It serves as a support event for the main race, the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The race was first run in 2016, as a one-hour event, forming part of the Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup, in its inaugural season.

[3] The race was the first time that GT3 and LMP3 cars had competed on the full Circuit de la Sarthe.

[4] In 2017, the race was announced to be returning on the Le Mans support calendar, albeit with a number of changes.

The event was expanded to comprise 2x 55 minute long races, with up to 46 cars competing, instead of 42 in the previous year.