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2026 | WEC | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Hyperpole | LMP2 & LMGT3 | Forestier leads LMP2 as Drudi secures dominant LMGT3 pole

Karishma Persad011 mins
Masson tops LMP2 Hyperpole at Le Mans 2026 as Drudi dominates LMGT3 for Heart of Racing before final night practice.
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Forestier Racing by Panis topped the LMP2 order after Hyperpole at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, while Mattia Drudi delivered a commanding LMGT3 pole for Heart of Racing Team.

Esteban Masson set the fastest LMP2 time in Hyperpole 2, placing the #29 Forestier Racing by Panis Oreca 07-Gibson at the head of the class with a 3:32.855. The lap put him 0.387s clear of Job van Uitert in the #28 IDEC Sport entry.

In LMGT3, Drudi was the clear standout. The Italian placed the #27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 on pole with a 3:52.433, finishing 0.979s ahead of Alessio Rovera’s #21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari.

LMP2: Inter Europol leads Hyperpole 1 before Masson takes control

Hyperpole 1 reduced the LMP2 field from 15 cars to the ten that would contest the final pole shootout.

Tom Dillmann led the way for Inter Europol Competition, setting a 3:33.762 in the #43 Oreca 07-Gibson. He finished 0.127s clear of Alex Quinn in the #4 CrowdStrike Racing by APR entry, while Forestier Racing by Panis also progressed comfortably with the #29 car third on a 3:34.108.

The second Inter Europol car, the #343 entry, also made it through in fourth. TDS Racing followed in fifth, ahead of IDEC Sport, AF Corse, Duqueine Team, AO by TF, and Nielsen Racing.

However, there was frustration for United Autosports. Both of its cars missed the cut, with the #22 entry 11th and the #222 entry 12th. Vector Sport, CLX Motorsport, and Proton Competition were also eliminated before Hyperpole 2.

Hyperpole 1 results: LMP2

  1. Oreca #43 – Inter Europol Competition — Jakub Śmiechowski / Tom Dillmann / Nick Yelloly — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.762 — 229.5 kph
  2. Oreca #4 – CrowdStrike Racing by APR — George Kurtz / Alex Quinn / Laurin Heinrich — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.889 — +0.127 — 229.3 kph
  3. Oreca #29 – Forestier Racing by Panis — Louis Rousset / Esteban Masson / Oliver Gray — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.108 — +0.346 — 229.1 kph
  4. Oreca #343 – Inter Europol Competition — Bijoy Garg / Reshad de Gérus / Nico Müller — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.179 — +0.417 — 229.0 kph
  5. Oreca #14 – TDS Racing — Tobias Lütke / Mathias Beche / Kévin Estre — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.542 — +0.780 — 228.6 kph
  6. Oreca #28 – IDEC Sport — Paul Lafargue / Valerio Rinicella / Job van Uitert — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.612 — +0.850 — 228.6 kph
  7. Oreca #183 – AF Corse — François Perrodo / Matthieu Vaxivière / Ben Barnicoat — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.789 — +1.027 — 228.4 kph
  8. Oreca #30 – Duqueine Team — Doriane Pin / Julien Andlauer / Richard Verschoor — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.813 — +1.051 — 228.3 kph
  9. Oreca #99 – AO by TF — PJ Hyett / James Allen / Dane Cameron — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.845 — +1.083 — 228.3 kph
  10. Oreca #24 – Nielsen Racing — David Heinemeier Hansson / Edward Pearson / Jack Doohan — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.140 — +1.378 — 228.0 kph

Eliminated after Hyperpole 1

  1. Oreca #22 – United Autosports — Rasmus Lindh / Grégoire Saucy / Marino Jensen — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.510 — +1.748 — 227.6 kph
  2. Oreca #222 – United Autosports — Daniel Schneider / Ben Hanley / Oliver Jarvis — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.688 — +1.926 — 227.4 kph
  3. Oreca #26 – Vector Sport — Ryan Cullen / Vlad Lomko / Pietro Fittipaldi — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.982 — +2.220 — 227.1 kph
  4. Oreca #37 – CLX Motorsport — Alex Closmenil / Ian Aguilera / Theodor Jensen — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:37.419 — +3.657 — 225.6 kph
  5. Oreca #9 – Proton Competition — Jonas Ried / Keating Ohta / Harry King — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:44.697 — +10.935 — 218.3 kph

Hyperpole 2: Forestier Racing by Panis tops LMP2

In Hyperpole 2, Masson delivered the decisive LMP2 lap.

