# 2024 Lone Star Le Mans

The 2024 Lone Star Le Mans was an endurance sportscar racing event held on September 1, 2024, as the sixth of eight rounds of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the seventh running of the event as part of the World Endurance Championship, and the first running of the event since 2020.

## Background

The event was announced on June 9, 2023, during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, replacing the previously run 1000 Miles of Sebring as the contract with IMSA for an event at Sebring running as a double-header with the 12 Hours of Sebring expired in 2023.

## Entry list

36 cars entered the race: 18 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. Isotta Fraschini, who previously competed in the Hypercar category, withdrew from the championship prior to the race following disputes with Duqueine Team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time (local: CDT) | Event |
| Friday, August 30 | 12:40 | Free Practice 1 |
| Friday, August 30 | 17:10 | Free Practice 2 |
| Saturday, August 31 | 11:00 | Free Practice 3 |
| Saturday, August 31 | 15:00 | Qualifying - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, August 31 | 15:20 | Hyperpole - LMGT3 |
| Saturday, August 31 | 15:40 | Qualifying - Hypercar |
| Saturday, August 31 | 16:00 | Hyperpole - Hypercar |
| Sunday, September 1 | 13:00 | Race |
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## Practice

Three practice sessions were held: two were held on Friday, and one on Saturday. The sessions on Friday morning and Friday afternoon lasted 90 minutes, and the session on Saturday morning lasted 60 minutes.

### Practice 1

The first practice session started at 12:40 CDT on Friday. Matt Campbell topped the session in the No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry, with a lap time of 1:53.574. He was 0.460 seconds quicker than second-placed Robert Kubica in the No. 83 AF Corse entry, and Oliver Rasmussen finished third in the No. 38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche. Alessio Rovera was quickest in the LMGT3 category: he lapped the circuit in 2 minute, 6.263 seconds, in the No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari. He placed ahead of the two Proton Competition Ford Mustangs, with the No. 88 of Dennis Olsen and No. 77 of Ben Barker who scored times of 2:06.475 and 2:06.720 respectively. The session was briefly red-flagged due to a technical issue in Race Control, and was extended by five minutes in compensation.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell | 1:53.574 |
| LMGT3 | 55 | AF Corse | Alessio Rovera | 2:06.253 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Practice 2

The second practice session started at 17:10 CDT on Friday, and ended with Antonio Giovinazzi in the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse on top, with a time of 1:52.268. He was 0.052 seconds quicker than second-placed Antonio Fuoco in the sister No. 50 Ferrari. Third-quickest was Robin Frijns in the No. 20 BMW M Team WRT; he was 0.115 seconds slower than Giovinazzi. The No. 82 TF Sport Corvette of Daniel Juncadella was quickest in LMGT3: Juncadella lapped the circuit in 2 minutes, 5.630 seconds. He was 0.043 seconds quicker than the No. 55 Ferrari of Rovera in second, with Davide Rigon rounding out the top three in the sister No. 54 Ferrari. The session saw one stoppage, when the No. 20 BMW with Sheldon van der Linde behind the wheel suddenly stopped with 46 minutes to go.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1:52.268 |
| LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Daniel Juncadella | 2:05.630 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

### Final practice

The third and final practice session started at 11:00 CDT on Saturday. Alex Lynn was quickest in the No. 2 Cadillac Racing entry, with a lap time of 1:51.471. He was 0.040 seconds quicker than Fuoco in the No. 50 Ferrari in second place, with Kamui Kobayashi rounding out the top three in the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry. LMGT3 was once again led by Juncadella in the No. 82 Corvette, with a lap time of 2:05.178. His lap time was 0.173 seconds quicker than the lap time of Charlie Eastwood in the No. 81 Corvette, whilst Rigon was third in the No. 54 Ferrari, 0.364 seconds slower than Juncadella.
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:51.471 |
| LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Daniel Juncadella | 2:05.178 |
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* Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
| 1 | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:50.734 | 1:50.390 | 1 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | 1:51.233 | 1:50.667 | 2 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | 1:51.073 | 1:50.680 | 3 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | 1:51.318 | 1:50.751 | 4 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | 1:51.059 | 1:50.818 | 5 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:51.368 | 1:50.874 | 6 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT | 1:51.445 | 1:50.882 | 7 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | 1:51.379 | 1:50.938 | 8 |
| 9 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:51.389 | 1:50.951 | 9 |
| 10 | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:51.639 | 1:51.532 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:51.659 | | 11 |
| 12 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:51.720 | | 12 |
| 13 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | 1:51.969 | | 13 |
| 14 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1:51.984 | | 14 |
| 15 | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | 1:52.081 | | 15 |
| 16 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | 1:52.225 | | 16 |
| 17 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | 1:52.320 | | 17 |
| 18 | Hypercar | 63 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | 1:52.426 | | 18 |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | 2:06.146 | 2:05.587 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | 2:06.009 | 2:05.759 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | 2:06.356 | 2:06.001 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | 2:06.414 | 2:06.176 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | 2:06.256 | 2:06.287 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | 2:06.972 | 2:06.312 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | 2:07.025 | 2:06.521 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | 2:06.818 | 2:06.609 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | 2:06.633 | 2:06.650 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | 2:07.108 | 2:07.483 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | 2:07.112 | | 29 |
| 30 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | 2:07.184 | | 30 |
| 31 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | 2:07.328 | | 31 |
| 32 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | 2:07.431 | | 32 |
| 33 | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | 2:07.459 | | 33 |
| 34 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | 2:07.691 | | 34 |
| 35 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | 2:08.153 | | 35 |
| 36 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | 2:09.622 | | 36 |
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## Race
### Race results

