Circuit De La Sarthe will be alive with action this week as the most famous endurance race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will see 62 cars do battle on the track this weekend.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is perhaps the most famous race in the world. 2022 is the 90th running of the endurance race, and drivers from around the globe will meet in France with a chance to make automotive history.
The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place on the 11th and 12th of June. The weather for Le Mans, France over the weekend is looking ideal for racing action. The forecast is calling for clear or lightly clouded skies for the entire race duration, with a low temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, and highs of 26.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans always attracts drivers known for racing outside of Le Mans or WEC, and this year is no exception. Brendon Hartley, Robert Kubica, Shane van Gisbergen, Pietro Fittipaldi and Romain Dumas are just some of the participants this weekend, and Kevin Magnussen is listed as a reserve driver.
There are four classes competing this weekend: Hypercar, LMP2, LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am. This is just the second year of Hypercar racing at Le Mans, and the 2021 roster of two Toyotas, and Alpine and two cars from Glickenhaus will return. 26 of the 27 entries in the LMP2 category will run the Oreca 07-Gibson, with the only other entry being a Ligier JS P217-Gibson. The Pro category of GT Endurance will feature entries from Chevrolet, Ferrari and Porsche, while the Amateur category showcases a more diverse field that includes three Aston Martin cars.
The 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans was the inaugural race for the Hypercar category. The race saw the Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López take the overall win. The LMP2 category was won in dramatic fashion by the Oreca 07 of Robin Frijns, Ferdinand von Habsburg and Charles Milesi, with a flag person having to leap out of the way of a last second lunge at the finish. 2021's winning GT entry was the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo driven by James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Côme Ledogar.
Race | 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 17:00 EEST
If you're not already excited for the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we've linked to some videos below to help build the anticipation. Note that not all of these videos will be available in all regions worldwide, and some may be age restricted.
"Le Mans"
Steve McQueen stars in this 1971 film, considered by many fans of endurance racing to be the greatest film ever made about the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The roar of the classic endurance cars, now 50 years old, is enough to make any racing fan happy. You'll need to sit through commercials with this recording, as it was recorded from SpeedVision in the early 2000's. Watch "Le Mans" here
"Journey to Le Mans"
Sir Patrick Stewart narrates this documentary which follows the Jota Sport team as they attempt to put their car through a grueling endurance racing season and onto the grid of the 2014 Le Mans race. Watch "Journey to Le Mans" here
The race is aired in Europe on Eurosport television and make sure to support the amazing FIA WEC series by purchasing the FIA WEC Race Pack for a few bucks.
Let us know your thoughts about this legendary race in the comments below or on Twitter @RaceDepartment
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is perhaps the most famous race in the world. 2022 is the 90th running of the endurance race, and drivers from around the globe will meet in France with a chance to make automotive history.
The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place on the 11th and 12th of June. The weather for Le Mans, France over the weekend is looking ideal for racing action. The forecast is calling for clear or lightly clouded skies for the entire race duration, with a low temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, and highs of 26.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans always attracts drivers known for racing outside of Le Mans or WEC, and this year is no exception. Brendon Hartley, Robert Kubica, Shane van Gisbergen, Pietro Fittipaldi and Romain Dumas are just some of the participants this weekend, and Kevin Magnussen is listed as a reserve driver.
There are four classes competing this weekend: Hypercar, LMP2, LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am. This is just the second year of Hypercar racing at Le Mans, and the 2021 roster of two Toyotas, and Alpine and two cars from Glickenhaus will return. 26 of the 27 entries in the LMP2 category will run the Oreca 07-Gibson, with the only other entry being a Ligier JS P217-Gibson. The Pro category of GT Endurance will feature entries from Chevrolet, Ferrari and Porsche, while the Amateur category showcases a more diverse field that includes three Aston Martin cars.
The 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans was the inaugural race for the Hypercar category. The race saw the Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López take the overall win. The LMP2 category was won in dramatic fashion by the Oreca 07 of Robin Frijns, Ferdinand von Habsburg and Charles Milesi, with a flag person having to leap out of the way of a last second lunge at the finish. 2021's winning GT entry was the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo driven by James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Côme Ledogar.
