24 Hours date is fixed, even if it’s closed to fans

GARY WATKINS

LE MANS 24 HOURS The Le Mans 24 Hours will go ahead on its new August date, even if it is run behind closed doors for a second year in succession. But race organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest remains confident that it will be able to welcome a significant crowd. ACO president Pierre Fillon stated at last weekend’s Spa 6 Hours World Endurance Championship opener that there are no plans to push back this year’s blue-riband round of the series from 21-22 August to ensure that spectators can be accommodated. “Whatever happens Le Mans will not change [date], even if it is without spectators,” he said. “We have no choice: we have Fuji [round five of the 2021 WEC] in September.” Fillon stressed that he is convinced that this year’s 24 Hours,…

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