Wanting to follow the world’s most famous endurance race this weekend? Here’s all you need to know.
History and basics
Start here if you’re new to the event and to prototype racing or if you want to remind yourself of the basics. This section explains what’s racing, why they race where they do and who stages the event. It also includes a bit of history about the event.
- A brief history of the Le Mans 24 hours
- Le Mans: a quick primer
- Le Mans prototypes
- The organisers: Automobile Club de l’Ouest | ACO official website in English
- Le Mans facts and figures
- The 1955 disaster
- Google Timeline of Le Mans history 1900-2010
- Aston Martin and the famous Le Mans start
The practicalities
Whether you’re in France for what is reckoned one of the most audience-friendly races in motorsport, or wondering how to follow it from home, here are a few pointers that might prove useful.
- British Eurosport TV schedules
- Speed TV schedules
- Spotter guide to this year’s cars
- RadioLeMans.com
- This year’s schedule of events
- This year’s entry list
- Details of the Circuit de la Sarthe
- Google Maps: Le Mans
- The event’s official website in English | in French
- Tips for surviving the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- FAQs for first-timers
- BBC Weather’s forecast for Le Mans region
- Nine-day weather forecast for Le Mans
- The current local time in Le Mans
- 24 Hours of Le Mans on YouTube
- Our previous 24 Hours of Le Mans coverage
Le Mans on Twitter and beyond
Follow the teams and drivers in real time on Twitter or find out what goodies are available from the companies involved in the event – from mobile apps to virtual race games and even live coverage.
- Twitter hashtags: #LeMans | #LM24
- Twitter: Lola Racer
- Twitter: ALMS Notes
- Twitter: Drayson Racing (also 12Seconds.tv, Flickr and YouTube)
- Twitter: Lord Drayson
- Twitter: Jonny Cocker
- Twitter: Andy Meyrick
- Twitter: Tiff Needell
- Twitter: Guy Smith
- Twitter: RML Group
- Twitter: Nigel Mansell | Greg Mansell | Leo Mansell
- Twitter: Andy Priaulx
- Twitter: Darren Turner
- Twitter: Midweek Motorsport
- SpeedTV’s auto racing category is currently filled with blogs from drivers such as Allan McNish, Paul Drayson and David Brabham
- Peugeot Sport’s 24 Hours of Le Mans website including live coverage
- Michelin at Le Mans 2010
- Le Mans on your mobile
- Audi’s Le Mans iPhone app
The rest of the year
It’s not just the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This form of prototype racing goes on season-long on three continents. Details of the various Le Mans Series competitions are below.
- Le Mans Series
- American Le Mans Series
- Asian Le Mans Series
- Le Mans Intercontinental Cup
- Le Mans 24 Hours video games
- The Online Racing Association (which stages networked simulations of prototype racing
- “The best film ever made about racing”
• Know about a good link or Twitter feed we’ve not included? Please post it in the comments.