{"id":286925,"date":"2025-06-13T18:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:42:24","slug":"24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 24 Hours of Le Mans, part of the WEC World Championship<\/a>, <\/strong>is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement. Each edition tells a unique story of speed, endurance and strategy.<\/p>\n

The Circuit de la Sarthe and the race format<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The race takes place on a track approximately 13.6 km long, combining public roads and permanent segments, with very long straights such as the Mulsanne Straight, complex turns and surface variations.<\/p>\n

Start: Saturday at 4 p.m.<\/strong> End: Sunday same time, after 24 hours of running. The distances covered often exceed 5,000 km .<\/p>\n

Weekend milestones: testing, qualifying, Hyperpole, pit stops and strategy-a technical and human marathon.<\/p>\n

Classes and technical regulations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hypercar<\/strong><\/h3>\n

21 cars entered<\/strong>: these include the Ferrari, Toyota, Porsche, Cadillac, BMW, Alpine, Peugeot and Aston Martin <\/strong> brands (last debuting the Valkyrie<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Technologies<\/strong>: two technical<\/strong> formulas-LMH (proprietary chassis and engine) and LMDh<\/strong> (standard chassis + common hybrid).<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/strong> minimum weight 1,030 kg, power limited to 500 kW, Michelin tires exclusively.<\/p>\n

LMP2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

17 endothermic prototypes (Oreca dominant), ideal for private teams and young talent.<\/p>\n

Pilot classification system: combinations of Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze .<\/p>\n

LMGT3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

24 cars derived from series production: famous brands such as Ferrari, McLaren, Aston, Porsche, Corvette, Mercedes, Lexus, Ford .<\/p>\n

Crew levels: mix of Pro and Gentleman drivers, with Bronze Driver presence mandatory in GT classes .<\/p>\n

Innovations and technical curiosities<\/strong><\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Disc brakes<\/strong> (1953): Jaguar introduced this innovation at Le Mans, dominating the race with greater resistance to overheating .<\/li>\n
  • Advanced aerodynamics<\/strong> (1960s): first wings to increase downforce in cornering, a competitive leap from purely linear speed ([as.com][6]).<\/li>\n
  • Diesel and Hybrid Technology<\/strong>: Audi won with the R10 TDI (diesel) in 2006 and with the R18 e-tron quattro (hybrid) in 2012, marking the beginning of a new era .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Unique moments and timeless protagonists<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Jacky Ickx and the \u201cLe Mans-style\u201d start (1969)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    He refused the dramatic walking start, calmly got into his car, put on his seatbelt and drove off in reverse. Vince, convinced the organizers to change the format.<\/p>\n

    The Ford-Ferrari Rivalry (1966)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Celebrated in the film “Le Mans ’66”: Ford decided to challenge Ferrari on power and technology, achieving a legendary 1-2-3 with the GT4.<\/p>\n

    The champagne toast (1967)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Dan Gurney opened the champagne by splashing the attendees: from there a tradition was born that is unmissable in all motor sports.<\/p>\n

    Participants 2025: the complete grid<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Total entries: **62 cars** – Hypercar (21), LMP2 (17), LMGT3 (24).<\/p>\n

    186 drivers, with famous names and mixed crews by usual technical and economic combination.<\/p>\n

    Hypercars: the big boys on the track<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Brands featured: Alpine,<\/strong> Aston Martin<\/strong>, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota<\/strong> (8 manufacturers).<\/p>\n

    Some crews (by way of example):<\/p>\n

      \n
    • N 50 Ferrari AF Corse:<\/strong> Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen (2024 winners).<\/li>\n
    • No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota:<\/strong> Jenson Button (former F1), S\u00e9bastien Bourdais, Alex Lynn.<\/li>\n
    • N 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota:<\/strong> first overall pole position for Cadillac, driven by Alex Lynn, Norman Nato and Will Stevens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The Most Famous Pilots<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      19 former F1 drivers: Jenson Button,<\/strong> Kevin Magnussen,<\/strong> Antonio Giovinazzi,<\/strong> Robert Kubica,<\/strong> Stoffel Vandoorne,<\/strong> Paul di Resta<\/strong>, Felipe Nasr,<\/strong> Pascal Wehrlein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      Nepo babies and legendary families : Mick Schumacher, Eduardo Barrichello, Pietro Fittipaldi .<\/p>\n