When is the Le Mans 24 Hours?
Saturday 11 JuneRace | 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 17:00 EEST
Free-to-Watch Le Mans Movies
In the days leading up to the most prestigious endurance race in the world, there are free movies about Le Mans you can watch to help you get hyped for the race.If you're not already excited for the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we've linked to some videos below to help build the anticipation. Note that not all of these videos will be available in all regions worldwide, and some may be age restricted.
"Le Mans"
Steve McQueen stars in this 1971 film, considered by many fans of endurance racing to be the greatest film ever made about the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The roar of the classic endurance cars, now 50 years old, is enough to make any racing fan happy. You'll need to sit through commercials with this recording, as it was recorded from SpeedVision in the early 2000's. Watch "Le Mans" here
"Journey to Le Mans"
Sir Patrick Stewart narrates this documentary which follows the Jota Sport team as they attempt to put their car through a grueling endurance racing season and onto the grid of the 2014 Le Mans race. Watch "Journey to Le Mans" here
How to watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 livestreams?
When you are not among the many fans that spectate the biggest endurance race of the world live from the track you can stay in your seat behind your PC, Tablet or Mobile phone and enjoy the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 from the comfort of your own home as RaceDepartment will embed various live streams from various teams and cars.The race is aired in Europe on Eurosport television and make sure to support the amazing FIA WEC series by purchasing the FIA WEC Race Pack for a few bucks.
Let us know your thoughts about this legendary race in the comments below or on Twitter @RaceDepartment
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry List
Hypercar
- #7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid - Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, José María López
- #8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid - Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryō Hirakawa
- #36 France Alpine Elf Team Alpine A480-Gibson - Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão, Matthieu Vaxivière
- #708 United States Glickenhaus Racing Glickenhaus 007 LMH - Pipo Derani, Romain Dumas, Olivier Pla
- #709 United States Glickenhaus Racing Glickenhaus 007 LMH - Ryan Briscoe, Franck Mailleux, Richard Westbrook
LMP2
- #1 France Richard Mille Racing Team Oreca 07-Gibson - Charles Milesi, Sébastien Ogier, Lilou Wadoux
- #3 Luxembourg DKR Engineering Oreca 07-Gibson - Alexandre Cougnaud, Jean Glorieux, Laurents Hörr
- #5 United States Team Penske Oreca 07-Gibson - Dane Cameron, Emmanuel Collard, Felipe Nasr
- #9 Italy Prema Orlen Team Oreca 07-Gibson - Lorenzo Colombo, Louis Delétraz, Robert Kubica
- #10 United Kingdom Vector Sport Oreca 07-Gibson - Sébastien Bourdais, Ryan Cullen, Nico Müller
- #13 France TDS Racing x Vaillante Oreca 07-Gibson - Mathias Beche, Philippe Cimadomo, Tijmen van der Helm
- #22 United States United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson - Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson, Will Owen
- #23 United States United Autosports USA Oreca 07-Gibson - Oliver Jarvis, Alex Lynn, Josh Pierson
- #24 United Kingdom Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson - Matt Bell, Ben Hanley, Rodrigo Sales
- #27 Spain CD Sport Ligier JS P217-Gibson - Christophe Cresp, Michael Jensen, Steven Palette
- #28 United Kingdom Jota Sport Oreca 07-Gibson - Jonathan Aberdein, Ed Jones, Oliver Rasmussen
- #30 France Duqueine Team Oreca 07-Gibson - Richard Bradley, Reshad de Gerus, Memo Rojas
- #31 Belgium Team WRT Oreca 07-Gibson - Robin Frijns, Sean Gelael, René Rast
- 32 Belgium Team WRT Oreca 07-Gibson - Mirko Bortolotti, Rolf Ineichen, Dries Vanthoor
- #34 Poland Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07-Gibson - Alex Brundle, Esteban Gutiérrez , Jakub Śmiechowski
- #35 France Ultimate Oreca 07-Gibson - François Heriau, Jean-Baptiste Lahaye, Matthieu Lahaye
- #37 Switzerland Cool Racing Oreca 07-Gibson - Niklas Krütten, Ricky Taylor, Ye Yifei
