24 Hours of Le Mans 2027: the 95th race on 12 and 13 June
The 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans runs from 9 to 13 June 2027, with the race itself starting on Saturday 12 June at 16:00 local time and finishing on Sunday 13 June. The organiser, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), has confirmed the dates and opened ticket sales on 6 November.
Teams and drivers confirmed for 2027: WEC 2027 teams, drivers and new cars.
The start is at 15:00 UK time and 10:00 US Eastern. Le Mans is again part of the FIA World Endurance Championship: WEC 2027 calendar and schedule.
Race day starts at noon with the warm-up
The ACO’s programme for Saturday 12 June, all times local (CEST):
| Time | Saturday 12 June 2027 |
|---|---|
| 12:00 to 12:15 | Warm-up |
| 13:35 to 15:00 | Grid walk |
| 15:00 to 15:45 | Official start ceremony |
| 16:00 | Start of the 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| 20:00 to 23:30 | Concert |
The ACO has not yet published the times for test day, practice, qualifying and Hyperpole. We will add them here when the official timetable is out. How Hyperpole decides the grid: Hyperpole explained.
A week pass costs 126 euros
Tickets are sold only by the ACO. Club members could buy from 3 to 5 November, and general sales opened on Friday 6 November, online at ticket-aco.24h-lemans.com, at the circuit and in the ACO shops in Paris, Tours and Rouen.
- Week pass: 126 euros at full rate, 75 euros for ACO members.
- Also on sale: test day and practice and qualifying tickets, admission with a grandstand seat, and hospitality and VIP packages. The ACO lists no prices for these in its announcement.
- Up to 10,000 students under 25 can get a discounted rate.
Where to watch, park and camp, with ten spots on our own circuit map: Le Mans spectator guide.
Three 24-hour races in five weeks
Le Mans sits between two other big 24-hour races in 2027. The Nürburgring 24 Hours runs from 27 to 30 May, two weeks before Le Mans, and the 24 Hours of Spa follows two weeks later, from 24 to 27 June. Dates and schedule for the Nordschleife: 24h Nürburgring 2027. Every series on one page: motorsport calendar 2027.
The 2026 race went to Toyota: the #7 of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries won after 381 laps, less than eleven seconds ahead of the #20 BMW (FIA WEC 2026 results). Conway raced for the last time at the 2026 season finale at Monza, and Alpine ended its WEC programme there, so the 2027 field will look different in places.
Our view
A start at 16:00 on a Saturday in mid-June means the race runs through one of the shortest nights of the year, and that is still what makes Le Mans different from every other round. At 126 euros for the whole week, the week pass is the simplest way in for anyone who wants more than race day. The open question is the timetable for the days before the race. Until the ACO publishes it, plan travel around the Saturday start and keep the days before flexible.
Source: Automobile Club de l’Ouest, 24h-lemans.com (ticket announcement of 20 October 2026 and the 2027 programme). Photos: Rick Kiewiet.
Are you going to Le Mans in 2027, and where will you watch the start? Tell us in the comments.