This weekend kicks off the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious motor race in the world. Whether you’re new to the World Endurance Championship, you haven’t followed all the news in the build-up to the race, or you’re an avid fan who just needs a refresher, we’re here to help you follow the event.
How to Watch 24 Hours of Le Mans Today
Start Date: June 11-12, 2022
Start Time: 9:30 a.m. ET
TV Channel: MotorTrend
Live Stream: 24 Hours of Le Mans on fuboTV
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world’s oldest active endurance racing event.
First race: 1923
Venue: Circuit de la Sarthe
Most wins (driver): Tom Kristensen (9)
Last race: 2021
Duration: 24 hours
Most wins (manufacturer): Porsche (19)
Le Mans Class Formats
If you’re new to endurance racing, the format goes a little something like this: There are multiple classes of cars competing on the grid at the same time. While every care will be given an overall placement at the finish to determine the overall winners, each class also battles for a position within its specific subset of cars.
For 2022, the Le Mans classes are as follows:
Hypercar (5 cars): The top category and the cars expected to win the race, Hypercars are prototypes that are used to debut the highest level of manufacturer engineering.
LMP2 (27 cars): LMP2 is a lower tier of prototype racing, with cars built by one of four different manufacturers and a single-engine supplier. This means that they’re largely spec machines with the same Gibson V8 engines.
GTE Pro (7 cars): The GTE classes both compete in race-prepped cars that are very similar to those you’d find on the roads. GTE Pro competes with newer machinery and the most experienced drivers.
GTE AM (23 cars): GTE AM uses slightly older cars than GTE Pro, and the driver lineup is often composed of “newer” drivers who may not have as much experience as the Pro drivers.
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Spotter Guide
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Starting Lineup
Hypercar
No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing: M. Conway, K. Kobayashi, J. Lopez
No. 708 Glickenhaus Racing: O. Pla, R. Dumas, L. Derani
No. 709 Glickenhaus Racing: R. Briscoe, R. Westbrook, F. Mailleux
No. 36 Alpine ELF Team: A. Negrão, N. Lapierre, M. Vaxiviere
No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing: S. Buemi, B. Hartley, R. Hirakawa
LMP2
No. 31 WRT: S. Gelael, R. Frijns, R. Rast
No. 38 Jota: R. Gonzalez, A. da Costa, W. Stevens
No. 41 Realteam by WRT: R. Andrade, F. Habsburg, N. Nato
No. 23 United Autosports: A. Lynn, O. Jarvis, J. Pierson
No. 22 United Autosports: P. Hanson, F. Albuquerque, W. Owen
No. 9 Prema Orlen Team: R. Kubica, L. Deletraz, L. Colombo
No. 1 Richard Mille Racing: L. Wadoux, S. Ogier, C. Milesi
No. 65 Panis Racing: J. Canal, N. Jamin, J. Van Uitert
No. 5 Team Penske: D. Cameron, E. Collard, F. Nasr
No. 32 Team WRT: R. Ineichen, M. Bortolotti, D. Vanthoor
No. 11 Duqueine Team: R. Bradley, G. Rojas, R. de Gerus
No. 37 Cool Racing: Y. Ye, R. Taylor, N. Kruetten
No. 28 Jota: O. Rasmussen, E. Jones, J. Aberdein
No. 48 IDEC Sport: P. Lafargue, P. Chatin, P. Pilet
No. 34 Inter Europol Competition: J. Smiechowski, A. Brundle, E. Gutierrez
No. 24 Nielsen Racing: R. Sales, M. Bell, B. Hanley
No. 35 Ultimate: J. Lahaye, M. Lahaye, F. Heriau
No. 44 ARC Bratislava: M. Konopka, B. Viscaal, T. Vautier
No. 39 Graff Racing: E. Trouillet, S. Page, D. Droux
No. 3 DKR Engineering: L. Horr, J. Glorieux, A. Cougnaud
No. 47: Algarve Pro Racing: S. Floersch, J. Falb, J. Aitken
No. 83 AF Corse: F. Perrodo, N. Nielsen, A. Rovera
No. 27 CD Sport: C. Cresp, M. Jensen, S. Palette
No. 43 Inter Europol Competition: D. Heinemeier-Hansson, F. Sherer, P. Fittipaldi
No. 10 Vector Sport: N. Müller, R. Cullen, S. Bourdais
No. 13 TDS Racing x Valliante: P. Cimadomo, M. Beche, T. van der Helm
No. 45 Algarve Pro Racing: S. Thomas, J. Allen, R. Binder
GTE Pro
No. 92 Porsche GT Team: M. Christensen, K. Estre, L. Vanthoor
No. 63 Corvette Racing: A. Garcia, J. Taylor, N. Catsburg
No. 91 Porsche GT Team: G. Bruni, R. Lietz, F. Makowiecki
No. 64 Corvette Racing: T. Milner, N. Tandy, A. Sims
No. 51 AF Corse: A. Pier Guidi, J. Calado, D. Serra
No. 52 AF Corse: M. Molina, A. Fuoco, D. Rigon
No. 74 Riley Motorsports: F. Fraga, S. Bird, S. Van Gisbergen
GTE AM
No. 98 Northwest AMR: P. Dalla Lana, D. Pittard, N. Thiim
No. 57 Kessel Racing: T. Kimura, F. Schandorff, M. Jensen
No. 54 AF Corse: T. Flohr, F. Castellacci, N. Cassidy
No. 85 Iron Dames: R. Frey, M. Gatting, S. Bovy
No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing: C. Ried, S. Priaulx, H. Tincknell
No. 61 AF Corse: L. Prette, C. Grunewald, V. Abril
No. 86 GR Racing: M. Wainwright, R. Pera, B. Barker
No. 56 Team Project 1: B. Iribe, O. Millroy, B. Barnicoat
No. 46 Team Project 1: M. Cairoli, M. Pedersen, N. Leutwiler
No. 79 WeatherTech Racing: C. MacNeil, J. Andlauer, T. Merrill
No. 99 Hardpoint Motorsport: A. Haryanto, A. Picariello, M. Rump
No. 59 Inception Racing: A. West, C. Ledogar, M. Klein
No. 21 AF Corse: S. Mann, C. Ulrich, T. Vilander
No. 55 Spirit of the Race: D. Cameron, M. Griffin, D. Perel
No. 75 Iron Lynx: P. Ehret, C. Hook, N. Varrone
No. 66 JMW Motorsport: R. van der Zande, M. Kvamme, J. Hart
No. 777 D’Station Racing: S. Hoshino, T. Fuji, C. Fagg
No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing: F. Poordad, M. Root, J. Heylen
No. 33 TF Sport: B. Keating, H. Chaves, M. Sorensen
No. 60 Iron Lynx: C. Shiavoni, A. Balzan, R. Giammaria
No. 93 Proton Competition: M. Fassbender, M. Campbell, Z. Robichon
No. 80 Iron Lynx: M. Cressoni, G. Fisichella, R. Heitstand
No. 71 Spirit of the Race: F. Dezoteux, P. Ragues, G. Aubry
