The first session of Test Day for the 90th anniversary 24 Hours of Le just finished. For the moment, Audi tops the time sheets.

The spectacular action Hypercars deliver at Le Mans is undeniable. Yet, some of the most remarkable accomplishments kick off weeks earlier. To reach the circuit, racing cars, parts, tools and teams travel thousands of kilometres. As the winner of the 2026 Sustainable Endurance Award, Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA demonstrates its expertise in behind-the-scenes logistics.

24 Hours of Le Mans&nbsp;competitors leave nothing to chance. So many variables &ndash; like&nbsp;suspension settings, pit stop precision&nbsp;and&nbsp;tyre selection &ndash; can determine the outcome of the&nbsp;race. Well&nbsp;before the cars take&nbsp;the track, teams face a variety of&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;transporting personnel, equipment&nbsp;and infrastructure to the circuit. For Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, this preparation has become an arena for innovation&nbsp;where every decision is designed to balance efficiency and&nbsp;responsibility.

<h2>a race that begins across the Atlantic</h2>

For teams competing at the highest level of endurance racing, making the journey&nbsp;to Le Mans is a monumental logistical undertaking. From racing cars and spare parts to tools, IT equipment&nbsp;and hospitality facilities, hundreds of items must arrive at the right place at the right time.

This year, Cadillac started reworking&nbsp;its process. Now&nbsp;90% of the equipment shipped from the U.S.&nbsp;crosses the Atlantic by sea, compared to 70% in 2025. This choice &mdash; slower but more environmentally responsible &mdash; illustrates a profound shift in the preparation&nbsp;for an event like the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The team also modified&nbsp;its routines after arriving in Europe. Members of the American programme travel from Paris to Le Mans by high-speed train rather than by air, while Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA opts for road transport from its U.K. workshops. Several key pieces of technical equipment are now stored in Europe between events, rather than making a round trip across the Atlantic after every race.

<h2>meticulous organisation</h2>

For Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, logistics is no longer just a matter of transport. It is now an&nbsp;exercise in anticipation. What tools can be purchased locally? What equipment can remain in Europe? How can travel be minimised without compromising the team&#39;s efforts? These are all questions that have become a&nbsp;crucial aspect&nbsp;of preparing for Le Mans.

This approach&nbsp;extends to hospitality facilities (reused year after year) and&nbsp;to the focused and&nbsp;precise management of energy and resource consumption during the event. It is a comprehensive strategy that helped set Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA apart at the 94th 24 Hours.

<h2>Le Mans: a challenge on and off the track</h2>

This legendary race&nbsp;is very much about the men and women who, weeks before the start, coordinate a veritable ballet to ensure everything is ready on time.

Part of the&nbsp;DNA of endurance racing is mobilising&nbsp;logistics specialists and engineers alike, as well as transport managers and mechanics because each individual&nbsp;plays a vital role in ensuring the cars are ready to hit the track&nbsp;under the best possible conditions.

In presenting the 2026 Sustainable Endurance Award by DHL (Hypercar class) to Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA, the jury panel&nbsp;recognised the team&#39;s ability to rethink essential behind-the-scenes aspects of the race. It serves as a reminder that at Le Mans&nbsp;endurance racing is about more than just the 24 hours spent on the circuit. It begins long before that&nbsp;sometimes thousands of kilometres away from the starting line.

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA's journey to the 24 Hours of Le Mans

At the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, Team WRT opened its doors to pupils with learning difficulties in the clear belief that everyone has something to bring to the motorsport table.

The two-day event gave a class of pupils with special needs the opportunity to witness a facet of the 24 Hours of Le Mans that few spectators get chance to see. Thanks to racing driver Maxime Robin, his association Framework 24, and go-kart expert Gabin L&eacute;ger, they experienced the very essence of the event with Team WRT. The pupils were treated to karting sessions and garage tours and were introduced to team members. Team WRT set out to show that motorsport is a team sport, in which everyone has a role to play.

