17:51
The No.38 is now 7.8s behind the No.20 BMW.
2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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24 Hours of Le Mans LIVE: Race updates as BMW, Cadillac battle for lead
Live updates from the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
KEY MOMENTS
- 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans is underway
- Cadillac ends hour five in the lead
- No.51 Ferrari penalised for collision
- Toyota led after first hour
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
17:49
The No.83 AF Corse Ferrari isn't looking like a car that can defend its Le Mans victory right now. It's currently 13th with Robert Kubica behind the wheel, 55.5s off the lead.
17:48
Intriguing battle developing here in Hypercar, as the No.38 Cadillac is beginning to close down the No.20 BMW. The gap is about 8.9s just now.
17:45
The No.8 Toyota is in from the lead. The No.20 BMW is back in fron now.
17:45
The other Manthey Porsche, the No.91, had just got up to second in LMGT3 but has pitted. However, not all is lost for Porsche in this race!
17:43
There are only two cars in the entire field not on the lead lap in their class: those are the No.92 Manthey Porsche and the No.61 Iron Lynx Mercedes.
Both are three laps down after separate issues.
17:42
The No.7 is back in the pits for a stop on that offset strategy, so the No.8 will be in next time around and the No.20 will cycle back into the lead.
17:41
The stewards have given the No.50 Ferrari a warning for that collision with the No.30 LMP2 leader.
17:36
The stewards are investigating the tangle between the No.50 Ferrari and the No.30 LMP2 car.
17:34
The No.78 Lexus with Van Rompuy has strengthened its lead in LMGT3 to 18.5s.
17:34
The No.30 Duqueine car of Verschoor didn't lose very much in that tangle with the Ferrari earlier. He's 13.7s clear in the LMP2 lead.
17:32
The two Jota Cadillacs have swapped positions, with the No.38 of Jack Aitken now into third.
17:28
The No.50 Ferrari is down to ninth after that.
17:27
That was the No.30 LMP2-leading Duqueine car of Richard Verschoor involved, though that didn't really look too much like his fault.
17:27
Ferrari contact
The No.50 Ferrari has had a spin at Tertre Rouge trying to overtake an LMP2 car!
17:25
So this race is very much to-ing and fro-ing through the pistop cycles. But Toyota looks like, for the time being, it is the one with the ball in its court.
That offset strategy has worked well for the No.8, who is building its advantage back up to 30s.
17:24
In LMGT3, the No.78 Lexus of Tom Van Rumpuy still leads, now 22s clear of the No.69 WRT BMW.
17:22
The No.12 Caddy is still third with Louis Deletraz now in the car.
17:22
Brendon Hartley is 27.1s clear of the rest in the No.8 Toyota. The No.20 BMW has come back out in second, and it's Sheldon van der Linde behind the wheel - not Robin Frijns.
17:21
And it's now gone.
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.