Well -stoned tents, ponchos in the bag, and sweaters at hand. The 200,000 spectators expected this weekend on the Bugatti circuit will have to compose with a typically Sarthoise weather. From Friday October 3 to Sunday 5 October 2025, Le Mans hosts the third and last edition of the GP Explorer, an event that has become essential for speed, streaming and XXL sensations fans. Between showers, gusts and clear sky, the weather will not make life easier for festival -goers and campers, but should not spoil the show either.
Created by the Youtubeur Squeezie, GP Explorer mixes automotive competition between content creators, festival atmosphere, concerts and immersive experience for a young audience, overwhelming, and always more numerous. And as with each edition, the weather invites itself to the heart of the discussions. Should we fear the rain? Will he be cold in the tent? Here’s what you need to know before you take the road to Le Mans.
Friday: fine rain and first chills from the opening
The first evening, scheduled for Friday October 3 from 5 p.m., will mark the weekend kick-off with concerts and presentation of the pilots. As soon as the doors opened, Météo France announces Low persistent rainsaccompanied by Wind gusts reaching 40 to 50 km/h overnight. The humidity could quickly invite itself into the shoes and under the tents if one is not prepared.
The temperature should be around 17 to 18 ° C in the eveningwhich remains comfortable to dance in front of the scenes or attend the animations, especially with the crowd to warm up. But the wind will accentuate the feeling of freshness: it is better to provide a waterproof windbreaker jacket rather than a simple sweatshirt.
Saturday: rainy morning, released afternoon … but ventée
Saturday promises to be contrasting. Showers are scheduled in the morningwhich could complicate the movements between the stands, the parking lots and the stands. On the other hand, The sky should be released in the afternoonjust in time for the highlights of the day: the Sprint race and the famous 15 -laps test on the legendary line of the Bugatti circuit.
Be careful however: the wind is strengthened and should Culminate at 65 km/ha significant detail for campers or those who have a picnic on site. He will do 13 to 14 ° C upon waking upThen Up to 18 ° C in the afternoon. Once dark, the temperature will go down to 12 ° Cwith humidity that could accentuate the freshness felt under the stars.
Sunday: the weather calms down, but not the emotions
To close the weekend, the conditions improve. Less wind, little raina clearer weather for the last laps, the signing sessions and the aeuroirs to this extraordinary adventure. The thermometer will oscillate between 13 ° C in the early morning And 18 ° C in the afternoonwith a rather clear sky according to current forecasts.
It is therefore a sawtooth weather that spectators and influencers will face. Far from the heat wave, but without the comfort of an Indian summer, this GP Explorer 3 promises to be faithful to the reputation of Le Mans: unpredictable, humid, but intensely alive. And if the rain sometimes invites itself, it will only strengthen the memories of a timeless weekend.