KEY MOMENTS
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
The LMP2-leading pair have pitted at the same time.
The No.8 Toyota has pitted now, releasing the No.7.
Hypercar top 10:
LMP2 top five:
LMGT3 top five:
The leading Toyotas are just 0.5s apart and the plans to swap the cars have gone out of the window. The No.8 isn't playing ball.
Luckily, the No.12 Cadillac is about 5.4s further back in third, while BMW's challenge looks to have faded somewhat in fourth, albeit just 20s back with three hours to go.
And just like that, we've three hours to go.
The No.15 BMW is not going to return to the track while it's green, but it wants to test the repairs if there is a safety car for a shakedown.
Inter Europol in LMP2 look like it has a similar situation to Toyota on its hands with its cars 1-2 in class right now.
However, the tyre age is the same for the No.343 and the No.43 cars.
The No.7 is being told to stay cool as Toyota's planned car swap hasn't happened yet
The swap between the Toyotas hasn't happened yet, despite messages informing the No.7 that it will happen.
The No.7 has a tyre advantage over the No.8 and they will swap soon.
So, we have a Toyota 1-2 now, with 0.4s splitting them.
The No.7 takes second into Mulsanne corner with a daring move up the inside!
De Vries has a look into the second chicane in the No.7, but Nato covers off the line.
The No.7 Toyota has 30-lap fresher tyres than the Cadillac ahead.
The No.12 now has problems with the No.7 Toyota right behind it now.
The No.8 Toyota is back in the lead of Le Mans with just over three hours to go.
We're green again and the No.8 takes the lead into the second chicane!
The No.12 Cadillac has the No.103 LMP2 car in front with the No.8 Toyota right behind.
Here is a replay of the No.30 incident.
Curious incident for the No.30. Something looks like it exploded on the brakes on the straight down to the first chicane.
The FCY is out.
That's released the No.343 Inter Europol car into the lead of LMP2 ahead of the sister No.43 car by 4.888s.
That's a retirement for the No.30 LMP2, which has stopped at the first chicane.
It's broken suspension for the No.30 Duqueine LMP2 car. Heartbreak for that crew.
The No.30 LMP2 car has stopped on track!
That was the leading car in class for so much of this race.
The lead gap is now just 0.3s, but worth noting the No.8 has slightly less fuel onboard than the No.12.