2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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24 Hours of Le Mans LIVE: Race updates as BMW, Cadillac, Toyota battle for lead

Live updates from the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans begins today, Saturday 13 June, with BMW starting on pole for the first time in the top class. 

The world's most famous 24-hour race will host its 94th edition this weekend, as 186 drivers across 62 cars and three classes battle for victory. 

The 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will see BMW start on pole for the first time, after a dramatic Hyperpole session on Thursday evening. 

The No.15 WRT-run BMW crew of Kevin Magnussen, Raffele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor, inherited pole after the No.38 Hertz Team Jota Cadillac of Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais had their pole time cancelled post-session. 

The No.38 Cadillac was dropped to 10th on the grid. 

Last year's Le Mans-winning customer Ferrari AF Corse entry - the No.83 car - driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson was the big shock of qualifying, as it failed to get into Hyperpole. 

The No.83 car will defend its Le Mans crown from 17th on the grid.  

Ferrari only got one car into the final part of Hyperpole on Thursday night, with the No.51 car of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovonazzi a best of eighth on the grid. 

The Scuderia will be aiming for its fourth successive 24 Hours of Le Mans win this weekend, but will face stiff competition from a Hypercar field that looks wide open.

2026 24 Hours of Le Mans schedule

Race start - 3pm BST, 13 June

Race finish - 3pm BST, 14 June

13 Jun 2026
16:58

The leading LMP2 No.28 IDEC car is in the pits and Job Van Utert is out of the car for a driver change.

16:53

In the LMP2 battle, the No.28 IDEC car is about 4.2s clear. 

The No.78 Akkodis Lexus is 2.3s clear in the LMGT3 battle.

16:52

Conway still hasn't been able to clear Giovinazzi in the No.51 Ferrari. He's almost 40s down on his team-mate Buemi.

16:48

The lead gap between the No.8 Toyota and the No.20 BMW is 22.2s as we go onto lap 31. 

16:44

The No.51 Ferrari is really holding up the No.7 Toyota on this lap. Conway is down in eighth, over half a minute behind team-mate Buemi in the No.8 TR010.

16:42

In LMGT3, the No.78 Akkodis ASP Lexus of Tom Van Rompuy is 2.1s ahead of the No.69 WRT BMW of Dan Harper.

16:41

The lead in LMP2 is 1.7s between the No.28 IDEC car and the No.30 Duqueine car.

16:39

In LMP2, the top five are:

  1. No.28
  2. No.30
  3. No.43
  4. No.9
  5. No.343

In LMGT3, the top five are:

  1. No.78 Lexus
  2. No.69 BMW
  3. No.77 Ford
  4. No.32 BMW
  5. No.74 Ferrari
16:38

The No.92 Manthey Porsche is back on track now, but lost 15 minutes in pitlane. Currently three laps down. 

16:37

The Hypercar standings after that pitstop cycle:

  1. No.8 Toyota
  2. No.20 BMW
  3. No.35 Alpine
  4. No.38 Cadillac
  5. No.12 Cadillac
  6. No.101 Cadillac
  7. No.51 Ferrari
  8. No.7 Toyota
  9. No.50 Ferrari
  10. No.15 BMW
  11. No.36 Alpine
  12. No.007 aston
  13. No.83 AF Corse
  14. No.19 Genesis
  15. No.17 Genesis
  16. No.009 Aston
  17. No.94 Peugeot
  18. No.93 Peugeot
16:35

Buemi is almost 20 seconds clear of the No.20 BMW of Rast, who comes out in second, while the No.35 Alpine holds third. 

16:34
New leader

The No.8 Toyota is back on top at the start of lap 27. Buemi is still in the car, but is obviously on that offset strategy. 

16:33

The No.83 AF Corse Ferrari is in the pits too.

16:33

These cars are all triple-stinting their drivers. 

16:33

The No.20 BMW, the No.12 Cadillac, the No.101 Cadillac and the No.51 Ferrari are in the pits. 

16:31

The top five in Hypercar are yet to stop but will be coming in at the end of this lap.

16:29

The order in LMGT3 on lap 22 for that class is: 

  1. No.78 Lexus
  2. No.32 BMW
  3. No.69 BMW
  4. No.77 Ford
  5. No.27 Aston
  6. No.74 Ferrari
  7. No.87 Lexus
  8. No.91 Porsche
  9. No.62 Mercedes
  10. No.34 Corvette
16:27

Let's see how the Toyotas end up after the rest of the leaders pit. 

16:27

Rast still leads in the No.20 BMW from the No.12 and No.101 Cadillacs. 

16:26

The No.35 Alpine pits from second. The No.38 Cadillac is in too.

16:22

Trouble for the Manthey Racing team. The No.92 has been wheeled back into its garage. 

That is the LMGT3-winning car from last year. Richard Lietz's hopes of a seventh win is looking remote.

16:22

That's Jack Doohan in the No.24 Nielsen Racing leading LMP2 right now. Very impressive from the Haas F1 reserve in his Le Mans debut.

16:21

The LMP2 order has reshuffled again. The top 10 after the latest stops is.

  1. No.24
  2. No.30
  3. No.343
  4. No.99
  5. No.43
  6. No.37
  7. No.26
  8. No.22
  9. No.4
  10. No.28
16:19
Hour 1 report: 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: Toyota leads BMW after first hour of racing

The No.8 Toyota led the way after the first hour of racing.

2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: Toyota leads BMW after first hour of racing

Sebastien Buemi, Toyota, 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
Sebastien Buemi, Toyota, 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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16:18
New leader

The No.20 BMW is leading again by 1.1s from the No.35 Alpine, as both Toyotas have pitted.