The Frenchman produced a 3:32.855 in the #29 Forestier Racing by Panis Oreca, improving by more than a second from the team’s Hyperpole 1 time. His lap came on his fourth tour and stood as the fastest overall time from the combined LMP2 and LMGT3 Hyperpole 2 session.

Van Uitert placed IDEC Sport second with a 3:33.242, while Jack Doohan put Nielsen Racing third with a 3:33.510. Inter Europol Competition followed in fourth with the #43 car, ahead of the #4 CrowdStrike Racing by APR entry.

Duqueine Team secured sixth, while TDS Racing, AO by TF, AF Corse, and the #343 Inter Europol Competition car completed the LMP2 Hyperpole 2 top ten.

Hyperpole 2 results: LMP2

  1. Oreca #29 – Forestier Racing by Panis — Louis Rousset / Esteban Masson / Oliver Gray — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:32.855 — 230.5 kph
  2. Oreca #28 – IDEC Sport — Paul Lafargue / Valerio Rinicella / Job van Uitert — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.242 — +0.387 — 230.0 kph
  3. Oreca #24 – Nielsen Racing — David Heinemeier Hansson / Edward Pearson / Jack Doohan — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.510 — +0.655 — 229.7 kph
  4. Oreca #43 – Inter Europol Competition — Jakub Śmiechowski / Tom Dillmann / Nick Yelloly — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.578 — +0.723 — 229.7 kph
  5. Oreca #4 – CrowdStrike Racing by APR — George Kurtz / Alex Quinn / Laurin Heinrich — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.628 — +0.773 — 229.6 kph
  6. Oreca #30 – Duqueine Team — Doriane Pin / Julien Andlauer / Richard Verschoor — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.702 — +0.847 — 229.5 kph
  7. Oreca #14 – TDS Racing — Tobias Lütke / Mathias Beche / Kévin Estre — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.715 — +0.860 — 229.5 kph
  8. Oreca #99 – AO by TF — PJ Hyett / James Allen / Dane Cameron — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.280 — +1.425 — 228.9 kph
  9. Oreca #183 – AF Corse — François Perrodo / Matthieu Vaxivière / Ben Barnicoat — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.692 — +1.837 — 228.5 kph
  10. Oreca #343 – Inter Europol Competition — Bijoy Garg / Reshad de Gérus / Nico Müller — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.038 — +2.183 — 228.1 kph

Fastest LMP2 Hyperpole 2 lap: Esteban Masson, Oreca #29 – Forestier Racing by Panis — 3:32.855.

2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: full LMP2 classification after Hyperpole

