The 24 Hours of Le Mans has suspended the sale of tickets for the race, postponed to 19 and 20 September, in order to limit attendance due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizer, Automobile Club de the West.
"Due to the global health situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to ensure, as a priority, the health security of all participants, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has been forced to significantly modify its competition program and to limit its capacity to welcome the public during the next 24 Hours of Le Mans, "wrote the ACO in a press release.
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"Maximum gauge" of 5,000 people
"Pending a favorable development of the pandemic and a possible relaxation of the rules concerning events gathering a large audience, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has decided to suspend the ticketing of the event" , continues the organizer of the event, which was originally scheduled to take place on June 13 and 14. Spectators who bought an entry before June 29 will be able to access the circuit, adds the ACO, without specifying how many people it concerns.
The government announced ten days ago that the sports arenas would be authorized to reopen to the public on July 11, but with a "maximum gauge" of 5,000 people which will remain "in principle" in force until September.
The legendary event of the World Endurance Championship, postponed due to the pandemic, also announces the preparation of a device "aimed at bringing this mythical race to a distance for as many people as possible".