2026 Classic (Legends)

[CoolC]

Tickets go on sale today (27th) at 2pm.

Quite an uptick in costs from '25, but still great value all in.

https://www.lemansclassic.com/en/

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[CoolC]

Of course. It was 2pm French time, so 1pm UK time.

Tickets bought

[vincegail]

2 of everything:
General Entrance, ACO Grandstand 17 and Epinettes campsite.

[Vette_1978]

Worth registering as a collector on Peter Auto and order tickets through them, cheaper than ACO. They didn't sell Arnage/Mulsanne parking so ordered that with ACO, rest with Peter Auto.

[Mark B]

Tickets, parking and paddock entry booked, looking forward to seeing these cars race again!

[//j17]

With the "Legends of Le Mans Series" down to the 2026 Classic going to be good to see those old LMP1 cars...doing faster laps in July than the 'golden age' Hypercars will have managed in June.

[havoc]

Vette_1978 said:

Worth registering as a collector on Peter Auto and order tickets through them, cheaper than ACO. They didn't sell Arnage/Mulsanne parking so ordered that with ACO, rest with Peter Auto.

That was remarkably painless. (So far - now need to register for event and get ticket(s))


Any recommendations on which grandstand / tribune to select - looks like only the following are left:-
1 - Tertre Rouge
8 - Panorama
9 - Goodyear
12 - Benoist
22 - Wollek
52 - Stands

...or not bother and just get paddocks?


PS - is it worth being around on the Thursday, or just drive down on that day?

Edited by havoc on Friday 16th January 15:32

[LM240]

havoc said:

Vette_1978 said:

Worth registering as a collector on Peter Auto and order tickets through them, cheaper than ACO. They didn't sell Arnage/Mulsanne parking so ordered that with ACO, rest with Peter Auto.

That was remarkably painless. (So far - now need to register for event and get ticket(s))


Any recommendations on which grandstand / tribune to select - looks like only the following are left:-
1 - Tertre Rouge
8 - Panorama
9 - Goodyear
12 - Benoist
22 - Wollek
52 - Stands

...or not bother and just get paddocks?


PS - is it worth being around on the Thursday, or just drive down on that day?

Edited by havoc on Friday 16th January 15:32

I’d put paddock tickets as essential. When I went there was little crowd control and you could get up close to amazing cars. They’d the cone past you on the way to and from their class races. Everyone sorted themselves out and it worked nicely. Hopefully it stays that way.

I picked out only certain classes I really wanted to see on track. Viewing track action only formed a small part of my classic visit, the rest was mainly looking at the paddock and club parking areas.

However, of your list I’d go with Goodyear. The older cars are nice watching through the chicane with a bit of movement from them.

[patmahe]

Looking seriously at attending this this year with my wife in tow. Le Mans virgins both of us so would appreciate recommendations from others who have been before. For reference we have done the Goodwood Revival and FOS a few times and get grandstand seats for comfort and the view, is it worth doing the same here or is the money better spent elsewhere, also what accomodation options do people recommend? We're not big drinkers so should we stay away from campsites? If so where?

Thinking of doing Saturday only as I don't want to bore the missus silly, or should I just take the plunge and book the two days?

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:52

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:54

[Monsterwunsch]

patmahe said:

Looking seriously at attending this this year with my wife in tow. Le Mans virgins both of us so would appreciate recommendations from others who have been before. For reference we have done the Goodwood Revival and FOS a few times and get grandstand seats for comfort and the view, is it worth doing the same here or is the money better spent elsewhere, also what accomodation options do people recommend? We're not big drinkers so should we stay away from campsites? If so where?

Thinking of doing Saturday only as I don't want to bore the missus silly, or should I just take the plunge and book the two days?

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:52

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:54

Look at the private campsites. I've been to 1st Tickets, who do a 'Pistonheads' private campsite that has great facilities. Toilets, hot showers, and a big marquee serving breakfast and dinner. I would highly recommend it for first timers. There are a few operators offering similar packages. These are often Thursday to Sunday, or Friday to Monday.

The general camping areas are a bit more wild west. Not dangerous, but just lacking facilities and I think a bit noisier depending where you're at.

I really would recommend allowing yourselves more than 1 day. It'll take you a day to do the paddocks, village and everything at the circuit. But venturing down to Mulsanne and Arnage viewing areas is an absolute must. As the sun comes down it truly is one of the very best motorsport experiences anywhere on earth.

You could consider a grandstand for one of the days. Camping chairs for Arnage/Mulsanne.

[patmahe]

Monsterwunsch said:

patmahe said:

Looking seriously at attending this this year with my wife in tow. Le Mans virgins both of us so would appreciate recommendations from others who have been before. For reference we have done the Goodwood Revival and FOS a few times and get grandstand seats for comfort and the view, is it worth doing the same here or is the money better spent elsewhere, also what accomodation options do people recommend? We're not big drinkers so should we stay away from campsites? If so where?

Thinking of doing Saturday only as I don't want to bore the missus silly, or should I just take the plunge and book the two days?

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:52

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:54

Look at the private campsites. I've been to 1st Tickets, who do a 'Pistonheads' private campsite that has great facilities. Toilets, hot showers, and a big marquee serving breakfast and dinner. I would highly recommend it for first timers. There are a few operators offering similar packages. These are often Thursday to Sunday, or Friday to Monday.

The general camping areas are a bit more wild west. Not dangerous, but just lacking facilities and I think a bit noisier depending where you're at.

I really would recommend allowing yourselves more than 1 day. It'll take you a day to do the paddocks, village and everything at the circuit. But venturing down to Mulsanne and Arnage viewing areas is an absolute must. As the sun comes down it truly is one of the very best motorsport experiences anywhere on earth.