  1. Oreca #29 – Forestier Racing by Panis — Louis Rousset / Esteban Masson / Oliver Gray — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:32.855
  2. Oreca #28 – IDEC Sport — Paul Lafargue / Valerio Rinicella / Job van Uitert — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.242 — +0.387
  3. Oreca #24 – Nielsen Racing — David Heinemeier Hansson / Edward Pearson / Jack Doohan — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.510 — +0.655
  4. Oreca #43 – Inter Europol Competition — Jakub Śmiechowski / Tom Dillmann / Nick Yelloly — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.578 — +0.723
  5. Oreca #4 – CrowdStrike Racing by APR — George Kurtz / Alex Quinn / Laurin Heinrich — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.628 — +0.773
  6. Oreca #30 – Duqueine Team — Doriane Pin / Julien Andlauer / Richard Verschoor — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.702 — +0.847
  7. Oreca #14 – TDS Racing — Tobias Lütke / Mathias Beche / Kévin Estre — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:33.715 — +0.860
  8. Oreca #99 – AO by TF — PJ Hyett / James Allen / Dane Cameron — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.280 — +1.425
  9. Oreca #183 – AF Corse — François Perrodo / Matthieu Vaxivière / Ben Barnicoat — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:34.692 — +1.837
  10. Oreca #343 – Inter Europol Competition — Bijoy Garg / Reshad de Gérus / Nico Müller — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.038 — +2.183
  11. Oreca #22 – United Autosports — Rasmus Lindh / Grégoire Saucy / Marino Jensen — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.510
  12. Oreca #222 – United Autosports — Daniel Schneider / Ben Hanley / Oliver Jarvis — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.688
  13. Oreca #26 – Vector Sport — Ryan Cullen / Vlad Lomko / Pietro Fittipaldi — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:35.982
  14. Oreca #37 – CLX Motorsport — Alex Closmenil / Ian Aguilera / Theodor Jensen — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:37.419
  15. Oreca #9 – Proton Competition — Jonas Ried / Keating Ohta / Harry King — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:44.697
  16. Oreca #44 – Proton Competition — Horst Felbermayr / Horst Felbermayr / Lorenzo Fluxá — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:41.453
  17. Oreca #25 – Algarve Pro Racing — Matthias Jensen / Enzo Trulli / Josh Hughes — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:42.739
  18. Oreca #48 – RD Limited — Fred Poordad / Tristan Vautier / Romain Dumas — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:42.856
  19. Oreca #3 – DKR Engineering — John Farano / Salih Alvarez / Renger van der Zande — Oreca 07-Gibson — 3:43.551

LMGT3: Heart of Racing controls Hyperpole

In LMGT3, Heart of Racing Team established itself as the team to beat from Hyperpole 1.

Drudi set the class pace with a 3:53.166 in the #27 Aston Martin, finishing 0.171s clear of Augusto Farfus in the #32 Team WRT BMW. Manthey DK Engineering completed the top three with the #91 Porsche, while the second Heart of Racing Aston Martin also advanced in fourth.

Akkodis ASP Team placed both Lexus entries inside the top six, while Proton Competition, Vista AF Corse, Kessel Racing, and Team WRT also made the final shootout.

The cars eliminated after Hyperpole 1 included the #88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang, the #62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG, the #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG, the #54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari, and the #92 The Bend Manthey Porsche.

Hyperpole 1 results: LMGT3

  1. Aston Martin #27 – Heart of Racing Team — Ian James / Zacharie Robichon / Mattia Drudi — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:53.166 — 210.4 kph
  2. BMW #32 – Team WRT — Darren Leung / Sean Gelael / Augusto Farfus — BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo — 3:53.337 — +0.171 — 210.2 kph
  3. Porsche #91 – Manthey DK Engineering — James Cottingham / Timur Boguslavskiy / Ayhancan Güven — Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 — 3:53.561 — +0.395 — 210.0 kph
  4. Aston Martin #23 – Heart of Racing Team — Gray Newell / Eduardo Barrichello / Jonny Adam — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:53.723 — +0.557 — 209.9 kph
  5. Lexus #78 – Akkodis ASP Team — Tom van Rompuy / Hadrien David / Jack Hawksworth — Lexus RC F LMGT3 — 3:54.340 — +1.174 — 209.3 kph
  6. Lexus #87 – Akkodis ASP Team — Petru Umbrărescu / Clemens Schmid / José María López — Lexus RC F LMGT3 — 3:54.495 — +1.329 — 209.2 kph
  7. Ford #77 – Proton Competition — Eric Powell / Ben Tuck / Sebastian Priaulx — Ford Mustang LMGT3 — 3:54.528 — +1.362 — 209.2 kph
  8. Ferrari #21 – Vista AF Corse — François Heriau / Simon Mann / Alessio Rovera — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.652 — +1.486 — 209.0 kph
  9. Ferrari #74 – Kessel Racing — Dustin Blattner / Lorenzo Patrese / Dennis Marschall — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.665 — +1.499 — 209.0 kph
  10. BMW #69 – Team WRT — Anthony McIntosh / Parker Thompson / Daniel Harper — BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.699 — +1.533 — 209.0 kph

