F1赛程避开勒芒冲突，诺里斯或维斯塔潘能否出战2027年勒芒？
2027年F1赛历公布，24站赛程为6月12日至13日的勒芒24小时耐力赛留出空档，前后两站为摩纳哥和葡萄牙，无直接冲突。但勒芒测试日与摩纳哥大奖赛同周末，F1车手若想参赛仍需克服多项障碍。
F1与勒芒不再冲突，但兰多·诺里斯或马克斯·维斯塔潘能否出战2027年勒芒？
与今年不同，2027年F1与勒芒之间没有冲突。但如果大奖赛车手坚持要参加这项最重大的跑车赛事，他们将面临额外的障碍。
周三公布的2027年F1赛历似乎为大奖赛车手明年挑战勒芒24小时耐力赛敞开了大门。24站赛程为定于6月12日至13日周末举行的第95届法国耐力经典赛留出了舒适的一周空档。此外，勒芒前后两场F1比赛分别是摩纳哥和葡萄牙，使得三场比赛之间的行程相对便捷。
然而，尽管避免了冲突，马克斯·维斯塔潘或兰多·诺里斯明年首次亮相勒芒的道路仍未完全畅通。他们仍需克服若干障碍，才能成为自费尔南多·阿隆索以来首位参加勒芒的现役大奖赛车手。
虽然勒芒本身与F1不冲突，但这并不意味着与赛历其他部分没有重叠。关键在于，6月6日的勒芒测试日与F1摩纳哥大奖赛在同一周末。
根据运动规则，新秀必须参加勒芒测试日，必须在萨尔特赛道完成10圈——包括5个计时圈——才能获得参赛资格。
测试日如今与F1最重大的比赛在同一周末，这带来了若干问题。与今年为迁就维斯塔潘而更改第二轮日期的NLS不同，西方汽车俱乐部和国际汽联不太可能为迎合某位F1车手而调整世界耐力锦标赛的赛程。任何此类更改还可能产生更广泛的影响，可能给参加多个锦标赛的全职跑车车手带来麻烦。
但任何希望在勒芒参赛的F1车手并不一定必须参加测试日。根据勒芒补充规则，参加其他主要赛车锦标赛的白金级车手可以向ACO体育委员会申请测试日豁免。如果获批，该车手必须在周三练习中完成强制圈数。
ACO体育委员会曾有向参加其他国际锦标赛的车手授予此类豁免的先例。2021年，罗宾·弗林斯因电动方程式赛事义务而获准跳过勒芒测试日，尽管他是新秀；诺兰·西格尔和基芬·辛普森同样因参加印地赛车Road America站而缺席了2024年的测试。
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从后勤角度来看，理论上同时完成测试日和摩纳哥大奖赛也是可能的。这样的计划要求他们在F1排位赛后的周六晚上前往勒芒，清晨上赛道完成10个强制圈，然后从赛道附近的机场起飞，及时降落在尼斯参加下午3点的大奖赛。
虽然这听起来很大胆，但凯尔·拉森在2025年尝试过类似的双线作战，同一天参加印地500和可口可乐600。巧合的是，这位NASCAR杯明星在印地赛车旗舰赛事中为Arrow 迈凯伦效力，并获得了其Hendrick Motorsports车队的许可。
然而，尽管拉森的例子表明迈凯伦 比赛老板扎克·布朗对这种双线出战持开放态度，但他对自己的车手诺里斯和奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里可能不那么灵活。对于拉森，布朗有百利而无一害，因为他本质上是从另一支（NASCAR）车队借来了一名车手。Hendrick在2025年这种情况下也有保障，因为拉森在合同上被要求在出现重大延误时缩短印地500的参赛时间，以便赶到夏洛特参加可口可乐600的发车。Hendrick在2024年因雨延误导致拉森错过夏洛特赛事发车后，让他优先考虑NASCAR。
对于诺里斯（或皮亚斯特里），布朗可能不太愿意损害迈凯伦在摩纳哥大奖赛的机会，尤其是周六上午新增的冲刺赛使本已繁忙的周末更加复杂。
对于维斯塔潘、诺里斯甚至费尔南多·阿隆索来说，要在勒芒参赛，车队必须为他们腾出阵容位置。解决这个问题有两种方式。
一种是通过增加第三辆专注于勒芒的赛车，使车队和制造商不必打乱他们的两辆主车。这是保时捷在2015年派出尼科·霍肯伯格、厄尔·班伯和尼克·坦迪并赢得比赛时采取的方式。
