Sports Cars 24Hrs of Le Mans 2024

[Nuggs Bunny]

Any interest in this? I'm surely not the only one who's undergoing a renaissance of interest in GT racing with the introduction of LMH/LMDh rules and the convergence of the WEC and IMSA.

What time is the race?
Starts at midnight tomorrow night in Australia and goes until midnight Monday morning

How to watch?
Stansport if you have a subscription
FIA WEC app is selling a $26 pass for the race or a $73 season pass

If you're watching on a stream, please don't post links to them.

Spoiler: Hyperpole Results

CLA	TEAM	#	DRIVERS	LAPS	TIME	INTERVAL	KM/H
1	PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR	6	K. Estre A. Lotterer L. Vanthoor	10	3'24.634		239.713
2	CADILLAC RACING HYPERCAR	2	E. Bamber A. Lynn A. Palou	9	+0.148 3'24.782	0.148	239.540
3	CADILLAC RACING HYPERCAR	3	S. Bourdais R. van der Zande S. Dixon	6	+0.182 3'24.816	0.034	239.500
4	FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR	51	A. Pier Guidi J. Calado A. Giovinazzi	8	+0.522 3'25.156	0.340	239.103
5	FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR	50	A. Fuoco M. Molina N. Nielsen	8	+0.964 3'25.598	0.442	238.589
6	ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM HYPERCAR	35	P. Chatin F. Habsburg C. Milesi	9	+1.079 3'25.713	0.115	238.456
	LMP2 CLASS
7	AO BY TF LMP2	14	P. Hyett L. Deletraz A. Quinn	8	+8.583 3'33.217	7.504	230.064
8	IDEC SPORT LMP2	28	P. Lafargue J. Van Uitert R. de Gerus	8	+9.193 3'33.827	0.610	229.407
9	PANIS RACING LMP2	65	R. Sales M. Beche S. Huffaker	8	+9.419 3'34.053	0.226	229.165
10	UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA LMP2	23	B. Keating F. Albuquerque B. Hanley	8	+9.587 3'34.221	0.168	228.985
11	UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMP2	22	O. Jarvis B. Garg N. Siegel	9	+9.636 3'34.270	0.049	228.933
12	COOL RACING LMP2	37	L. Fluxá M. Jakobsen R. Miyata	6	+10.139 3'34.773	0.503	228.397
13	DKR ENGINEERING LMP2	33	A. Mattschull R. Binder L. Hörr	6	+11.065 3'35.699	0.926	227.416
14	VECTOR SPORT LMP2	10	R. Cullen P. Pilet S. Richelmi	8	+11.221 3'35.855	0.156	227.252
	LMGT3 CLASS
15	INCEPTION RACING LMGT3	70	B. Iribe O. Millroy F. Schandorff	8	+33.486 3'58.120	22.265	206.003
16	MANTHEY PURERXCING LMGT3	92	A. Malykhin J. Sturm K. Bachler	8	+34.294 3'58.928	0.808	205.307
17	JMW MOTORSPORT LMGT3	66	G. Petrobelli L. ten Voorde S. Yoluc	8	+34.304 3'58.938	0.010	205.298
18	PROTON COMPETITION LMGT3	77	R. Hardwick Z. Robichon B. Barker	7	+34.809 3'59.443	0.505	204.865
19	HEART OF RACING TEAM LMGT3	27	I. James D. Mancinelli A. Riberas	8	+35.021 3'59.655	0.212	204.684
20	D'STATION RACING LMGT3	777	S. Hoshino E. Bastard M. Sorensen	4	+38.153 4'02.787	3.132	202.043
21	TF SPORT LMGT3	82	H. Koizumi S. Baud D. Juncadella	8	+39.047 4'03.681	0.894	201.302
22	IRON LYNX LMGT3	60	C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni F. Perera	8	+41.861 4'06.495	2.814	199.004
23	HERTZ TEAM JOTA HYPERCAR	12	W. Stevens N. Nato C. Ilott	0
24	BMW M TEAM WRT HYPERCAR	15	D. Vanthoor R. Marciello M. Wittmann	5	+2.067 3'26.701		237.31

