New Safety Car procedures with more generous wave-arounds will lead to more cars on the lead lap at the end of the world's greatest endurance race.
Earlier this week, the Automobile Club l'Ouest made some changes to the safety car rules at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. While that may not seem all that exciting, it will significantly alter how the final hours of this year's race looks in comparison to previous years.
These two rules have helped reduce total interruptions for track clean-up, but they significantly alter strategy calls and the specific timing of when class leaders pass split safety cars, in particular, has often led to close battles under 20 seconds being divided by over a minute and a half on track. Over 24 hours, those interruptions and timing decisions pile up, often deciding races in the lower classes in particular.
Teams are expected to understand whether or not they are eligible to get the majority of that lap back. If they make an incorrect call, they will be assessed a substantial penalty effectively equivalent to losing two laps. The three-into-one procedure will not be active for the final hour of the race.
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