然而，那场比赛发生在LMP1时代中期，当时制造商每年向WEC项目投入数亿美元。现实已经改变，一些Hypercar车队发现额外运行一辆车可能得不偿失。此外，保时捷和凯迪拉克最近在WEC的Hypercar时代都依赖其IMSA跑车锦标赛的车组来提供额外参赛。
对于迈凯伦或福特来说，额外运行一辆车将尤其具有挑战性，这两家都将在明年首次进入Hypercar行列。两家也都推迟了参加IMSA的计划。虽然他们不愿短期内加入北美锦标赛背后还有其他原因，但也凸显了运行双线项目在产能方面的担忧。
迈凯伦与United Autosports合作运营其Hypercar车队，而福特则从零开始组建赛车队来处理其Hypercar项目的运营事务。因此，2027年第三辆福特LMDh赛车极不可能出现。福特也已确定其Hypercar项目的六名车手，两辆车中没有维斯塔潘的位置。福特可以让一名全职车手坐冷板凳，但这极不可能。
迈凯伦也没有任何表态暗示明年将在勒芒派出第三辆车。任何额外赛车还需要国际汽联和ACO的批准，并受制于发车格的空间限制。
然而，明年迈凯伦两辆车中的一辆可能有诺里斯（或皮亚斯特里）的位置。
随着测试项目的推进，迈凯伦在常规六小时比赛中每辆车只使用两名车手、在勒芒以及卡塔尔和巴林更长距离耐力赛中增派车手的可能性越来越大。阿斯顿·马丁和保时捷出于战略原因在Hypercar中也采取了这种做法。
这条途径或许创造了迈凯伦F1车手明年参加勒芒的最清晰可能性。到目前为止，迈凯伦Hypercar车队只宣布了两名车手，米克尔·延森和劳伦斯·万索尔，两人都出现在周一与诺里斯一起的波尔蒂芒测试中。外界普遍猜测亚历克斯·林恩和马尔特·雅各布森将获得剩余两个席位。
迈凯伦很可能只全职聘用这四名车手，诺里斯则加入一场或多场长距离比赛。
至于维斯塔潘，如果Hypercar的大门仍然关闭，他理论上可以随他的GT3车队参加勒芒，该车队目前参加GT世界挑战赛欧洲杯，并得到梅赛德斯的直接支持。
即使上述问题都能解决，车手们仍需要额外的赛道时间来为勒芒发车做准备。
诺里斯在周一加入迈凯伦Hypercar车队时在这方面迈出了重要一步，在波尔蒂芒的阿尔加维赛道完成了38圈。虽然迈凯伦的测试项目会提前数月规划，诺里斯的参与也可能在F1赛历确定之前就已决定，但他们在诺里斯周一驾驶MCL-HY时很可能已经了解完整赛程。
然而，测试无法让F1车手获得WEC运动程序的经验，包括全场黄旗、安全车以及在LMGT3和LMP2车流中行驶。对于新秀车手来说，要在勒芒做好充分准备，赛前参加一场比赛将非常有价值。
就目前而言，卡塔尔1812公里赛季揭幕战和斯帕6小时赛都与F1不冲突。两场比赛都可以作为理想的试验场，卡塔尔举办赛历上第二长的比赛，斯帕则是勒芒的非正式彩排。
但工作量仍是一个考虑因素，车手们必须在本已严苛的F1赛程中增加两场WEC赛事和可能的测试日。
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对于像维斯塔潘这样希望在作为全职车手致力于锦标赛的同时探索F1之外领域的人来说，2027年赛历提供了比勒芒更容易的替代选择。
纽博格林24小时和斯帕24小时都与2027年F1赛历不冲突。维斯塔潘今年已经在传奇的纽博格林北环赛道上完成了首秀，在因不可控的机械问题导致比赛后期心碎之后，他会渴望在2027年重返赛场再次冲击胜利。
维斯塔潘也毫不掩饰他参加斯帕24小时的雄心，他已经在斯帕为自己的车队参赛多年。
“我希望我也能在斯帕参赛，”他在今年6月参加与之冲突的奥地利大奖赛时表示。“我已经跟他们说了明年的安排。如果他们能把比赛安排在F1周末之外就理想了，让我们看看吧。”
因此，尽管2027年亮相勒芒并非完全不可能，但诺里斯和维斯塔潘（以及各自的车队）必须展现出真正的意愿才能实现。2028年首秀可能更为直接，届时迈凯伦和福特都将拥有一年的经验。然而，由于始终存在与F1冲突的可能性，车手们可能不想错过2027年赛历提供的机会。
英文原文
F1 clash avoided but can Lando Norris or Max Verstappen race at Le Mans 2027?
