Guides & Resources

Our guides to understand everything about the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship.

• Endurance racing glossary: Hyperpole, FCY, slow zone, BoP and more - Hyperpole, Full Course Yellow, slow zone, Code 60, Balance of Performance, stints: the essential endurance racing vocabulary explained simply for new fans.
• How to watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans - TV, streaming, live timing and schedule: everything to follow the 24 Hours of Le Mans live, wherever you are, from the Saturday start to the Sunday finish.
• Hypercar: LMH vs LMDh explained - LMH and LMDh: two rule sets for a single Hypercar class. Chassis, hybrid systems, manufacturers and BoP convergence, explained simply.
• LMP2 and LMGT3 categories explained - LMP2 and LMGT3: what these classes are for, who races in them, which chassis and cars, and how they coexist with the Hypercars in endurance racing.
• A brief history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - From the first race in 1923 to Ferrari's 2023 comeback, run through the great eras and key records of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in minutes.
• How to read an endurance racing leaderboard - Overall position, class standings, laps, gap, fastest lap and pit stops: everything you need to read an endurance live timing screen, Le Mans style.
• The invitation system: ELMS, Asian LMS and the road to Le Mans - How the ELMS, the Asian Le Mans Series and the Road to Le Mans qualify teams for the 24 Hours of Le Mans through automatic invitations.