24 Hours of Le Mans 2024 Race Review

[@chongnick1123]

Ferrari 499p wins two consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Last year it was #51. This year it is #50. Toyota remains second. #7. Le Mans is getting more exciting every year.

[@lll0063]

And Isotta Fraschini did finish after a faultless race. What an achievement. 💪

[@FormulaJonah]

What an incredible performance from them!

[@TheElDoctoro24]

It would be a dying shame if they’re unable to secure space in the grid next year as they are light years ahead of the Vanderwall ByKolles or Glickenhaus efforts

[@lll0063]

@@TheElDoctoro24 Absolutely! I cannot agree more.

[@RianGamer1209]

I'm very happy to see Isotta Fraschini having great results at Le Mans, and I hope this happens again when they have 2 cars on the grid in 2025

[@FormulaJonah]

Agreed! Let’s hope they get a great result in 2025!

[@lúki-ang]

I’m interested to see more drivers able to drive the car. There’s been some glimmers of an actually competitive machine and I really think the pace of the car can be pushed quite a bit further

[@TheElDoctoro24]

@@lúki-ang Jean Karl Vernay usually starts well, his teammates are young and inexperienced in prototypes. Whilst Vernay is FIA Platinum both his teammates are Silver.

[@hayo919]

The 4 hours safety car period might also be a reason why there were 9 cars on the lead lap in the Hypercar class. Nontheless it's still an achievement for all teams included

[@pear7777]

4 hours safety coz of rain.. too much safety??

[@williamford9564]

14:41: This is incorrect. Toyota did NOT have to pit for a splash of fuel. ALL of the Hypercars pitted once in the 40-50 minutes for full or close to full tank of fuel. The difference was the Ferrari was on a different fuel strategy because it had to make unscheduled stop somewhere in the last 2 hours or so to close a loose passenger side door. They also filled the car up with fuel and then did a final stop in the last 45 minutes for just enough energy to get the car to the finish. It finished with 2% energy left which would not have gotten the car halfway around another lap. Lopez also lost 15 seconds with a spin in the hour which aided Nielsen even more with his fuel saving efforts.

[@FormulaJonah]

Thanks for the correction William! Not sure how I missed that initially, so thanks for pointing it out!

[@terribleshockex110]

This is gonna be yet another Jonah classic, thanks!

[@ryanb9749]

I still need to get him out on track lol

[@FormulaJonah]

Thank you for the support! Glad you like the content

[@brucewayne1894]

I think it's more impressive than anything else that Porsche and Cadillac were able to stay in the race and challenge for the win considering they were at a MAJOR (not minor) disadvantage due to their respective cars being RWD. I'm still heartbroken by the fact that Porsche didn't come away with the win, but this makes me even more proud of my team.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

Most impressive is the fact that the Porsche is not a Porsche (it's a Multimatic) and the Cadillac not a Cadillac (Dallara).

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

@@ernestogasulla7763 "um AkSHualLy☝🤓LMDh aRe noT aCtuAl HYpeRcaRs" noone cares how about you stfu.

[@noahz2275]

​@ernestogasulla7763 Okay, and the original Ford GT40 isn't a Ford...your point?

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Isota doing well was great to see. The BMW art car is so much more beautiful on track then the press release photos. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@DanBlake3rd]

Thanks for the report Jonah. However, I'd venture that anyone whom has driven a 4WD car in the rain would feel that it is more than a slight advantage.

[@Toki-Ralte]

I'm so glad I found your channel.. I'm relatively new to the world of motosports and your channel helped me a lot.. thank you so much 👍🏻🙏🏻🙂

[@vengeance86]

It'd be cool to get an analysis on Nielsen's driving technique at the final stint there, was he using the momentum from the lack of traction on the wet surface?

[@antoninozullo9872]

Thank you for another great video Very good job !!👏

[@FormulaJonah]

Thanks for your support Antonio! Happy to hear that you liked the video. 👊

[@johnwilson5743]

Interesting. I hadn't realised there were a good number of Kiwi drivers taking part in the various teams. Many thanks for the review. Cheers.

