Le Mans 2022

The 15-minute warm-up for the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours , was topped by Maike Conway in the No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar.

In LMGTE Pro the No.63 Corvette Racing car of Antonio Garcia set the pace with a 3m54.788s lap. No.708 Glickenhaus 007LMH car was third on a 3:36.098s best. Third was the Spirit of Race Ferrari driven by Matt Griffin. The 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will start this afternoon at 16.00 (CET) local time In LMGTE Am Toni Vilander was tops with his 3:56.532s effort in the No.21 AF Corse Ferrari, ahead of pole sitting No.61 Ferrari driven by qualifying hero Vincent Abril. Third fastest was the No.92 Porsche GT Team car as Kevin Estre completes laps in preparation for their battle against Corvette and Ferrari this weekend. The final track running before the 90th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, a 15-minute warm-up, was topped by the No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar with a best lap of 3:32.369s by Mike Conway ahead of the sister No.8 Toyota GR0101 Hybrid Hypercar driven by Sebastien Buemi.

... ▻ Traffic is a key aspect of Le Mans ▻ And could be the difference between winning or losing ▻ Here's how Toyota driver Brendon Hartley sees it.

‘It’s actually a big problem when cars try to get out of the way because we’re coming with such a big difference in speed,’ Hartley reveals. ‘We flash the lights and you can be on the inside, they could leave you the space, they don’t take the apex there’s almost no time loss for them. ‘We’re passing sometimes 20 cars per lap, and you’re always weighing up that risk and reward; that’s where a lot of time can be won or lost, but also, a whole race can can end right there,’ Hartley says. With increased reliability and a faster pace, how you navigate through slower cars can win or lose you the race – and it’s become an area all top drivers need to learn. ‘A lot of the GT cars you get a feeling,’ Hartley reveals. Look at what the what the level of the driving is.’

Watch the 90th edition of the world's most prestigious endurance race from anywhere with a 2022 Le Mans live stream - there's free coverage available in ...

The monthly package comes with a 7-day free trial (opens in new tab). Le Mans 2022 are being shown live on the Eurosport website as well as on the Discovery+ streaming service. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Le Mans live stream from anywhere. Nitro (opens in new tab) (GER) RTBF (opens in new tab) (BEL) RTL 7 (opens in new tab) (NED/LUX) Other drivers to keep an eye on include potential future F1 stars Pietro Fittipaldi and Jack Aitken, and Josh Pierson, who at 16 years and 117 days old will go down in history as the youngest competitor in Le Mans history. We've put all the major VPNs through their paces and we rate ExpressVPN as our top pick, thanks to its speed, ease of use and strong security features. However, with double-points up for grabs at the Circuit de la Sarthe, victory at Le Mans could change the entire complexion of the championship. Sky Sport (NZ) Stan Sport (AU) Sixty-two cars and 186 drivers will push themselves to the absolute limit at the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the world's most famous endurance race.

Every year, racing teams from around the world descend upon Le Mans, France, hoping to win the world's most historic and prestigious endurance race.

Several teams come to Le Mans, France, with a common goal of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Since 1990, chicanes have been added to reduce the maximum speed for safety. Simply put, the race is a war of attrition.

The most famous automobile endurance race in the world is set to return with a bang.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is back. Live coverage is rolling on Eurosport now, with the racing kicking off at 3pm. Buemi leads the pack over the start line and we already have cars off. Estre in the Porsche #92 now leading. They need to be careful as the two Glickenhaus's are getting closer. In the pits he goes. However, most of the pack came in to leaving Tandy coming out in second. Nasr is just clinging on to it. However, Buemi's pit is slower than Conway's previous on, handing Conway the lead. Florsch is in trouble in the Algarve Pro #47 and is trundling to the pits. The United Autosports #22 is in the gravel and it looks to be the end for them already. However, Lynn pits, ending that little battle.

Watch the 90th edition of the world's most prestigious endurance race from anywhere with a 2022 Le Mans live stream - there's free coverage available in ...

The monthly package comes with a 7-day free trial (opens in new tab). Le Mans 2022 are being shown live on the Eurosport website as well as on the Discovery+ streaming service. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Le Mans live stream from anywhere. Nitro (opens in new tab) (GER) RTBF (opens in new tab) (BEL) RTL 7 (opens in new tab) (NED/LUX) Other drivers to keep an eye on include potential future F1 stars Pietro Fittipaldi and Jack Aitken, and Josh Pierson, who at 16 years and 117 days old will go down in history as the youngest competitor in Le Mans history. We've put all the major VPNs through their paces and we rate ExpressVPN as our top pick, thanks to its speed, ease of use and strong security features. However, with double-points up for grabs at the Circuit de la Sarthe, victory at Le Mans could change the entire complexion of the championship. Sky Sport (NZ) Stan Sport (AU) Sixty-two cars and 186 drivers will push themselves to the absolute limit at the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the world's most famous endurance race.

