2020 Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans (Live Stream)

Paul Jeffrey · Jun 13, 2020

Welcome to the central discussion thread for the first ever official 24 Hours of Le Mans - virtual edition.

This weekend marks an historic moment for the genre of sim racing, as the WEC, Automobile Club de l'Ouest and Motorsport Games are set to host what could well turn out to be the largest organised virtual race in history - the Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual.

Held as an officially sanctioned event in place of what would have been the real Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend, the race features an incredible selection of official teams, manufacturers and drivers. Two Formula 1 World Champions, three Indy 500 victors and seven outright Le Mans 24 Hour winners join together with some of the finest rFactor 2 sim racers racing side by side with their real world contemporaries .

Held at the beautiful Le Mans circuit in rFactor 2, and making use of the LMP2 and GTE content within the simulation, the race is set to become a high watermark for the increasingly popular esport movement we are experiencing at present.

You can catch all the action live here:

eco2006 · Jun 13, 2020

Sam12H said:
Because the real Le Mans was originally scheduled for this weekend (its traditional place on the calendar; this is how things work).

That was meant as a joke, but ok, thanks for the information.

GP20 · Jun 13, 2020

I wonder if they will use the cockpit view only.

BrainsBush · Jun 13, 2020

First impressions of the live broadcast: very professional and also great that the celebs also join this virtual venue.

Samuel Fuller · Jun 13, 2020

Does anyone have a spotters guide?

Samuel Fuller · Jun 13, 2020

It's ok I found it on the official website

Andrew Harper · Jun 13, 2020

Wow, just been looking at the broadcast, that's some serious effort with this one. Very impressive.

I hope that RF2 holds together ok, not a criticism of the game. I've had server failures with all sorts of large grid races but fingers crossed and they now have the server backup feature which is a great idea.

Looking forward to this one, ok it's not the real thing but still very impressive.

Plus big kudos for S397, considering the mess that RF2 was in a few years back this is great for them.

TTM75 · Jun 13, 2020

I’m very impressed when i saw how much effort is done for virtual 24h race. Goog job S397 and FIA. This is beginning of something new and professional approach to virtual simracing.

Lesley Buurlage · Jun 13, 2020

this has got to be one of the highest production value broadcasts i've ever seen in esports. F1 and Fifa can take an example of this

Andrew Harper · Jun 13, 2020

Links below for those that might like them:
Entry List
Spotter Guide
Live Timing

Magnus Dahlgren · Jun 13, 2020

Does anyone know what kind of lap times they are achieving in each class? And what was the pole time in each class? I missed the initial start of the broadcast...

Mikec87 · Jun 13, 2020

Very cool! Live on YouTube and live timing on the 24HR site

mantasisg · Jun 13, 2020

One word: WTF !

doddynco · Jun 13, 2020

This is the first time I've seen a live broadcast that actaully does RF2 justice. So much work has gone in to this - it's incredible. I struggle with port forwarding so I can't imagine what has gone into this lol.

S397 have been quietly climbing mountains to make this happen.

GP20 · Jun 13, 2020

Amazing great cover.

Thanks to all the teams/brands and their professionnal drivers that have accepted this challenge. It's fantastic.

b)b · Jun 13, 2020

What a showcase for rf2 ! That's beautiful. Let's hope it will not explode midway.

Nick Gregory · Jun 13, 2020

b)b said:
Let's hope it will not explode midway.

If it does, it'll likely be game over for Studio 397.

BrainsBush · Jun 13, 2020

Describe Bram (& team) in one gif:

And you deserve it!

stingray_SIX_TWO · Jun 13, 2020

Not my cup of tea but appreciate all the guys contributing to this virtual effort! Broadcast is world class for sure.

Paulus-NL · Jun 13, 2020

Magnus Dahlgren said:
Does anyone know what kind of lap times they are achieving in each class? And what was the pole time in each class? I missed the initial start of the broadcast...

Live timing: https://livetiming.alkamelsystems.com/lm24virtual