2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 88e 24 Heures du Mans) will be an automobile endurance event at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France.[1] It will be the 88th running of the 24 Hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, and the penultimate round of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship. The event is scheduled to be held from 19 to 20 September 2020.
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Schedule
The traditional scrutineering events in the city centre itself has been cancelled, and all scrutineering will take place at the circuit. The traditional test day has also been cancelled.[2]
| Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 16 September | 08:00 - 18:00 | Administrative and technical checks (Scrutineering) |
| Thursday, 17 September | 10:00 - 13:00 | Practice |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | ||
| 17:15 - 18:00 | Qualifying 1 | |
| 20:00 - 00:00 | Practice | |
| Friday, 18 September | 10:00 - 11:00 | Practice |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Qualifying 2 - Hyperpole | |
| Saturday, 19 September | 10:15 - 11:00 | Warm-up |
| 14:30 | Start of the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Sunday, 20 September | 14:30 | Finish of the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
Entries
Automatic entries
Automatic entry invitations were earned by teams that won their class in the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, or won championships in the European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series, and the Michelin Le Mans Cup. The second-place finishers in the European Le Mans Series in LMP2 and LMGTE championships also earned an automatic invitation each.[3] Two participants from the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship were chosen by the series to be automatic entries by the ACO regardless of their performance or category. As invitations were granted to teams, they were allowed to change their cars from the previous year to the next, but not allowed to change their category. The LMGTE class invitations from the European and Asian Le Mans Series were allowed to choose between the Pro and Am categories. European Le Mans Series' LMP3 (Le Mans Prototype 3) champion is required to field an entry in LMP2 while the Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 champion were permitted to choose between LMP2 or LMGTE Am. The Michelin Le Mans Cup Group GT3 (GT3) champion was limited to the LMGTE Am category.
| Reason invited | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGTE Pro | LMGTE Am |
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| 1st in the 24 Hours of Le Mans |  |
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGTE) | |
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| 2nd in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGTE) |  |
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| 1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP3) | |
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| 1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 and GT) | |
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| 1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 Am) | |
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| 1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP3) |  |
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| 1st in the Michelin Le Mans Cup (GT3) |  | |||
Entry list
| Icon | Series |
|---|---|
| WEC | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| ELMS | European Le Mans Series |
| ALMS | Asian Le Mans Series |
| WTSC | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
| 24LM | 24 Hours of Le Mans only |
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Reserve entries
In addition to the sixty entries given invitations for the race, ten entries were put on a reserve list to potentially replace any invitations that were not accepted or withdrawn. Reserve entries are ordered with the first reserve replacing the first withdrawal from the race, regardless of the class of either entry.
| Reserve | Class | No. | Entrant | Car | Tyre | Series | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qualifying
Hyperpole - New Qualifying Format
The new qualifying format for the Le Mans event, which had been three qualifying sessions, will reduce qualifying to one single session. The 45-minute Thursday late afternoon qualifying session will determine the field, except for 24 cars, the top six cars in each category.
The top six cars in each class participate in a 30-minute shootout on Friday morning, known as "Le Mans Hyperpole". The shootout will determine the top six in each category. [10]
Starting Grid - by Class
Cars will be placed on the starting grid, first by category / class order:
- LMP1
- LMP2
- LMGTE Pro
- LMGTE Am
Then, within each of the categories above, the cars will be placed in following order: the 6 cars that qualified for Hyperpole by best Hyperpole session lap time, and then followed by the rest of the cars in the class that did not qualify for Hyperpole by best lap time set during first qualifying session.[11]
See also
References
- "The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours will be on 13–14 June!". Lemans.org. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "La grande semaine des 24 Heures du Mans 2020 : 13 – 20 septembre". Automobile Club l'ouest. ACO. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "Six Le Mans Auto Invites Granted After Portimao Weekend". sportscar365.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- Goodwin, Graham (10 August 2020). "Post ELMS – And Pre FIA WEC – Spa Notebook". Dailysportscar. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- Dagys, John (15 July 2020). "Era Drivers Confirmed in IDEC Sport Oreca for 24H Le Mans". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Dagys, John (11 August 2020). "McMurry Completes Algarve Pro Lineup". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "WeatherTech Racing Moves To GTE Pro For Le Mans 24 Hours". Dailysportscar. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- Dagys, John (21 May 2020). "Gounon Completes All-French Risi Lineup; Team Confirms Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- Goodwin, Graham (12 August 2020). "Car Guy Set To Race At Le Mans". Dailysportscar. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Watkins, Gary (18 December 2019). "New 'Hyperpole' Le Mans 24 Hours qualifying format to be introduced". autosport.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Supplementary Regulations - version 1" (PDF). ACO. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
External links
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