Covid-19

UPDATE


The race has been postponed until September 19/20th

ACO link



The ACO/WEC have made a statement that a decision will be made on 15th April as to if the 24 Hrs of Le Mans will take place in June.
They did state that they expect to race to happen in 2020.

https://www.lemans.org/en/news/pierre-fillon-we-are-acting-responsibly/53548


The various ticket agents are either making statements on their websites or contacting their customers by other means.

Brittany Ferries have suspended crossings for now.
https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/information/coronavirus

From what we have seen online other crossing methods have issued statements and customers seem able to change their bookings.

It is now looking very unlikely that the race will happen in June.
Obviously the health of everyone concerned is paramount and lives are more important than racing.

Keep well and safe.
Let us hope we all can meet in a field in France soon.

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2020 Dates revised

Guide to the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2020 race



The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans WEC will be held in September 2020 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France.

IMPORTANT DATES WILL BE ADDED HERE

TBC
Most camp sites open, private sites are normally later in the week.

TBC
14.30 to 19.00 ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKING & SCRUTINEERING
in the Town Centre, Place de la Republique


TBC
10.00 to 18.00 ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKING & SCRUTINEERING
in the Town Centre,  Place de la Republique

These are great days to get close to the cars and drivers, ACO members get a bit more access and the tour of the scrutineering area is worth doing.

TBC
18.00 to 18.30 THE WINNERS’ HANDPRINTS in the Town Centre, St Nicolas Square info

TBC
10.30 to 10.45 Official photo of the cars on the start line straight.
17.00 to 18.30 Driver’s autograph session, in the pit lane.

Wednesday 16th September  
10.00 to 15.00 Pit Walk, you will need the correct pass for this! TBC
15.30 to 20.00 Le Mans 24, Hours Free Practice
20.30 to 21.30 Road to Le Mans, Free Practice 1 TBC
22.00 to 23.00 Le Mans 24 Hours, Free Practice
23.15 to 00.00 Le Mans 24 Hours, Qualifying
Please note new qualifying rules and times this year!

Thursday 17th September  
On Track
8.30 to 9.30 Road to Le Mans, Free Practice 2 TBC
10.00 to 10.45 Porsche Carrera Cup, Free Practice 1 TBC
11.25 to 12.10  Porsche Carrera Cup, Free Practice 2 TBC
13.00 to 13.20 Road to Le Mans, Qualifying 1 TBC
13.35 to 13.55 Road to Le Mans, Qualifying 2 TBC
14.40 to 15.40 Porsche Carrera Cup, Qualifying TBC
17.00 to 19.00 Le Mans 24 Hours, Free Practice
19.30 to 20.30 Road to Le Mans, Race 1 TBC
21.00 to 21.30 Le Mans 24 Hours, HYPERPOLE!
22.00 to 00.00 Le Mans 24 Hours, Free Practice

Off Track
More info on the Beermountain AGM to follow!!

Fri 18th September 
Off Track
Visit to the WW2 crash memorial, more to  follow






Fri 12th TBC. Classic British Welcome at St Saturnin  www.classicbw.org/ 


Friday 18th September 
10.00 to 20.00 Public pit walk
8.00 to 16.00  TBC “Virage de Mulsanne” Classic Cars and other interesting cars and bikes with music and food on the circuit from Mulsanne corner up the Indianapolis straight.

17.00 to 18.30 TBC Drivers parade in Le Mans City




Saturday 19th September  
On Track RACE DAY!

9.00 to 9.45 Le Mans 24 Hours, Warm up
10.15 to 11.00 Porsche Carrera Cup, RACE TBC
11.40 to 12.45 Road to Le Mans, Race 2 TBC
16.00 Start of the 88th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours
Please note the new start time

Sunday 20th September 
Race day, 16:00 End of the 88th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Again, please note new finish time, this may affect your journey home if you leave after the race!

Please let me know of any other important dates, I will keep this post updated.

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2020 AGM

We are in the very early stages of planning the 2020 AGM.

Info from the AGM  2019 (more to come):

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Your Le Mans

We would love to hear about your experiences at Le Mans, good, bad or funny.

Tell us about camping calamities, weather worries, socks, star sightings, driver discoveries, map mayhem etc.

please email them to me, Bingo at
reviews@beermountain.com 

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Team Langoustine to run the Thomas Cook camping!

In good news, Team Langoustine will be taking over the Thomas Cook Private camping from 2020!
We have spoken to the guys at Team Langoustine and it all sounds very exciting.

They will be publishing prices and more information soon.

https://teamlangoustine.com

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2019-2020 WEC Calendar.

The calendar sees the return of races in Bahrain and Brazil, with the Middle Eastern event moving from six to eight hours in length.   In total there are two 4-hour races (Silverstone and Shanghai), three 6-Hour races (Fuji, Sao Paulo and Spa-Francorchamps, two 8-hour races (Bahrain and Sebring*) and the biggest race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, concludes the 8th season of the FIA WEC since it began in 2012. 

https://www.fia.com/news/wec-20192020-fia-wec-calendar-approved

2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship Calendar

Rd 1       01 September 2019        4 Hours of Silverstone                   GBR

Rd 2       06 October 2019              6 Hours of Fuji                              JPN

Rd 3       10 November 2019         4 Hours of Shanghai                      CHN

Rd 4       14 December 2019         8 Hours of Bahrain                         BHN

Rd 5       01 February 2020            6 Hours of São Paulo                    BRA

Rd 6       March 2020                      1000 Miles of Sebring (8 hours)   USA (TBC)

Rd 7       02 May 2020                     6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps   BEL

Rd 8       13-14 June 2020              24 Hours of Le Mans                    FRA

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Mission Motorsport

The monies raised at the AGM this year have again one to Mission Motorsport.
£2432 was raised this year with over £17,000 given over the years.
See more on the Mission Motorsport website.
www.missionmotorsport.org

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Team News

Teams are an important part of the Le Mans experience.  Many of us travel and camp with our 'team' and many Beermountaineers are part of their own 'team'. The best dressed team award at the AMM is always a fantastic spectacle.

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