<h2>Leaving the comfort zone, one lap at a time</h2>

Day 1 was at the go-kart track. But it wasn&rsquo;t all about driving. The young participants were encouraged to work as a team, to take turns, and to make progress together &ndash; a direct experience of endurance racing values. To some, taking the wheel of a go-kart was a challenge in itself. Others learned to trust their teammates or step outside their comfort zone.

Just like at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, speed was not the only key to success. It was based on mutual aid, perseverance and individual contribution to a collective goal.

Gabin L&eacute;ger took part in a similar Team WRT initiative last year. This year, he recounted his career history to the pupils, sharing his love of go-karting and the challenges he has overcome as he pursues his life goals. This real-life illustration impressed Team WRT&rsquo;s point.

<h2>Behind a race car there&rsquo;s a host of people</h2>

Day 2 was a discovery of the behind-the-scenes operations at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The group took a tour of the Team WRT Hypercar and LMGT3 garages, watching mechanics and engineers at work, and observing an array of less well-known roles. Communication, logistics, catering, management and coordination are all indispensable to the day-to-day running of and endurance racing team.

The immersion was the perfect way to convey the message that there is more to motorsport than meets the eye. Behind every 24 Hours of Le Mans entry there are dozens of people contributing to the race effort.

The young visitors left with fresh perspectives. Some can now see themselves in a workshop, others in a design bureau or in event organisation roles. All are convinced of the wide range of jobs available in motorsport.

Team WRT CSR Manager L&eacute;a Dumoulin: &ldquo;The project aims to incite vocations. We set out to show that motorsport is a whole ecosystem, built on teamwork and perseverance and that there are manys ways in. If we convince just one pupil that they have a role to play here, then we&rsquo;ve succeeded.&rdquo;

The initiative is part of of a wider Team WRT scheme to promote inclusion and transmission. The team also hosted trainees from the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.garageecoledumans.fr/" target="_blank">Garage &Eacute;cole du Mans</a> in their Hypercar and LMGT3 teams, offering them hands-on experience in a pit lane box.

Team WRT won this year&rsquo;s LMGT3 24 Hours of Le Mans <a href="https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/sea/prize-list">Sustainable Endurance Award by DHL</a>.

2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: Confidence-boosting for school children at Team WRT

Open since 28 May, M24 – Motorsport Museum has already exceeded the significant 100,000 visitor mark. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response, the museum has prepared a generous summer schedule of exclusive guided tours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit.

A unique experience in the history of motor racing

In the space of a few weeks, motorsport fans, locals and tourists have flocked to see the gems of M24. The captivating modern scenography draws visitors in, transporting them to the heart of the world famous endurance race and celebrating the other motorsport disciplines along the way: from Formula One to rallying.

Designed as a group experience, to be enjoyed with family or friends, the self-paced tour takes in the race&rsquo;s hidden secrets and many of its iconic cars. For in-depth commentary, M24 guided tours begin on 1 August, led by our knowledgeable, enthusiastic staff.

Take a tour of the circuit to see where legends are made

While you&rsquo;re at the circuit, why not include a tour of its buildings? Our expert tour guides will take you behind the scenes to the places racegoers don&rsquo;t see:

<ul>
	<li>The race control tower, the nerve centre;</li>
	<li>The podium, where you can stand in the shoes of the greatest racing drivers;</li>
	<li>The commentary box, where exclamations abound;</li>
	<li>Vantage points with amazing views of the track.</li>
</ul>

Visitor Information &amp; Booking

Special events and guided tours will continue throughout the summer until 27 August. Guided tours have limited capacity, so book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Reserve your slot online now to make the most of your visit this summer.

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M24 – Motorsport Museum tops 100,000 visitors

Endurance is not just measured in kilometres at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Case in point: TDS Racing is devoted to giving proper care to the team's men and women in the racing trenches every day. By making mental health a cornerstone of its endowment fund, the LMP2 outfit is promoting a conversation that remains all too rare in motorsport.

