17:34
Side by side and the Ferrari takes the lead on the run into Indianapolis! The Ferrari is on new tyres, the No.5 didn't take them at the stop.
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
17:31
The lead gap is under a second on this lap 42!
17:30
The lead is coming down. The No.5 Porsche is only 1.2s clear of the No.50 Ferrari now.
17:29
The No.8 Toyota got past some traffic three-wide on the run through Maison Blanche but got through. But the Ferrari behind has been able to pull a move off for fifth.
17:28
Giovinazzi is fighting the No.8 Toyota now of Brendon Hartley.
17:27
Top Cadillac is fourth at the moment, which is the No.311 Whelen entry being driven by Felipe Drugovich right now. That car is 17s off the lead on lap 41.
17:26
Giovinazzi told he's gained some time to the leader in this stint, 20s behind the No.5 Porsche. The No.51 came from 11th on the grid, so that car is running very well right now.
17:25
The No.20 BMW of Robin Frijns is piling the pressure on the No.12 Jota Cadillac for ninth around the second half of the lap. Not really going Jota's way right now after the triumph of Hyperpole.
Quite a few drivers from rival marques were expecting Cadillac's Hyperpole pace to carry over. Of course, long way to go.
17:24
Antonio Giovinazzi has passed the No.15 BMW of Dries Vanthoor for sixth. The Ferraris are looking a bit quicker at this stage of the race now, though the lead gap between the No.5 Porsche and the No.50 Ferrari is still over three seconds.
17:22
Cadillac have sent through this quote from Jack Aitken following his first stint in the No.311:
“Really pleased. We managed to have a clean start, which was the main thing. We were able to move forward, so we’re in the mix. There’s not much more to do right now but to keep trying to dial in the car as we go because we can improve it in a few places. But it feels pretty good right now.”
17:21
The No.5 Porsche is back in the lead as the No.94 Peugeot comes into the pits.
The lead for Jaminet is 3s over the No.50 Ferrari of Antonio Fuoco.
17:21
The No.38 is being told the No.12 will swap positions with him. Earl Bamber sounded irate about trying to get that pass done. The No.12 is up to ninth.
17:19
The No.12 had a scary moment trying to get past cars into the Michelin chicane. It avoided one of the BMWs and was narrowly avoided by the No.51 Ferrari.
17:18
The No.83 car has pitted, so the No.94 Peugeot has taken over the lead.
17:14
So the No.83 AF Corse car with Phil Hanson at the wheel leads after all those stops, but the No.5 Porsche is in third - so is effectively the leader once the two cars ahead stop.
17:13
No.6 is coming in from the lead.
17:10
The No.5 Porsche is into the pits. Andlauer is out of the car, Matthieu Jaminet is in.
The No.6 Porsche leads now, but will be stopping soon presumably.
17:09
The No.35 Alpine has also been given a penalty for pitlane speeding, though this time just five seconds. Nightmare for the French brand early on.
17:07
As the pitstops cycle through, it's a Porsche 1-2 right now with No.5 leading No.6 by 10.8s.
The No.311 Whelen Cadillac is third right now.
17:07
The No.36 Alpine has been given a 20-sec stop/go penalty for pitlane speeding. Car is being driven by Fred Makowicki right now.
17:05
On track, the No.12 Jota Cadillac has come in, as has second-placed No.50 Ferrari.
17:05
One of the most important updates I can bring you as hour three starts at Le Mans, is I have finally been able to source a cup of tea!
17:03
The No.16 RLR M Sport LMP2 car is top in that class with Pilet behind the wheel from the No.43 Inter Europol entry.
In LMGT3, it's the No.78 Akkois ASP Lexus that's just taken over from the No.46 WRT BMW, which has come into the pits.
17:02
The No.38 Jota Cadillac is in for another stop for fuel and tyres.
17:01
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hour 3
The No.6 Porsche has really extended away from the No.311 Cadillac, so he's found something in this stint. About six seconds is that gap.
The lead gap keeps fluctuating, but it's No.5 from No.50 by 5.1s.