Eliminated after Hyperpole 1

  1. Ford #88 – Proton Competition — Stefano Gattuso / Giacomo Levorato / Logan Sargeant — Ford Mustang LMGT3 — 3:54.753 — +1.587 — 209.0 kph
  2. Mercedes-AMG #62 – Team Qatar by Iron Lynx — Ahmad Al-Khelaifi / Jonas Hanses / Giuliano Alesi — Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 — 3:54.771 — +1.605 — 208.9 kph
  3. Mercedes-AMG #61 – Iron Lynx — Martin Berry / Rui Andrade / Maxime Martin — Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 — 3:55.003 — +1.837 — 208.7 kph
  4. Ferrari #54 – Vista AF Corse — Thomas Flohr / Francesco Castellacci / Davide Rigon — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:55.175 — +2.009 — 208.6 kph
  5. Porsche #92 – The Bend Manthey — Yasser Shahin / Riccardo Pera / Richard Lietz — Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 — 3:55.314 — +2.148 — 208.5 kph

Hyperpole 2: Drudi dominates for Heart of Racing

Drudi then improved further in Hyperpole 2 to secure LMGT3 pole in decisive fashion.

The Italian set a 3:52.433 in the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin, finishing almost a full second clear of the rest of the class. His lap was also listed as the LMGT3 circuit best lap on the Hyperpole 2 classification.

Rovera placed the #21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari second, while José María López secured third for Akkodis ASP Team in the #87 Lexus. The sister #78 Lexus followed in fourth, giving Akkodis ASP two cars inside the top four.

Team WRT placed both BMW M4 LMGT3 Evos inside the top six, with the #32 fifth and the #69 sixth. Kessel Racing, the second Heart of Racing Aston Martin, Manthey DK Engineering, and Proton Competition completed the LMGT3 top ten.

Hyperpole 2 results: LMGT3

  1. Aston Martin #27 – Heart of Racing Team — Ian James / Zacharie Robichon / Mattia Drudi — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:52.433 — 211.0 kph
  2. Ferrari #21 – Vista AF Corse — François Heriau / Simon Mann / Alessio Rovera — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:53.412 — +0.979 — 210.2 kph
  3. Lexus #87 – Akkodis ASP Team — Petru Umbrărescu / Clemens Schmid / José María López — Lexus RC F LMGT3 — 3:53.614 — +1.181 — 210.0 kph
  4. Lexus #78 – Akkodis ASP Team — Tom van Rompuy / Hadrien David / Jack Hawksworth — Lexus RC F LMGT3 — 3:53.869 — +1.436 — 209.7 kph
  5. BMW #32 – Team WRT — Darren Leung / Sean Gelael / Augusto Farfus — BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.401 — +1.968 — 209.3 kph
  6. BMW #69 – Team WRT — Anthony McIntosh / Parker Thompson / Daniel Harper — BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.655 — +2.222 — 209.0 kph
  7. Ferrari #74 – Kessel Racing — Dustin Blattner / Lorenzo Patrese / Dennis Marschall — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.677 — +2.244 — 209.0 kph
  8. Aston Martin #23 – Heart of Racing Team — Gray Newell / Eduardo Barrichello / Jonny Adam — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:54.888 — +2.455 — 208.8 kph
  9. Porsche #91 – Manthey DK Engineering — James Cottingham / Timur Boguslavskiy / Ayhancan Güven — Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 — 3:55.610 — +3.177 — 208.2 kph
  10. Ford #77 – Proton Competition — Eric Powell / Ben Tuck / Sebastian Priaulx — Ford Mustang LMGT3 — 3:55.666 — +3.233 — 208.1 kph

Fastest LMGT3 Hyperpole 2 lap: Mattia Drudi, Aston Martin #27 – Heart of Racing Team — 3:52.433.

