24 Hours of Le Mans 2024

prostcfc wrote

BMW Hypercars: that was worse then even the most pessimistic would have expected. Cars looked super hard to drive with both spinning out on their own before retiring. Hopefully with WRT on board they can accelerate their program and translate decent qualis to consistent race pace.

Im starting to lose hope in the Hypercar tbf, had a full season in IMSA where it’s been very inconsistent and even worse this year. So far in WEC its looked to just lack pace.

TheStoka wrote

Im starting to lose hope in the Hypercar tbf, had a full season in IMSA where it’s been very inconsistent and even worse this year. So far in WEC its looked to just lack pace.

I'm withholding judgement until next season. RLL is a pretty average team (IMSA, IndyCar), so I don't think they were nearly as helpful to development as Penske was to Porsche. WRT are winners, and I hope this translates to developing the car further.

Porsche thinks the other teams were sandbagging.
BMW thinks the FIA penalty given to Kubica for crashing out Vanthoor was insufficient. So it sounds like Business as usual at 24 Hours of Le Mans.

M5Rick wrote

Shame on the 6 Porsche Penske car driver for ramming the all women team 85 Lambo off the track @ 2.50.

Ferrari timed that to a tee nearly running on empty to make it to the tape.

Ferrari winning on strategy, remarkable

Last lap on the LM winning car.

Lets not forget about the cars after 24 hours of endurance racing.

Lucky to have been a guest of BMW USA this year. Here are a few pics I took.

Very cool. I’ve been there but not for the race. How did you get the aerial shots? Did you have a drone?

SW111 wrote

Very cool. I’ve been there but not for the race. How did you get the aerial shots? Did you have a drone?

We were provided helicopter rides over the circuit.

redrumm3 wrote

We were provided helicopter rides over the circuit.

Wow. Extra cool.

redrumm3 wrote

We were provided helicopter rides over the circuit.

Cool, and sweet car collection

Do you adopt or need a son-in-law?

Actually, at my age father-in-law

Nice NYT feature here on Aston Martin's return to the top class for 2025. Love the all-British team driving Aston Martin car no. 007.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/sports/autoracing/aston-martin-le-mans-valkyrie.html

Dang, I think we lost one of the M4 GT3 cars. ..

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/06/15/le-mans-24h-hour-11-46-wrt-bmw-out-of-the-lmgt3-fight.html


had been leading first half of race..

This is one Le Mans for BMW and WRT to forget, I think . So, disappointing

The 83 Ferrari AF Corse and Kubica go hand in hand to win Le Mans.. Polska Polska
The bells in Czestochowa will be ringing non stop .

Ooh Ahh KU-BI-CA Lets crack open those beers !!!

In the end Robert did an unheard of FIVE straight stints to nail that win and he says he only needs one good hand to do it . What a player, Ferrari Paris dealer Pozzi and Poland will be rockin' tonight...

M5Rick wrote

In the end Robert did an unheard of FIVE straight stints to nail that win and he says he only needs one good hand to do it . What a player, Ferrari Paris dealer Pozzi and Poland will be rockin' tonight...

He's a bad man for sure...

///M4Lou wrote

He's a bad man for sure...

I think your term is bad az

The last lap and finish of the 2025 Le Mans.

Another quick vid of the start going on to the finish with two Cadillacs being on pole positions, the gap between the 2nd P Porsche and Ferrari AF Corse at the finish flag was a fraction of a second! So Ferrari just missing out on that preferred 1-2 by a hairs breadth. The 4th placed AF Corse was unfortunately disqualified from the results as 4 bolts were missing from the rear spoiler at scrutineering and b/c of this their spoiler was pulled flatter at speed than the regs allowed so rotten luck to Molina and the other two of car 50.

All the winning drivers from all the classes and the winners received Rolex watches.