17:21
And it's now gone.
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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24 Hours of Le Mans LIVE: Race updates as BMW and Cadillac battle for the lead
Live updates from the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
KEY MOMENTS
- 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans is underway
- Cadillac and BMW battling for the lead in hour four
- Toyota led after first hour
- All cars still running
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
17:21
There's a double yellow flag out somewhere, but not sure for what.
17:21
New leader
The No.8 Toyota is back into the lead.
17:20
The race-leading No.20 BMW is in for its stop now as Rast jumps out for Robin Frijns.
17:18
Giovinazzi is still stuck in traffic on this lap 39, which has put the No.101 Caddy further out of reach.
17:18
The No.15 BMW is in the pits now. This race just hasn't worked out for the polesitting car so far.
17:15
Giovinazzi has been caught by an LMGT3 car, which allows Alberquerque to bolt on the Caddy.
17:14
The No.51 Ferrari of Giovinazzi is coming in soon but he's battling hard with the No.101 WTR Cadillac.
17:10
The No.35 Alpine is in now and Habsburg hands over to Charles Milesi.
The sister car is in, as is the No.50 Ferrari.
17:09
LMP2 top five into hour three:
- 343 Inter Europol
- No.30 Duqueine
- No.28 IDEC Sport
- No.29 Panis Racing
- No.43 Inter Europol
17:08
The No.92 Manthey Porsche suffered a broken tyre rod, which is why it was in the pits for 15 minutes in the previous hour.
17:07
Nyck de Vries is into the No.7 Toyota after that stop.
17:07
So, at the start of hour three, the Hypercar order is:
- No.20 BMW
- No.35 Alpine
- No.38 Cadillac
- No.12 Cadillac
- No.101 Cadillac
- No.51 Ferrari
- No.50 Ferrari
- No.15 BMW
- No.36 Alpine
- No.007 Aston
- No.19 Genesis
- No.83 AF Corse Ferrari
- No.Genesis
- No.8 Toyota
- No.94 Peugeot
- No.93 Peugeot
- No.7 Toyota
- No.009 Aston
17:04
The No.23 Aston LMGT3 car had a spin coming out of the first chicane but is going again.
17:02
New leader
Rene Rast is back in the lead in the No.20 BMW.
Buemi is out of the car and has let Brendon Hartley jump in.
17:01
Buemi is now in.
17:00
That's hour two in the books and Buemi has extended his lead to almost 30 seconds on this lap.
16:59
Conway has pitted again in the No.7 Toyota.
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.