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The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID leads at quarter distance after brief shower causes several accidents at start of the sixth hour. Kamui Kobayashi drives majority of the third to sixth hours before handing over to Jose-Maria Lopez, who maintains healthy lead over sister Toyota driven by Brendan Hartley.

After heavy rain saw the race start behind the Safety Car, there was drama at the first corner as the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH hit the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010. There were plenty of spinners and gravel trap moments as the tricky conditions caught drivers out.

On the occasion of the 89th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FIA and ACO have prolonged the Accords Le Mans agreement and are set to continue the successful collaboration, together building the future of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar, which was announced today, will see the championship return to three continents next season.

TotalEnergies is set to introduce 100% renewable fuel in next season’s FIA World Endurance Championship

Richard Mille Racing’s Tatiana Calderon is embracing the challenge of her and her teammates first season in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The fourth and final Free Practice session concluded with the #8 Toyota at the top of the times with a 3m27.994s.

Kamui Kobayashi put the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 on pole position for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The outright track record holder Kobayashi sealed the top spot with a sensational 3m23.900s lap.

In the final Free Practice session before Hyperpole at 21h00 this evening, the #36 Alpine Elf Matmut A480-Gibson topped the time sheets, with Nicolas Lapierre posting a 3m26.594 lap despite a spin in the latter stages of the session, just three tenths slower than the best time of the weekend so far set by the #7 Toyota GR010 during qualifying.

The second Free Practice session was two hours long held in darkness and concluded at midnight. The two Toyotas topped the times, with the #8 GR010-Hybrid the fastest with a 3m29.351, three tenths ahead of the #7 Toyota. The #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH was third fastest ahead of the #36 Alpine Elf Matmut A480.