- #38 United Kingdom Jota Sport Oreca 07-Gibson - António Félix da Costa , Roberto González, Will Stevens
- #39 France Graff Racing Oreca 07-Gibson - David Droux, Sébastien Page, Eric Trouillet
- #41 Switzerland RealTeam by WRT Oreca 07-Gibson - Rui Andrade, Ferdinand Habsburg, Norman Nato
- #43 Poland Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07-Gibson - Pietro Fittipaldi, David Heinemeier Hansson, Fabio Scherer
- #44 Slovakia ARC Bratislava Oreca 07-Gibson - Miroslav Konôpka, Tristan Vautier, Bent Viscaal
- #45 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07-Gibson - James Allen, René Binder, Steven Thomas
- #47 Portugal Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07-Gibson - Jack Aitken, John Falb , Sophia Flörsch
- #48 France IDEC Sport Oreca 07-Gibson - Paul-Loup Chatin, Paul Lafargue, Patrick Pilet
- #65 France Panis Racing Oreca 07-Gibson - Julien Canal, Nico Jamin, Job van Uitert
- #83 Italy AF Corse Oreca 07-Gibson - Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo, Alessio Rovera
LMGTE Pro
- #51 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, Daniel Serra
- #52 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Davide Rigon
- #63 United States Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R - Nicky Catsburg, Antonio García, Jordan Taylor
- #64 United States Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R - Tommy Milner, Alexander Sims, Nick Tandy
- #74 United States Riley Motorsports Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Sam Bird, Felipe Fraga, Shane van Gisbergen
- #91 Germany Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Gianmaria Bruni, Richard Lietz, Frédéric Makowiecki
- #92 Germany Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor
LMGTE Am
- #21 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Simon Mann, Christoph Ulrich, Toni Vilander
- #33 United Kingdom TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR - Ben Keating, Henrique Chaves, Marco Sørensen
- #46 Germany Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Matteo Cairoli, Nicolas Leutwiler, Mikkel O. Pedersen
- #54 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Nick Cassidy, Francesco Castellacci, Thomas Flohr
- #55 Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Duncan Cameron, Matt Griffin, David Perel
- #56 Germany Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Ben Barnicoat, Brendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy
- #57 Switzerland Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Mikkel Jensen, Takeshi Kimura, Frederik Schandorff
- #59 United Kingdom Inception Racing Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Marvin Klein, Côme Ledogar, Alexander West
- #60 Italy Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Alessandro Balzan, Raffaele Giammaria, Claudio Schiavoni
- #61 Italy AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Vincent Abril, Conrad Grunewald, Louis Prette
- #66 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Jason Hart, Mark Kvamme, Renger van der Zande
- #71 Switzerland Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Gabriel Aubry, Franck Dezoteux, Pierre Ragues
- #75 Italy Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Pierre Ehret, Christian Hook, Nicolás Varrone
- #77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Sebastian Priaulx, Christian Ried, Harry Tincknell
- #79 United States WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Julien Andlauer, Cooper MacNeil, Thomas Merrill
- #80 Italy Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Matteo Cressoni , Giancarlo Fisichella, Richard Heistand
- #85 Italy Iron Dames Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting
- #86 United Kingdom GR Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Ben Barker, Ricardo Pera, Michael Wainwright
- #88 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Jan Heylen, Patrick Lindsey, Fred Poordad
- #93 Germany Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Matt Campbell, Michael Fassbender, Zacharie Robichon
- #98 Canada Northwest AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR - Paul Dalla Lana, David Pittard, Nicki Thiim
- #99 Hong Kong Absolute Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 - Andrew Haryanto, Alessio Picariello, Martin Rump
- #777 Japan D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR - Charlie Fagg, Tomonobu Fujii, Satoshi Hoshino
