The FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed the date for the 2017 race at a press conference held by race organiser
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Following the 2016 race, when the lead car failed to complete the final lap and was eventually not classified in the final results, the standards for car classification were changed by the ACO. Instead of the mandatory … See more

Teams which won their class in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans or won championships in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) and GT3 Le Mans Cup (GT3 LMC) earned automatic invitations. … See more

The ACO and the FIA altered the balance of performance (BoP) in the two LMGTE categories in an attempt to eliminate sandbagging. To reduce performance, the Ford GT received a 20 kg (44 lb) minimum weight incr… See more

On 4 June, the circuit held two mandatory four-hour sessions as part of a pre-Le Mans testing day. The morning session, held on a dirty track with lap times improving throughout, was led by pre-race favourite Toyota; Na… See more

Practice was held on 14 June, with all 60 cars on the circuit for four hours in hot and sunny weather. Toyota led from the start once again, with Nicolas Lapierre setting the early pace and leading for most of the session unt… See more