When you think of the&nbsp;24 Hours of Le&nbsp;Mans, you most likely&nbsp;think of&nbsp;cars, speed, racing at night, strategy, etc.&nbsp;But behind every prototype are drivers, mechanics, engineers and logistics specialists who also undergo their own form of endurance test. For that reason,&nbsp;TDS Racing has created TDS Racing Impact, an&nbsp;endowment fund committed to supporting&nbsp;mental health.

<h2>Highlighting the importance of mental health in a&nbsp;performance-driven environment</h2>

Motorsport is a highly demanding endeavor. Race weeks come one after the other, schedules are modified, the&nbsp;pressure to deliver results is relentless&nbsp;and crucial decisions are often&nbsp;made on the fly.

TDS Racing believes&nbsp;sustainable performance level also relies on mental well-being.&nbsp;In 2025, the team&rsquo;s endowment fund began&nbsp;organising round-tables of athletes, experts&nbsp;and executives to discuss these often-overlooked issues. This year, the commitment is&nbsp;reinforced&nbsp;through a partnership with the FondaMental Foundation, a leading French association&nbsp;in mental illness research. So far,&nbsp;two round-table discussions on mental health in sport have been organised annually, and in 2026, TDS Racing Impact became a patron of the FondaMental Foundation.

<h2>the&nbsp;24 Hours of le Mans is also about human endurance</h2>

The 94th 24 Hours provided an opportunity to share this message with the general public. During race week, TDS Racing Impact made an appearance&nbsp;in the Karting Fan Zone to discuss mental health in the world of&nbsp;endurance racing.

This theme resonates particularly strongly at Le Mans race&nbsp;where endurance is never merely a mechanical undertaking, but also a human one. It amounts&nbsp;to the ability to stay sharp after a sleepless night, to manage fatigue, to support one&#39;s&nbsp;team&nbsp;after a setback and&nbsp;bounce back from disappointment.

24 Hours regulars know very&nbsp;well that&nbsp;what often leaves the deepest impression isn&#39;t just lap times, but&nbsp;stories of teamwork, resilience&nbsp;and solidarity that unfold as the hours tick by.

<h2>representing the core values of the&nbsp;24 Hours of le&nbsp;Mans</h2>

By creating TDS Racing Impact, the French outfit is&nbsp;extending the spirit of endurance racing beyond the track. Mental health, the environment&nbsp;and exploring motorsport careers are all initiatives aimed at giving meaning to performance.

This initiative serves as a reminder that&nbsp;Le Mans is also a place where people learn to work together, to weather difficult times&nbsp;and to celebrate collective achievements &mdash; and sometimes&nbsp;simply&nbsp;to acknowledge&nbsp;it is okay to talk about what is going on in one&rsquo;s head.

TDS Racing won the LMP2 prize for the Sustainable Endurance Award by DHL at the this year&#39;s&nbsp;24 Hours.

In a sport where strength is widely&nbsp;admired, this&nbsp;team&nbsp;reminds us&nbsp;there is another form of courage:&nbsp;to care for the men and women who make endurance racing possible.

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TDS Racing calls attention to mental health at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

<img src="/wpphpFichiers/Albums/20/107/2013-Journee-Test---24-Heures-du-Mans-Batiment-des-stands-FGA-13JT-JRR-5055_n.jpg" style="height: 232px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; width: 350px; margin-right: 5px" />Despite the accident of the Audi R18 e-tron&nbsp;quattro&nbsp;number 2 of Lo&iuml;c Duval-Tom Kristensen-Allan McNish they retained the fastest time of the morning, followed by the sister cars of F&auml;ssler-Lotterer-Tr&eacute;luyer and Gen&eacute;-di Grassi-Jarvis and the two Toyota TS030 Hybrid. In LM P2,&nbsp;Alpine&nbsp;(n&deg;36) marked the return of the marque at the 24 Heures, by beating the Zytek-Nissan of Jota Sport (n&deg;38) and the Morgan-Nissan number 24 of OAK Racing. In GT, Aston Martin Racing lead the two classes LM GTE Pro et LM GTE Am, with Vantages n&deg;97 et 95.&nbsp;

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