How to watch 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025 – Live stream and TV details, when does the race start and finish? Are Jenson Button and Valentino Rossi racing?

The 93rd edition of 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place this month, with Ferrari the defending champions. Former Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button, Mick Schumacher and Romain Grosjean will be among those looking to impress at the iconic 24-hour endurance race. We run through everything you need to know about 24 Hours of Le Mans, including when it starts, the format, and how to watch in the UK.

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It’s that time of year again – the 24 Hours of Le Mans time of year.

The 93rd edition of the iconic endurance race will feature a stacked Hypercar race that is bolstered by the additions of BMW, Lamborghini, Alpine, Toyota and new entrants Aston Martin.

Ferrari were champions in 2023 and 2024, but will they complete a three-peat with such strong competition?

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Among the drivers will be former Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher, Romain Grosjean, Robert Kubica and Daniil Kvyat.

When is 24 Hours of Le Mans? Who’s racing? What’s the schedule? And how to watch in the UK on discovery+? We run through everything you need to know…

24 Hours of Le Mans 2025 schedule

(All times UK)

Wednesday, June 11

13:00 - Free Practice 1
17:45 - Qualifying to Hyperpole - LMP2 - LMGT3
18:30 - Qualifying to Hyperpole - Hypercars
21:00 - Free Practice 2

Thursday, June 12

13:45 - Free Practice 3
19:00 - Hyperpole - LMP2 - LMGT3
19:35 - Hyperpole 2 - LMP2 - LMGT3
20:05 - Hyperpole 1 - Hypercars
20:40 - Hyperpole 2 - Hypercars
22:00 - Free Practice 4

Saturday, June 14

11:00 - Warm-up
15:00 - Race Start

Sunday, June 16

15:00 - Race Finish

How to watch 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025 in the UK

You can watch all the action from Le Mans 24 in the UK with TNT Sports and discovery+.

Live coverage of the race on TNT Sports 4 starts from 1400 on Saturday 14 June, with coverage also available on Quest at the following times across the weekend.

Saturday 14th June:

14:00 – 17:00 Le Mans 24 Hours Start Live 2025

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June

22:00 – 05:00 Le Mans 24 Hours 2025

Sunday 15th June:

13:00 – 16:00 Le Mans 24 Hours Finish Live 2025

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24 Hours of Le Mans explained

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an endurance race held at the Circuit de la Sarthe which runs continuously over a 24-hour period.

The team that covers the most distance over the course of the race will win the race. Each team has three drivers that alternate over the course of the 24 hours.

No driver can race for more than 14 hours in total.

There are three different classes of cars: Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3.

The hypercars are the fastest cars in endurance racing.

How does qualifying work and what is Hyperpole?

The qualifying session on Wednesday was split - the first of a couple of changes.

LMP2 and LMGT3 were on the track together with Hypercar going separately, a change to before when all classes were on the track at once.

We then moved to Hyperpole, where the fastest 12 cars for LMP2 and LMGT3 and the fastest 15 for Hypercar battled to set the starting order.

Alex Lynn of Cadillac led the session, beating competition from BMW and Ferrari.

Another change here is that the Hyperpole sessions on Thursday are now split into two: H1 and H2.

In H1, four cars from LMP2 and LMGT3 will be knocked out, with five getting knocked out for the Hypercar class. Then in H2 the remaining cars will battle for their starting spots.

Who is racing at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025?

There will be 21 Hypercars from eight manufacturers at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025. This includes the new addition of Aston Martin.

A further 24 cars from nine manufacturers in LMGT3 and then 17 cars in the LMP2 category.

Famous names from the racing world include Jenson Button, Nyck de Vries, Jamie Chadwick, Kevin Magnussen, Valentino Rossi and Mick Schumacher.

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