Unlike this year, there are no clashes between F1 and Le Mans in 2027. But grand prix drivers will face additional hurdles should they press ahead with the biggest sportscar race of all
The announcement of the 2027 Formula 1 calendar on Wednesday has seemingly left the door open for a grand prix drivers to tackle the Le Mans 24 Hours next year. The 24-round schedule leaves a comfortable one-week gap for the 95th edition of the French endurance classic, which is slated for the weekend of 12-13 June. Further, the two F1 races on either side of Le Mans are Monaco and Portugal, thus making the trip between the three events relatively straightforward.
However, while a clash has been avoided, the path is still not completely clear for a Max Verstappen or a Lando Norris to make their Le Mans debuts next year. There are still several obstacles which they must overcome to become the first active grand prix driver since Fernando Alonso to race at Le Mans.
While Le Mans itself doesn’t clash with F1, that doesn’t mean there are no overlaps with the rest of the schedule. Crucially, the Le Mans test day on 6 June falls on the same weekend as F1’s Monaco Grand Prix.
As per the sporting regulations, participation in the Le Mans test day is mandatory for rookies, who must complete 10 laps - including five timed laps - around Circuit de la Sarthe in order to be eligible to take part in the race.
With the test day now on the same weekend as F1’s biggest race, that creates several issues. Unlike the NLS, which changed the date for its second round this year to accommodate Verstappen, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the FIA are unlikely to make any such adjustments to the World Endurance Championship’s schedule to suit an individual F1 driver. Any such change could also have wider ramifications, potentially creating headaches for full-time sportscar drivers who race in more than one championship.
But any F1 driver wishing to race at Le Mans doesn't necessarily have to take part in the test day. Under the Le Mans supplementary regulations, a Platinum driver competing in another major motorsport championship can apply to the ACO Sport Committee for an exemption from the Test Day. If granted, the driver in question has to complete the mandatory laps during practice on Wednesday.
There is precedent for the ACO Sports Committee granting such exemptions to drivers who compete in other international championships. In 2021, Robin Frijns was allowed to skip the Le Mans test day due to his Formula E commitments despite being a rookie, while Nolan Siegel and Kyffin Simpson likewise didn’t take part in the 2024 test while racing in IndyCar at Road America.
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In theory, completing both the test day and the Monaco GP is also possible from a logistical standpoint. Such a plan would require them to travel to Le Mans on Saturday night after F1 qualifying, head out on track early in the morning to complete the 10 mandatory laps, before flying from the airport adjacent to the circuit and landing in Nice in time for the grand prix at 3pm.
While this may sound audacious, Kyle Larson attempted a similar double in 2025, racing in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Coincidentally, the NASCAR Cup star drove for Arrow McLaren in IndyCar’s blue-riband event, with permission from his Hendrick Motorsports team.
But while Larson’s example shows that McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown is open to such double outings, he may be less flexible with his own drivers Norris and Oscar Piastri. With Larson, Brown had everything to gain as he was essentially loaning a driver from another (NASCAR) team. Hendrick was also covered in this situation in 2025, as Larson was contractually required to cut short his Indy 500 outing in case of significant delay to reach Charlotte for the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Hendrick made him prioritise NASCAR after rain delays in 2024 caused him to miss the start of the Charlotte event.
With Norris (or Piastri), Brown may not be too willing to compromise McLaren’s Monaco GP chances, especially with the addition of the sprint race on Saturday morning complicating an already busy weekend.
For Verstappen, Norris or even Fernando Alonso to race at Le Mans, teams must make room for them in their line-ups. There are two ways to solve this problem.
One is through the addition of a third, Le Mans-focused entry, allowing teams and manufacturers not to disrupt their two main cars. This is the approach Porsche took when it fielded Nico Hulkenberg, Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy and won the race in 2015.
