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2027 24 Hours of Le Mans

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2027 24 Hours of Le Mans
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France 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans
Event information
Round 5 of 9 in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date12–13 June 2027
LocationLe Mans, France
VenueCircuit de la Sarthe
Duration24 hours
Results
The Circuit de la Sarthe

The 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 95e 24 Heures du Mans) is an automobile endurance event that is scheduled to take place on 12–13 June 2027 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France.[1] It will be the 95th running of the 24-hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest.

Background

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The 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans will be the 95th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, held on 12–13 June 2027 at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The race will form the fifth round of the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Entries

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Automatic entries

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In addition to all full-season WEC entries, automatic invitations were given to all championship winners in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), LMP2 and LMGT3 in the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Bronze Cup in GT World Challenge Europe's (GTWCE) combined Endurance and Sprint championship. Second-place finishers in LMP2 in the ELMS also earned an invite. Three IMSA teams were also granted invitations, one in Hypercar at the discretion of IMSA, and one each for the Jim Trueman and Bob Akin awards, given to the highest placed Bronze-rated drivers in IMSA's LMP2 and GT3 classes.[2]

Automatic entries for the 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans
Reason invited Hypercar LMP2 LMGT3
1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGT3)
2nd in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2)
1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 Pro-Am)
1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP3)
IMSA SportsCar Championship at-large entries United States Cadillac Whelen United States George Kurtz Canada Orey Fidani
1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 and GT)
1st in the GT World Challenge Europe (Bronze Cup)
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References

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  1. ↑ Atkins, Russell (12 June 2026). "FIA WEC reveals nine-round 2027 calendar as series expands". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Trois invitations pour les 24 Heures du Mans 2027 distribuées". Endurance-Info (in French). 4 October 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "CLX Motorsport décroche son invitation pour les 24H du Mans 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Orey Fidani et 13 Motorsports aux 24 Heures du Mans 2026". Endurance-Info (in French). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Wane, Ewan (13 October 2025). "2026 Le Mans Invitations Handed To IMSA Award Winners". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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