[@Shoures]

This review much better than the highlights from the official one 👍 kudos to your review

[@wuptiman]

Le Mans 2024 was a great and filling race. Constantly changing.White danish eyes it was a fantastic one. 11 years since Tom Kristensen last won Le Mans, and now a new winner. And we set a new record, 13 danish drivers, split over alle the classes. Love ❤ your content, keep it up. Best proud Danish racing fan🇩🇰

[@therealforestelf]

very great summary, way better than all the highlight videos, sadly you had to avoid using moving footage for the most part, would've been 10/10 with fitting race footage imho! great stuff!

[@SultanNizi3000GT]

The BMW Hypercars are SUPER unlucky if I'm honest. Hopefully a much better luck next year.

[@dylanburston7453]

One drove itself off and one drove like a twat when getting lapped. No luck involved

[@SultanNizi3000GT]

​@@dylanburston7453Though on the bright side, the #31 did took a podium. So LMGT3-wise BMW isn't 100% full bad actually.

[@WillFuI]

That hit on the Toyota by the 51 pissed me off and it only being five second penalty

[@francoisg3500]

Nice video! It was fantastic to be at Le Mans in person this year and soak up the atmosphere of the whole event from Thursday afternoon all the way to Sunday afternoon and the races end.

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

Yeah, "soak", that's how it felt at times. 😆

[@francoisg3500]

@@falinestixiaolong9691 Particularly the 4 hours safety car period. I went out at 4am to see what was happening on circuit, my god the rain.

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

@@francoisg3500 I was comfy in bed at 4 am haha, one of those days I need to stay on track all night. Should have done it last year because it was not fucking freezing then.

[@zilentzap]

been waiting for this one

[@williamford9564]

15:52: An interesting post script here. One the drivers in the United Autosports car was 19 year old Nolan Siegel. Zak Brown is one of the owners of United and he is also the team principal on the McLaren F1 and US Indy car teams. A few days after the race, Brown let another driver go and signed Siegel to run one his Indy Cars apparently under a multi year contract.

[@DJE0907]

Funny that no one is really talking about the fact that one of the most reliable cars ever seen in motorsports, the Oreca 07, had an engine failure. I have watched the WEC and IMSA for a few years, and I can't remember any Oreca's retiring because of an engine failure.

[@jordanhobbs8007]

This is why Le Mans is my favorite race in the World Endurance Championship.

[@geoprancer]

It was SO surreal to see SO many hypercars on Lap 1 Charging down the Mulsanne

[@GoodBoy-io6fd]

9:07 Lamborhini's flowin water problem inside the cockpit is only a minor problem. Like you said the driver successfully fixed it.The Italian Car Manufacturer proved to be a STRONG COMPETITIVE RACING TEAM in their debut in the Hyper Car Class of the Le Mans 24 Hours Race! Finishing in 10th and 13th place is a good result for its race debut, an admirable and promising finish for Lamborghini in its first attempt in prototype racing!

[@phildunne7260]

Thanks FJ, a good race although sitting in the stands watching over 4hrs of safety car wasn’t fun. For the record, Andre Lotterer drove his minimum 6 hours for Porsche Penske #6 and did not complete a single lap in the second half of the race. He had no apparent health issues. Is he still quick enough for Porsche?

[@M14Bintang]

Alright so, 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans is done and dusted so next will be the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. So Jonah can you please making a content, and race preview & review? Because this Spa race need to get more attention.

[@Eagleracer38x]

There was a lot of great racing and great finish. But, there were many penalties or no calls that were questionable. And, the when the rain hit the track and the FIA refused to call in a wet track until a number of cars went off into barriers was awful. The FIA should be forced to pay the repair bills for that gaff. The 4 hour parade under yellow was maybe not popular, but it was bad rain and some fog for awhile. All-and-all, it was a fantastic race, that I really enjoyed.

