British Eurosport will again be providing more than 40 hours of live coverage of the 82nd Le Mans 24 Hours, embracing both qualifying nights, the Saturday Warm-up and Group C Legends race, and then 25 hours of live race broadcasting. As well as the live coverage, there will be a series of Le Mans 24 Minutes programmes spread throughout the week and weekend, bringing news, views and interviews as Eurosport goes behind the scenes of the world’s greatest race.
This year’s commentary team remains largely unchanged, but Sam Hancock joins Stuart Hall and Damien Faulkner on our panel of driver experts, backing up lead commentators Martin Haven, Mark Cole and Jeremy Shaw, with Neville Hay and Chris Parsons providing further expert input for the Group C Legends race and during the Saturday/Sunday night watch. Liz Halliday will be on duty for the seventh year as pitlane reporter and on-camera roles, as well as dipping in and out of the British commentary booth.
“Our line-up is stronger than ever,” says Mark Cole. “Between the nine of us we must have nearly 200 years of Le Mans experience. This is my 32nd, and Chris and Neville have even longer bragging rights. It remains the world’s greatest race, both in terms of race quantity and quality, and in audience: 260,000 spectators at the circuit, and our English-language commentary on British Eurosport and Eurosport International reaches a potential 28 million viewers around the globe. The return of Porsche at the top level and the Mark Webber effect should boost numbers even more”
The live HD coverage will switch between British Eurosport 1 or 2, depending on other sports commitments, so keep an eye on the schedules; if it isn’t on one during the race, it will be on the other. Confirmed live coverage times (all BST) are:
Weds 11th June
17.00-19.00 Free practice Live E2
21.00-23.00 Qualifying 1 Live E1
Thurs 12th June
18.00-20.00 Qualifying 2 Live E2
21.00-23.00 Qualifying 3 Live E1
Friday 13th June
02.35-04.30 Qualifying highlights E2
17.10-18.30 Qualifying highlights E2
Saturday 14th June
07.45-08.45 Warm-up Live E1
08.45-09.45 Group C Legends Race Live E1
13.45-22.30 Race Live E1
22.30-23.30 Race Live E2
23.30-24.00 Race Live E1
Sunday 15th June
00.00-07.30 Race Live E1
07.30-08.15 Race Live E2
08.15-14.15 Race Live E1