You could consider a grandstand for one of the days. Camping chairs for Arnage/Mulsanne.

Thanks, very much appreciate the reply, hard to plan these things when you've never been

[Monsterwunsch]

patmahe said:

Monsterwunsch said:

patmahe said:

Looking seriously at attending this this year with my wife in tow. Le Mans virgins both of us so would appreciate recommendations from others who have been before. For reference we have done the Goodwood Revival and FOS a few times and get grandstand seats for comfort and the view, is it worth doing the same here or is the money better spent elsewhere, also what accomodation options do people recommend? We're not big drinkers so should we stay away from campsites? If so where?

Thinking of doing Saturday only as I don't want to bore the missus silly, or should I just take the plunge and book the two days?

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:52

Edited by patmahe on Thursday 22 January 23:54

Look at the private campsites. I've been to 1st Tickets, who do a 'Pistonheads' private campsite that has great facilities. Toilets, hot showers, and a big marquee serving breakfast and dinner. I would highly recommend it for first timers. There are a few operators offering similar packages. These are often Thursday to Sunday, or Friday to Monday.

The general camping areas are a bit more wild west. Not dangerous, but just lacking facilities and I think a bit noisier depending where you're at.

I really would recommend allowing yourselves more than 1 day. It'll take you a day to do the paddocks, village and everything at the circuit. But venturing down to Mulsanne and Arnage viewing areas is an absolute must. As the sun comes down it truly is one of the very best motorsport experiences anywhere on earth.

You could consider a grandstand for one of the days. Camping chairs for Arnage/Mulsanne.

Thanks, very much appreciate the reply, hard to plan these things when you've never been

No problem - happy to help. I think this will be my 7th Le Mans Classic so I have learned a few things along the way.

If you've not been to Le Mans before, I recommend the museum at the circuit. It is very good and gives a lot of the history, plus cool cars to look at.

Trip in to Arnage a must-see as well. It does get rowdy at night though.

We stayed 2 years at Le Pont Romain campsite which is about 20 mins from the circuit. They have chalets and canada tents so a little more relaxed. You can either do general parking at the circuit, which is free, or pay for a parking pass to the array of car parks closer to the circuit itself - Bleu Nord is always a good bet.

You will then want a separate parking pass to Mulsanne-Arnage. You can normally buy these on the gate at the car parks, but I have seen times where you can't, so I would recommend buying in advance.

You can buy tickets through the aforementioned British tour operator companies, or direct from Le Mans Classic themselves if you can decipher the website.

[Porkieboy]

patmahe said:

Thanks, very much appreciate the reply, hard to plan these things when you've never been

Lycian Events also have a private site trackside also with minibuses to ferry around clients www.lycianevents.com

[Mags]

patmahe said:

Thanks, very much appreciate the reply, hard to plan these things when you've never been

The mrs and I are on our 3rd classic this year, we drive down on Thurs, stay to Monday and then go elswhere in france for a few days seeing as we've already paid for the ferry etc, have a bit of a holiday out of it. The previous 2 times we stayed with 1st Tickets but that campsite (Bleu nord) has gone so they have moved further away infield, it looked a bit of a long walk to the paddock/tribunes so we are going with team langoustine this year (inside tetre rouge) for a change but the facilities look the same. Having a secure area with dedicated toilets and showers is a nice to have. Being fed at night is also welcomed as the variety at the circuit hasn't been great.
My wife finds the whole private campsite/buffet food service a bit blokey (it's probably ~90% men) but we are talking 1st world problems, if you don't want a fry up for brekky then it's tough.
I don't think a day is enough and you need to be there at dark to see the night racing, it's a great sight. I like to have a grandstand so you can just sit and watch with a good view for some time, I don't remember exactly how it works but on some evenings the tribunes are open for any tribune ticket holder, not just the one you have booked so we've tried a few out at different corners for different views.
We take the long ferry from portsmouth to caen as it's a shorter drive to lemans and I'm driving a wheezy 50 year old vw camper so we take our time and stay off the motorway.
Can't wait to go this year, last time I went was '23 so will be interesting to see if it's changed. I feel it's trying to be like goodwood revival but thankfully it's not as crowded and not as elitist. It's certainly more french (duh) and stewarding was less strict than goodwood which makes it feel less like you are being herded around, it also means you are more likely to get mown down by a scooter!

Edited by Mags on Tuesday 3rd February 13:32

[havoc]

Quick check with you good people - going through ticketing and there's an (expensive) option for the grid walk on the Saturday.

Is this worthwhile for the Classic? At a top-line event (LM series, F1 etc.) it feels like it probably is, but is it for the LMC or is it a bit of a gimmick?

Thanks again,
M.


PS - any recommendations for insurance cover for the parade laps? I don't think my current insurer cover overseas trackdays at all (which this would be counted as).

[Monsterwunsch]

havoc said:

Quick check with you good people - going through ticketing and there's an (expensive) option for the grid walk on the Saturday.

Is this worthwhile for the Classic? At a top-line event (LM series, F1 etc.) it feels like it probably is, but is it for the LMC or is it a bit of a gimmick?

Thanks again,
M.


PS - any recommendations for insurance cover for the parade laps? I don't think my current insurer cover overseas trackdays at all (which this would be counted as).

Not sure I'd bother with the grid walk unless you're really keen.

I did the parade lap twice, but stopped when they cranked the cost up 50%.

I don't know what you're driving but I am not sure you'd need insurance for it. It's a long way from a track day, and providing you aren't a total moron and drive at a sensible speed in a train of cars, it would take a freak accident to really cause a mishap. Accidents happen but they also happen on the roads around the circuit and are invariably caused by people being idiots.