The fourth spherical of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship takes place on the Circuit de La Sarthe in France, the venue of crucial race of the season, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Alessandro Pier Guidi, winner of the Centenary 24 Hours in 2023 with the Ferrari 499P shared with James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, describes the enduring circuit that has hosted probably the most well-known endurance marathon on the planet since 1923.
“Le Mans is without doubt one of the most lovely tracks in addition to one I’m most connected to, each as a result of we’ve achieved extraordinary leads to France and since I really like high-speed circuits,” says the motive force born in 1983, who in his profession has received Le Mans twice additionally with GT vehicles, in 2019 and 2021 with the 488 GTE, all the time with James Calado.
Mixing lengthy straights, high-speed corners, and heavy braking zones, the observe, which measures 13.626 kilometers and contains 38 turns, represents one thing distinctive.
“After the pit straight, we deal with the primary nook, a right-hander the place braking is difficult as a result of it’s straightforward to lock the outer wheels. Then comes the primary chicane, the place it is very important lower the curbs with out damaging the automotive, after which a collection of inauspicious ‘esses’ because of adjustments in elevation.”
Exiting this part results in the enduring “Tertre Rouge” nook, which precedes the Hunaudières straight: “The place previously we’ve reached 347 km/h after which the primary chicane, approached with highly effective and sophisticated braking as a result of the automotive’s low aerodynamic downforce setup forces you to be very exact, just like the following chicane.”
The Hypercars, after one other quick part, arrive on the iconic Mulsanne nook: “The place the mixture of braking, the start of the nook beneath braking, and exit pace is the important thing issue to not lose valuable tenths of a second.”
In line with the official Ferrari driver, one of the crucial lovely components of the observe is the next ‘Indianapolis Esses’: “You enter at very excessive pace, evenly touching the brakes on the first bend, getting ready for the second left nook the place braking is way stronger, resulting in the one really sluggish nook of Le Mans, ‘Arnage,’ which seems easy however is definitely very tough, particularly on the entry, the place it’s straightforward to lock the rear.”
The vehicles are then able to face the ultimate part.
“Exiting Arnage, a straight results in one of the crucial enjoyable sequences, a number of corners in a row the place managing tire grip is crucial, getting ready for the ‘Kart Esses,’ the place you barely lower the left curb and let the automotive movement to achieve pace, arriving on the ‘Raccordement’ with out unsettling the automotive, after which getting into the pit straight to finish the lap.”
Jun 7, 2025
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