Spoiler: Qualifying Results - non Hyperpole participants

CLA	TEAM	#	DRIVERS	LAPS	TIME	INTERVAL	KM/H
9	ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM HYPERCAR	36	N. Lapierre M. Schumacher M. Vaxiviere	12	+0.813 3'25.278	0.133	238.961
10	PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR	5	M. Campbell M. Christensen F. Makowiecki	13	+0.842 3'25.307	0.029	238.928
11	TOYOTA RACING HYPERCAR	8	S. Buemi B. Hartley R. Hirakawa	12	+0.981 3'25.446	0.139	238.766
12	AF CORSE HYPERCAR	83	R. Kubica R. Shwartzman Y. Yifei	13	+1.301 3'25.766	0.320	238.395
13	LAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX HYPERCAR	63	M. Bortolott iD. Kvyat E. Mortara	12	+1.508 3'25.973	0.207	238.155
14	PROTON COMPETITION HYPERCAR	99	N. Jani H. Tincknell J. Andlauer	14	+1.527 3'25.992	0.019	238.133
15	PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR	93	J. Vergne M. Jensen N. Müller	11	+1.730 3'26.195	0.203	237.899
16	BMW M TEAM WRT HYPERCAR	20	S. Van Der Linde R. Frijns R. Rast	8	+1.758 3'26.223	0.028	237.866
17	HERTZ TEAM JOTA HYPERCAR	38	O. Rasmussen P. Hanson J. Button	15	+1.825 3'26.290	0.067	237.789
18	WHELEN CADILLAC RACING HYPERCAR	311	P. Derani J. Aitken F. Drugovich	12	+1.846 3'26.311	0.021	237.765
19	PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR	4	M. Jaminet F. Nasr N. Tandy	11	+1.897 3'26.362	0.051	237.706
20	PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR	94	S. Vandoorne P. di Resta L. Duval	11	+2.786 3'27.251	0.889	236.686
21	LAMBORGHINI IRON LYNX HYPERCAR	19	R. Grosjean A. Caldarelli M. Cairoli	14	+3.190 3'27.655	0.404	236.226
22	ISOTTA FRASCHINI HYPERCAR	11	C. Bennett J. Vernay A. Serravalle	13	+5.400 3'29.865	2.210	233.738

	LMP2 CLASS
31	AF CORSE LMP2	183	F. Perrodo B. Barnicoat N. Varrone	12	+10.302 3'34.767	0.287	228.403
32	NIELSEN RACING LMP2	24	F. Scherer D. Heinemeier Hansson K. Simpson	13	+10.329 3'34.794	0.027	228.375
33	INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION LMP2	34	J. Smiechowski V. Lomko C. Novalak	13	+10.420 3'34.885	0.091	228.278
34	PROTON COMPETITION LMP2	9	J. Ried M. Capietto B. Viscaal	10	+10.498 3'34.963	0.078	228.195
35	DUQUEINE TEAM LMP2	30	J. Falb J. Allen J. Simmenauer	13	+10.605 3'35.070	0.107	228.082
36	COOL RACING LMP2	47	N. Rao M. Bell F. Vesti	15	+10.895 3'35.360	0.290	227.774
37	ALGARVE PRO RACING TEAM LMP2	25	M. Kaiser O. Caldwell R. De Angelis	12	+11.009 3'35.474	0.114	227.654
38	CROWDSTRIKE RACING BY APR LMP2	45	G. Kurtz C. Braun N. Catsburg	12	+14.757 3'39.222	3.748	223.762

	LMGT3 CLASS
47	IRON DAMES LMGT3	85	S. Bovy M. Gatting R. Frey	11	+32.065 3'56.530	0.030	207.388
48	AKKODIS ASP TEAM LMGT3	87	T. Kimura E. Masson J. Hawksworth	13	+32.096 3'56.561	0.031	207.361
49	UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMGT3	59	J. Cottingham N. Costa G. Saucy	13	+32.245 3'56.710	0.149	207.230
50	TEAM WRT LMGT3	46	A. Al Harthy V. Rossi M. Martin	13	+32.273 3'56.738	0.028	207.206
51	VISTA AF CORSELMGT3	54	T. Flohr F. Castellacci D. Rigon	13	+32.315 3'56.780	0.042	207.169
52	PROTON COMPETITION LMGT3	44	J. Hartshorne B. Tuck C. Mies	11	+32.371 3'56.836	0.056	207.120
53	TEAM WRT LMGT3	31	D. Leung S. Gelael A. Farfus	13	+32.482 3'56.947	0.111	207.023
54	MANTHEY EMA LMGT3	91	Y. Shahin M. Schuring R. Lietz	11	+32.561 3'57.026	0.079	206.954
55	PROTON COMPETITION LMGT3	88	G. Roda M. Pedersen D. Olsen	13	+32.756 3'57.221	0.195	206.784
56	TF SPORT LMGT3	81	T. Van Rompuy R. Andrade C. Eastwood	12	+32.831 3'57.296	0.075	206.719
57	UNITED AUTOSPORTS LMGT3	95	H. Hamaguch iN. Pino M. Sato	13	+32.848 3'57.313	0.017	206.704
58	SPIRIT OF RACE LMGT3	155	J. Laursen C. Laursen J. Taylor	13	+32.884 3'57.349	0.036	206.672
59	AKKODIS ASP TEAM LMGT3	78	A. Robin T. Boguslavskiy K. van der Linde	12	+32.976 3'57.441	0.092	206.592
60	VISTA AF CORSE LMGT3	55	F. Heriau S. Mann A. Rovera	12	+33.817 3'58.282	0.841	205.863
61	TOYOTA RACING HYPERCAR	7	J. Lopez K. Kobayashi N. de Vries	12
62	GR RACING LMGT3	86	M. Wainwright D. Serra R. Pera	0

