How to watch Le Mans racing?

February 28th, 2010 | by admin |

I’m interested in watching the Le Mans series racing, in particularly the Peugot team now that my favourite driver Jacques Villeneuve drives for them. But Le Mans is a very poorly covered sport in North America – much worse than even F1 – and I don’t have a clue where to catch it to watch.

Are there any online sites that either stream or make downloads of the races available? It’s a long shot, but I thought I’d ask.
I should have added that I’m talking about the European series of Le Mans racing, not the American series. I’m not sure how related the two are, but the races I’m looking for are in Spain, France, etc.

For the European races, it’s just not good. 24 Hours at Le Mans is about all you will get. Speed Channel is running a lot of other races that are along those lines, like the ALMS and the Rolex Sports Car Series, but for the European races, we are all left out in the cold. No 24 Hours at Nurburgring, which I really wanted to see, even the 1000 kM race would have been nice to see.

Oh well. At least we get the Le Mans race, and really, pretty good coverage of it. Except when they bail out for some BS practice sessions for NASCAR. I think last year there was 18 of the 24 hours covered, maybe 20 hours.

  1. 3 Responses to “How to watch Le Mans racing?”

  2. By Gregnir on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

    You can watch the 24 Hours of LeMans on the SPEED channel.

    As I recall from previous years, SPEED shows around 20 hours of live coverage. Also, you can listen on-line to Radio LeMans, a station staffed by Brits and they are on air for the entirety of the race.

    You should be able to link to Radio LeMans through the official 24 Hours of LeMans website.

    Ok, you were referring to the LMS series with races at Paul Ricard (Mar 25-26), The 1000 KM of Monza (April 13-14-15), The 1000 KM of Valencia (May 4-5-6), The 1000 KM of Nürburgring (June 29-30 & July 1), The 1000 KM of Spa (Aug 17-18-19), The 1000 KM of Silverstone (Sept 14-15-16) and The Mil Milhas Brasil (Nov 9-10-11). To the best of my knowledge (and unfortunately) they are not shown onTV in North America and I would be really surprised if a webcast is available.

    It’s a longshot at best, but you might consider downloading TVU Player (it’s a free download) and check to see if Star Sports shows any of the races – I’ve caught a couple of the A1GP races on theree. http://www.tvunetworks.com/

    As for Villeneuve, I believe he’s only doing the 24 Hours of LeMans, rather than the rest of the LMS series.
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  3. By RealTruth on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

    There have been a number of Le Mans races on TV. I watched the Sebring race recently.

    The link below shows the TV schedule. NBC, CBS and the Speed Channel show the Le Mans races.
    References :
    TV Schedule:

    http://www.americanlemans.com/Schedule/SeasonSchedule.aspx

    Home Page for Le Mans (official site):

    http://www.americanlemans.com/home/ALMSHome.aspx

  4. By Jam_Til_Impact on Mar 1, 2010 | Reply

    For the European races, it’s just not good. 24 Hours at Le Mans is about all you will get. Speed Channel is running a lot of other races that are along those lines, like the ALMS and the Rolex Sports Car Series, but for the European races, we are all left out in the cold. No 24 Hours at Nurburgring, which I really wanted to see, even the 1000 kM race would have been nice to see.

    Oh well. At least we get the Le Mans race, and really, pretty good coverage of it. Except when they bail out for some BS practice sessions for NASCAR. I think last year there was 18 of the 24 hours covered, maybe 20 hours.
    References :

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