2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 88e 24 Heures du Mans) was the eighty-eighth annual instance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, an automobile endurance race held at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. The event was organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, and was the penultimate round of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship. The event was originally scheduled between 13 and 14 June 2020, but was postponed to 19 and 20 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was truncated due to the pandemic, and fans were not allowed in attendance for the first time in the history of the event.
Toyota Gazoo Racing won the race for the third consecutive year, with drivers Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima also earning their third consecutive victory. Co-driver Brendon Hartley also won his second Le Mans, previously winning in 2017. Rebellion Racing finished in second five laps adrift, while the second Toyota completed the race podium.[1] United Autosports, with drivers Paul di Resta, Philip Hanson, and Filipe Albuquerque won the LMP2 category by a margin of approximately 30 seconds, clinching the World Endurance Championship for drivers and teams.[2] The LMGTE classes were led by Aston Martins, the No. 97 entry of Alex Lynn, Maxime Martin, and Harry Tincknell earning Aston Martin Racing victory, while the TF Sport entry led LMGTE Am to the flag with drivers Jonathan Adam, Charlie Eastwood, and Salih Yoluç.[3]
Background
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, was proposed in 1922 by the automotive journalist Charles Faroux to Georges Durand, the president of the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and the industrialist Emile Coquilem to test car reliability and fuel-efficiency.[4][5] It is considered one of the world's most prestigious motor races and is part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport.[6]
Event
The 2020 event, which was the eighty eighth edition of the race was proposed to take place on the 13 and 14 of June. However, due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the race was moved out to the 19 and 20 September.[7][8] This is the second occasion that the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been held in September, with the 1968 edition being postponed because of civil unrest.[9][10] As a result of the postponement of the race around two hours of extra night running will take place.[11] A virtual event of the race took place on the original dates in June.[12] In August, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the Sarthe Prefecture announced that the event would be held without fans present in the audience due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Earlier in June, the organizers had stated that a limited amount of spectators would be present at the race.[13][14][15] Originally, the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans was to be the final round of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship.[16] However, due to postponements and cancellations of races caused by COVID-19, the race became the penultimate round of eight in the championship.[10][17] 29 entries of the 60 car grid across the four classes are eligible to score points in the World Endurance Championship. The LMP2 class has the largest grid at 24 entries, however just eight cars will be able to score points.[10]
The event usually takes place over a week, however this year, to save costs the test day was cancelled and the event was condensed into four days of action on track, with the race starting at 14:30 (local time) on Saturday and 11 hours of practice compared to 12 hours in other years.[18][19][20][21] As a result of the test day being scrapped, drivers who had not raced at the circuit within the last five years had to complete a minimum of 10 laps (including a minimum of five full timed laps) in the first two free practice sessions. In addition they were required to attend a session with an ACO approved simulator operator before 15 September.[11] The traditional scrutineering events in the city centre itself had also been moved to the circuit.[18][22] COVID-19 procedures as mandated by the French law were in place at the event.[23] A new qualifying procedure known as "Hyperpole" was introduced for this event. Originally qualifying would take place on Wednesday and Thursday, with 45 minutes of qualifying between 11:15 pm and midnight on the Wednesday. The top six in each class would return to the track on Thursday at 9pm for a half hour session to determine pole position in each class.[24][25] Due to schedule changes qualifying was held on Thursday afternoon with the hyperpole session taking place on Friday morning.[21][18]
Date | Time (local: CEST) | Event [21] |
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Wednesday, 16 September | 08:00 - 18:00 | Administrative and technical checks (Scrutineering) |
Thursday, 17 September | 10:00 - 13:00 | Practice |
14:00 - 17:00 | ||
17:15 - 18:00 | Qualifying 1 | |
20:00 - 00:00 | Practice | |
Friday, 18 September | 10:00 - 11:00 | Practice |
11:30 - 12:00 | Qualifying 2 - Hyperpole | |
Saturday, 19 September | 10:30 - 10:45 | Warm-up |
14:30 | Start of the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