      Celebrity<\/strong>: Valentino Rossi<\/strong> returns for the second time .<\/p>\n

      Hyperpole 2025e deployment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Debut of the Hyperpole format over two days: Cadillacs number 12 and 38 start on the front row for the first time in history<\/p>\n

      The Future of the 24 Hours of Le Mans<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Extension of Hypercar regulation until 2032, allowing continuity and investment by manufacturers .<\/p>\n

      Implementation of \u201csustainable fuels,\u201d greater push toward hybrid and hydrogen engines.<\/p>\n

      Garage 56 will continue to be a vehicle for experimentation-who knows, Mercedes or Hyundai, entering 2026 with the Genesis Brand might debut Extreme-E or Gen3 technologies.<\/p>\n

      Why the 24 Hours of Le Mans represents the pinnacle of endurance racing<\/strong><\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. Cutting-edge engineering<\/strong>: from physical innovations to sustainable fuels, Le Mans dictates the future of the car.<\/li>\n
      2. Extraordinary human performance<\/strong>: crews, mechanics, strategists-each corresponds to a key piece of the race.<\/li>\n
      3. 3. Storytelling and passion<\/strong>: historical rivalries, pit-stop celebrations, debuts, comebacks-humanity behind speed.<\/li>\n
      4. Global visibility-a<\/strong> powerful mix for sponsors seeking passionate audiences, technology and sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Opportunities for brands and sponsors<\/strong><\/h2>\n
          \n
        • Exclusive participation <\/strong>with Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Cadillac.<\/li>\n
        • Multi-channel storytelling<\/strong> by integrating celebrity pilots, innovation, sustainability, and human events.<\/li>\n
        • Elite hospitality<\/strong> with premium packages and customized content.<\/li>\n
        • Digital engagement :<\/strong> social content with ex-F1, celeb and cutting-edge technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          The 24 Hours of Le Mans, part of the WEC World Championship, is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement. Each edition tells a unique story of speed, endurance and strategy. The Circuit de la Sarthe and the race format The race takes place on a track approximately 13.6 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":286897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-286925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wec"],"acf":[],"contentshake_article_id":"","yoast_head":"\n24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, and protagonists 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RTR Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTRSportsMarketing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Riccardo Taf\u00e0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@rtrsports\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@rtrsports\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Riccardo Taf\u00e0\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Riccardo Taf\u00e0\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7ca2648b3d857cbfff8c499aaed0420e\"},\"headline\":\"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-13T16:15:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-04T11:42:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":705,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"WEC\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, and protagonists 2025\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-13T16:15:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-04T11:42:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"Ferrari lemans\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"RTR Sports Marketing\",\"description\":\"RTR Sports Marketing is a global motorsport sponsorship agency and consultancy, specialized in Formula 1 and MotoGP, and active across all major international racing series including Formula E, NASCAR, WEC, WRC and Dakar, helping brands build data-driven, high-performance sponsorship programs.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"RTR Sports\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"RTR Sports Marketing\",\"alternateName\":\"RTR sports\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/rtrsports-anniversary-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/rtrsports-anniversary-1.jpg\",\"width\":946,\"height\":260,\"caption\":\"RTR Sports Marketing\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/RTRSportsMarketing\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/rtrsports\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/rtr-sports-marketing\\\/\"],\"description\":\"RTR Sports Marketing is a global motorsport sponsorship agency and consultancy, specialized in Formula 1 and MotoGP, and active across all major international racing series including Formula E, NASCAR, WEC, WRC and Dakar, helping brands build data-driven, high-performance sponsorship programs.