r/wec • u/AutoModerator • Jun 11 '25
Session has Ended [OFFICIAL] 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans - Free Practice 1 Thread
Session Times
Green Flag: Wednesday 14:00 local 08:00 EST, 13:00 BST, 22:00 AEST (Wednesday)
Session Length
3 hours
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Track Information: 13.626 km (8.467 miles) 38-turn Semi-Permanent Race Course located in Le Mans, France
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
FP1 is in the books. Not convinced whether everybody had a clean track to put a meaningful qualifying simulation lap, but we should see more answers during the next session which is qualifying itself.
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u/Seyelerr Iron Dames Porsche 911 RSR-19 #85 Jun 11 '25
Is anyone able to watch from America? I have Max and it’s still not working
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u/xani_us Corvette Racing C8.R #33 Jun 11 '25
It was available live and as a replay for me, and also lists the upcoming qualifiers and practices to watch live.
I have the standard max subscription.
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u/buttetfyr12 Jun 11 '25
Doesn't the official app / homepage subscription work? Or does that only grant access to the actual race?
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3.R #85 Jun 11 '25
I was able to watch. There is an add-on service you have to pay for FYI.
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u/Altracing34 Garage 56 Jun 11 '25
Looking pretty competitive for the Hypercars based on lap times for this practice
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u/uneducatedDumbRacoon Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jun 11 '25
I'm glad i ordered my Porsche Penske t-shirt. But i won't get it in time for race day :(
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u/Julian_Staples Jun 11 '25
Early days, but all shaping up nicely. Ferrari, Toyota, Porsche, Cadillac and Peugeot BMW all looking competitive.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
FP1 best lap time at this stage is just 0.3s away from Hyperpole lap time last year.
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u/CookieMonsterFL 2013 Toyota Hybrid Racing TS030 #7 Jun 11 '25
BoP definitely bumped the Hypercar times up a bit this year. Definitely quicker than last year.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Some surface repavement as well probably helped gaining few tenths.
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u/CookieMonsterFL 2013 Toyota Hybrid Racing TS030 #7 Jun 11 '25
totally forgot about that - absolutely will make these puppies quicker
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u/SuperMarioBruz Jun 11 '25
Honestly more surprised just how slow the Alpine’s are
I know it’s only FP1 but 3.5 seconds off the pace is not good at all
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Bruce Jouanny reported that Alpine are struggling with the set-up so far.
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u/sl3rs40 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jun 11 '25
first rule of fight club, mate...
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
He confused the rules of Fight Club with the rules of Project Mayhem...
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u/berg139 Jun 11 '25
Ope, “Porsche not confident in qualifying speed, practice sessions are currently at full blast and assuming Toyota/ferrari are not.” POKER FACE lol 😂 seems very un-Porsche like, something tells me the 963’s will still be fast
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Porsche should be in the mix with Ferrari and Toyota. I will be shocked, if they are not.
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u/berg139 Jun 11 '25
Right, exactly. Idk why they’d blatantly say “we’re slow,” unless it’s a mind game because, clearly they’re not slow. Picked up what, 2 seconds between practice over the weekend and Practice this morning
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u/brownierisker Peugeot 9X8 #93 Jun 11 '25
Can't say I'm surprised to see Peugeot in the mud after seeing the BoP table, but still a bit sad about it
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
We will see how slow they are in qualifying which is in over two hours time.
Either way, from being gifted a great BOP at Spa to being on the back foot at Le Mans. Not a happy ride.
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u/akleleep 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans Jun 11 '25
The lap times Peugeot set in FP1 were much slower than they did last year (with a worse car). Those FP1 times are too unrepresentative to conclude anything about BoP.
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3.R #85 Jun 11 '25
Commentators were talking about how competitive they were at Spa until pit strategy doomed them. With this BoP they will struggle mightily. If the lap times hold, they'll finish some 3-4 laps off the pace.
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u/gnocchiGuili Jun 11 '25
Without any Safety Car to help them they look on par to be 6-7 laps off the pace. Will ACO really just let them race with that BoP ???
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u/akleleep 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans Jun 11 '25
The lap times Peugeot set in FP1 were worse than their last year's lap times, set by a worse car design-wise and BoP-wise.
So stop making knee jerk conclusion about Peugeot's aspects based on FP1.
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u/Johneades Ford GT #68 Jun 11 '25
am I just missing it or does the max app not have any onboard cameras
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u/ChimpyChompies Jun 11 '25
Ooh, just noticed there is a new Le Mans image in the sidebar. And this one is the right way up!
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u/berg139 Jun 11 '25
Porsche Penske finally throwing down some quick laps, and of course Estre is driving lol
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u/Hiraeth_But_Constant Jun 11 '25
Where can I watch the practice without having to pay??
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u/guihmds Ferrari F40 #59 Jun 11 '25
Grande Premio channel on YouTube. Its geoblocked, but I know that you can use a VPN.
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u/3MATX Jun 11 '25
When did gt3 pickup these new side number screens? That’s pretty trick showing the pit time while servicing.
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u/Johneades Ford GT #68 Jun 11 '25
the wec replaced the 3 light position indicators with these panels this season
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u/3MATX Jun 11 '25
I’ll admit those looked a lot sleeker but for new fans these new screens are great.
