Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans — Attraction in Le Mans

Very disappointing. First some signs about famos people (like Alonso or Ford) with a few stuff (rating suits), afterwards a room filled with modell cars of all the races (I think in the sequence they finished, only top 3 with some information and some special cars, but no explanation why they a re special). In the middle was a plan of the racing track. Unfortunately the signs here only in French. The others were English too. Afterwards an incomprehensible number of racing cars. Each with a sign about it. They are sorted by the years. Every decade has some text telling you about it and a TV with pictures.

Unfortunately they had no audio guide or other interesting way of giving you information. Apart from infinite sign at the cars no information. I would have expected things like what are the requirements for the cars? How did they change? What was new about certain cars? They didn't even mention the huge accident in 1955 with over 80 dead people. Nothing about the environment.

It was just looking about many many many cars. The history was fragmented to all of the signs. You would have had to read all of the signs to learn at least a little bit. But at the same time they did not explain. Like due to oil crisis the cars were not allowed to use to much petrol. I would have expected things like what did it mean for the manufacturer or driver? What were the problems? How were they overcome? How much do the cars consume? Then VS now. Or like Audi first had a diesel car. Why was it the first? What are the problems? The information material they handed us was about a different exhibition (I think they changed the exhibition but not the flyer) which looked much more interesting (had history about the car in generell and a temporary exhibiton) and spoke of audio guides. We also bought a ticket to look at the racing track. But we were not allowed to cross any bridges so the length of the track we could see was very limited and less then in the flyer.

All together I was completed bored, but my partner who loves cares, did not enjoy it too. It was absolutely boring. When I go to a museum of a race I would expect to get more than looking at cars and reading signs to every car with some arbitrarily chosen history or details about it. I would expect to learn something andto have some more interesting ways of learning (audio guide etc). And guided tours are only once a week in French only. At least a sign about the great accident would have been...

Great place to visit for any driver!

🔹 First impressions: The museum is currently undergoing construction, which affects the entrance. The parking lot is set a bit further away, so you have to walk around 150-200 meters to enter, which is slightly inconvenient but manageable.

🔹 Ticket price: €13 per person, which is quite reasonable for what you get.

🔹 Accessibility: There is a ramp for wheelchairs, but unfortunately, there weren’t many places to sit inside.

🔹 Exhibition quality: • The museum features a great mix of antique and modern race cars. • At the time of our visit, there was a special antique car exhibition, showcasing historical race cars that participated in Le Mans over the years. • A miniature model car exhibit displayed scale models of race cars that have competed in Le Mans throughout its history. • There was also a section dedicated to modern race cars, showing how technology has evolved. • A special exhibition of motorcycles was also present, ranging from antique to modern racing motorcycles. This was a great addition for two-wheel enthusiasts. • Up until March 4th, the museum also had a few antique race cars on special display, including one iconic car that you can also see in historic race footage. • Technicians were actively working on some cars, keeping them well-maintained, which was great to see.

🔹 Navigation: The museum is well-organized and easy to explore, with a clear layout that doesn’t feel like a maze.

📌 Overall experience: Definitely worth the €13 ticket price. Seeing so many historically significant, well-maintained race cars, both old and modern, along with a motorcycle exhibition, was impressive. The only downside was the complicated entrance navigation due to the construction.

Final rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) – A must-visit for motorsport and motorcycle...

Warning: there are more model cars than cars! But once we got over that, there are still enough cars, and the model cars were a bonus! I was there with my 7yr old son. We like cars, not so much the heritage side, just cars. The visit starts off with some characters from Le Mans racing royalty, with tiny models of their cars, then we round a corner and are confronted with racks and racks of maybe 1:43 scale model Le Mans cars. It is quite a sight. I guess about 40 cars per year for every year the race has run since 1925 I think, something like anyway. And I'm thinking that I don't really want to look at all those... But if course my son thought it was the best! And we spent probably an hour comparing the designs through the years, the average speed increases, and the wacky racers! It was great. After that there are some bikes, from steam powered to 200hp monsters. And then finally we get to actual real cars. Again, in chronological order and with some information panels. Really interesting, from old to new. Suggestion; have some bonnets and doors open so we can see more than just what we see attending the race (as I did just over a month ago). It was good, just could have been better. Suggestion; please get with the times and have some EV chargers installed at the site, sure the museum is about Le Mans cars, but don't forget that we, the visitors, often have to drive less exquisite vehicles! And finally, the shop is disgustingly expensive, after teasing my son with thousands of little cars, you've got nothing for kids who might actually want to play with model cars, just for old farts that want to spend 65€ on a model to keep in it's...