Saturday, June 13. At 1:30 p.m., the gates to the «Grid Walk» open. Sixty cars stand lined up like pearls on a string in their starting order.
The ticket for this close-up view costs 600 euros (650 dollars), and some guests fly in just for this one hour to the Le Mans airfield, located right next to the racetrack, look at the cars, and fly out again. Most, however, stay.
A Former Prime Minister on the Grid
The sun beats down on well over a thousand people pressing against the gates, waiting to see the cars up close.
An elegant older gentleman in light trousers, a dark blazer, and a tie strolls along the grid: François Fillon, once prime minister of France, born in Le Mans.
