23:20
Wrap-up
That wraps up our coverage of Wednesday. Just us again tomorrow for two more practice sessions and the revamped Hyperpole qualifying.
#38 Jota Cadillac, 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans test day
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2025 24 Hours of Le Mans: Wednesday 11 June as it happened
Live text coverage of Wednesday at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans begins officially on Wednesday 11 June with opening practice and the first qualifying sessions of the event.
The jewel in the World Endurance Championship crown, the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans will see 62 cars across three categories battle it out to etch their names into the history books in arguably motorsport's most famous race.
Ferrari comes into the 2025 edition of the enduro as the reigning winners, having tallied up success in the Hypercar class over the last two years, and is firm favourite to complete the hat-trick this weekend.
Having won all rounds of the 2025 WEC campaign so far, a Balance of Performance adjustment for Le Mans appears to have allowed Ferrari to maintain its advantage over its rivals.
Wednesday 24 Hours of Le Mans schedule:
- FP1 - 2pm CET-5pm CET
- Qualifying LMP2/LMGT3 - 6:45pm CET
- Qualifying Hypercar - 7:30pm CET
- FP2 - 10pm CET to 12am CET
11 Jun 2025
23:11
No. 8 Toyota on top
It's important to note that the No. 8 Toyota went to the top just minutes before the end of the session.
23:06
Toyota LMH and Ferrari GT3 collide
Replays show the No. 8 Toyota making contact with Kessel Ferrari during traffic on the in-lap.
The Toyota has managed to get going again.
23:05
Trouble for No. 8 Toyota
It's not over yet!The No. 8 Toyota of Ryo Hirakawa has stopped on track on its in-lap after the chequered flag.
The Kessel Racing Ferrari GT3 car has also come to a halt near the pitlane entry.
23:00
Chequered flag
The chequered flag is out in FP2
22:58
Porsche disqualified
Here is our story on the No. 6 Porsche being excluded from qualifying
22:43
Breaking: No. 6 Porsche disqualified
No. 6 Porsche has been disqualified from quaifying for failing to meet the minimum weight limit
22:32
No. 6 Porsche likely the cause of red flag
It has been reported that a puncture for the No. 6 Porsche led to a lot of bodywork damage, which forced the race control to deploy the red flag and clean the debris from track.
22:30
Green flag
With just 30 minutes to go, the green light is back out again
22:29
Session to resume shortly
The WEC race director has informed teams that the session will be resumed on a short call.
22:27
Still under red flag
We are still under red flag condition. The likey cause is debris being spewed on the run to Indianapolis, but it's unclear if there was any incident on track.
22:17
Red flag
The session has now been red flagged with 43 minutes on the clock. Clock continues to tick down.
22:16
FCY reason still unclear
Double waved yellows are being waved at the Mulsanne corner, but the reason for the FCY is still unclear. Most likely, it is due to debris on track.
22:11
FCY
The first full-course yellow of the session. No reason provided yet
22:05
Temperature dropping
The track temperature has dropped to 32 degree celsius, prompting Ferrari to fit a set of soft tyres on the No. 50 499P currently driven by Antonio Fuoco.
22:03
LMP2
In LMP2, the AO by TF Oreca sits at the top courtesy of an early effort from Louis Deletraz
22:01
Halfway mark
We are an hour into the session. Here's the top five in the Hypercar class
- No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari
- No. 8 Toyota
- No. 12 Cadillac
- No. 50 Ferrari
- No. 5 Porsche
21:56
New chassis for the No. 63 Mercedes?
TV images show Iron Lynx rebuilding the No. 63 Mercedes around a new chassis following Stephen Grove's crash in first practice.
They will need approval from the ACO to enter the car in the race.
21:45
First timed lap for the No. 51
Antonio Giovinazzi completes the first timed lap onboard the No. 51 Ferrari, a 3m29.581s that put its 20th among 21 Hypercar entries.
21:44
Kobayashi on Q1 exit
Kamui Kobayashi was disappointed to see the No. 7 carhe shares with Nyckde Vries and Mike Conway not progressto Hyperpole.
"Tough start to the Le Mans story," he wrote on X. "The package didn’t deliver in Qualifying, add in some traffic on top, meaning we’re out for Hyperpole. Luckily, there are still many laps ahead, starting with FP2 later this evening and ofcourse 24 long hours of racing this weekend. Let’s get to work!"
21:36
Darkness descends
Just over half an hour into FP2 and it's completely dark here at Le Mans.
21:33
Porsche under investigation
Porsche has been called to the stewards office for an alleged breach of minimum weight limit on the No. 6 Penske 963 in qualifying.
A stewards bulletin reads: 'Alleged breach of Article 4.1 of LMDh Technical Regulations and WEC Committee Decisions D29and D31.'
Article 4.1 of the regulations states that: The car must be engineered to achieve minimum weight not less than 1030 kg. The weight of the car, without fuel and without driver, must not be less than the minimum weight defined in the BOP tables at all times during the competition. The checking of the weight of any part that may have been replaced during the event is at the discretion of the Scrutineers.
21:25
Three LMGT3 cars yet to venture out
Three cars in the LMGT3 class are yet to go out on track. The list includes the No. 63 Iron Lynx Mercedes following a big crash for Stephen Grove at Dunlop earlier in FP1.
The No. 33 TF Sport Corvette and the No. 150 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari are also sat in the garage.
21:17
Bugs everywhere
The No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari returns to the pitlane and the mechanics are forced to clean the windshield, which is splattered with bugs
