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The ACO have released the provisional schedule/timetable for Le Mans week 2010. It reveals further changes and breaks with tradition.............


Scrutineering moves from the car park behind the (now demolished) theatre to the Place du Jet d’Eau (the area on the North side of Place des Jacobins in front of the steps which come down from the cathedral).

And, instead of the straightforward 6 hours of continuous free practice on the Wednesday (as in 2009), there will be 4 hours of free practice from 16:00 to 20:00, a 2 hour break and then a 2 hour qualifying practice from 22:00 until midnight.


PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

Monday 7 June
14:00 (Place du Jet d’Eau - Jacobins) Stewards’meeting
14:30 - 18:00 (Place du Jet d’Eau - Jacobins) Sporting Checks and Scrutineering

Tuesday 8 June
08:30 – 17:00 (Place du Jet d’Eau - Jacobins) Sporting Checks and Scrutineering

Wednesday 9 June
10:00 Team Managers’ briefing
11:00 Drivers’ briefing
16:00 – 20 :00 Free practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans
22 :00 – 24 :00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans

Thursday 10 June
19:00 – 21:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans

Friday 11 June
10:00 – 20:00 Pit Walk
18:00 – 19:00 Drivers' parade (City centre)

Saturday 12 June
09.00 - 09:45 Warm-Up 24 Heures du Mans
14:22 Beginning of starting procedure
15:00 Start of the 78th race of the 24 Heures du Mans


(No practice/qualifying/race schedule for the Group C's or FLM cars as yet.)