The 88th edition of the car race will take place on September 19 and 20. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, it will be held without an audience, the Automobile club de l'Ouest announced on Monday. 

The 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place without an audience on September 19 and 20, due to uncertainties about the coronavirus pandemic, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) announced in a statement Monday.

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"While many solutions had been considered to organize the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, next September, in the presence of a limited number of public on the site, the ACO and the prefecture of Sarthe, in close collaboration with various experts in the health situation, today announced the holding of the classic Le Mans, without an audience, on September 19 and 20, "said the ACO.