16:56
Little bit of Porsche on Porsche between the No4 and the No.99 Proton Porsche, but all is well.
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
16:52
The lead is coming down. The No.5 is just over six seconds clear of the No.50. 31 laps completed.
16:50
Some traffic navigation has helped Estre put some space between himself and the cars behind.
16:49
Will Stevens says he has a lot of "washout" on the front while chasing his Cadillac team-mate. So, that will be hindering his chase on third-placed Estre in the No.6 Porsche.
16:47
Not much luck for the No22 United Autosports car. That's been given a five-second penalty for its next pitstop for shortcutting the Dunlop chicane.
16:47
Looks like we're about to get some Cadillac on Cadillac action, as the No.12 Jota-run car of Will Stevens has been told he can pass the No.311 Whelen Cadillac if he can do so cleanly. That would be for fourth.
16:44
The No.27 Aston that led earlier in this race and started on pole is being investigated for some kind of pitstop infringement.
16:42
The No.21 car has gone for a spin. That Vista AF Corse Ferrari is 12th in class.
16:41
The No.46 has been overtaken in LMGT3 by the No.10 Aston of Valentin Hasse Clot.
16:39
The No.50 Ferrari is asking "for a target" from his team, after being told not to worry about the gap ahead. It's currently 7.3s to the No.5 Porsche in the lead.
16:37
At WRT, Ahmad Al Harthy has come in for Kelvin van der Linde and leads LMGT3 in the No.46 car 1.1s ahead of the No.10 Racing Spirit of Le Mans Aston.
16:37
No change in LMP2, with the No.43 Inter Europol car of Tom Dillmann still top ahead of the No.16 RLR M Sport entry of Patrick Pilet.
16:36
The No.4 Porsche has had a driver swap, with Nick Tandy coming in for Nasr.
16:35
So, in the last half hour we've had a lot of stops. The No.5 Porsche still leads after all that though, while the No.50 Ferrari of Nicklas Nielsen is up to second after passing the No.6 a few moments ago.
The leading Cadillac is now the No.311 Whelen car of Jack Aitken.
16:31
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hour 1 report
16:01
2025 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hour 2
Hour one is done and the No.5 Porsche continues to lead polesitter No.12 Jota Cadillac.
Report to follow...
16:00
Earl Bamber in the No.38 Jota Cadillac is coming under big pressure for third from the No.50 Ferrari. Green flags are out.
15:59
That was Paul di Resta in the car. He got caught by a GT3 car going through, got a bit loose and went straight to the barrier. He's back in. Yellow flags are out.
15:58
Crash - No.93 Peugeot
The No.93 Peugeot has crashed at the Porsche curves. It's ripped the rear bodywork off but has carried on. That will be straight to the pits.
15:57
Conway is being told he's got a bit of damage on his car.
15:56
The battle between Conway in the No.7 Toyota and the No.4 Porsche of Nasr is back on, with the Porsche holding firm into Mulsanne corner. That's all very tight!
15:54
The No.193 car is also under investigation.
15:54
The No.46 BMW was complaining about the brake bias on the car right now. Would explain some of its early struggles, though it is back into third in the LMGT3 class.
15:53
Investigation
The No.22 United Autosports car is being investigated by the stewards for that tangle with the No.193 GT car and for an unsafe rejoin.
15:52
Andlauer's lead is back up above five seconds, so the pace in that Porsche remains strong right now over the Cadillacs.
