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The Le Mans 24 Hours is set to clash directly with an F1 grand prix for the first time since 2016 at this weekend's Barcelona-Catalunya race.

The twice-around-the-clock French endurance classic is due to start at 16:00 Central European Time (15:00 BST) on Saturday, June 13th, and finish, exactly 24 hours later, at 16:00 CET on Sunday, June 14th - (15:00 BST).

Qualifying for F1's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix is due to start at 16:00 CET on Saturday, June 13th, meaning the start of Q1 will overlap with the start of Le Mans.

As for the grand prix itself on Sunday, June 14th, it is due to start at 15:00 CET, and will finish around 16:30 CET.

This means it will directly clash with the end of the Le Mans 24 Hours, which is due to finish at 16:00 CET.

There will be around half an hour between the finish at Le Mans and of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

It is the first time there has been a direct clash between an F1 race and Le Mans since the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan in 2016, with the 2025 Canadian GP taking place later in the day after the completion of Le Mans last year.

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