Hour 00:01: The race has begun. Toyota gets both of their cars through turn 1 together, with No. 8 leading No. 7, but both of the Glickenhaus cars pass the No ...

The No. 22 United Autosports and No. 47 Algarve Pro Racing cars are of in the dirt on the start, with the No. 22 flying off screen through the gravel as the Hypercar smade their way through the first few corners. Toyota gets both of their cars through turn 1 together, with No. 8 leading No. 7, but both of the Glickenhaus cars pass the No. 36 Alpine before the first corner. Corvette Racing holds the entire front row in the final year of GTE Pro, a class with just seven cars this season. After the two other WRT cars suffered damage in an opening lap clash and one of them was assessed an additional penalty, the No. 32 WRT car is up to sixth. LMP2 is the biggest class in the race, boasting more than 25 cars. That would have been a battle for the lead. Both the gaps and order remain consistent near the top of the other three classes. The No. 708 Glickenhaus and No. 7 Toyota will both go 11 laps. The No. 709 Glickenhaus and sole Alpine LMP1 car are both following. Hour 00:45: After stopping a lap earlier, Toyota No. 7 now leads overall for the first time today. The No. 64, the car currently drien by Nick Tandy, leads that group. That remains a 1-2-3-4-5 for the 911 GT3 RSR.

LE MANS 24 Hours endurance race is taking place this weekend. If you want to watch the 2022 edition of the iconic and world famous race then here's how to ...

If not, you can subscribe to Discovery+ which bundles in access to Eurosport and is available as a Prime Video channel. ORIGINAL: The Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race is starting today, with Toyota bidding for yet another win at the 2022 event. Eurosport will be broadcasting every minute of the world famous race at the Circuit de la Sarthe exclusively. LE MANS 24 Hours endurance race is taking place this weekend. If you want to tune in to the Le Mans 24 Hours race then you will need access to Eurosport, who are the exclusive broadcaster in the UK. Glickenhaus (Briscoe, Westbrook, Mailleux) 5.

Within moments of the start of the race, there was a notable incident as LMP2 racer, the #22 United Autosport Oreca, flew off into the gravel before the Dunlop ...

Le Mans 24hr Le Mans 24hr Replays showed that the car was stuck between two other vehicles and ended up having to dive into the gravel. Le Mans 24hr You can watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans across Eurosport, the Eurosport app anddiscovery+. Lopez leads the way in early stages of 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 saw a number of incidents within the first hours of daylight action at the iconic endurance race.

Le Mans 24hr Le Mans 24hr Replays showed that the car was stuck between two other vehicles and ended up having to dive into the gravel. Le Mans 24hr Lopez leads the way in early stages of 24 Hours of Le Mans - 'Wow!' - Helicopter dive stuns Le Mans fans in amazing pre-race show

He doesn't have to familiarise himself with the ORECA 07, of course. He knows all about the car - and team - from his time with Racing Team Nederland in the WEC ...

Brendon Hartley has taken over the #8 Toyota while Jose Maria Lopez is now in the #7. In GTE Pro, the leading #92 Porsche pits and retains the lead. The #92 Porsche leads GTE Pro from the #51 AF Corse Ferrari. In GTE Am, the #79 Weathertech Racing Porsche holds a 55s margin over the #98 NorthWest AMR Aston Martin. In the Hypercar Toyota battle, Hartley currently leads aboard #8 by 17.9s over Lopez, who has clawed back nearly 10 seconds in the #7 after losing out in a slow zone on his outlap. Richard Westbrook has just been into the pits aboard the #709 Glickenhaus which remains comfortably in third. From second in LMP2, Kubica has just come into the pits which cycles Frijns ahead. A big spin for Richard Bradley in the Duqueine LMP2 car almost catches out the following Mathieu Vaxiviere in the Alpine Hypercar, the Frenchman leaping over the kerb and bouncing across a strip of gravel in avoidance. Behind him meanwhile, Sean Gelael is now aboard the #31 WRT car which has recovered so strongly to second from its early penalty but has Louis Deletraz closing on him in the #9 Prema car. Julien Canal is still finding his bearings in LMP2, having just been inserted into the Panis Racing ORECA that currently runs fourth. The bulk of that came when Lopez lost out in a slow zone on his outlap, the two cars having been almost welded together in the laps prior. All the while, Thomas Merrill is continuing serenely out front in the #79 WeatherTech Porsche, fulfilling his role as 'Super Bronze' to the tee. Here comes the #38 Jota car into the pits again from the LMP2 class lead.

Toyota suffered technical dramas just before two-thirds distance at the Le Mans 24 Hours, with a brief stoppage for Jose Maria Lopez promoting the #8 car of ...

