This year’s Le Mans 24 Hours television coverage will once again feature expert insight and interviews from Liz Halliday after Eurosport International confirmed the former sports-prototype ace as part of its world feed TV team. The professional dual sportswoman and most successful female driver in American Le Mans Series history returns in the pit reporter capacity she first took up last season. 2015 marks her 11th consecutive visit to Circuit de la Sarthe having raced there on three occasions and then made seven appearances as a commentator, presenter and pit reporter for Eurosport. Now better known as an international equestrian, Liz’s LMP and GT experience will still be crucial to dissecting endurance racing’s toughest test for Eurosport’s legion of continental viewers.
The UK/US-based Californian attends this year’s race after realising a huge personal goal of competing in her first CCI4* event with one of her horses in Lexington, Kentucky in April this year. It also means Liz has achieved her dream of competing at the very highest levels of both sportscar racing and 3-day eventing. Liz’s airtime begins next Wednesday with free practice and qualifying, continues Thursday evening for further qualifying action and culminates with the 83rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours on Saturday and Sunday. Liz Halliday: “Returning to Le Mans is always special, and I’m definitely looking forward to it this time around after enjoying such a fantastic first year with Eurosport International 12 months ago. I love being at the heart of the action in the pits; the atmosphere is always electric and there are plenty of new stories constantly developing. Gleaning information from the drivers and teams and relaying it to our viewers around the world is also a real privilege, so it's great to be back there.
“I am also looking forward to catching up with the brilliant British Eurosport commentary crew that I worked with for many years. It's a real family at Le Mans and I can't wait to get back to the track I love so much next week!”Eurosport’s extensive coverage of the Le Mans 24 Hours begins with Wednesday’s practice session at 16:00 local time. The race itself kicks off at 15:00 on Saturday. Check local TV listings for precise timings.
Don’t forget you can stay up to speed with Liz at Le Mans and contact her in the paddock by following her on Twitter: @lizhalliday. There’s also more information available on www.lizhalliday.com.
2015 Le Mans 24 Hours Schedule
Wednesday 10 June 16:00 – 20:00: Free Practice 22:00 – 00:00: Qualifying 1Thursday 11 June 19:00 – 21:00: Qualifying 2 22:00 – 00:00: Qualifying 3Saturday 13 June 09:00 – 09:45: Warm-up 15:00: 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours startSunday 14 June 15:00: 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours finishAll times local
