Full schedule for the 2023 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, celebrating its 100th anniversary year.
(All times ET, a six-hour time difference from Le Mans, France)
Friday, June 2
4 a.m.-1 p.m. — Public scrutineering (inspection), Place de la République in Le Mans town center
11:15-11:50 a.m. — Garage 56 scrutineering
Saturday, June 3
4-9 a.m. — Public scrutineering (inspection), Place de la République in Le Mans town center
9 a.m. — City Centre driver parade, Place de la République; Jimmie Johnson to drive Garage 56 entry
Noon — Race Week Launch
Sunday, June 4
1 a.m. — Official opening of the Circuit de la Sarthe
4-7 a.m. — Free practice 1
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Free practice 2
Tuesday, June 6
9:15-10:30 a.m. — Pit-stop challenge, Circuit de la Sarthe pit lane
1:30 p.m. — Official photo of cars on the Le Mans grid
Wednesday, June 7
8-11 a.m. — Free practice 3 (MotorTrend+)
1-2 p.m. — Qualifying practice (MotorTrend+); top eight cars in each class advance to Hyperpole qualifying
4-6 p.m. — Free practice 4 (MotorTrend+)
Thursday, June 8
9 a.m.-noon — Free practice 5 (MotorTrend+)
2-2:30 p.m. — Hyperpole qualifying (MotorTrend+)
4-5 p.m. — Final free practice (MotorTrend+)
Friday, June 9
8-10:30 a.m. — Drivers parade, Le Mans City Centre
Saturday, June 10
6-6:15 a.m. — Warm-up (MotorTrend+)
7:45-8:30 a.m. — Presentation of the cars and drivers
9 a.m. — Opening ceremony (MotorTrend+)
9:10 a.m. — Cars pushed into starting position
9:51 a.m. — Formation lap starts
10 a.m. — Start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (full coverage: MotorTrend+, MotorTrend TV, Velocity in Canada)
Sunday, June 11
10 a.m. — Finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans; podium presentations (MotorTrend+)