Sunday, 20 September | 14:30 | Finish of the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
Emanuele Pirro five time winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was named as the Grand Marshall.[26][27][28] Carlos Tavares, CEO of the PSA Group, was the official starter of the race.[29][30][26]Tavares will also drive a Peugeot 908, which won the race 2009, just before the start as a nod to the manufacturer's impending return and past successes.[31] The 24 hours race was supported by the Road to Le Mans race which is the fourth round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup and a Porsche Carrera Cup race which was the third round of the Porsche Carrera Cup France and the first round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.[26][32] For this year's race the gravel traps at the Mulsanne corner have been made smaller with more tarmac run off to decrease the amount of disruption caused by a car going off.[26]
Entries
Automatic entries
Automatic entry invitations were earned by teams that won their class in the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, or won championships in the European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series, and the Michelin Le Mans Cup. The second-place finishers in the European Le Mans Series in LMP2 and LMGTE championships also earned an automatic invitation each.[33] Two participants from the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship were chosen by the series to be automatic entries by the ACO regardless of their performance or category. As invitations were granted to teams, they were allowed to change their cars from the previous year to the next, but not allowed to change their category. The LMGTE class invitations from the European and Asian Le Mans Series were allowed to choose between the Pro and Am categories. European Le Mans Series' LMP3 (Le Mans Prototype 3) champion is required to field an entry in LMP2 while the Asian Le Mans Series LMP3 champion were permitted to choose between LMP2 or LMGTE Am. The Michelin Le Mans Cup Group GT3 (GT3) champion was limited to the LMGTE Am category.
Reason invited[34][35] | LMP1 | LMP2 | LMGTE Pro | LMGTE Am |
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1st in the 24 Hours of Le Mans [25] | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Signatech Alpine Matmut | AF Corse | Team Project 1 |
1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGTE) [25] | IDEC Sport | Luzich Racing | ||
2nd in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGTE) [25] | G-Drive Racing | Dempsey-Proton Racing | ||
1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP3) | EuroInternational | |||
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at-large entries | Cameron Cassels | Richard Heistand | ||
1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 and GT) | G-Drive Racing with Algarve | HubAuto Corsa | ||
1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 Am) | Rick Ware Racing | |||
1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP3) [36] | Nielsen Racing | – or – | Nielsen Racing | |
1st in the Michelin Le Mans Cup (GT3) [25] | Kessel Racing |
Entry list
For the first time since the mid 1970s there were two all female driver line ups competing, for Richard Mille Racing Team (LMP2) and Iron Lynx in the Iron Dames project (LMGTE), in the race,[37] this is the first time that women have raced in the LMP2 class.[10] During second free practice Dwight Merriman driving the number 17 IDEC ORECA-Gibson 07 car crashed coming out of the Porsche Curves.[38] Merriman was not cleared by medical staff to drive, as he had sustained a back injury and was replaced by Patrick Pilet.[39][40]
Porsche's factory GT team are running a special livery to mark 50 years since Porsche's first overall win at Le Mans.[41][42]
Qualifying
The new qualifying format for the Le Mans event, which had been three qualifying sessions, will reduce qualifying to two single sessions. The 45-minute Thursday late afternoon qualifying session will determine the field, except for the top six cars in each category. The top six cars in each class participate in a 30-minute shootout on Friday morning, known as "Le Mans Hyperpole". The shootout will determine the pole position in each category.[24] Cars will be placed on the starting grid in order by category, with all LMP1s at the front of the field regardless of lap time, followed by LMP2, LMGTE Pro, and LMGTE Am. The cars will be placed in following order: the 6 cars that qualified for Hyperpole by best Hyperpole session lap time, and then followed by the rest of the cars in the class that did not qualify for Hyperpole by best lap time set during first qualifying session.[43]
All five entries in the LMP1 class progressed to the hyperpole portion of qualifying. The 95 and 97 Aston Martin Racing Vantage's, along with car 51 and 71 AF Corse Ferrari's and Porsche 911 RSR-19 cars 91 and 92 progressed to Hyperpole in LMGTE Pro. LMGTE Am saw the 98 Aston Martin Racing Vantage and the 90 TF Sport Vantage along with Gulf Racing, the number 61 Luzich Racing Ferrari, Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche with car 77 and the Team Project 1 Porsche with car 56 going through to hyperpole. In LMP2 the Racing Team Nederlands entry along with entries from the Jackie Chan DC Racing team, the number 22 and 32 United Autosports and G-Drive Racing's number 26 car all qualified for the hyperpole session.[44]
