Attendance
Attendance was officially down 1% vs last year, 256,900 fans. That echoed feedback from Le Mans hotel owners indicating that some were not full this year, a very unusual situation, some have suggested that the official figure was something of an overestimate!
It felt a little different trackside at times, in particular around the Dunlop bridge on the Saturday evening. The Texas concert attracted 15-20,000 people, so many that fans simply could not exit the track / and/ or reach the Parking Rouge (coming down from the bridge).
There have been complaints (particularly from the elderly and from parents of younger children) in the local media about crowd management,
No injuries were reported.
Circuit Stats
There were however around about 450 medical interventions around the track during race weekend, down significantly vs last year (580) in part due to the rather milder weather this year.
400 tons of trash was collected once the event was over.
TV Camera Stolen
One of the 31 TV cameras on track was stolen during the event. Its price? : 107,000 Euro
Post Race Pugilism
Belgian Tabloid new outlet DH reported a post-race fight between Toyota and Porsche mechanics on Sunday night at around 10.30 pm. Track security personnel and local firemen are said to have intervened.
