18:11
The No.3 DKR LMP2 car is in the pits and has been for a while with broken suspension.
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24 Hours of Le Mans LIVE: Race updates as Cadillac leads Toyota in tense fight
Live updates from the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
KEY MOMENTS
- 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans is underway
- 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
18:11
So, fuel graphics show that the No.20, the No.12 and the No.101 are on low amounts of fuel. So, those were almost certainly emergency stops.
18:10
Bad timing for the No.101 WTR Caddy of Ricky Taylor as he was stationary in the pits when the green flag waved. He's out in fourth, 53.6s off the lead.
18:09
The No.20 leads by 22.4s from the No.12 Caddy, while the No.8 Toyota is 48.5s behind the lead in third.
So, if the No.20 does pit again soon, in theory it should come out a lot closer to the Toyota.
18:09
Green flag
The green flag is waving again.
18:09
We haven't seen the fuel levels yet, so this could be emergency stops to top up before a proper stop.
18:08
The No.101 WTR Caddy is in also.
18:07
It was fuel only for the No.20. The No.12 Caddy is in too from second.
18:07
Under an FYC, everyone has to run at the same speed.
18:07
The No.20 BMW pits from the lead. That might work really well because of the FCY.
18:06
Full Course Yellow
We have a full course yellow with 20hrs54m to go.
Seems to be some debris on track.
18:05
In the LMP2 class, the No.30 Duqueine car of Verschoor continues to lead by 24.3s.
In LMGT3, the No.92 Manthey Porsche of Ayhancan Guvan is leading.
18:04
Jaminet has been given a reprimand for a pitstop infringement, but not clear what that was.
The No.15 BMW and the No.50 Ferrari are in the pits.
18:02
Toyota has just put one new tyre - the right rear - on that car.
18:01
Toyota has pitted the No.7 Toyota of Nyck de Vries because of that puncture. So, that car is now even more out of sync than it was on that offset strategy.
18:00
That's the end of the third hour and the No.20 BMW leads still as the No.38 Cadillac has just pitted.
18:00
Toyota - puncture
The No.7 Toyota has a slow rear puncture.
17:59
Great battle for fourth here between the No.51 Ferrari and the No.101 WTR Cadillac.
17:57
The lead gap is down to 3.5s between the No.20 and the No.38.
17:57
The No.50 Ferrari has pitted from eighth.
17:54
Aitken has wiped a lot of time out of that lead gap. He's just 4.8s down on the No.20 BMW of Sheldon van der Linde.
17:53
Jaminet pits in the Genesis. Let's see if they can do anything to fix that vibration.
17:52
The No.35 Alpine is in the pits.
17:52
Aitken is flying here in the No.38 Cadillac. He could be on for a fastest lap if the traffic works out.
17:51
Meanwhile, the No.19 Genesis of Mathieu Jaminet is complaining about vibration issues.