| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 6 of 8 in the2024 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
 | |
| Date | September 1 2024 |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 183 |
| Distance (km) | 1008.582 |
| Distance (miles) | 626.704 |
| Hypercar | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:50.390 |
| Team |  FerrariAF Corse |
| Drivers | Antonio Giovinazzi |
| Winners | |
| Team | AF Corse |
| Drivers |  Robert Kubica Ye Yifei Robert Shwartzman |
| LMGT3 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Heart of Racing |
| Drivers | Ian JamesDaniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas |
The2024 Lone Star Le Mans was anendurancesportscar racing event held on September 1, 2024, as the sixth of eight rounds of the2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. It was the seventh running of theevent as part of the World Endurance Championship, and the first running of the event since2020.[1]
The event was announced on June 9, 2023, during the2023 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, replacing the previously run1000 Miles of Sebring as the contract withIMSA for an event at Sebring running as a double-header with the12 Hours of Sebring expired in 2023.[1][2]
36 cars entered the race: 18 inHypercar and 18 inLMGT3.Isotta Fraschini, who previously competed in the Hypercar category, withdrew from the championship prior to the race following disputes withDuqueine Team.[3]
| Date | Time (local:CDT) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 30 | 12:40 | Free Practice 1 |
| 17:10 | Free Practice 2 | |
| Saturday, August 31 | 11:00 | Free Practice 3 |
| 15:00 | Qualifying - LMGT3 | |
| 15:20 | Hyperpole - LMGT3 | |
| 15:40 | Qualifying - Hypercar | |
| 16:00 | Hyperpole - Hypercar | |
| Sunday, September 1 | 13:00 | Race |
| Source:[4] | ||
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.[4]
The first practice session started at 12:40CDT on Friday.Matt Campbell topped the session in the No. 5Porsche Penske Motorsport entry, with a lap time of 1:53.574. He was 0.460 seconds quicker than second-placedRobert Kubica in the No. 83AF Corse entry, andOliver Rasmussen finished third in the No. 38Hertz Team Jota Porsche.[5]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 twoProton 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.[6] The session was briefly red-flagged due to a technical issue in Race Control, and was extended by five minutes in compensation.[5]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 5 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport |  Matt Campbell | 1:53.574 | |
| LMGT3 | 55 | AF Corse | Alessio Rovera | 2:06.253 | |
| Source:[7][8] | |||||
The second practice session started at 17:10CDT on Friday, and ended withAntonio Giovinazzi in the No. 51FerrariAF Corse on top, with a time of 1:52.268. He was 0.052 seconds quicker than second-placedAntonio Fuoco in the sister No. 50 Ferrari. Third-quickest wasRobin Frijns in the No. 20BMW M Team WRT; he was 0.115 seconds slower than Giovinazzi.[9] The No. 82TF Sport Corvette ofDaniel 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, withDavide Rigon rounding out the top three in the sister No. 54 Ferrari.[10] The session saw one stoppage, when the No. 20 BMW withSheldon van der Linde behind the wheel suddenly stopped with 46 minutes to go.[9]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 51 | FerrariAF Corse | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1:52.268 | |
| LMGT3 | 82 |  TF Sport | Daniel Juncadella | 2:05.630 | |
| Source:[11][12] | |||||
The third and final practice session started at 11:00CDT on Saturday.Alex Lynn was quickest in the No. 2Cadillac 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, withKamui Kobayashi rounding out the top three in the No. 7Toyota Gazoo Racing entry.[13] 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 ofCharlie Eastwood in the No. 81 Corvette, whilst Rigon was third in the No. 54 Ferrari, 0.364 seconds slower than Juncadella.[14]
| Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercar | 2 | Cadillac Racing | Alex Lynn | 1:51.471 | |
| LMGT3 | 82 | TF Sport | Daniel Juncadella | 2:05.178 | |
| Source:[15][16] | |||||
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypercar | 51 | FerrariAF 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 | FerrariAF 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 | LamborghiniIron 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 | |
| Source:[17][18] | ||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 128 laps. Class winners are inbold and ‡.