However, that race took place in the middle of the LMP1 era, when manufacturers were pouring in hundreds of millions into their annual WEC programmes. The reality has since shifted, and some Hypercar teams have found that running an additional car can be more effort than it is worth. Further, both Porsche and Cadillac relied on their IMSA Sportscar Championship crews for additional entries more recently in the WEC's Hypercar era.
Running an additional car would prove to be particularly challenging for McLaren or Ford, which are entering the Hypercar ranks for the first time next year. Both have also pushed back on plans to race in the IMSA for now. While there are other reasons behind their reluctance to join the North America-based championship in the short-term, they also highlight capacity concerns in running dual programmes.
While McLaren is running its Hypercar team in partnership with United Autosports, Ford is building a race team entirely from scratch to handle the operational aspects of its Hypercar effort. As such, a third Ford LMDh entry in 2027 is extremely unlikely. Ford has also firmed up the six drivers for its Hypercar programme, leaving no room for Verstappen in its two cars. Ford could bench one of its full-timers, but that is highly improbable.
McLaren, too, hasn’t said anything to suggest it will enter a third car at Le Mans next year. Any additional cars also require approval from the FIA and the ACO, and are subject to spacing constraints on the grid.
However, there may be space for Norris (or Piastri) in one of McLaren’s two cars next year.
As the testing programme continues, it is becoming increasingly likely that McLaren will run only two drivers per car in the regular six-hour races, with additional drivers being called for Le Mans and the longer endurance events in Qatar and Bahrain. Both Aston Martin and Porsche have followed this approach in the Hypercar for strategic reasons.
This avenue creates perhaps the clearest possibility of a McLaren F1 driver racing at Le Mans next year. So far, McLaren’s Hypercar team has only announced two drivers, Mikkel Jensen and Laurens Vanthoor, both of whom were present alongside Norris in Monday’s Portimao test. Speculation has heavily linked Alex Lynn and Malthe Jakobsen with the remaining two seats.
It is very much possible that McLaren may only hire those four drivers on a full-time basis, with Norris joining for one or more of the longer races.
As for Verstappen, if the Hypercar door remains shut, he could theoretically race at Le Mans with his GT3 team, which currently competes in GT World Challenge Europe and is supported directly by Mercedes.
Even if the above issues can be fixed, drivers would still need additional track time to prepare for a Le Mans start.
Norris made one major step in this area when he joined McLaren’s Hypercar team on Monday, logging 38 laps around the Algarve circuit in Portimao. While McLaren’s testing programme would have been planned months in advance, and Norris’ involvement could likewise have been decided well before the F1 calendar was finalised, it is highly likely they were aware of the full schedule when Norris took the wheel of the MCl-HY on Monday.
However, testing would not give an F1 driver experience of the WEC’s sporting procedures, including full-course yellows, safety cars and running in LMGT3 and LMP2 traffic. For a new driver to arrive at Le Mans fully prepared, a race outing beforehand would be highly valuable.
As things stand, neither the Qatar 1812km season opener nor the Spa 6 Hours clashes with F1. Both races can serve as the ideal proving ground, with Qatar hosting the second-longest race on the calendar and Spa serving as the unofficial dress rehearsal for Le Mans.
But the workload remains a consideration, with drivers having to add two WEC events and a potentially test day to an already-punishing F1 schedule.
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For someone like Verstappen who wants to explore his horizons beyond F1 while staying committed to the championship as a full-time driver, the 2027 calendar offers easier alternatives than Le Mans.
Both the Nurburgring 24 Hours and the Spa 24 Hours do not clash with the 2027 F1 calendar. Verstappen already made his debut at the legendary Nordschleife race this year, and after his late-race heartbreak due to mechanical issues outside his control, he would be eager to return in 2027 to mount another victory bid.
Verstappen has made no secret of his ambition to race at the Spa 24 Hours as well, a race where he has already been fielding his team for several years.
“I wish that I could race in Spa as well,” he said in June this year, while taking part in the clashing Austrian GP. “I told them already for next year. It would be ideal if they could schedule it outside of a Formula 1 weekend, so let’s see.”
So, while a 2027 Le Mans appearance isn’t completely out of the question, Norris and Verstappen (and their respective teams) will have to show real intent to make it happen. A 2028 debut may be more straightforward, with both McLaren and Ford then having a year’s experience under their belt. However, with there always being a possibility of clashes with F1, drivers may not want to miss out on the opportunity afforded by the 2027 calendar.
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