In an unbelievable turn of events, Toyota Gazoo Racing have lost two cars from the race as a Safety Car dominates the hour.
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hour 10 Update – Porsche in the lead after Toyota retire from the lead
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After leading for almost ten hours, the Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 machine of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Stephane Sarazzin has retired from the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
As the #8 Toyota is stuck in its garage for repairs, Senna regains the LMP2 lead from team-mate Piquet, whose Rebellion requires new rear bodywork.
A problem for the #8 Toyota saw the leading #7 Toyota extend its advantage atop the standings to 40 seconds ahead of the #1 Porsche as darkness descended upon the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Toyota now run first and second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans after Kazuki Nakajima caught and passed Andre Lotterer for second mid-way through the seventh hour of the race.
The focus turned to LMP2, as the TDS Racing driver of Matthieu Vaxivierre hit the #88 Ferrari 488, spinning Pierre Kaffer into the barrier.
Stéphane Sarrazin holds the lead for Toyota after five hours of the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, while Pierre Kaffer and Matthieu Vaxivière are involved in a collision.
Out front in LMP1, Kamui Kobayashi seemed almost unchallenged, with the #2 Porsche running into issues, being pushed into the garage.
Hour three of the 24 Hours of Le Mans saw the Toyota’s continuing to lead, with Kamui Kobayashi now on board the leading #7 machine.
2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hour 2 Update - Rusinov Crash Causes Extended Slow Zone Period
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A crash for the #26 G-Drive Racing LMP2 of Roman Rusinov brought out an extended slow zone period that covered much of the Le Mans 24 Hour’s second hour of the race.
The #8 Toyota took the lead after the first round of the pitstops thanks to mistake from Buemi’s teammate in the #7 Toyota.
Porsche’s pair of works GTE Pro 911 RSRs have been given an 8kg weight reduction after qualifying for the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours after a poor showing in qualifying.
Quadruple amputee and former 24 Hours of Le Mans racer Frederic Sausset has launched an academy to get amputee’s to race at Le Mans.
It took time but Endurance Racing has changed Jean-Eric Vergne’s state of mind in motorsport, with his stint in Formula 1 having made him more selfish.
In the final 45 minute session before the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans gets underway, Toyota #8 has topped the timing board.
The #50 Larbre Competition entry will lead the GTE Am field to the green flag on Saturday after Fernando Rees set the fastest lap during qualifying.
Alex Lynn says he is ‘really proud’ of scoring LMP2 on his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, and is confident of a strong result on race day.
