CARREFOUR (North of Tetre Rouge) 309 Avenue Georges Durand, F-72019 Le Mans

TRAM STOP - Glonnierres - Centre Sud     CLICK FOR TRAM MAP

Monday - Friday: 8:30 am – 9:30 pm, Saturday: 8:30 am – 9:00 pm    SHUT SUNDAY

Large Carrefour in the middle of a large shopping mall with restaurants and shops including several that SELL SIM CARDS for mobile phones.

A visit to CARREFOUR is all part of the  Le Mans week experience  - it is THE PLACE TO STOCK UP FOR THE RACE.  It also has good WCs - (Carrefour entrance, turn right and on the right at the end near another entrance door) and several cafes for B’fast or snack lunches, some of which have WCs. There is a Cafeteria restaurant on the very far left of the complex when facing the Carrefour entrance about 50m from that entrance or go through the shopping centre and just keep going left until you get to the end, and it is on your right before the entrance to the underground car park.

FUEL usually very good price AND IS OPEN SUNDAY BUT ONLY using a credit card.

ICE - usually in big solid blocks or ice cubes in the frozen cabinet facing the fresh fruit section. Also if you are lucky you can blag some ice in ordinary plastic bags off the fish stall (main left /right drag, ¾ of the way going left facing the fresh vegs).

BEER - normally some beer promos as you enter the store on your left - they give you a discount voucher as you come in .  Take one because there are no vouchers in the main beer section on the back left wall.

WINE - Big selection with some very good offers - on aisle one in from the far left wall.

WATER - far left wall near check out end.

SOFT DRINKS - near the water.

GAZ - Almost straight ahead (30m from entrance) over the left/right aisle as you come in. At the front end of an aisle going at right angles to main left/right drag.

CAMPING KIT - Near  GAZ

CHARCOAL - in front of the GAZ normally facing the left/right main drag.

NEW ish from 2022

AUCHAN

Auchan Le Mans. - ZAC du Moulin aux Moines 72650 LA CHAPELLE ST AUBIN

IN THE NEW ish SHOPPING PLAZA ON THE LEFT JUST AFTER THE FIRST CHICANE ON THE MULSANNE

COULD BE A PROBLEM AS THE WHOLE CIRCUIT IS SHUT TO TRAFFIC FROM WED 0300hrs

HOWEVER, THERE DOES SEEM TO BE SOME SPECIAL ENTRY ARRANGEMENTS but I can't find details

 Hours:  Monday8:30am–8:30pm  Tuesday8:30am–8:30pm. Wednesday8:30am–8:30pm

Thursday8:30am–8:30pm   Friday8:30am–8:30pm.  Saturday8:30am–8:30pm    Sunday9am–12:30pm

Last year (2023) the Ice was in freezer cabinets left hand end of store and Beer was one back from rear wall straight in front of entrance BUT this was there first year so it might have changed.

SUPER U at ARNAGE (South West of circuit) Centre Commercial Rive Sud, Boulevard Pierre Lefaucheux, F-72230 Arnage

No public transport from the circuit.   

HOURS: Monday -Thursday & Saturday 9:00 am–7:30 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm     SHUT SUNDAY  

Meat section is excellent .  Fish is very good.  The whole overall food offer is, in my opinion, better than Carrefour's.               

Large supermarket with a café, which is good for a coffee /beer and a snack. They have a BBQ outside on Friday of the race.

WCs - with back to the supermarket checkouts opposite side, slightly right on way to café on left wall.

FUEL usually very good price AND IS OPEN SUNDAY BUT ONLY using a credit card.

Not as big as Carrefour but has everything you need.

ICE - usually in big solid blocks in the frozen cabinet at the far left (from the entrance) of the store. Can also if you are lucky blag some ice in ordinary plastic bags off the fish stall (back wall, far left of store).

BEER - normally some beer promos as you enter the store 10 m in - they give you a discount voucher as you come in. So take one because there are no vouchers in the main beer section a couple of aisles further in on the right.

BREAD - Far Left as you come in on wall which is continuation of the check outs.  ALSO good Bread and cakes next to Restaurant on right out of check outs.

WINE- Reasonable selection with some good offers - on back wall of store, far right. 

WATER - near the wine.

SOFT DRINKS - near the water.

GAZ - Soon as you enter shop look right and it is near/amongst the DUY stuff.

CHARCOAL- Normally on your right as you come in.

CARREFOUR MARKET    Avenue De Bonen Cc Les Rocheres, 72230 Mulsanne 

Small supermarket with all the essentials   

Bottom of Mulsanne straight - turn left at Mulsanne corner (Obviously not when the TRACK IS CLOSED!! )  in the Direction of Allee de la Rochere   

OPEN SUNDAY 9am - 1230pm

FUEL usually very good price AND IS OPEN SUNDAY BUT ONLY using a credit card.

DECATHLON  for CAMPING KIT

Zac Des Hunaudières, 72230 Ruaudin

JUST ABOUT WALKABLE - NEAR 1st CHICANE - 

DIFFICULT TO ACCESS WHEN CIRCUIT IS IN USE

 Walk from the circuit. 

Monday - Saturday of race week 9:00 am–8:00 pm   

SHUT RACE DAY SUNDAY 

Very good selection of camping and sporting kit - well worth a visit.

B & M for CAMPING KIT

Bd des Hunaudières, 72230 Ruaudin

NEXT DOOR TO AUCHAN SUPERMARKET

Monday - Friday: 9:30 am –7pm, Saturday: 9:30 am – 9:30 pm    SUNDAY: 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm 

FROM PISTON HEADS  - leyorkie

B&M, the well known discount store, could be some use for last minute camping stuff chairs, tables etc. probably at prices that mean that it is not worth taking it home!