The only other car running at the flag was one that had figured near the head of the class for long periods, as the Lowes-backed Barazi-Epsilon Zytek of Adrian Fernandez, Robbie Kerr and Haruki Kurosawa made it the finish in second place having overcome numerous mechanical problems and a trip into the barriers at Arnage. The sister car, running the famous Gulf colours had also run near the front of the class prior to its retirement after spinning into the pitwall just after the 19 hour mark,
British teams Bruichladdich Radical and RML would both see their races come to an end in disappointing fashion, with the Radical SR9 crashing out just after the hour mark and the MG Lola of the defending champions also suffering a heavy off in the barriers before it was eventually sidelined by an engine problem just before the 19 hour mark. Mechanical issues also proved to be the undoing of the Pierre Bruneau Pilbeam, the Noel del Bello Courage, the T2M Dome, the Saulnier Racing Courage, the Quifel-ASM Lola and the Kruse Pescarolo. For the Quifel team in particular the race would prove to be tough – with Warren Hughes, Miguel Amaral and Miguel de Castro having established a solid lead before Hughes lost a wheel as the race headed into darkness – the first in a series of mechanical problems during the night that would put the team out.
The GT1 battle would be the exact opposite of that found in the LMP2 class, with just two cars failing to make it to the finish. One of those, the Corvette C6.R of Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Max Papis had been expected to challenge for class honours in the battle between the Corvette and Aston Martin Racing teams and the demise of the 2006 race winner left Jan Magnussen, Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows to take the fight the Gaydon boys. However, after the disappointment of recent season, 2007 would finally see the Aston Martin Racing team come good as David Brabham, Rickard Rydell and Darren Turner took the #009 DBR9 to the class win.
