18:51
One rule to remember: whatever driver qualifies in H1 may not drive again in H2.
So, that opens the door to some interesting strategy in terms of driver a team uses for the first part of this session.
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2025 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hyperpole LIVE UPDATES!
Live coverage of Thursday practice and qualifying at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans continues on Thursday 12 June with FP3, Hyperpole and FP4.
Wednesday saw the opening day of practice and qualifying, with Cadillac leading the way in the latter with the No.12 Jota car.
Toyota suffered a difficult evening as the No.7 car failed to make it into the top 15 cutoff to progress to Q2, while the No.6 Porsche was disqualified for a weight limit infringement.
Three hours of practice start the day's running, before Hyperpole for all classes this evening and a final practice tonight.
Thursday 2025 Le Mans schedule:
- FP3 - 14:45 CET
- Hyperpole 1 LMGT3/LMP2 - 20:00 CET
- Hyperpole 2 LMGT3/LMP2 - 20:35 CET
- Hyperpole 1 Hypercar - 21:05 CET
- Hyperpole 2 Hypercar - 21:40 CET
- FP4 - 23:00 CET
12 Jun 2025
19:00
Green Flag - LMGT3/LMP2 Hyperpole 1
The 20-minute Hyperpole 1 for the LMGT3 and LMP2 class is go!
18:50
We had two red flags in last night's qualifying session, so that will be something the drivers will have to bear in mind.
18:49
12 cars in each class have made it through to Hyperpole this evening.
In LMGT3, the No.46 WRT BMW was fastest in qualifying on Wednesday evening.
In LMP2, the No.199 AO by TF car led the class on Wednesday evening.
18:43
So, in this LMP2/LMGT3 Hyperpole 1 session, the slowest four cars in each class will be eliminated and will not advance to Hyperpole 2.
18:40
Hyperpole build-up
Good evening and welcome back to Le Mans!
We're getting into the serious stuff now, with Hyperpole coming up in 20 minutes.
First away is the LMGT3 and LMP2 class.
17:24
Magnussen backs BMW pole shot at Le Mans
The opening qualifying session at Le Mans on Wednesday saw BMW up at the sharp end in second, which came as something of a surprise for Kevin Magnussen.
But he is confident the pace shown on Wednesday is indicative of a legitimate BMW pole shot in Hyperpole later today.
Read his comments here
17:15
The next track action we'll have is at 8pm local time, which will be the start of Hyperpole.
The LMGT3 and LMP2 cars will be out first.
17:11
Cadillac update
Cadillac has provided an update on the engine change the No.101 car underwent during the FP3 session.
Travis Hogue, Wayne Taylor Racing vice president and general manager: “At the start of the session we saw something that we were questioning, so out of caution we decided to change the engine. Typically, that would be a longer change but with the guys we have and the motivation they have to do this race, they did a fantastic job in under two hours to get us back on track.”
17:10
16:56
Chequered flag
That's all from FP3. The No.5 Porsche leads the Hypercar times with a 3m24.717s.
In LMP2, it's the No.29 TDS Racing top with a 3m36.827s.
In LMGT3, it's the No.27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin that sits fastest with a 3m55.897s.
16:53
Chequered flag
The FP3 session has come to an end, with the No.5 Porsche leading the way outright.
Full results to follow.
16:21
Back to green
The FCY is removed almost as quickly as it was deployed. We are back under green flag conditions.
16:20
FCY
A full-course yellow has been deployed. The cause of the caution is unclear.
16:16
30 minutes left
With 30 minutes to go, here's how the order looks like in Hypercar:
- No. 5 Porsche 3m24.717s
- No. 41 Ferrari 3m25.705s
- No. 38 Cadillac 3m25.791s
- No. 83 AF Corse 3m26.322s
- No. 20 BMW 3m26.367ss
16:10
Porsche goes quickest
Mathieu Jaminet puts the No. 5 Porsche on top with a brilliant effort of 3m24.717s. That's almost a second quicker than Ferrari's previous benchmark.
But just after taking the chequered flag, Jaminet almost looses the rear at the Dunlop corner.
16:06
Contact between Ferrari and Corvette
Replays show minor contact between No. 51 Ferrari and the AWA Corvette at Mulsanne corner. Neither car appears to have picked up any damage.
15:59
Trouble for Peugeot
Stoffel Vandoorne reports no power steering on the No. 93 Peugeot. He is limping back to the pits.
15:58
Estre takes over
Quick driver change in the No. 6 Porsche as Kevin Estre takes over the car from Matt Campbell
15:53
Lexus at front in LMGT3
Lexus is back in front in LMGT3, with ASP's No. 78 car leading courtesy of a 3m56.024s
15:41
The No.95 United Autosports McLaren has been hit with a five-minute stop-and-go penalty for track limits abuse.
15:34
Green flag
We're back underway in FP3 with 70 minutes remaining.
15:29
Race direction has said it will take another five minutes at least to finish those barrier repairs.
15:29
Just prior to this red flag, there was a a barrier tag for the No.37 CLX LMP2 entry, which appears to have done some damage to the tyres.
Race direction said there was barrier repairs being carried out in two places.
🔴RED FLAG🔴@CLXMotorsport went into the tyre barrier at Daytona chicane. #LeMans24#WECpic.twitter.com/KRgd5myY9X
— 24 Hours of Le Mans (@24hoursoflemans) June 12, 2025
15:23
Teams being told by race direction that there is some barrier repairs going on that it hopes won't take too long.
