The 2024 Lone Star Le Mans was an endurance sportscar racing event held on September 1, 2024, as the sixth of eight rounds of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the seventh running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship, and the first running of the event since 2020.
Background The event was announced on June 9, 2023, during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, replacing the previously run 1000 Miles of Sebring as the contract with IMSA for an event at Sebring running as a double-header with the 12 Hours of Sebring expired in 2023.
Entry list
36 cars entered the race: 18 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. Isotta Fraschini, who previously competed in the Hypercar category, withdrew from the championship prior to the race following disputes with Duqueine Team.
Schedule Date Time (local: CDT) Event Friday, August 30 12:40 Free Practice 1 17:10 Free Practice 2 Saturday, August 31 11:00 Free Practice 3 15:00 Qualifying - LMGT3 15:20 Hyperpole - LMGT3 15:40 Qualifying - Hypercar 16:00 Hyperpole - Hypercar Sunday, September 1 13:00 Race Source:
Practice Three practice sessions were held: two were held on Friday, and one on Saturday. The sessions on Friday morning and Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning lasted 60 minutes.
Practice 1 The first practice session started at 12:40 CDT on Friday. Matt Campbell topped the session in the No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry, with a lap time of 1:53.574. He was 0.460 seconds quicker than second-placed Robert Kubica in the No. 83 AF Corse entry, and Oliver Rasmussen finished third in the No. 38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche. Alessio Rovera was quickest in the LMGT3 category: he lapped the circuit in 2 minute, 6.263 seconds, in the No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari. He placed ahead of the two Proton Competition Ford Mustangs, with the No. 88 of Dennis Olsen and No. 77 of Ben Barker who scored times of 2:06.475 and 2:06.720 respectively. The session was briefly red-flagged due to a technical issue in Race Control, and was extended by five minutes in compensation.
Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell 1:53.574 LMGT3 55 AF Corse Alessio Rovera 2:06.253 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Practice 2 The second practice session started at 17:10 CDT on Friday, and ended with Antonio Giovinazzi in the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse on top, with a time of 1:52.268. He was 0.052 seconds quicker than second-placed Antonio Fuoco in the sister No. 50 Ferrari. Third-quickest was Robin Frijns in the No. 20 BMW M Team WRT; he was 0.115 seconds slower than Giovinazzi. The No. 82 TF Sport Corvette of Daniel Juncadella was quickest in LMGT3: Juncadella lapped the circuit in 2 minutes, 5.630 seconds. He was 0.043 seconds quicker than the No. 55 Ferrari of Rovera in second, with Davide Rigon rounding out the top three in the sister No. 54 Ferrari. The session saw one stoppage, when the No. 20 BMW with Sheldon van der Linde behind the wheel suddenly stopped with 46 minutes to go.
Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Giovinazzi 1:52.268 LMGT3 82 TF Sport Daniel Juncadella 2:05.630 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Final practice The third and final practice session started at 11:00 CDT on Saturday. Alex Lynn was quickest in the No. 2 Cadillac Racing entry, with a lap time of 1:51.471. He was 0.040 seconds quicker than Fuoco in the No. 50 Ferrari in second place, with Kamui Kobayashi rounding out the top three in the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry. LMGT3 was once again led by Juncadella in the No. 82 Corvette, with a lap time of 2:05.178. His lap time was 0.173 seconds quicker than the lap time of Charlie Eastwood in the No. 81 Corvette, whilst Rigon was third in the No. 54 Ferrari, 0.364 seconds slower than Juncadella.