 

[BomberFan355]

I’ll be having a look at it over the weekend.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Since this forum is crazy about F1, here's a list someone else put together of all of the ex-F1 drivers that are beating their way around circuit de la Sarthe this weekend. So if you're looking at someone's name thinking "damn, that looks familiar" you've probably seen them toward the back of the F1 grid a few years ago

Spoiler: F1 drivers on the Le Mans grid

NAME​	F1 Team	LM CAR​	CLASS​	CAR NUMBER​
Sebastien Bourdais​	Toro Rosso '08-09'	Cadillac​	Hypercar​	#3​
Felipe Nasr​	Sauber '15-'16	Porsche​	Hypercar​	#4​
Andre Lotterer​	Caterham '14	Porsche​	Hypercar​	#6​
Kamui Kobayashi​	Toyota '09 Sauber '10-'12, Caterham '14	Toyota​	Hypercar​	#7​
Nyck de Vries​	Alpha Tauri '23	Toyota​	Hypercar​	#7​
Sebastien Buemi​	Toro Rosso '09-'11	Toyota​	Hypercar​	#8​
Brendon Hartley​	Toro Rosso '17-'18	Toyota​	Hypercar​	#8​
Will Stevens​	Caterham '14 Marussia '15	Porsche​	Hypercar​	#12​
Romain Grosjean​	Renault '09 Lotus '12-'15 Haas '16-'20	Lamborghini​	Hypercar​	#19​
Mick Schumacher​	Haas '21-'22	Alpine​	Hypercar​	#36​
Jenson Button​	Benneton '01-'02 Honda '03-'08 Brawn '09 McLaren '10-'17	Porsche​	Hypercar​	#38​
Antonio Giovinazzi​	Sauber '17, '19-'21	Ferrari​	Hypercar​	#51​
Daniil Kvyat​	Toro Rosso '14, '16-'17, '19-'20 Red Bull '15	Lamborghini​	Hypercar​	#63​
Robert Kubica​	Sauber '06-'09, '20 Renault '10 Williams '18-'19	Ferrari​	Hypercar​	#83​
Jean-Eric Vergne​	Toro Rosso '12-'14	Peugeot​	Hypercar​	#93​
Stoffel Vandoorne​	McLaren '16-'18	Peugeot​	Hypercar​	#94​
Paul di Resta​	Force India '11-'13 Williams '17	Peugeot​	Hypercar​	#94​
Jack Aitken (had to google this guy, sorry Jack)​	Williams '20	Cadillac​	Hypercar​	#311​

The most heavily decorated guy on the grid though is without doubt Scott Dixon. One of the greatest drivers ever to never race in F1.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Not sure where I'd put Dixon in that group? Button is no1, then Kubica 2. But I'd have to think about it after that.

 

[BomberFan355]

Stan ad I saw says race starts at 11pm AEST Saturday night, not sure if that’s accurate.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Stan ad I saw says race starts at 11pm AEST Saturday night, not sure if that’s accurate.

Could be wrong but i think that's when the coverage starts

There's a countdown on the 24hr website

 

[BomberFan355]

Could be wrong but i think that's when the coverage starts

There's a countdown on the 24hr website

Yeah you’re right, false advertising from Stan!

 

[Jatz]

Normally interested, not paying for Stan Sport for it though.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Can listen for free on the website if you don't want to pay for footage.

Might be something to have on while I pull my life back together for the week tomorrow!

 

[jabba5114]

I would but not paying for Stan.

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[imadodgyumpire]

I haven't been watching the race, but intermittently following live timing. It looks like both Toyotas and the #6 Porsche haven been going at it hammer and tongs.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Very close with still 4.5 hours to go. Only about 30 seconds covering the top 7 of the Hypercar class at the moment. Even closer in LMP2

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Very ordinary luck for Cadillac to basically lose two cars in the space of half an hour like that though.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Check out the Aston Martin getting on its roof.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Your top 10:

Spoiler: Hypercar

Spoiler: LMP2

Spoiler: GT3LM

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Awesome finish, went down to the wire that one

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Lastly we had an Aussie finish on top of the LMGT3 class with Yasser Shahin one of the three pilots of the #91 Porsche

 

[imadodgyumpire]

 

[NSWCROW]

Watched a fair bit of the #50 Ferrari live stream but grrrrrr foxxtel for dropping eurosport


While i'm here

 

[NSWCROW]

 

[NSWCROW]