The 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance racing event held for teams of three drivers each fielding Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars from 15 to 19 June 2016 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France before 263,500 spetators. It was the 84th running of the 24 Hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) as well as the third and flagship round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 5 June.
Porsche Team No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid, Winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
SRT41 by OAK Racing No. 84 Morgan LMP2, First Garage 56 entry to Finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The No. 8 Audi R18 of Lucas di Grassi that set the fastest overall lap time in testing.
Neel Jani took the second successive pole position for the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid at Le Mans in the opening ten minutes of the first qualifying session as rain affected the next day's two qualifying sessions.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport, and is also one of the races alongside the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring that make up the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing. Run since 1923, it is the oldest active endurance racing event in the world.
The pits in the daytime
The pits at dawn
The pits at night
GT cars approaching Dunlop Bridge