Qualifying result
Pos.[45] | Class | No. | Team | Qualifying | Hyperpole | Grid |
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1 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 3:17.089 | 3:15.267 | 1 |
2 | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | 3:21.598 | 3:15.822 | 2 |
3 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 3:17.336 | 3:16.649 | 3 |
4 | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | 3:24.632 | 3:18.330 | 4 |
5 | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | 3:24.468 | 3:23.043 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | 3:27.148 | 3:24.528 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | 3:27.366 | 3:24.860 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | 3:26.648 | 3:25.062 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | 33 | High Class Racing | 3:27.611 | 3:25.426 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | 3:27.598 | 3:25.671 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 3:27.097 | 3:25.785 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | 3:27.728 | 12 | |
13 | LMP2 | 16 | G-Drive Racing by Algarve | 3:27.767 | 13 | |
14 | LMP2 | 31 | Panis Racing | 3:27.791 | 14 | |
15 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Elf | 3:27.794 | 15 | |
16 | LMP2 | 27 | DragonSpeed USA | 3:27.913 | 16 | |
17 | LMP2 | 42 | Cool Racing | 3:28.509 | 17 | |
18 | LMP2 | 39 | SO24-Has by Graff | 3:28.574 | 18 | |
19 | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | 3:29.091 | 19 | |
20 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | 3:29.402 | 20 | |
21 | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | 3:29.741 | 21 | |
22 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Racing | 3:29.880 | 22 | |
23 | LMP2 | 35 | Eurasia Motorsport | 3:30.497 | 23 | |
24 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | 3:30.897 | 24 | |
25 | LMP2 | 50 | Richard Mille Racing Team | 3:31.020 | 25 | |
26 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 3:31.393 | 26 | |
27 | LMP2 | 11 | EuroInternational | 3:33.747 | 27 | |
28 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | 3:52.036 | 3:50.874 | 28 |
29 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | 3:51.244 | 3:51.115 | 29 |
30 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | 3:50.872 | 3:51.241 | 30 |
31 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | 3:50.925 | 3:51.324 | 31 |
32 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | 3:51.988 | 3:51.515 | 32 |
33 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | 3:52.142 | 3:51.770 | 33 |
34 | LMGTE Pro | 63 | WeatherTech Racing | 3:52.508 | 34 | |
35 | LMGTE Am | 61 | Luzich Racing | 3:53.292 | 3:51.266 | 36 |
36 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 3:53.334 | 3:51.322 | 37 |
37 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | 3:53.598 | 3:51.647 | 38 |
38 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | 3:52.778 | 3:52.105 | 39 |
39 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | 3:52.961 | 3:52.299 | 40 |
40 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing | 3:52.970 | 3:52.346 | 41 |
41 | LMGTE Am | 83 | AF Corse | 3:53.621 | 42 | |
42 | LMGTE Am | 99 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 3:53.670 | 43 | |
43 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Team Project 1 | 3:53.838 | 44 | |
44 | LMGTE Am | 54 | AF Corse | 3:54.144 | 45 | |
45 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 3:54.281 | 46 | |
46 | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | 3:54.628 | 47 | |
47 | LMGTE Am | 72 | Hub Auto Racing | 3:55.308 | 48 | |
48 | LMGTE Am | 55 | Spirit of Race | 3:55.772 | 49 | |
49 | LMGTE Am | 75 | Iron Lynx | 3:56.141 | 50 | |
50 | LMGTE Am | 66 | JMW Motorsport | 3:56.383 | 51 | |
51 | LMGTE Am | 78 | Proton Competition | 3:56.475 | 52 | |
52 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Lynx | 3:56.833 | 53 | |
53 | LMGTE Am | 60 | Iron Lynx | 3:57.876 | 54 | |
54 | LMGTE Am | 62 | Red River Sport | 4:00.084 | 55 | |
55 | LMGTE Am | 89 | Team Project 1 | 4:00.691 | 56 | |
- | LMGTE Pro | 82 | Risi Competizione | No Time[Q 1] | 35 | |
- | LMGTE Am | 52 | AF Corse | No Time[Q 1] | 57 | |
- | LMP2 | 17 | IDEC Sport | No Time | PL[Q 2] | |
- | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | No Time | PL[Q 2] |
- ^ a b The No. 82 Risi Ferrari and No. 52 AF Corse Ferrari had all their qualifying lap times deleted after both teams broke parc fermé regulations by lifting the car.[46][47]
- ^ a b The No. 17 and No. 28 IDEC Oreca-Gibsons will start from pit lane after the conclusion of the first racing lap due to failing to participate in qualifying.[48]
Race
Race result
The minimum number of laps for classification at the finish (70% of the overall race winner's distance) was 270 laps. Class winners are in bold.[49][50]
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Reason |
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Engine | ||||||||
1 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Kazuki Nakajima |
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 387 | 24:01:45.305 |
Toyota 2.4 L Hybrid Turbo V6 | ||||||||
2 | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Gustavo Menezes Norman Nato Bruno Senna |