[@denisbarry9436]

I watched most of the race and there were more shots of crew members sleeping in the garage than GT3 updates. It was all Hyper car

[@amjadmuhammad3073]

Jonah,what is meant by customer AF corsa ? Is it a customer car? And individuals can participate?

[@forrestihler504]

Aside from your thoughts on Hyper car regulations, why else did Cadillac only get 7th when they were leading for a bit in the final hours of the race?

[@williamford9564]

I was wondering the same thing too. They lost a lot of ground in the final two stints. Earl Bamber and then Palou were flying 3 hours out from the finish. Maybe they somehow lost the tires or the handle or maybe gambled on a set up change with nothing to lose and it was the wrong move.

[@adr1uno638]

To me the 2 step BoP worked very well, but I don't know if it's only for Le Mans or for the full season ?

[@seeya202]

I thought you forgot to upload the race review 😅

[@FormulaJonah]

Oh 😅 Believe it or not I’ve actually been working on this video since Monday of last week (the day after Le Mans) The Le Mans review always takes so long to do because of the length, prestige, constant action and stories, and research

[@seeya202]

Oh I see 😄

[@machina_spirit]

While I agree having AWD helps greatly in wet conditions, arent the rules that the LMH cars can only activate the front electric motors for AWD above a certain speed? The biggest advantage for AWD in poor conditions comes from low speed being able to have more traction coming out of slower corners

[@mightyc-blu27]

BMW LMGT3 second place podium did it!👏

[@owethumsomi7260]

I think the issue with the leaking roofs was maybe intentional engineering. I suspect that they relied on aerodynamics to clear water around the car, so when the safety car limits the speed, the aero wasn't as effective. Just my theory

[@yousefseed1874]

I feel like all LMDH should have 4WD too. No wonder the Ferrari got P1 ams 2 in the first lap because 4WD have superior speed than RWD that the Porsche and Cadillac have

[@markhunt7434]

Uh, the Ferrari is just a quicker car in a straight line & they don't have 4wd till a certain speed(190kph I think it was at leman)

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

4WD doesn't have better speed, but better traction. This only matters in low grip condition (so, not at the start of the race).

[@racer501_sb]

Must be said: the LMH get their AWD at 190kmh+. Meanwhile the LMDh get it all the time to the rear tyres. So essentially the LMDh had a shit ton of wheelspin

[@amjadmuhammad3073]

Hey Jonah, why can't Porsche and Cadillac run on LMh regulations? LMh and lmdh both are hypercars right? Then why, ? Might be a dumb question because I'm new to WEC.

[@SPMinerva]

It was a weird Le Mans. #50 got problem with the door so they pit and that strategy make them win. But #7 make too many mistakes, spin and weirdly slow after pitstop

[@CobraFerrariFth]

It was a nice feel to see that Ferrari wins again🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@EliasGydesen]

Hi ;)

[@jonpetter8921]

You forgot to mention that Ferrari won because of their "door engineers"

[@Silver-o1h]

I really wish Cadillac wins one day. Come on !

[@ItsMeRedd_]

You know what I’ll call the Ferrari the DHL Ferrari.

[@ryanb9749]

As a BMW fan. I can confidently confirm that modern BMW is terrible at Racing

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

It’s *_almost_* as if Ferrari designed the 499P to win at Le Mans & nowhere else…

[@UzumakiNagato]

Thanks to the marshalls who let the Ferrari drive around the track for 20mn with an open door before calling him to stop and close the door.. Soooo perfect that they had to stop 2 times and 3 times towards the end of the race.. Its sooo fortunate huh?

[@louiienation8497]

Why is corvette doing so terrible this season ?

[@GeeShocker]

And the penalty for Ferrari's unsafe release somehow disappeared. 👎

[@nikomoin7604]

Toyota’s bad luck must be studied

[@ericrobinson9340]

Can anyone comment on why some of the hypercar teams chose to run LMDH (rear wheel drive) when they could run LMH (all wheel drive)? Why would you invest so much in a platform that doesn’t have the best chance of winning? Or is that where BOP comes in?

