2026 24 Hours of Le Mans
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 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
10:28

The traffic has worked out well for the No.20 BMW of Frijns, who is now four seconds clear. But he is due to a pitstop at the end of this lap. 

10:27

The Toyota cleared traffic into the Ford chicane, while the No.12 didn't. So, that has closed things up again. 

10:27

The No.12 has cleared one of the LMP2 traffic, which the Toyota hasn't, at the Porsche Curves.

10:25

Kobayashi is right on the tail of the No.12 Caddy now into chicane two!

10:24

Kobayashi is just flying right now. His last lap was 0.4s quicker than Frijns in the lead, who just set his PB. 

The No.7 is now just 3.9s off the lead. 

10:22

The No.8 Toyota was faster than the No.12 Cadillac last time around, too. 

8.9s covers the top four. 

10:21

The No.20's lead is up to 1.5s, but the No.7 Toyota's pace is searing - Kobayashi has just posted the fastest lap with a 3m25.155s in third. 

He's just 2.8s behind the No.12 Cadillac now.

10:17

The No.7 is continuing to bring the gap down to the leaders. It's 5.3s to the No.20 and 4.3s to the No.12.

10:14

The No.7 Toyota has just posted a PB lap of 3m25.524s. Kamui Kobayashi is just 6s off the lead in third. 

10:13

The Toyota gap is coming down. The No.7 in third is just 6.8s off the lead. The No.8 is still about 9s back. 

But this is very much a four-way battle for the win!

10:11

The No.30 Duqueine car holds the lead in LMP2 after the safety car.

In LMGT3, the No.33 Corvette is still in front of the No.27 Aston. 

10:10

The top seven in Hypercar are on the lead lap, with 35s covering that lot.

 

10:10

Onto lap 301 for the leaders. The No.20 BMW is just under a second clear of the No.20 Cadillac. 

The two Toyotas are not far off this battle either.

10:08

The two Toyotas have cleared the traffic, so they are chasing down the leaders now. About 10s covers the top four.

10:07
Green flag

We're racing again. The No.20 holds the lead ahead of the No.12 Cadillac.

10:01

Still under safety car orders. Here are the standings:

Hypercar top 10:

  1. No.20 BMW
  2. No.12 Cadillac
  3. No.7 Toyota
  4. No.8 Toyota
  5. No.83 Ferrari
  6. No.51 Ferrari
  7. No.35 Alpine
  8. No.101 Cadillac
  9. No.007 Aston Martin
  10. No.36 Alpine

LMP2 top 5:

  1. No.30 Duqueine
  2. No.343 Inter Europol
  3. No.43 Inter Europol
  4. No.26 Vector Sport
  5. No.29 Panis Racing

LMGT3 top 5:

  1. No.33 Corvette
  2. No.27 Aston Martin
  3. No.32 BMW
  4. No.23 Aston Martin
  5. No.78 Lexus
10:00
Hour 20

Five hours to go! And we're still under safety car, but shouldn't be too far from getting going again. 

09:58

This safety car period, once it has all shaken out, it will have reset the lead battles. That's good new for Toyota following the No.8's brake issues. 

09:52

The No.36 Alpine has had its issues resolved and is heading out again. It's two laps down, though.

09:50

The No.8 Toyota's brake drum problem is now fixed, after it was changed at its most recent stop under the safety car.

09:49

The safety car trains are being released and merged now, so we'll be getting going again. 

09:48

The No.36 Alpine is being wheeled into its garage. Not sure what the issue is, but that will lose it at least a lap.

09:36

Still under safety car orders. Here is the standings:

Hypercar top 10:

  1. No.20 BMW
  2. No.12 Cadillac
  3. No.7 Toyota
  4. No.8 Toyota
  5. No.83 Ferrari
  6. No.51 Ferrari
  7. No.35 Alpine
  8. No.101 Cadillac
  9. No.36 Alpine
  10. No.10 Aston Martin

LMP2 top 5:

  1. No.30 Duqueine
  2. No.343 Inter Europol
  3. No.43 Inter Europol
  4. No.26 Vector Sport
  5. No.29 Panis Racing

LMGT3 top 5:

  1. No.33 Corvette
  2. No.27 Aston Martin
  3. No.32 BMW
  4. No.23 Aston Martin
  5. No.78 Lexus
09:26

Ferrari confirm that is race over for the No.50.

09:25
Retirement - No.50 Ferrari

More trouble for the No.50 Ferrari! It's stopped on track and that looks like game over.