The Le Mans 2022 grid. Image: Toyota Gazoo Racing Twitter
A total of six antipodes will take part in the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Speedcafe.com has your guide to action this weekend.
With training and book classification, the list of more than 60 entrants will compete during the 24-hour race at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
The race is scheduled to start at 00:00 AEST on Sunday (June 12), which is 16:00 on Saturday (June 11) local time.
Stan Sport will bring the 24 Hours of Le Mans live and exclusively to Australia, and race coverage will begin at 11:30 PM AEST on Saturday (June 11).
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Toyota Gazoo Racing has qualified for the general pole courtesy of Brendon Hartley in the GR010 Hybrid # 8 which it shares with Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans form the third round of the FIA 2022 World Endurance Championship.
Shane Van Gisbergen
GTE-Pro – # 74 Riley Motorsports Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, shared with Felipe Fraga and Sam Bird.
Starting position: seventh in the class
Riley Motorsports Ferrari by Shane Van Gisbergen. Image: Facebook
Matt Campbell
GTE-Am – # 93 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR, shared with Michael Fassbender and Zacharie Robichon.
Starting position: 21st in the class
Matt Campbell’s Porsche # 93 GTE-Am
Brendon Hartley
Hypercar: # 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid, shared with Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa.
Starting position: open post
Brendon Hartley’s Toyota # 8
Ryan Briscoe
Hypercar: # 709 Glickenhaus Racing 007 LMH, shared with Richard Westbrook and Franck Mailleux.
Starting position: fourth overall
Glickenhaus Hypercar # 709 by Ryan Briscoe. Image: FIA WEC Twitter
Nick Cassidy
GTE-Am – # 54 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, shared with Thomas Flohr and Francesco Castellacci.
Starting position: Fifth in the class
Nick Cassidy’s Ferrari number 54
James Allen
LMP2 – # 45 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 Gibson, shared with Steven Thomas and Rene Binder.
Starting position: 27th in class
LMP2 entry number 45 by James Allen. Image: Algarve Pro Racing Twitter