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The 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans kept fans on the edge of their seats from the moment that Fernando Alonso waved the French Tricoleur to the chequered flag at the finish, with elation and despair being experienced in equal measure.

As dawn rose over the Circuit des 24 Heures and the race moved into its final quarter, the action up and down the pit lane continued unabated.

The big story of the last four hours came at 05h00 when bad luck hit the race-leading No.7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid.

At the half way point of the 2014 race, the no7 Toyota TS040 hybrid of Stephane Sarrazin continued to lead the way and was 1minute 55 seconds in front of the no2 Audi R18 of Andre Lotterer and two laps ahead of the no1 Audi of Tom Kristensen.

As the sunset set over Le Mans, and with one third of the 24 hour race completed, it was the Toyota TS040 that had started on pole position that held the upperhand with Kazuki Nakajima holding an advantage of nearly 2 minutes over Marcel Fassler in the no2 Audi R18, with Marc Gene in the no1 Audi in third place.

At the end of the first four hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was interrupted by two heavy rain bursts, Brendon Hartley was holding the lead in the no20 Porsche 919 Hybrid, 10 seconds in front of the no7 Toyota TS040 hybrid of Stephane Sarrazin, the Frenchman having made one pitstop more than the New Zealander in the lead car.

Ford Olsbergs MSE driver Reinis Nitiss holds an overnight lead after the opening two heats at the World RX of Norway, round three of the FIA World Rallycross Championship.

The ACO and FIA sign an extension of their agreement regarding the World Endurance Championship

Circuit des 24 Heures at Le Mans: the sun is shining and the grandstands are filling with the hundreds of thousands of fans expected to see the 82nd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship which begins at 15h00 today.

The ACO and FIA sign an extension of their agreement regarding the World Endurance Championship. On...