Class Entrant Driver Time Hypercar 2 Cadillac Racing Alex Lynn 1:51.471 LMGT3 82 TF Sport Daniel Juncadella 2:05.178 Source: Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. Class Entrant Qualifying Hyperpole 1 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse 1:50.734 1:50.390 1 2 Hypercar 83 AF Corse 1:51.233 1:50.667 2 3 Hypercar 2 Cadillac Racing 1:51.073 1:50.680 3 4 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team 1:51.318 1:50.751 4 5 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse 1:51.059 1:50.818 5 6 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:51.368 1:50.874 6 7 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT 1:51.445 1:50.882 7 8 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT 1:51.379 1:50.938 8 9 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:51.389 1:50.951 9 10 Hypercar 12 Hertz Team Jota 1:51.639 1:51.532 10 11 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:51.659 11 12 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:51.720 12 13 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team 1:51.969 13 14 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:51.984 14 15 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:52.081 15 16 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition 1:52.225 16 17 Hypercar 38 Hertz Team Jota 1:52.320 17 18 Hypercar 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx 1:52.426 18 19 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team 2:06.146 2:05.587 19 20 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames 2:06.009 2:05.759 20 21 LMGT3 55 Vista AF Corse 2:06.356 2:06.001 21 22 LMGT3 92 Manthey PureRxcing 2:06.414 2:06.176 22 23 LMGT3 81 TF Sport 2:06.256 2:06.287 23 24 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse 2:06.972 2:06.312 24 25 LMGT3 59 United Autosports 2:07.025 2:06.521 25 26 LMGT3 777 D'station Racing 2:06.818 2:06.609 26 27 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition 2:06.633 2:06.650 27 28 LMGT3 31 Team WRT 2:07.108 2:07.483 28 29 LMGT3 95 United Autosports 2:07.112 29 30 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team 2:07.184 30 31 LMGT3 82 TF Sport 2:07.328 31 32 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition 2:07.431 32 33 LMGT3 46 Team WRT 2:07.459 33 34 LMGT3 91 Manthey EMA 2:07.691 34 35 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team 2:08.153 35 36 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx 2:09.622 36Source:
Race Race results
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 128 laps. Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time/Retired Engine 1 Hypercar 83 AF Corse Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye Ferrari 499P 183 6:00:23.755 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 2 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries Toyota GR010 Hybrid 183 +1.780 Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 3 Hypercar 50 Ferrari AF Corse Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen Ferrari 499P 183 +26.282 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 4 Hypercar 2 Cadillac Racing Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Cadillac V-Series.R 183 +46.924 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 5 Hypercar 35 Alpine Endurance Team Paul-Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi Alpine A424 183 +1:10.513 Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 6 Hypercar 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 963 183 +1:36.873 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 7 Hypercar 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki Porsche 963 183 +1:41.494 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 8 Hypercar 15 BMW M Team WRT Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann BMW M Hybrid V8 182 +1 Lap BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 9 Hypercar 36 Alpine Endurance Team Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine A424 182 +1 Lap Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 10 Hypercar 38 Hertz Team Jota Jenson Button Phil Hanson Oliver Rasmussen Porsche 963 182 +1 Lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 11 Hypercar 99 Proton Competition Julien Andlauer Neel Jani Harry Tincknell Porsche 963 182 +1 Lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 12 Hypercar 93 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne Peugeot 9X8 182 +1 Lap Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 13 Hypercar 20 BMW M Team WRT Robin Frijns René Rast Sheldon van der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 182 +1 Lap BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 Hypercar 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara Lamborghini SC63 182 +1 Lap Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 15 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa Toyota GR010 Hybrid 181 +2 Laps Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 16 LMGT3 27 Heart of Racing Team Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 164 +19 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 17 LMGT3 92 Manthey PureRxcing Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 164 +19 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 18 LMGT3 91 Manthey EMA Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 164 +19 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 19 LMGT3 59 United Autosports Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 164 +19 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 20 LMGT3 31 Team WRT Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung BMW M4 GT3 164 +19 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 21 LMGT3 77 Proton Competition Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon Ford Mustang GT3 163 +20 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 22 LMGT3 95 United Autosports Josh Caygill Nico Pino Marino Sato McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 163 +20 Laps McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 23 LMGT3 82 TF Sport Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 163 +20 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 24 LMGT3 78 Akkodis ASP Team Kelvin van der Linde Arnold Robin Clemens Schmid Lexus RC F GT3 163 +20 Laps Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 25 LMGT3 55 Vista AF Corse François Hériau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 163 +20 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 26 LMGT3 87 Akkodis ASP Team Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson Lexus RC F GT3 162 +21 Laps Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 27 LMGT3 60 Iron Lynx Matteo Cressoni Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 162 +21 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 28 LMGT3 85 Iron Dames Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 160 +23 Laps Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 LMGT3 46 Team WRT Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi BMW M4 GT3 155 Not classified BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 LMGT3 88 Proton Competition Ben Keating Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen Ford Mustang GT3 146 Not classified Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 Hypercar 12 Hertz Team Jota Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens Porsche 963 71 Not classified Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 LMGT3 81 TF Sport Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 137 Did not finish Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 Hypercar 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne Peugeot 9X8 121 Did not finish Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 LMGT3 777 D'station Racing Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 81 Did not finish Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 Hypercar 51 Ferrari AF Corse James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 499P 55 Did not finish Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 LMGT3 54 Vista AF Corse Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 54 Did not finish Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6Source:
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