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 128 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye | Ferrari 499P | M | 183 | 6:00:23.755‡ |
| 1 | Hypercar | 83 | AF Corse | Robert Kubica Robert Shwartzman Yifei Ye | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 183 | 6:00:23.755‡ |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 183 | +1.780 |
| 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi Nyck de Vries | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 183 | +1.780 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | M | 183 | +26.282 |
| 3 | Hypercar | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 183 | +26.282 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn | Cadillac V-Series.R | M | 183 | +46.924 |
| 4 | Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | M | 183 | +46.924 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | Paul-Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Alpine A424 | M | 183 | +1:10.513 |
| 5 | Hypercar | 35 | Alpine Endurance Team | Paul-Loup Chatin Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi | Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 183 | +1:10.513 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | M | 183 | +1:36.873 |
| 6 | Hypercar | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Kévin Estre André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 183 | +1:36.873 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 963 | M | 183 | +1:41.494 |
| 7 | Hypercar | 5 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 183 | +1:41.494 |
| 8 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann | BMW M Hybrid V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Hypercar | 15 | BMW M Team WRT | Raffaele Marciello Dries Vanthoor Marco Wittmann | BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A424 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Hypercar | 36 | Alpine Endurance Team | Nicolas Lapierre Mick Schumacher Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | Jenson Button Phil Hanson Oliver Rasmussen | Porsche 963 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Hypercar | 38 | Hertz Team Jota | Jenson Button Phil Hanson Oliver Rasmussen | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Julien Andlauer Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 963 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Hypercar | 99 | Proton Competition | Julien Andlauer Neel Jani Harry Tincknell | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Hypercar | 93 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Mikkel Jensen Nico Müller Jean-Éric Vergne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT | Robin Frijns René Rast Sheldon van der Linde | BMW M Hybrid V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Hypercar | 20 | BMW M Team WRT | Robin Frijns René Rast Sheldon van der Linde | BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Hypercar | 63 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara | Lamborghini SC63 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Hypercar | 63 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Edoardo Mortara | Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 | M | 182 | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | M | 181 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa | Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 | M | 181 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | G | 164 | +19 Laps‡ |
| 16 | LMGT3 | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 164 | +19 Laps‡ |
| 17 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 17 | LMGT3 | 92 | Manthey PureRxcing | Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 18 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 18 | LMGT3 | 91 | Manthey EMA | Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Yasser Shahin | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 19 | LMGT3 | 59 | United Autosports | Nicolas Costa James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung | BMW M4 GT3 | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 20 | LMGT3 | 31 | Team WRT | Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael Darren Leung | BMW P58 L Turbo I6 | G | 164 | +19 Laps |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon | Ford Mustang GT3 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 21 | LMGT3 | 77 | Proton Competition | Ben Barker Ryan Hardwick Zacharie Robichon | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | Josh Caygill Nico Pino Marino Sato | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 22 | LMGT3 | 95 | United Autosports | Josh Caygill Nico Pino Marino Sato | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 23 | LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | Kelvin van der Linde Arnold Robin Clemens Schmid | Lexus RC F GT3 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 24 | LMGT3 | 78 | Akkodis ASP Team | Kelvin van der Linde Arnold Robin Clemens Schmid | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | François Hériau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera | Ferrari 296 GT3 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 25 | LMGT3 | 55 | Vista AF Corse | François Hériau Simon Mann Alessio Rovera | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | G | 163 | +20 Laps |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson | Lexus RC F GT3 | G | 162 | +21 Laps |
| 26 | LMGT3 | 87 | Akkodis ASP Team | Takeshi Kimura José María López Esteban Masson | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 | G | 162 | +21 Laps |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | G | 162 | +21 Laps |
| 27 | LMGT3 | 60 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Franck Perera Claudio Schiavoni | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | G | 162 | +21 Laps |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | G | 160 | +23 Laps |
| 28 | LMGT3 | 85 | Iron Dames | Sarah Bovy Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | G | 160 | +23 Laps |
| NC | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi | BMW M4 GT3 | G | 155 | Not classified |
| NC | LMGT3 | 46 | Team WRT | Ahmad Al Harthy Maxime Martin Valentino Rossi | BMW P58 L Turbo I6 | G | 155 | Not classified |
| NC | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | Ben Keating Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen | Ford Mustang GT3 | G | 146 | Not classified |
| NC | LMGT3 | 88 | Proton Competition | Ben Keating Dennis Olsen Mikkel O. Pedersen | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | G | 146 | Not classified |
| NC | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens | Porsche 963 | M | 71 | Not classified |
| NC | Hypercar | 12 | Hertz Team Jota | Callum Ilott Norman Nato Will Stevens | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | M | 71 | Not classified |
| DNF | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | G | 137 | Did not finish |
| DNF | LMGT3 | 81 | TF Sport | Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | G | 137 | Did not finish |
| DNF | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot 9X8 | M | 121 | Did not finish |
| DNF | Hypercar | 94 | Peugeot TotalEnergies | Paul di Resta Loïc Duval Stoffel Vandoorne | Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 | M | 121 | Did not finish |
| DNF | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | G | 81 | Did not finish |
| DNF | LMGT3 | 777 | D'station Racing | Erwan Bastard Clément Mateu Marco Sørensen | Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | G | 81 | Did not finish |
| DNF | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499P | M | 55 | Did not finish |
| DNF | Hypercar | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | James Calado Antonio Giovinazzi Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | M | 55 | Did not finish |
| DNF | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari 296 GT3 | G | 54 | Did not finish |
| DNF | LMGT3 | 54 | Vista AF Corse | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | G | 54 | Did not finish |
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## Official recordings

* Free Practice 3 | 6 Hours of COTA on YouTube
* Full Qualifying and Hyperpole | 6 Hours of COTA on YouTube
* Full Race | 6 Hours of COTA on YouTube