24 Hours of Le Mans 2023. Do the drivers have the right to be absent at the weigh-in?

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First meeting of the great week of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the weighing began this Friday, June 2, 2023 place de la République. If the cars are inspected to the nearest millimeter, this is also the case for the drivers who must submit to precise administrative and material checks.

Absent during the 2022 edition of the weighing, the Sarthois Sébastien Bourdais had himself represented by a cardboard figure during the weighing day.

Absent during the 2022 edition of the weighing, the Sarthois Sébastien Bourdais had himself represented by a cardboard figure during the weighing day. | MAINE LIBRE ARCHIVES – DENIS LAMBERT

  • Absent lors de l’édition 2022 du pesage, le Sarthois Sébastien Bourdais s’était fait représenter par une figure en carton lors de la journée de pesage.
    Absent lors de l’édition 2022 du pesage, le Sarthois Sébastien Bourdais s’était fait représenter par une figure en carton lors de la journée de pesage. | ARCHIVES LE MAINE LIBRE – DENIS LAMBERT

In June 2022, the regulars of the weighing had raised a questioning eyebrow in front of the absences, numerous, of the pilots nevertheless obliged to comply with the administrative and material checks before the race in the city center of Le Mans. Of the 186 starters, 45 are missing from the entry list, an unusually high number. But that could be repeated this year.

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