With its unrivalled history and location only a couple of hours from the channel ports, Le Mans has to be one of the best introductions to European racing.
Privilege stand
By far the best way to attend this event is to take your own car or
bike using one of the channel crossings. The closest major airport
is Paris, two to three hours from the track and hotels so, if you
prefer to fly, a hire car will be required.
The race at the legendary Sarthe circuit is always one of the most popular on the
calendar. It is easy to get to and the brand new circuit facilities, ample parking and
camping areas means there is a real party atmosphere going on. Le Mans town is no
distance and whenever there is a big event at the track everyone gets involved – the
locals love it!
2010 Race Highlights
A Yamaha double and another bizarre Lorenzo celebration at a crash-ridden Le Mans.
An injured shoulder didn't hold Rossi back from making pole and a blistering start at Le Mans but he couldn't hold onto the lead. Lorenzo took Pedrosa early to hound Rossi until he found a weakness with 17 laps to go, then went on to produce a clear lead.
Hayden - having overtaken Stoner in the last race - had a clear shot at the front runners when the ill-fated Aussie lost the Ducati unexpectedly, blaming reliability issues. At this stage of the season, this has had a terrible on Stoner's championship hopes, now down to 13th.
Dovizioso piled the pressure on a fading Pedrosa late in the race taking him for 3rd, with Hayden positioned to take advantage of Pedrosa running wide to take 4th with just a few bends to go.
Spies - who had highsided in practice - went down following Capirossi's crash. While the ex-250 boys laid into each other in another all-race, four-way brawl, this time with Edwards stuck in the middle of the mayhem!
Friday 21 May 2010
Arrive France
Qualifying and Practice
Choice of Hotel or camping
Saturday 22 May 2010
Qualifying and Practice
Choice of Hotel or camping
Sunday 23 May 2010
Race Day
Choice of Hotel or camping
Monday 24 May 2010
Depart Le Mans
Where is the circuit located?
The Le Mans Circuit is 5kms to the south of Le Mans City and 200kms South-West of Paris.
Our tours include your crossing from Dover to Calais by ferry and three nights in a
choice of hotel or on the campsites at the track. On all tours a weekend ticket is
included giving you access to the car parks and to most of the grandstands too. Prices are per person.
Travelling by Bike 1 person per bike 2 people per bike Single supplement
Circuit camping £145 £115 -
B&B Hotel £279 £259 £125
Sully £299 £279 £ 95
Campanile Le Mans £339 £319 £185
Campanile LFB £319 £299 £130
Green 7 £399 £389 £150
Travelling by Car 2 people 3 people 4 people Single supplement
Circuit camping £145 £125 £115 -
B&B Hotel £279 £269 £259 £125
Sully £289 £279 £269 £ 95
Campanile Le Mans £339 £329 £319 £185
Campanile LFB £309 £299 £289 £130
Green 7 £399 £389 £379 £150
The General Admission ticket provided with these packages gives you access to all of the public
grandstands at Le Mans, which do become very full during practice and the races. If
you prefer to be sure of your seat we recommend you upgrade to one of the tickets
that provides guaranteed seating.
TICKET UPGRADE
Privilege Tribune
Upgrade Cost £99
La Chapelle Tribune
Upgrade Cost £60
FOR DETAILS ON EITHER OF THESE STANDS SEE "TICKET ONLY" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
The Hotels
B&B Hotel, Le Mans*
Located just north of the Le Mans ringroad and at the exit of the A28 motorway from Rouen. It is a simple, modern hotel. Bedrooms are functional but comfortable and have shower,wc and TV. Parking is secure with electric gates. There are restaurants within walking distance and a large shopping complex nearby. It is a 20 minute ride to the track around the ringroad.
Sully ***
The Hotel Sully is in Nogent-le-Rotrou
and just 40 miles north east of Le Mans.
The town centre is just a couple of
minutes walk from the hotel. The hotel
has a bar and restaurant and bedrooms
are very comfortable with bathroom, TV
and telephone. Secure parking is also
available here.
Campanile La Ferte Bernard**
An excellent hotel just 30 miles noth east of Le Mans. There is ample off-road parking, bar service, a restaurant with terrace and all bedrooms have shower,wc,TV and telephone. A leisure centre with boating Lake and beach is nearby and the centre of town, built on canals is picturesque. There is a big market around the centre of town on Monday mornings.
Campanile Le Mans**
Located north of the town with easy access by road to the track. The hotel has a restaurant and ample parking and all bedrooms have bathroom TV and telephone.
Green 7 *
Prime location was our choice for this
hotel. Within a short walk of the track you
can forget the traffic. Within five minutes
you will be at the track enjoying the
racing to the full without the worry of
driving! This makes for a great base.
Tickets Only
Although Big Rock are able provide tickets to all grandstands, after many years experience, we recommend the following which we consider to provide the very best in viewing. However, if you have a preferred grandstand, Big Rock is happy to provide these tickets for you subject to availability.
General Admission Only (3-day)
3-Day circuit entrance plus roaming grandstand seat. Although this ticket does give you access to all of the public grandstands at Le Mans, in our experience it is almost impossible to get in to these stands as they are always full. Viewing with this pass can therefore be very difficult. We recommend you choose one of the tickets that provides guaranteed seating.
Price per person £78
Privilege Tribune (Highly Recommended), Includes Parking
3-Day circuit entrance with allocated covered grandstand seat at the end of the Start/Finish Straight in front of a giant screen with a view of the starting grid and the Dunlop bend, This also includes a Saturday Pit Lane walk. Grandstand seats in this stand are numbered.
Price per person £169
La Chapelle Tribune, Includes Parking
3-Day circuit entrance with allocated seat in covered Grandstand located on La Chapelle bend, with visibility under the Dunlop bridge, the left curve, braking and La Chapelle curve and view on a giant screen to look at all practices and races.
