8.14pm
Toyota attacks Porsche
Toyota attacks on two fronts against the German cars: Lopez’s #7 is looking for a space to overtake the Jota #12, while the other Toyota #8 of Hartley is hot on the heels of the Penske #4
7.59pm
The Doctor is there
Valentine Rossi back in action!
7.46pm
The delivery after 4 hours
After almost 4 hours it’s at the start Robert Shwartzman’s Ferrari #83 leading Le Mans. Two incidents worth mentioning so far: the first retirement with Thomas Flohr of the Ferrari 296 GT3 #54 of Vista AF Corse, after hitting the wall at the first chicane, and the accident of Robin Frijns, against the barriers at the last corner with the BMW #20
7.42pm
High-performance slicks
The #12 Porsche started the race by completing three and a half stints with the same set of mediums, even during the brief rain in the second hour
7.12pm
Penalty discounted for Ferrari #50
Fuoco served a ten second time penalty in the pit lane with the #50 for an unsafe release two hours earlier. He therefore returns to the race, currently in third position, twenty-six seconds behind the leader Shwaerzman, also on a 499P but in the yellow AF Corse version.
7:00 pm
After 3 hours Ferrari continues in the lead
Shwartzman with the yellow AF Corse is first overall after three hours of racing. Then it’s Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari and Ferrari
6.42pm
Flohr’s Ferrari out
First official retirement of the 24 Hours, with Flohr’s Red 296 LmGT3 finishing here after the crash at the Dunlop Bridge. Therefore his teammates, the Italians Castellacci and Rigon, for the Vista AF Corse team are also out of the race.
6.28pm
Not a good time for BMW Hypercars
Frijns’ BMW, the one in the art car livery, also hits hard in a race that sees the cars of the Monaco manufacturer almost at the bottom of the standings for now. The race is still under yellow.
6.07pm
After two hours, Red-Yellow monologue
Nielsen and Kubica always in front, first and second, for a Le Mans dominated by Ferrari in the first two hours, while the rain has stopped but the track remains treacherous
6.01pm
Lambo in top five
Also worth highlighting is the growing race of the Lambos debuting at Le Mans in Hypercar with the surprising rookie Caldarelli finishing fifth, followed by the sister car driven by Mortara, sixth.
5.54pm
Ferrari puts on a show
Show in the lead by Kubica who holds on to the lead, fighting with Nielsen’s Red on a wet track, holding the lead with a very daring manoeuvre, in full defense at the Indianapolis curve.
5.49pm
In the pit stop waltz there is glory for Kubica
And Kubica’s yellow Ferrari also takes the lead, taking advantage of the whirlwind of pit stops on a wet track, ahead of Nielsen’s other Ferrari.
5.46pm
It rains and Lotterer appears
In the pouring rain, Lotterer’s official Porsche takes the lead, ahead of the Ferraris of Kubica and Nielsen.
5.40pm
Three Ferraris in front!
First moment in which all 499Ps are in front, with Giovinazzi ahead of Nielsen and Kubica!
5.33pm
Watch out for the rain coming!
While Ferrari returned to the lead of the 24 Hours with Giovinazzi’s #51, watch out for the arrival of rain which is announced by the weather forecast within a few minutes.
5.11pm
In Lmp2 Proton at the top
As for the Oreca-Gibson Lmp2 category, competing in the world championship only at Le Mans, Viscaal is in the lead with the car fielded by the Proton team
5.02pm
McLaren leads in GT3
In the GT3 class, McLaren from Inception Racing is currently leading with Schandorff at the wheel
5pm
After an hour of racing, Ferrari remains first
At the end of the first hour, Nielsen’s Ferrar i#50 is still in the lead, followed by Vanthoor’s Porsche #6. Giovinazzi with the other red is fourth and Kubica, with the yellow AF Corse is seventh
4.53pm
First slow zone of the race
Keating’s gravel exit causes the first slow zone of the 2024 edition
4.50pm
Porsche Proton in the garage!
Jani’s #99 Porsche goes to the garage for repairs. It is the first of the flagship Hypercars to have problems, while Keating’s Oreca gets stuck.
4.48pm
Giovi is first!
Ferrari fight for first positionGiovinazzi is now in the lead ahead of Nielsen
4.24pm
The GT3s at the start
Watch the video here Gt3 on the starting grid:
4.23pm
Sprint Giovinazzi
Not only Nielsen but also Giovinazzi he is hungry for victory. The Apulian driver with the #51 passes Vanthoor after 13 minutes of the race and therefore takes two Ferraris into the lead in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
4.13pm
Super Ferrari in command
The Red team wants to score a double: the 499P #50 starts very strong and takes the lead of the race with a wild Nielsenwho mocked Vanthoor, while Robert Kubica is the MVP of the start with a gigantic comeback from 13th to fifth position
4.07pm
Le Mans begins
Green light! The 24 Hours Le Mans begins: Who will be the winner?
4:00 pm
The training tour begins
Uncertain weather on the Sarthe circuit, but the hypercars begin the formation lap! Zinedine Zidane will start the match. At the moment the weather is cloudy, but the track is dry after the downpour that hit Le Mans at 12pm.
4.07pm
Everyone ready!
Here are all the cars lined up:
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