The leading Glickenhaus continues to run in third place with Richard Westbrook driving the Pipo-engined #708 LMH, albeit four laps down on the two Toyotas after losing time in the pits for a change of rear wing. The #7 Toyota lost further time when Lopez brought the car into the pits at the end of the lap, leaving him more than a lap behind the sister car with eight hours remaining in the race. Lopez was holding a comfortable lead of 15 seconds when his Toyota GR010 crawled to a halt at Arnage, with Hartley passing him for the lead by the time the Argentine was able to perform a reset and get going again.

Toyota strengthens grip on 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans at the 9 hour mark after a spin for main Glickenhaus rival as Corvette forced to surrender huge GT.

The #63 car had led from the start and was well clear of the pack when it suffered a suspension failure. To its credit, Toyota has proven impenetrable out front with the two cars still circulating together and occasionally swapping the lead through the pit-stop cycle. Despite the quick turnaround by mechanics, it is now seven laps off the lead in 17th overall.

Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 saw themselves lose the race lead overnight as the car came into issues. Jose Maria Lopez did have a 15-second lead over the #8 ...

The United Autosport Oreca #22 was clipped by the WRT #31,sending the #22 car into the gravel. The WRT #31, which was being driven by Rene Rast, later got a one-minute stop-go penalty for its part in the situation. LMP2 was the stand-out class, with battles going on all along the grid. The Alpine Elf Team #36 had a nightmare of a stint. Topping LMP2 was still the JOTA #38 car. After pitting, the #92 was left bottom of the GTE Pro class. The car’s nearest competitor, the Prema Orlen #9 in second was a lap down, giving the JOTA plenty of breathing space. Brendon Hartley was able to take advantage and slip pass to take the lead. At one point, he was nearly two minutes ahead of second place. Jose Maria Lopez had a 15-second lead over the #8 Toyota but that was all thrown away when the #7 came stopped at Arnage. Heartbreak for Corvette, who looked on target to win. However, Corvette #64 had its race ruined while competing for first in class.

Sims was leading by more than a minute in the #64 C8.R he shares with Nick Tandy and Tommy Milner when he was taken out of the race by the #83 AF Corse LMP2 ...

Further time was then lost with checks to inspect a vibration and a subsequent diffuser change, before the decision was made to pull the car from the race due to what the team called "significant mechanical damage - seen and unseen - at the rear of the car." The #63 car had been leading in the early part of the race, but lost considerable time with a left-rear suspension failure that sent the car into the garage for lengthy repairs. Sims was leading by more than a minute in the #64 C8.R he shares with Nick Tandy and Tommy Milner when he was taken out of the race by the #83 AF Corse LMP2 car driven by Francois Perrodo.

Corvette Racing's hopes of scoring the final GTE Pro class win in the Le Mans 24 Hours were destroyed as Alexander Sims was side-swiped by an errant LMP2 ...

Further time was then lost with checks to inspect a vibration and a subsequent diffuser change, before the decision was made to pull the car from the race due to what the team called "significant mechanical damage - seen and unseen - at the rear of the car". Sims was leading comfortably in the #64 C8.R he shares with Nick Tandy and Tommy Milner when he was taken out of the race by the #83 AF Corse LMP2 car driven by Francois Perrodo. Corvette Racing's hopes of scoring the final GTE Pro class win in the Le Mans 24 Hours were destroyed as Alexander Sims was side-swiped by an errant LMP2 car with just over six hours to go.

Toyota secured its fifth consecutive victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours as the #8 crew of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa came out on top.

Corvette had swept the front row of the class and its cars looked to be the class of the seven-car Pro field on sheer pace, with Porsche its nearest challenger and Ferrari struggling to hang on to the coat-tails of its two rivals. A crash for the #31 WRT entry of Robin Frijns in the early morning, which caused the one and only safety car period of the race, meant the #38 was delayed at the end of the pitlane by a red light, but that was just about the only misfortune that befell the team. With Frijns crashing out the lead WRT entry and the #41 Realteam by WRT car heavily delayed and damaged in the first-corner incident involving Rast and Owen, it was the third-string #42 car of Dries Vanthoor, Mirko Bortolotti and Rolf Ineichen that was the Belgian squad’s highest finisher in a lowly 10th place. The only blip on the way to victory for the #8 car was a slightly slow changeover from Buemi to Hartley in the penultimate hour, with Hartley going on to secure victory by a final margin of 2m01.222s over Lopez in the #7 machine. Two trips to the garage - first to replace the electronic clutch unit and then the ignition coil - were followed by a penalty for speeding and then another 20-minute spell in the pits after an off for Vaxiviere at the Porsche Curves in the morning hours. Although the car shared by Lopez, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi was able to get back on to the lead lap, on pace there was virtually nothing to choose between the two Toyota crews, which had spent the first two thirds of the race exchanging the lead.