19:59
After that pitstop for the No.8, there's about 35s covering the top three.
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
20:01
Hour 6
That's the end of Hour 5. Bourdais and Cadillac lead outright by 19.7s from the No.20 BMW.
19:58
Bourdais, of course, is from Le Mans.
19:58
This is Sebastien Bourdais' 19th start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Still a long way to go, but is there a first Cadillac win at the event coming his way?
19:56
New leader
The No.38 Cadillac of Bourdais is now in the lead. That's a massive change from the earlier pitstop cycles where the No.20 BMW cycled back into the lead each time.
19:56
The No.8 is now in the pits from the lead.
19:55
The No.7 Toyota has moved ahead of the No.83 AF Corse Ferrari for 12th down at the first chicane.
19:52
All cars still running after almost five hours
Just over 19 hours of racing to go and all 62 cars are still running, albeit a few have encountered some big issues.
The No.62 Corvette is 11 laps down, the No.61 Mercedes is eight laps down, the No.3 LMP2 is nine laps down.
19:47
Hirakawa is 38s up the road from Bourdais in the No.38 Cadillac, while the No.20 BMW is back out in third with Robin Frijns behind the wheel.
19:45
New leader
The No.20 BMW is in the pits now, the No.8 Toyota cycles into the lead.
19:39
Doriane Pin continues to lead the way in LMP2 in the No.30 car by just under 20 seconds.
In LMGT3, the No.87 Lexus of Jose Maria Lopez is just 0.2s clear of the lead as pitstops go on.
19:38
The No. 12 Cadillac is into the pits, so that releases the No.8 Toyota into second, and eventually the lead when the No.20 BMW stops soon.
19:31
New leader
The No.38 Cadillac is in the pits, so the No.20 BMW is back in the lead.
19:24
What's especially interesting is that, if there is a similar situation close to the end of this race, that Cadillac is rapid in the last sequence of corners. It was the case in qualifying on Thursday, and again last year when it was on pole then.
19:23
Such an intriguing lead battle going on here between BMW and Caddy, as well as Toyota on this offset strategy.
19:20
The No.38 Cadillac takes the lead again from the No.20 BMW with a daring move into the Ford chicane! What a move!
19:18
That gap between Van der Linde in the BMW and Aitken in the Caddy is under half a second now.
19:17
The lead battle is hotting up again. The No.20 BMW is just 0.9s clear of the No.38 Cadillac, just like it was at the start of the last hour.
19:14
It's easy to forget that this is round three of a world championship. The No.20 leading won last time out at Spa in the FIA WEC.
19:13
New leader
The No.8 Toyota is in the pits from the lead again, with Hartley stepping out for Ryo Hirakawa.
The No.20 BMW is back into the lead.
19:12
Doriane Pin's lead in the LMP2 class is up to almost 28 seconds.
Meanwhile, more trouble for the Iron Lynx Mercedes squad in LMGT3. The No.79 car is being wheeled into the garage. The No.61 had issues earlier in the race.
19:09
That Toyota has a heck of a lot of pace in clean air. Now 31.745s in front of the No.20 BMW, albeit on a much lighter fuel load at this point of Hartley's offset strategy.
19:05
Hypercar top 10:
- No.8 Toyota
- No.20 BMW
- No.38 Cadillac
- No.12 Cadillac
- No.35 Alpine
- No.50 Ferrari
- No.15 BMW
- No.101 Cadillac
- No.36 Alpine
- No.51 Ferrari
LMP2 top 5:
- No.30 Duqueine
- No.29 Panis Racing
- 343 Inter Europol
- No.37 CLX Motorsport
- No.28 IDEC Sport
LMGT3 top 5:
- No.91 Porsche
- No.87 Lexus
- No.21 Ferrari
- No.23 Aston
- No.74 Ferrari
19:01
Hour 5
We tick off another hour. After four hours of racing, the No.8 Toyota leads outright by 29.1s on an offset strategy.
The No.30 Duqueine of Doriane Pin leads by 24.7s, while the No.91 Porsche of Ayhancan Guvan leads by 5.3s.
18:59
New leader
The No.8 Toyota is back into the lead with Brendon Hartley at the wheel.
The No.20 BMW rejoins into second, 29s behind.