24 Hours of Le Mans: the full WEC schedule and times
9th June 2026The World Endurance Championship returns this weekend with the biggest challenge and prestigious race of them all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and here is the schedule.
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The WEC heads to France this weekend for the iconic and legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious race in endurance racing.
Ferrari will enter the event with a strong history of recent years, having won the event three times with three separate cars, including the two manufacturer-backed cars and the Privateer AF Corse. However, the team are still searching for their first win of the 2026 season.
Having won the most recent race in Belgium, BMW currently lead the manufacturer standings with 59 points to their name, with Toyota, who won the season opener in Italy, just seven points behind (52pts). As such, Rene Rast and Robin Frijns currently head the drivers championship for BMW, with 35 points.
The action will kick off on Wednesday afternoon with the opening practice sessions ahead of qualifying, before conducting further practice and hyperpole on Thursday. However, there will be a day’s gap between June 11 and June 13, ahead of the 24-hour race on Saturday afternoon.
So, what is the schedule for the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
*** Times are displayed in local time (e.g. Free Practice 1: 1:30pm) ***
*** Any times bracketed (e.g. [12:30pm]) are displayed in British Summer Time ***
Wednesday – June 10
Free Practice 1: 2pm [1pm]
Qualifying – LMP2 & LMGT3: 6:45pm [5:45pm]
Qualifying – Hypercar: 7:30pm [6:30pm]
Free Practice 2: 10pm [9pm]
Thursday – June 11
Free Practice 3: 2:45pm [1:45pm]
Hyperpole 1 – LMP2 & LMGT3: 8pm [7pm]
Hyperpole 2 – LMP2 & LMGT3: 8:35pm [7:35pm]
Hyperpole 1 – Hypercar: 9:05pm [8:05pm]
Hyperpole 2 – Hypercar: 9:40pm [8:40pm]
Free Practice 4: 11pm [10pm]
Saturday – June 13
Warm-up: 12pm [11am]
24 Hours of Le Mans: 4pm [3pm]
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