13:07
The No.51 is indeed in now. Fuel in, some fresh rubber on and Antonio Giovinazzi takes the wheel.
Le Mans 24 Hours
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2025 24 Hours of Le Mans as it happened
Live updates from the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans begins at 4pm CET on Saturday 14 June.
The showpiece event of the entire endurance racing year, the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans is the 93rd edition of the iconic event held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in mid-June.
Cadillac will be chasing an historic first victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, after it locked out the front row for a maiden pole earlier this week in Hyperpole.
The Jota-run Cadillac's of the No.12 and No.38 cars will lead the field at the start of the race on Saturday and could become the first American manufacturer to win outright at Le Mans since Ford in 1969.
Cadillac - who has four cars on the grid in Hypercar - will face stiff opposition, however, with six manufacturers expected to be in the mix for victory over the next 24 hours.
Last year's winners Ferrari struggled in qualifying, with the 2024 victor No.50 car only seventh, while the No.51 car and the No.83 AF Corse entry 11th and 13th on the grid.
Porsche will be aiming for a 20th victory at Le Mans and the first for Roger Penske, with the Penske Motorsport-run 963s starting from third, fifth and last in class. The No.6 entry was disqualified from Wednesday's qualifying results due to a weight limit infringement.
Toyota goes for a sixth victory at Le Mans on the 40th anniversary of its first visit to the French enduro, though it will do so from far down the grid, in 10th and 16th.
Other marques looking to push themselves into victory contention are BMW and Alpine, while returning Aston Martin and the Peugeot entries look set for a tough race.
Three classes will be on track, with the LMP2 field led off the line by the No.29 TDS Racing entry, while LMGT3 is headed by the No.27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin.
The race runs from 4pm CET Saturday 14 June to 4pm CET on Sunday 15 June, and is a double points round in the World Endurance Championship.
14 Jun 2025
13:04
No.51 will be coming in this time around by the looks of it.
13:02
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hour 23
Just two hours to go at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans!
The No.51 Ferrari leads but is due a stop soon.
12:59
Kubica complained prior to the stop that his air tube was pinching and was causing him some heat discomfort.
12:57
The No.38 Jota Cadiallc is under investigation for a technical infringement.
12:57
The No.51 has taken on new tyres, the No.83 and the No.6 only took on fuel.
No.51 leads by 44.3s second on lap 353.
12:55
No.6 is in too.
12:55
The No.50 is also in.
12:54
No.83 is in the pits from the lead.
12:53
The No.6 has quickly dropped the No.51 and is chasing down the No.50 now. No.83 lead is now 44s.
12:50
Calado was told that he is in the fight for second here, so doesn't fight the issue.
12:50
Matt Campbell takes third from the No.51 Ferrari of James Calado into the Michelin chicane.
12:48
And in the battle for third, the No.6 Porsche is closing right in on the No.51. That Porsche is on fresher rubber.
12:47
That lead gap has really swelled, with the No.83 now 39s clear of the No.50, which looks to be struggling on those tyres right now.
12:43
We had a brief FCY, which seems to have helped Kubica progress forward.
12:42
Kubica's lead has gone up to 32s on this lap 349 over the No.50. The No.6 is back to around five seconds behind the No.51.
12:30
Kubica is complaining of a downshifting issue that he's struggle with since the start in the No.83. He's 17.2s in the lead on lap 346.
12:30
Top 10 in LMGT3:
- No.92 Manthey Porsche
- No.21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari
- No.81 TF Sport Corvette
- No.27 THOR Aston Martin
- No.87 Akkodis Racing Lexus
- No.90 Manthey Porsche
- No.57 Kessel Racing Ferrari
- No.33 TF Sport Corvette
- No.13 AWA Racing Corvette
- No.77 Proton Competition Mustang
12:27
The No.6 has a big near miss at Mulsanne corner as it locked up and almost ran into the back of a lapped car. That has dropped it about 10s off the back of third.
12:25
Kubica is being told that the No.50 and No.51 are triple-stinting.
12:23
Through that pitstop cycle, the No.83 is back in the lead on lap 344 by 17.6s from the No.50 Ferarri.
The No.51 rejoins in third ahead of the No.6 Porsche. So that battle has spread out a bit for the podium places.
12:21
No.51 leader in the pits for fuel and an oil refill. No tyres.
12:21
The No.15 BMW is being investigated for a pitstop infringement. That's Kevin Magnussen's car, currently ninth.
12:18
So the No.6 Porsche did take on four new tyres and has one fresh set left with just over two hours and 40 minutes to go.
There was a wheelgun issue as well at the stop, which delayed it slightly.
12:17
Top 10 in LMP2:
- No.43 Inter Europol
- No.48 VDS Panis Racing
- No.199 AO by TF
- No.9 Iorn Lynx - Proton
- No.34 Inter Europol
- No.29 TDS Racing
- No.11 Proton Competition
- No.25 Algarve Pro Racing
- No.22 United Autosports
- No.183 AF Corse