2026 24 Hours of Le Mans: full LMGT3 classification after Hyperpole

  1. Aston Martin #27 – Heart of Racing Team — Ian James / Zacharie Robichon / Mattia Drudi — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:52.433
  2. Ferrari #21 – Vista AF Corse — François Heriau / Simon Mann / Alessio Rovera — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:53.412 — +0.979
  3. Lexus #87 – Akkodis ASP Team — Petru Umbrărescu / Clemens Schmid / José María López — Lexus RC F LMGT3 — 3:53.614 — +1.181
  4. Lexus #78 – Akkodis ASP Team — Tom van Rompuy / Hadrien David / Jack Hawksworth — Lexus RC F LMGT3 — 3:53.869 — +1.436
  5. BMW #32 – Team WRT — Darren Leung / Sean Gelael / Augusto Farfus — BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.401 — +1.968
  6. BMW #69 – Team WRT — Anthony McIntosh / Parker Thompson / Daniel Harper — BMW M4 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.655 — +2.222
  7. Ferrari #74 – Kessel Racing — Dustin Blattner / Lorenzo Patrese / Dennis Marschall — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:54.677 — +2.244
  8. Aston Martin #23 – Heart of Racing Team — Gray Newell / Eduardo Barrichello / Jonny Adam — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:54.888 — +2.455
  9. Porsche #91 – Manthey DK Engineering — James Cottingham / Timur Boguslavskiy / Ayhancan Güven — Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 — 3:55.610 — +3.177
  10. Ford #77 – Proton Competition — Eric Powell / Ben Tuck / Sebastian Priaulx — Ford Mustang LMGT3 — 3:55.666 — +3.233
  11. Ford #88 – Proton Competition — Stefano Gattuso / Giacomo Levorato / Logan Sargeant — Ford Mustang LMGT3 — 3:54.753
  12. Mercedes-AMG #62 – Team Qatar by Iron Lynx — Ahmad Al-Khelaifi / Jonas Hanses / Giuliano Alesi — Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 — 3:54.771
  13. Mercedes-AMG #61 – Iron Lynx — Martin Berry / Rui Andrade / Maxime Martin — Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 — 3:55.003
  14. Ferrari #54 – Vista AF Corse — Thomas Flohr / Francesco Castellacci / Davide Rigon — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:55.175
  15. Porsche #92 – The Bend Manthey — Yasser Shahin / Riccardo Pera / Richard Lietz — Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 — 3:55.314
  16. McLaren #10 – Garage 59 — Alexander Au / Tom Fleming / Marvin Kirchhöfer — McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo — 3:57.662
  17. Chevrolet #33 – TF Sport — Ben Keating / Jonny Edgar / Nicky Catsburg — Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R — 3:57.724
  18. Mercedes-AMG #79 – Iron Lynx — Jean Zelger / Matteo Cressoni / Lin Hodenius — Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 — 3:57.776
  19. Ferrari #150 – Richard Mille AF Corse — Custodio Toledo / Lilou Wadoux / Riccardo Agostini — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:57.991
  20. Ferrari #57 – Kessel Racing — Takeshi Kimura / Casper Laursen / Daniel Serra — Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo — 3:58.109
  21. Aston Martin #59 – Racing Spirit of Leman — Célia Mateu / Maxime Fossard / Valentin Hasse-Clot — Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3 — 3:58.395
  22. McLaren #58 – Garage 59 — Alexander West / Finn Gehrsitz / Benjamin Goethe — McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo — 3:59.352
  23. Chevrolet #2 – TF Sport — Ahmad Al Harthy Ibrahim / Lorcan Hanafin / Ben Green — Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R — 3:59.592
  24. Porsche #13 – 13 Autosport — Orey Fidani / Lars Kern / Matt Bell — Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 — 4:00.258

Disqualified: Chevrolet #34 – Racing Team Turkey by TF — Peter Dempsey / Salih Yoluç / Charlie Eastwood — Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R.

Additionally, you can see the Hypercar standings after Hyperpole 2 here.

FP4 next at Le Mans

The next session will be FP4, which runs from 23:00 until midnight local time.

After a dramatic Hyperpole evening, the LMP2 and LMGT3 fields will return to the Circuit de la Sarthe for their final night running before the race. Forestier Racing by Panis and Heart of Racing will carry pole-position momentum into the closing stages of preparation, while the rest of the field will focus on long-run balance, traffic management, night visibility and race setup.

The final hour of practice will give teams one last chance to evaluate their cars in darkness before Friday’s Drivers’ Parade and Saturday’s warm-up. The 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled to begin at 16:00 local time on Saturday, 13 June.

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