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How to see the 24 Heures Motos 2020 this weekend ?

24 Heures Motos - How to see the 24 Heures Motos 2020 this weekend? -

The 24 Heures Motos 2020 will take place this weekend, but behind closed doors due to the Covid-19. How to follow the third round of the EWC Endurance World Championship from your sofa? Explanations and estimated times.

Failing to be renamed "24 Heures du Fou", the 43rd 24H Motos will have to take place this weekend on the Le Mans circuit (72) … But beware: this year, due to lack of public, the start will be given on Saturday 29th August (by Dominique Meliand himself!) not at 3 p.m. but at noon, for an arrival scheduled for Sunday at 12 p.m..

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After the cancellation of the Bol d’Or and the Suzuka 8H, the stake of this third round of the 2019-2020 FIM EWC World Championship is crucial since the final will be played on September 26 in Portugal with the 12 Hours of Estoril.

Sporting stake

65 points maximum are to be taken this weekend (victory + pole position + rankings after 8 and 12 hours of racing) while at the 12 Hours of Estoril, which will receive the increase of 150% of the points at the finish scheduled for the championship final, 67.5 points will still have to be won (victory + pole position + classification after 8 hours of racing).

The race promises to be particularly tight since 15 small points separate the first two in the provisional standings: Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team…

  • 24H Motorcycles 2020 :

Behind, Wójcik Racing Team and YART Yamaha are respectively 31 and 36 points behind the leader. Without forgetting VRD Igol Pierret Experiences (48 points behind the leader) and several unfortunate official teams at the start of the season: the Webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar team is 49 points behind the leader, F.C.C. TSR Honda France at 54 points and Team ERC Endurance (on Ducati Panigale) at 67 points.

24 Hours on sofa

In France, the race will be broadcast live on Eurosport 2 and on the L’Equipe channel.

  • Eurosport 2: from Saturday 11:30 am to Sunday 12:30 pm
  • L’Equipe: Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Live timing

  • (from Thursday August 27)

Dominique Meliand, official starter

"I have attended and participated in all the editions of the 24 Heures Motos since the creation of the event in 1978, and this year I will live it in another way by giving the green light to all the teams entered as official starter ", specifies Dominique Meliand who replaces at short notice Alessandra Sublet initially scheduled to give the start.

"I will taste this moment with a certain emotion", admits the "Chef": "I did not expect to take this role, it really warms my heart. Will I tremble when I turn down the flag? I don’t think so, I’ve always been used to controlling my stress. I can attest to that next Saturday, shortly after noon ".

360 ° experience

From Friday August 28, the will give access to "programs and special 360 ° content to immerse endurance fans behind the scenes of the event", indicates Eurosport Events: "this totally immersive experience will allow you to access to places normally inaccessible to the public by deciding for yourself the point of view ".

On the program of these videos: visit of a box, access to the starting grid, refueling stop "as if you were one of the mechanics of the team", discovery of the race PC, on-board tour with the pilot’s comments, etc.

"The EWC 360 Fan Tour takes on its full meaning on this edition of the 24 Heures Motos behind closed doors", underlines François Ribeiro, director of Eurosport Events: "the fans will be able to follow the race on their screens, but we had to do more to fans frustrated at not being able to go to the race. Since access to the circuit is closed to them, it is the race that will come to them digitally, for free ".

Provisional timetables

Tuesday 25 August

  • 09.00 – 20.00 Arrival of competitors, installation in parks and stands

Wednesday August 26

  • 08.30 – 12.30 Arrival of competitors, installation in parks and stands
  • 08.30 – 12.30 and 13.30 – 15.30 Administrative checks
  • 09.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 16.00 Scrutineering
  • 17.00 – 19.00 Private Free Practice
  • 19.30 Briefings

Thursday August 27

  • 09.00 – 11.00 Private free practice
  • 13.00 – 15.00 Official free practice
  • 17.00 – 17.20 1st qualifying session – Blue driver
  • 17.30 – 17.50 1st qualifying session – Yellow driver
  • 18.00 – 18.20 1st qualifying session – Red driver
  • 18.30 – 18.50 1st qualifying session – Green driver (R)
  • 21.00 – 22.30 Night practice

Friday August 28

  • 09.00 – 11.00 Official free practice
  • 13.00 – 13.20 2nd qualifying session – Blue driver
  • 13.30 – 13.50 2nd qualifying session – Yellow driver
  • 14.00 – 14.20 2nd qualifying session – Red driver
  • 14.30 – 14.50 2nd qualifying session – Green driver (R)

Saturday August 29

  • 09.00 – 09.45 Warm-Up
  • 11.25 – 11.30 Reconnaissance lap + grid of machines (ear)
  • 11.30 – 11.45 Presentation of the teams + Departure ceremony
  • 11.47 National anthem
  • 11.50 Start of the start procedure
  • 12.00 Start of the 43rd edition of the 24H Motos

Sunday August 30

  • 12.00 Arrival of the 43rd edition of the 24H Motos

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