[@lucaspiredda7677]

LMDhs are way cheaper to develop than a full on LMH prototype given the amount of 'off the shelf' spec parts that are purchased by the manufacturer at a fixed price, such as the battery, electric motor, transmission and the monocoque. Of course, you need a close relationship with your chassis manufacturer in order for the car to be developed as a whole. Also, because of the amount of spec parts, in order to be competitive, you need to invest a lot of resources in developing the software for the fly-by-wire braking and the regen. Even then, it's way cheaper than the total development cost of a LMH prototype. With the help of BoP, there's no need to spend more.

[@ericrobinson9340]

@@lucaspiredda7677 thank you! That makes so much more sense now.

[@TexasRiverRat31254]

You're falling behind my friend. they had a race in Watkins Glen yesterday and there have been reviews already on other channels.

[@FormulaJonah]

I am sorry to hear that, but I’m not falling behind. Le Mans takes a while to do, the same situation happened last year and I planned for this review to take a while beforehand. I’ve actually been working on this video since Monday of last week! Already working on a Watkins Glen review too.

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

Let's see you do a comprehensive and detailed 24h race review, David.

[@julianwilson9365]

but LMDH cars also have 4wd, the diference is that the hybrid sistem is not a stock one. peugot also have LMH and they were really bad or lamborgini

[@xander5133]

BOP is clearly intended to prevent Toyota from winning.

[@camp9092]

Ferrari af course #50 won by 2% and controversy because of that pit

[@merc7paul]

Toyota 😢😢😢

[@user-iz3se4pt2j]

I lover loser Cadillac 😀

[@pear7777]

Renault, good engines...

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

The Alpine engines are not from Renault.

[@budthecyborg4575]

Toyota would have won if Ferrari didn't kamikaze #51 into the #8.

[@M4rk_is_Q]

no, it was the 7 car chasing the 50 car for the win, the spinning of the 8 didnt have an impact on who won the race. it definitly was an accident, that shouldnt happen, but it wasnt changing anything for the lead of the race

[@geoffsandvoss3127]

That incident wasn't black & white either. The battle for position had been a few corners long with swapping positions, Hartley gave basically one cars width of space on a damp track with a slick apex. It was Pier Guidi's incident, but Hartley also could have driven differently there

[@2dank361]

Ferrari would've won by 1+ minute gap if not for penalties by your own logic

[@italianstallion399]

"Kamikaze". As in racing wheel to wheel on a newly wet track and barely went deep in the break zone.

[@HunchoCOL]

Agree but I think #7 could still win if #50 was penalized for the unsafe release + 15 off-tracks in the last stint FIArarri robbed this race Change my mind

[@user-swvn3ti2d]

André Lotterer, Michael Christensen and Frédéric Makowiecki are to bad

[@shawness93]

ACO needs to stop kissing Ferrari ass just to keep them in the series. BOP has been a disaster.

[@user-swvn3ti2d]

Better than Porsche

[@dylanburston7453]

The Ferrari had the worst BOP. second heaviest, 20-30hp down over 250kmh and had the smallest energy allowance. Toyota also had bad BOP.

[@M4rk_is_Q]

they had the worst bop out of all the cars on the field

[@a_watchmakers_journey]

No matter who wins... It's always BoP😂

[@shawness93]

@dylanburston7453 lol. You must not calculate math well. 1.7% of 670 is not 20-30 hp 😂... More like 11.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

If BoP wasn't enough to make current Le Mans results suspect, the push from the #51 Ferrari to the #8 Toyota which pretty much decided the race made it definitely unsavory.

[@skynet2032]

If BOP is sus, that would mean the Porsche or Toyota winning everything because they have more lobbying power. But fanboys dont care about logic

[@HFR_HardFastRider_Racing]

Two Lamborghini sc63 they did a great job to finish the race and the Lamborghini team did great job to the 24 hours of Le Mans💚🖤💚🤍