24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race: how tickets are sold and limited, the free scrutineering day, camping at the circuit, the tram and train from Paris, and where to sleep.
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24 Hours of Le Mans in short
The 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans runs from 9 to 13 June 2027 and starts at 16:00 on Saturday 12 June. The ticket sale dates have not been announced; for 2026 the sale opened to Club ACO members on 4 November 2025 and to everyone on 7 November. Each buyer can take up to 4 tickets, and the tickets are mobile ones in the LeMans Tickets app or sent by DHL. Scrutineering on Friday 4 June is free. Le Mans is 54 minutes from Paris Montparnasse by TGV, and tram line T1 ends beside the circuit's East Gate.
What happens when
- 12:00 - 12:15
- Warm Up: teams get a final 15-minute track session before the start
- 13:35 - 15:00
- Gridwalk: the crews take their places on the track
- 15:00 - 15:45
- Official start ceremony
- 16:00
- Start of the 95th edition
- 20:00 - 23:30
- Concert
- 23:55 - 00:30
- 24 Hours of Le Mans show
Which days and which ticket
- Free
Scrutineering, Friday 4 June
Free to attend from 10:00 to 19:00. The ACO calls it the start of race week.
Free
- The start
Race day, Saturday 12 June
Warm-up at 12:00 and the start at 16:00. The race finishes 24 hours later.
1600 start
- Sleep at the track
The circuit's camping areas
14 areas with toilets and showers, open Friday 4 June to midday Monday 14 June. Each vehicle needs its own pass.
Camping
- Travel light
The Green Ticket
Tick it at purchase if you will use public transport, a car share, a bicycle or walking. In 2025 it also gave 10% off race-week admission.
Soft mobility
The 24 Hours of Le Mans guide
Dates and tickets
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) has announced the 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans for 9 to 13 June 2027, the fifth round of the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. The race starts at 16:00 on Saturday 12 June, so it finishes at 16:00 on Sunday 13 June.
The ticket sale dates for 2027 have not been announced. The 24 Hours site says newsletter subscribers hear first, including about pre-sale access. The 2026 sale gives the pattern: Club ACO members could buy from 10:00 CET on Tuesday 4 November 2025, and general sale opened on Friday 7 November.
The entrances sold are Week, Weekend, Paddock and Gridwalk, and grandstand seats are a separate purchase. Each buyer can take up to 4 tickets; Club ACO members can take 4 as well, 2 of them at the member price. For scale, race-week admission was €118 in 2025, or €107 with the Green Ticket, which gives 10% off to spectators who travel by public transport, bicycle or a low-emission vehicle. Ticket prices for 2027 are not out.
Tickets are mobile ones in the official LeMans Tickets app, which can be passed on to another ticket holder but not printed, or postal ones sent by DHL for an extra fee. The ACO sells through its website, its stores in Le Mans, Tours, Paris and Rouen, seven named official agencies and an official resale platform, and advises against buying anywhere else.
The week
The 2027 programme lists activity on Friday 4, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June, then every day from Tuesday 8 to Sunday 13 June. So far the ACO has published times for scrutineering and race day only. On race day the programme shows a 12:00 warm-up and the 16:00 start.
In 2025, scrutineering closed on the Saturday a week before the race, and the drivers' parade followed it in Le Mans city centre: 19 cars on a 2.1 km loop, run twice, from Place du Jet d'Eau at the foot of the cathedral. The 2027 days for these events are not published.
Camping is the other fixed point. The camping areas are open from Friday 4 June to midday on Monday 14 June.
Getting to the circuit
Paris Montparnasse to Le Mans is 54 minutes by train, according to the organiser's travel guide, which also lists Nantes at 1 hour 15 minutes. From the station, take tram line T1 to its terminus. The ACO's guide puts the ride at about 20 minutes, and the 2024 notice says the terminus is next to the East Gate. The 2027 page links to a regional TER ticket for the race but does not yet give the details; tram and bus times are on setram.fr.
By car, the organiser's advice for 2027 is to take the A11 from Paris, expect heavy traffic and use the park-and-ride sites at the motorway exits, which run frequent shuttles to the event. There is no carpool parking. Bicycles and scooters are not allowed inside the circuit, but there is free parking for them at the East, North and Karting Gates (2024 notice). Four Le Mans taxi companies are listed on the ACO site.
When you buy, tick the Green Ticket option if you will use public transport, carpooling, a bicycle or walking: it earns points in the ACO's Impact Challenge, and in 2025 it also came with the 10% discount.
Where to sleep
The circuit has 14 camping areas, among them Arnage, Beauséjour, Clos Fleuri, Épinettes, Houx, Prairie, Mulsanne and Nürburgring. Pitches are 35, 30 or 20 square meters, and tent-only pitches do not take a vehicle. Houx and Houx Annexe are numbered; the others are not. Every area has toilets and showers, and some have a grocery store, charging points, lockers, a fan zone, shuttles and food outlets, with the locations confirmed closer to the event. Each vehicle needs its own pass, which is scanned on entry and swapped for a sticker.
The other options are the city and the train. Le Mans station is on tram line T1, about 20 minutes from the circuit. Paris is 54 minutes away by TGV and Nantes 1 hour 15 minutes.
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24 Hours of Le Mans FAQ
When is the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2027?
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) has announced 9 to 13 June 2027 for the 95th edition, the fifth round of the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. The race starts at 16:00 on Saturday 12 June.
When do 2027 tickets go on sale?
The 24 Hours site says the opening dates will be announced soon and that newsletter subscribers hear first. The 2026 sale opened to Club ACO members at 10:00 CET on 4 November 2025, with general sale from 7 November.
How many tickets can I buy?
Up to 4 per buyer for the Week, Weekend, Paddock and Gridwalk entrances. Club ACO members can take up to 4 as well, 2 of them at the member price.
Is scrutineering free?
Yes. The 2027 programme lists scrutineering on Friday 4 June from 10:00 to 19:00 as free to attend.
Can I camp at the circuit?
Yes. The 2027 camping areas are open from Friday 4 June to midday on Monday 14 June. There are 14 areas, all with toilets and showers, and each vehicle needs its own pass.
How do I get from Paris to the circuit?
Take a TGV from Paris Montparnasse to Le Mans, about 54 minutes, then tram line T1 from the station to its terminus beside the East Gate, about 20 minutes. By car, take the A11 from Paris and use the park-and-ride sites at the motorway exits, which have shuttles to the circuit.