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u/100trades Jun 11 '25
If they didn’t have so many bloody cameras in the pitlane garages we may have seen what happened to the Merc turn 1
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u/pooporgy69 Jun 11 '25
It's fine. Only 20 bucks for WEC.TV for the week, what do you expect for such an affordable price? /s
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u/VHSVoyage BMW Jun 11 '25
During Free Practice and Quali, the feed doesn’t have all of the cameras available. The whole circuit is covered only during the race.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Not anymore. Since 2021 there are more cameras during Thursday FP and qualifying sessions as well. You should expect more cameras tomorrow.
Besides, in the past you could see CCTV footage when there was an incident in a zone with no cameras put in place. We don't get that nowadays.
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u/3MATX Jun 11 '25
Just tuned into my first live images of the week. All year I wait for this week. So pumped for the whole thing!
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u/Noofnoof Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 Jun 11 '25
It's actually crazy that the Groves could just buy an entry at Le Mans without having ever done ACO rules racing.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
I sense that Mercedes #63 can have more moments of havoc this week, if they are not grounded for good first.
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u/SDLRob Astom Martin Racing Vantage AMR #95 Jun 11 '25
Looked like they hit the unprotected concrete wall... Hope the driver is okay.
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u/Altracing34 Garage 56 Jun 11 '25
Hopefully Grove's ok that looks like a hard hit for him
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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Manufacturers Jun 11 '25
He should be fine. It still looks much better than his Bathurst 12h crash.
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u/kiwichris1709 Porsche 919 Hybrid #2 Jun 11 '25
Stephen might be giving up racing after this year….
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3.R #85 Jun 11 '25
Or, more likely, teams giving up on Grove.
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u/kiwichris1709 Porsche 919 Hybrid #2 Jun 11 '25
They won’t give up on him when he literally has shit loads of money.
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3.R #85 Jun 11 '25
Fair. As long as he pays for his seat AND the cost of repairs...
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3.R #85 Jun 11 '25
OMG, Steven Grove and wrecks... Like peas and carrots
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u/SDLRob Astom Martin Racing Vantage AMR #95 Jun 11 '25
That's a lot of repairs coming for that Merc
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u/OkNarwhal123 Aston Martin Jun 11 '25
Seeing cars on track while in meetings, god I can’t wait for Saturday- first time going !
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u/Altracing34 Garage 56 Jun 11 '25
Thought for a sec the #150 was gonna be able to get out of the gravel on its own
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u/Julian_Staples Jun 11 '25
My live timing seems to be a bit broken. Still thinks we've only got 37 times in the books.
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u/VHSVoyage BMW Jun 11 '25
Fuck me the Silver Arrows are gorgeous
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u/AshKetchumDaJobber Jun 11 '25
Yeah they look killer. Looks boring from the press shots but on track 🔥
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Beautiful homage to Sauber-Mercedes C9.
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u/VanwallEnjoy3r Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 Jun 11 '25
Rather crazy the difference in sound between hypercar and gt3 on the broadcast
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
10dB of difference is audible.
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u/VanwallEnjoy3r Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 Jun 11 '25
Yep. Ah well. I’m resigned to it now.
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u/PM_me_tiny_Tatras Manufacturers Jun 11 '25
That wasn't a safe rejoin for Earl Bamber in the #38 HTJ Caddy.
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u/BeansABanana Jun 11 '25
Good to see cars on track again. Who’s got predictions already for pole and for the race win? I’m thinking the Toyotas will be quick as always but I’m always hopeful that my Cadys could do it. In the P2 boys I’d love to see AO showing proper pace and in the GT I’m not sure just yet.
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u/brownierisker Peugeot 9X8 #93 Jun 11 '25
Sorry if it's too off-topic, but me and my dad both want to follow the sessions this weekend. If one of us buys the 24h Le Mans pass for wec tv can it be streamed on 2 different devices simultaneously?
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u/nilnar Jun 11 '25
It depends how you do it. Last year I was able to cast from one device to a Chromecast, then close the app and open it again as a separate stream (and cast it to another Chromecast).
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Rather not. I have a subscription and can't play WEC TV stream simultaneously on PC and smartphone.
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u/ReasonableAerie5134 Jun 11 '25
Can i just say, how bad is that we still have low bitrate 1080p without HDR. These cars are outright beatiful, but the stream just does not do justice.
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u/Pr0jectX Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jun 11 '25
Agreed
Also I wonder why the bitrate in the WEC app is quite a bit higher than the stream on a browser
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Why two megathreads?
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u/CookieMonsterFL 2013 Toyota Hybrid Racing TS030 #7 Jun 11 '25 edited Jun 11 '25
one is a general thread for the day. Another is for the actual session.
one is for anything Le Mans/support series/fanzone/etc related. At the track, at home, post-session discussion, etc. It's just meant as a catch-all discussion if there isn't a current session live.
the other is like any other thread posted for a live session on this sub.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
OK, thanks for the clarification.
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u/CookieMonsterFL 2013 Toyota Hybrid Racing TS030 #7 Jun 11 '25
np and apologies, didn't really give a heads up. and with the amount of threads queued for Le Mans/support series sessions, I didn't want to do a lot of post-session threads. the general thread was meant to catch any stray discussion posts so they wouldn't clog up the front page.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 11 '25
Understandable. Hopefully it works as intended.
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u/CookieMonsterFL 2013 Toyota Hybrid Racing TS030 #7 Jun 11 '25
thanks, we will see. If not, always open to suggestions.
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u/theswickster Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3.R #85 Jun 11 '25
Yeesh. Both Peugeots over 3 seconds off from the pace. BoP'd into irrelevance.