\",\"email\":\"info@rtrsports.com\",\"legalName\":\"RTR Sports Marketing LTD\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7ca2648b3d857cbfff8c499aaed0420e\",\"name\":\"Riccardo Taf\u00e0\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0e03f35d1883656b70508e45dddcbdf581004a3a428fe432d9559b9bbffe803c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0e03f35d1883656b70508e45dddcbdf581004a3a428fe432d9559b9bbffe803c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0e03f35d1883656b70508e45dddcbdf581004a3a428fe432d9559b9bbffe803c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Riccardo Taf\u00e0\"},\"description\":\"Managing Director for RTR Sports, Riccardo graduated in law at the University of Bologna. He began his career in London in PR, then started working in two and four-wheelers. A brief move to Monaco followed before returning to Italy. There he founded RTR, first a consulting firm and then a sports marketing company which, eventually, he moved back to London.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stg-rtrsportscom-rtrstaging.kinsta.cloud\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rtrsports.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/riccardo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, and protagonists 2025","description":"The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025","og_description":"The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement.","og_url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/","og_site_name":"RTR Sports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTRSportsMarketing\/","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1280,"url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Riccardo Taf\u00e0","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@rtrsports","twitter_site":"@rtrsports","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Riccardo Taf\u00e0","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/"},"author":{"name":"Riccardo Taf\u00e0","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7ca2648b3d857cbfff8c499aaed0420e"},"headline":"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025","datePublished":"2025-06-13T16:15:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-04T11:42:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/"},"wordCount":705,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["WEC"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/","name":"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, and protagonists 2025","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-13T16:15:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-04T11:42:24+00:00","description":"The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the ultimate endurance race-a combination of technical innovation, human challenge and pure excitement.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ferrari-lemans-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1280,"caption":"Ferrari lemans"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/24-hours-of-le-mans-rules-classes-history-and-the-protagonists-of-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"24 Hours of Le Mans: rules, classes, history and the protagonists of 2025"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/","name":"RTR Sports Marketing","description":"RTR Sports Marketing is a global motorsport sponsorship agency and consultancy, specialized in Formula 1 and MotoGP, and active across all major international racing series including Formula E, NASCAR, WEC, WRC and Dakar, helping brands build data-driven, high-performance sponsorship programs.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"RTR Sports","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#organization","name":"RTR Sports Marketing","alternateName":"RTR sports","url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rtrsports-anniversary-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rtrsports-anniversary-1.jpg","width":946,"height":260,"caption":"RTR Sports Marketing"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTRSportsMarketing\/","https:\/\/x.com\/rtrsports","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rtr-sports-marketing\/"],"description":"RTR Sports Marketing is a global motorsport sponsorship agency and consultancy, specialized in Formula 1 and MotoGP, and active across all major international racing series including Formula E, NASCAR, WEC, WRC and Dakar, helping brands build data-driven, high-performance sponsorship programs.","email":"info@rtrsports.com","legalName":"RTR Sports Marketing LTD","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7ca2648b3d857cbfff8c499aaed0420e","name":"Riccardo Taf\u00e0","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e03f35d1883656b70508e45dddcbdf581004a3a428fe432d9559b9bbffe803c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e03f35d1883656b70508e45dddcbdf581004a3a428fe432d9559b9bbffe803c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e03f35d1883656b70508e45dddcbdf581004a3a428fe432d9559b9bbffe803c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Riccardo Taf\u00e0"},"description":"Managing Director for RTR Sports, Riccardo graduated in law at the University of Bologna. He began his career in London in PR, then started working in two and four-wheelers. A brief move to Monaco followed before returning to Italy. There he founded RTR, first a consulting firm and then a sports marketing company which, eventually, he moved back to London.","sameAs":["https:\/\/stg-rtrsportscom-rtrstaging.kinsta.cloud"],"url":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/author\/riccardo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286925"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294591,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286925\/revisions\/294591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}