Rebellion R13 | M | 382 | +5 laps |
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
3 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López |
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 381 | +6 laps |
Toyota 2.4 L Hybrid Turbo V6 | ||||||||
4 | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Nathanaël Berthon Louis Delétraz Romain Dumas |
Rebellion R13 | M | 381 | +6 laps |
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
5 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Paul di Resta |
Oreca 07 | M | 370 | +17 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
6 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson Roberto González |
Oreca 07 | G | 370 | +17 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
7 | LMP2 | 31 | Panis Racing | Julien Canal Nico Jamin Matthieu Vaxivière |
Oreca 07 | G | 368 | +19 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
8 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Elf | Thomas Laurent André Negrão Pierre Ragues |
Alpine A470 | M | 367 | +20 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
9 | LMP2 | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne |
Aurus 01 | M | 367 | +20 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
10 | LMP2 | 28 | IDEC Sport | Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue |
Oreca 07 | M | 366 | +21 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
11 | LMP2 | 42 | Cool Racing | Antonin Borga Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre |
Oreca 07 | M | 365 | +22 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
12 | LMP2 | 25 | Algarve Pro Racing | John Falb Matt McMurry Simon Trummer |
Oreca 07 | G | 365 | +22 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
13 | LMP2 | 50 | Richard Mille Racing Team | Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser |
Oreca 07 | M | 364 | +23 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
14 | LMP2 | 47 | Cetilar Racing | Andrea Belicchi Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto |
Dallara P217 | M | 363 | +24 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
15 | LMP2 | 17 | IDEC Sport | Jonathan Kennard Patrick Pilet Kyle Tilley |
Oreca 07 | M | 363 | +24 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
16 | LMP2 | 27 | DragonSpeed USA | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande |
Oreca 07 | M | 361 | +26 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
17 | LMP2 | 32 | United Autosports | Alex Brundle Will Owen Job van Uitert |
Oreca 07 | M | 359 | +28 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
18 | LMP2 | 35 | Eurasia Motorsport | Nick Foster Roberto Merhi Nobuya Yamanaka |
Ligier JS P217 | M | 351 | +36 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
19 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries |
Oreca 07 | M | 349 | +38 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
20 | LMGTE Pro |
97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Harry Tincknell |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 346 | +41 laps |
Aston Martin 4.5 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
21 | LMGTE Pro |
51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Daniel Serra |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 346 | +41 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
22 | LMGTE Pro |
95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Richard Westbrook |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 343 | +44 laps |
Aston Martin 4.5 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
23 | LMGTE Pro |
82 | Risi Competizione | Sébastien Bourdais Jules Gounon Olivier Pla |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 339 | +48 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
24 | LMGTE Am |
90 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 339 | +48 laps |
Aston Martin 4.5 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
25 | LMGTE Am |
77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Matt Campbell Riccardo Pera Christian Ried |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 339 | +48 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
26 | LMGTE Am |
83 | AF Corse | Emmanuel Collard Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 339 | +48 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
27 | LMGTE Am |
56 | Team Project 1 | Matteo Carioli Egidio Perfetti Larry ten Voorde |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 339 | +48 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
28 | LMP2 | 24 | Nielsen Racing | Garett Grist Alex Kapadia Anthony Wells |
Oreca 07 | M | 338 | +49 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
29 | LMGTE Am |
86 | Gulf Racing | Benjamin Barker Michael Wainwright Andrew Watson |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 337 | +50 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
30 | LMGTE Am |
66 | JMW Motorsport | Richard Heistand Jan Magnussen Max Root |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 335 | +52 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
31 | LMGTE Pro |
91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki |
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 335 | +52 laps |
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
32 | LMGTE Am |
