound of engines</a> and experience the adrenaline-filled atmosphere of the great endurance race. But, behind the most visible elements of the race hide incredible changes.</p>

<p>With its eye-catching patterned tread Michelin&rsquo;s Pilot Sport Endurance range is attracting attention to tyre technology and the manufacturer&rsquo;s intention to <strong>push the boundaries of performance AND contribute to a more sustainable future</strong>.</p>

The secret of the new 24 Hours of Le Mans Hypercar tyre design

It's finally the big day! At 16:00, the start of the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, third round of the 2026 FIA WEC, will be given. Official starter Mark Cavendish will wave the French flag to release the competitors for 24 nonstop hours of adrenaline-fuelled racing. Who among Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Genesis, Peugeot and Toyota will take home the coveted trophy? Find out tomorrow at 16:00 local time!

<h2>Start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans</h2>

<p>It&rsquo;s the moment we&rsquo;ve all been waiting for. The one we&rsquo;ve been imagining for months now.</p>

<p>At 16:00 on the dot, the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans will begin. Official starter Mark Cavendish will wave the French flag to release the competitors engaged in the third round of the FIA WEC.</p>

<p>In the minutes before the start, time stands still. The grid is full. The teams are ready. Glances are exchanged. Then the strains of La Marseillaise, and thousands of voices sing as one. The tension mounts.</p>

<p>And suddenly, the power is released. The Hypercars &ndash; Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Genesis, Peugeot et Toyota set off for 24 hours of jostling for position, followed closely by 19 LMP2s and 25 LMGT3s. At that moment in time, nothing else exists. Just the sound, the speed and the legend of Le Mans.</p>

<h2>24 Hours of le&nbsp;Mans warm-up</h2>

<p>Before the start, teams have one last chance to adjust their set-up.</p>

<p>The warm-up session takes place from 12:00 to 12:15. Fifteen precious minutes. Fifteen minute to check the latest settings, get a feel for how the track has changed, check the weather and adapt the car to the conditions of the day.</p>

<h2>Ferrari Challenge</h2>

<p>From 09:15 the Ferrari Challenge competitors take the track for the second race of the weekend. Those who shone in the first leg will be looking to do the same. The others will be hoping for a shake-up in what is always an intense race, with the amazing soundtrack of a fleet of Ferraris flying around the track.</p>

<h2>Porsche Carrera Cup BraSil</h2>

<p>From 10:30 to 11:15 it&#39;s time for the Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil to stage a last battle on the Le Mans circuit before passing over to the headline act.</p>

<h2>Magic System and&nbsp;Mosimann concerts</h2>

<p>Magic System have been filling the world&rsquo;s dance floors for over 25 years. Their first big hit Premier Gaou introduced the French-speaking public to the Ivorian group of friends. A symbol of the cultural ties between the Ivory Coast and France, Magic System are known for their high-energy performances and positive messages. The year 2024 was an exceptional one for the group when the single Magic in the Air was certified triple diamond in France. This year&rsquo;s jubilatory tour is an opportunity to perform old favourites and new tracks. Expect a festive show that communicates togethernes, joy and unity.</p>

<p>DJ, singer, producer and remixer (Quentin) Mosimann is part of a generation of all-rounder artists. His performances are a blend of house music, techno and electro-pop. Ranked among the world&rsquo;s top 100 DJs, Mosimann has mixed at the most famous clubs and festivals &ndash; each appearance a live performance. Saturday&rsquo;s grand finale act is bound to be electrifying!</p>

<h2>24 Hours of le&nbsp;Mans show</h2>

<p>The breathtaking 24 Hours of Le Mans Show has been wowing spectators since&nbsp;2023 and this year it&#39;s going to be even more spectacular!</p>

<p>After celebrating the legenary race&rsquo;s centenary, exploring endurance racing on a global scale&nbsp;and taking the audience on an immersive &quot;24h on board&quot; journey, this show is delving even futher into the realm of adrenaline-fuelled&nbsp;imagination.</p>

<p>The invitation sent out into&nbsp;the sky&nbsp;above Le Mans in 2025 has traveled across the stars. This year, other galaxies are answering the call. Drone pilots from afar and their extraordinary machines are converging on the stage of the 24 Hours to challenge our planet&rsquo;s champions. Yet here,&nbsp;one thing never changes: you must learn the art of endurance, master the night&nbsp;and conquer time itself.&nbsp;</p>

<p><u><strong>Saturday 13 June Programme</strong></u></p>

<p>09:00 &ndash; 02:00 | M24 &ndash; Motorsport Museum open<br />
09:00 &ndash; 15:00 | Fan Zone and Kids Zone open<br />
09:15 &ndash; 10:00 | Ferrari Challenge Race 2<br />
10:00 &ndash; 00:00 | Hydrogen ACO H2 and Constructors Villages open<br />
10:30 &ndash; 11:15 | Porsche Carrera Cup Brazil Race 2<br />
12:00 &ndash; 12:15 | 24 Hours of Le Mans Warm-Up<br />
12:30 | Hydrogen Prototype Demonstration<br />
15:00 &ndash; 15:45 | Official Start Ceremony<br />
16:00 | 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans Start<br />
20:50 &ndash; 21:20 | Magic System Concert<br />
22:15 &ndash; 23:55 | Mosimann Concert<br />
23:55 | 24 Hours of Le&nbsp;Mans Show</p>

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	<strong>The third round of the 2010 Le Mans Series is looking like vacation under the Portuguese sun. Yeseterday the cars&rsquo; inspection&nbsp;was under process by the ACO, while the drivers are relaxing on the beach&hellip; But there are a few exceptions!</strong></p>
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	Olivier Pla walks around in the pit with his mechanics, with some pressure this weekend since the Quifel-ASM Team is racing on home turf: &ldquo;After our class win at the Spa 1000kms and a great disappointment at Le Mans, we intend to finish on the podium to climb up to the second position in the provisional standings.&rdquo;</p>
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	For some others the race has already begun. Guillaume Moreau&rsquo;s flight scheduled on July 14 at 2 PM could not take off because of thunderstorms and heavy rain over France. The driver from Limoges decided to&nbsp;take a 2000-kilometre road trip to Algarve. Recent news stated that he reached Portimao at 6.30 AM yesterday morning, and spent the rest of the day relaxing in a swimming pool.</p>
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	<a href="mailto:j.hergault@lemans.org">Julien Hergault</a><br />
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