24 Hours of Le Mans 2025 | complete program and live broadcast times

The most important race, the longest, the most loved: the 24 Hours of Le Mans turns 102 years old without really feeling it. Let’s explore the schedule and the TV and streaming times for the 2025 edition, which will feature 62 cars, 21 Hypercars, and as many as 8 manufacturers in Hypercar.

The 10 Days of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
It takes over a month to prepare everything, but the 24 Hours of Le Mans is also a huge motorsport festival lasting 10 days. It officially starts on the Friday and Saturday of the previous week with technical checks at Place de La République in Le Mans, ending with a parade through the city center, but the first taste of track action will be Sunday, June 8, for the test day, with 2 three-hour track sessions.

Monday and Tuesday are two rest days, during which work on the cars continues and further technical checks are carried out. On Tuesday at 3:15 PM there will be the Pit Stop Challenge, a competition among mechanics for the fastest tire change.

Wednesday is when things get serious, with the first Free Practice from 2:00 PM and qualifying from 6:45 PM. This year the format has been changed again: there will be separate sessions for LMP2/LMGT3 and Hypercar, the latter having the track all to themselves. Both LMP2/LMGT3 and Hypercar will have 30 minutes available, with the goal of reaching the top 12 (for LMP2 and LMGT3) and top 15 (for Hypercars) for the next phase, the Hyperpole.

The protagonists – Hypercar, LMP2, LMGT3 chasing glory
The classes, as in 2024, will be three: Hypercar, LMP2, and LMGT3, plus a fourth subclass, LMP2 PRO/AM, reserved for cars with at least one Bronze driver in the crew.

The first class will see 21 LMH and LMDh prototypes on the grid, representing Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, Porsche, and Toyota. After an extraordinary start to the season for Maranello’s 499P, which secured three poles and three consecutive wins in Qatar, Imola, and Spa, the fight will be fierce for the most coveted trophy. Besides Toyota and Porsche, who will try to make up for a start below expectations, BMW and Alpine should be watched closely, having shown significant improvements compared to last year.

The LMP2 grid features some of the best international teams, including Iron Lynx-Proton Competition, IDEC Sport (also present with #18 representing Genesis Magma Racing with André Lotterer), United Autosports, Nielsen Racing, TDS Racing, Inter Europol, Algarve Pro Racing, VDS Panis Racing, and RLR MSport, along with AF Corse and AO by TF Racing. All cars will be Oreca 07s, the model that has essentially dominated the class from 2017 until now.

Finally, among the LMGT3 will be the 18 full-time WEC cars representing Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Porsche, Lexus, and McLaren, plus cars from AWA Racing, Kessel Racing, Ziggo Sport Tempesta, Iron Lynx, and Richard Mille AF Corse.

The start at 4:00 PM on Saturday, Federer the starter for the 2025 edition
Thursday sees the second free practice session from 2:45 PM, followed by the Hyperpole from 8:00 PM. This year’s new format includes two sessions: the first lasting 20 minutes, the second 15 minutes, split between LMP2/LMGT3 and Hypercar. From Hyperpole 1, the best 8 LMP2 and LMGT3, and the best 10 Hypercars will be selected to compete in the final Hyperpole session, held nearly at night.

Friday, June 13, is the traditional “rest” day. As every year, the ACO will organize a press conference announcing many novelties, including the future of the LMP2 class. The afternoon will be occupied by the drivers’ parade in the city center.

The week will reach its climax on Saturday, June 14. After a short warm-up at 12:00 PM, the cars will line up for the start of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the green flag scheduled for 4:00 PM. The French flag will be waved during the formation lap (at 3:51 PM) by tennis legend Roger Federer.

2025 24 Hours of Le Mans Schedule and Times (Central European Summer Time)
Friday, June 7
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Technical Checks
Saturday, June 8
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Technical Checks
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Parade from Le Mans to the track
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Rookie Drivers Briefing

Sunday, June 8 (Test day)
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Free Practice 1
3:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Free Practice 2

Monday, June 9 (rest day)
Technical checks all day

Tuesday, June 10
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM | Pit Stop Challenge
6:00 PM | Official Group Photo