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The 86th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours takes off on Saturday, 16 June. Porsche Motorsport provides comprehensive information of the largest GT works campaign in the company’s history with press releases, photos, videos and live coverage. In addition to four factory-run Porsche 911 RSR, four customer teams field six more 911 RSR.

Well prepared for the 24 Hours of Le Mans:
Porsche is ready to tackle the long-distance classic at the Sarthe. During official tests, a Porsche 911 RSR ranked first in both the GTE-Pro and GTE-Am class. The preview of round two of the FIA Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC is available on: https://tinyurl.com/ycpumvgb

Porsche press database:
Press releases, images and TV footage are available free-of-charge at presse.porsche.de. To receive regular press information automatically, please register on presse.porsche.de. This is also required for access to the archive.

Porsche Newsroom:
The news portal offers at newsroom.porsche.com/lemans2018 the latest news, stories, photos, facts and background information on Porsche’s Le Mans campaign.

Video news:
Up-to-date information from the two Porsche GT Teams and customer squads can be found on www.vimeo.com/porschenewsroom.

Porsche Motorsport on social media:
All sessions and preparations are covered on the Twitter channel @PorscheRaces. Information, photos and videos from the race as well as a look behind the scenes of the Porsche teams are offered here. On the Instagram account @porsche_newsroom the latest photos and videos will be uploaded constantly.

TV coverage and live streaming:
Eurosport 1 broadcasts the 24-hour race live and free-to-view. The TV channel also airs the free practice and qualifying sessions. These live broadcasts are supplemented by background reports and race analyses from Tom Kristensen. Using virtual tools, the Le Mans record winner provides a commentary of the race action. Sport1 televises highlights of the Le Mans 24-hour race in a 60-minute programme on Monday, 18 June, from 23:00 hrs. This sports channel also provides online clips of the race at www.sport1.de. The FIA WEC App is free in its basic version. For a fee, however, the app offers a live stream of the 24-hour race.

The schedule:
Wednesday, 13 June
16:00-20:00 Free practice
22:00-00:00 Qualifying 1

Thursday, 14 June
19:00-21:00 Qualifying 2
22:00-00:00 Qualifying 3

Friday, 15 June
17:00-18:30 Drivers’ parade in downtown Le Mans

Saturday, 16 June
09:00-09:45 Warm-up
14:00-14:30 Presentation of vehicles and drivers
15:00 Race start

Sunday, 17 June
15:00 Race finish