Don't miss out on the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours — here's how to watch or listen live
Can you last 24 hours?
This weekend sees the flag drop on the 91st edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours, which takes place 100 years after its first ever running. Alongside the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, it’s one of the most prestigious events on the annual motor sport calendar, and this year’s race promises to be one of the most exciting yet, which means racing enthusiasts will be wanting to know how to watch the race or listen to the commentary live.
There’s a bumper grid of top-tier Hypercar entries that will be battling for overall victory, with teams representing Porsche, Ferrari, Peugeot and 2022 defending champion Toyota all taking part. In addition, the LMP2 class features an exciting mix of competitors, while Aston Martin, Ferrari, Corvette and Porsche are duking it out in the GT class.
Also in the mix is former F1 champion Jenson Button, who is part of the driving squad of the Garage 56 entry, a one-off entrant in the form of a NASCAR-spec Chevrolet Camaro run by leading US squad Hendrick Motorsports. While the Garage 56 entry isn’t competing in any particular class, it has proved to be faster than the GT cars in practice ahead of the 24-hour race itself and will prove to be an interesting sight at the famous circuit. It makes a terrific V8-powered racket, too.
It all promises to offer a thrilling 24 hours of entertainment, and while it may a little late to cross The Channel and make it to the Circuit de la Sarthe, there are plenty of other ways to keep up with the action across the whole weekend.
What time is the 24 hours of Le Mans?
The race starts at 3pm in the UK (4pm local time) on Saturday, June 10 and ends at 3pm (UK) on Sunday, June 11.
A warm-up period of 15 minutes takes place from 9:30-9:45am.
Le Mans on TV and video
Satellite sports channel Eurosport (eurosport.co.uk) will return once again as official broadcaster of the event, and there will be live coverage of the whole race across its channels (Eurosport, Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2), which are available from TV service providers such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin.
If you’re after uninterrupted coverage, then you can watch Eurosport via the Discovery+ app. This provides live, ad-free streaming for the entirety of the race, although like Eurosport’s TV channels, a subscription is required for the app. The Entertainment & Sport package costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 for the year. Visit DiscoveryPlus.com for details.
But hold up… if you’re an Amazon Prime Video subscriber you can add Discovery+ Entertainment & Sport onto your deal, also for £6.99 a month: click here to sign up.
Elsewhere, free streaming of the Le Mans 24 Hours is available via ServusTV in Austria or L’Equipe TV in France. However, you must be resident in either country to be able to access their respective streaming services.
Via the WEC app
The Le Mans 24 Hours is part of the 2023 World Endurance Championship (WEC), and it’s possible to watch the whole race via the official WEC smartphone app. There’s a one-off payment of €12.99 (around £10) for a pass to watch the race.
Listen along on radio
Radio Le Mans (radiolemans.co) has been established for many years as the best way to keep pace with the race over the airwaves, and is available for free via online streaming over channels RS1, RS2 and RS3, so you don’t have to be at the track to follow their expert insight and analysis, including reporting direct from the pit lane.
Le Mans 24 Hours track action schedule
Preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours start in the weeks leading up to the event with practice and qualifying sessions taking place during the day and at night in the run up to the race, while the flag drops on the race itself at 3pm British Summer Time (4pm local time) on Saturday, June 10, and the action doesn’t stop until the chequered flag the following afternoon.
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