The website will not open until February.
Only after February can you apply for the Le Mans 24h
You will also have to send a copy of your credentials to the ACO to be allowed access to the website. Existing members have also got to renew every year.
My access will run out at the end of this year - this is the message I get at the moment
Oups ! Pré-inscription impossible
Ouverture des pré-inscriptions prochainement.
Il n'y a pas d'épreuves ouvertes Ã* la pré-inscription en ce moment.
until then here is a list of things I've said about Le Mans over the last 15 years...
http://tentenths.com/forum/search.php?searchid=1378405