61 | Luzich Racing | Côme Ledogar Oswaldo Negri Jr. Francesco Piovanetti |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 335 | +52 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
33 | LMGTE Am |
98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Ross Gunn |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 333 | +54 laps |
Aston Martin 4.5 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
34 | LMGTE Am |
85 | Iron Lynx | Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 332 | +55 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
35 | LMGTE Pro |
92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor |
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | M | 331 | +56 laps |
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
36 | LMGTE Am |
99 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak Lucas Légeret |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 331 | +56 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
37 | LMGTE Am |
60 | Iron Lynx | Sergio Pianazzola Paolo Ruberti Claudio Schiavoni |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 331 | +56 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
38 | LMGTE Am |
78 | Proton Competition | Michele Beretta Horst Felbermayr Jr. Max van Splunteren |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 330 | +57 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
39 | LMGTE Am |
54 | AF Corse | Francesco Castellaci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 330 | +57 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
40 | LMGTE Am |
57 | Team Project 1 | Jeroen Bleekemolen Felipe Fraga Ben Keating |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 326 | +61 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
41 | LMGTE Am |
62 | Red River Racing | Bonamy Grimes Charles Hollings Johnny Mowlem |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 325 | +62 laps |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
42 | LMP2 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | René Binder Matevos Isaakyan Jakub Śmiechowski |
Ligier JS P217 | M | 316[N 1] | +71 laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
43 | LMGTE Am |
89 | Team Project 1 | "Steve Brooks" Andreas Laskaratos Julien Piguet |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 313 | +74 laps |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
NC | LMGTE Pro |
71 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Miguel Molina Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 340 | Not classified (Incomplete final lap) |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
NC | LMGTE Am |
88 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Dominique Bastien Adrien de Leener Thomas Preining |
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 238 | Not classified (Insufficient distance) |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 39 | SO24-Has by Graff | James Allen Vincent Capillaire Charles Milesi |
Oreca 07 | M | 357 | Contact |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMGTE Am |
72 | Hub Auto Racing | Tom Blomqvist Morris Chen Marcos Gomes |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 273 | Retired |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMGTE Am |
75 | Iron Lynx | Matteo Cressoni Rino Mastronardi Andrea Piccini |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 211 | Retired |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 21 | DragonSpeed USA | Timothé Buret Juan Pablo Montoya Memo Rojas |
Oreca 07 | M | 192 | Misfire |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMGTE Pro |
63 | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil Jeff Segal Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 185 | Collision damage |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMGTE Am |
70 | MR Racing | Vincent Abril Kei Cozzolino Takeshi Kimura |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 172 | Suspension |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 16 | G-Drive Racing by Algarve | Ryan Cullen Oliver Jarvis Nick Tandy |
Aurus 01 | G | 105 | Electrical |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 30 | Duqueine Team | Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi Konstantin Tereshchenko |
Oreca 07 | M | 100 | Contact |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | Tom Dillmann Bruno Spengler Oliver Webb |
ENSO CLM P1/01 | M | 97 | Bodywork |
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 33 | High Class Racing | Anders Fjordbach Mark Patterson Kenta Yamashita |
Oreca 07 | M | 88 | Gearbox |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMGTE Am |
52 | AF Corse | Steffen Görig Christoph Ulrich Alexander West |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 80 | Contact |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMGTE Am |
55 | Spirit of Race | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 78 | Puncture damage |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 11 | EuroInternational | Christophe d'Ansembourg Erik Maris Adrien Tambay |
Ligier JS P217 | M | 26 | Alternator |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
DSQ | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Gabriel Aubry Will Stevens Ho-Pin Tung |
Oreca 07 | G | 141 | Disqualified[N 2] |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 |
Footnotes
See also
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