22:29
The No.38's lead is up to 28.7s over the No.8 Toyota, who is 14.8s ahead of the No.12 Caddy.
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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24 Hours of Le Mans LIVE: Race updates as Toyota wins
Live updates from the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
KEY MOMENTS
- The No.7 Toyota wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Safety car in hour 19 for big LMGT3 crash
- No.50 Ferrari out in hour 19
- Toyota, Cadillac, BMW battling for lead
- Cadillac leads after Hour 18
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
22:27
The No.51 Ferrari is coming in for fuel only. James Calado is sixth right now.
22:26
The No.83 with Phil Hanson on board did not sound happy with the grip of his Ferrari over the radio.
22:26
It's fully dark now at Le Mans, but those dusk shots really do hit different
22:25
The No.15 BMW is back out on track, five laps down.
22:24
The No.38 Caddy has just posted the fastest lap of the race with a 3m26.370s on soft rubber. So, that may well condition those not on the softs right now.
The No.12 is on the softs in third, too.
22:22
The No.83 AF Corse Ferrari that won last year is a lap down at this stage of the race, 16hrs18mins remaining.
What a difference a year makes...
22:17
Looks like a steering issue. The front of the car is coming off. The No.15 is three laps down at this stage. Got to wonder how long BMW will want to push this for.
22:16
The No.15 BMW is being wheeled into the garage. I think that might be race over.
22:15
LMGT3 is pretty close at this stage still. Lexus is leading a 1-2 with the No.78 and No.87 cars, who are split by 12.1s.
Porsche is third with the No.91 car, but 41s off the lead.
22:14
The No.30 Duqueine entry in LMP2 is absolutely smashing that class right now. Its lead is up to 1m38s with Andlauer at the wheel.
22:10
The No.38 Cadillac is 24.7s clear of the No.8 Toyota now, with the No.20 BMW fourth after its full service stop.
22:10
Scary moment for the No.50 Ferrari of Nicklas Nielsen, who nearly found himself in a wall trying to lap LMGT3 and LMP2 traffic.
22:08
So, interestingly, the No.8 Toyota is now on the same fuel strategy as the No.20 BMW now. So the No.8 is firmly in this victory battle at this, still very early stage of the 24 hours.
22:06
New leader
The No.38 Cadillac now leads.
22:06
The No.20 is now being driven by Rene Rast again after a full service.
The No.8 Toyota looks to be getting just fuel and staying on the same tyres.
22:05
Both the No.20 and the No.8 are in the pits.
22:04
The lead gap has opened up to 1.7s. The No.8 got held up by the sister No.15 BMW towards the end of the previous lap.
22:04
Hypercar top 10:
- No.20 BMW
- No.8 Toyota
- No.38 Cadillac
- No.12 Cadillac
- No.50 Ferrari
- No.7 Toyota
- No.101 Cadillac
- No.51 Ferrari
- No.83 Ferrari
- No.35 Alpine
LMP2 top 5:
- No.30 Duqueine
- No.37 CLX Motorsport
- No.343 Inter Europol
- No.26 Vector Sport
- No.29 Panis Racing
LMGT3 top 5:
- No.78 Lexus
- No.87 Lexus
- No.91 Porsche
- No.27 Aston Martin
- No.33 Corvette
22:00
Hour 8
We are seven hours down and we have the No.20 BMW only just ahead of the No.8 Toyota. The latter is on an offset strategy.
21:58
Onto lap 117 and that gap is under a second between Frijns in the No.20 BMW and the No.8 Toyota of Buemi.
21:57
The No.20 BMW has the No.8 Toyota 2.3s behind at this stage. The No.38 is third, 46.5s back, while the No.12 Cadillac is fourth.
Ferrari is running fifth with the No.50 right now.
21:55
Bourdais says his moment at the Porsche Curves a few hours ago was down to running over some marbles.
21:54
The No.28 IDEC Sport LMP2 car has also been given a drive-through for ignoring yellow flags.
21:53
Penalty - No.93 Peugeot
The No.93 Peugeot has been given a drive-through penalty for not respecting yellow flags. Not that it will impact their race much as Vandoorne is currently 17th and a lap down.