Cadillac led Toyota and BMW after 16 hours at Le Mans 2026, while TF Sport and Duqueine controlled LMGT3 and LMP2 respectively.
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | 16 Hours | Cadillac leads at daybreak as Corvette and Duqueine control classes

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA retained control of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans as daylight returned to the Circuit de la Sarthe. Will Stevens led in the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R after 16 hours, holding a 48-second advantage over Brendon Hartley in the #8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid. Meanwhile, Sheldon van der Linde remained within striking…

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Cadillac led Toyota at the halfway point of 2026 Le Mans, while Aston Martin and Duqueine headed LMGT3 and LMP2 respectively.
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Hour 12 | Cadillac leads at the midpoint

Cadillac held the advantage over Toyota as the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans reached half distance following another intense phase of the Hypercar battle. Jack Aitken led in the #38 Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R after a short-filled stop helped him move ahead of the #8 Toyota TR010 Hybrid. The sister #12 Cadillac followed…

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Cadillac led Toyota and BMW before the first 2026 Le Mans Safety Car reshaped the Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3 battles near midnight.
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Hour 8 | Toyota, BMW and Cadillac trade blows through eight hours at Le Mans

Cadillac held the advantage as the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans approached midnight, although the race’s first Safety Car threatened to transform the order across all three classes. Toyota, BMW and Cadillac continued to trade the Hypercar lead through differing fuel and tyre strategies. Earl Bamber moved the #38 Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R…

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Toyota led BMW and Cadillac after four hours at Le Mans 2026, while Duqueine and Manthey controlled LMP2 and LMGT3 respectively.
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2026 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Hour 4 | Toyota leads BMW and Cadillac after four hours

Toyota held the race lead after four hours of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans as the Japanese manufacturer’s alternative strategy placed the #8 TR010 Hybrid ahead of BMW and Cadillac. Brendon Hartley led in the #8 Toyota after taking over from Sébastien Buemi, while the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 held second. The…

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Michelin targets a record 35th Le Mans win with new Hypercar tyres that blend wider performance windows and sustainable materials.
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Michelin targets record-breaking Le Mans win with innovative Hypercar tyres

Michelin enters the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans with history, performance and sustainability firmly connected. The French manufacturer can secure its 35th overall victory at the event and claim the record for the most wins by a single tyre manufacturer. To reach that milestone, Michelin will rely on its latest Pilot Sport Endurance range…

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Alessandro Pier Guidi led a Ferrari one-two in Le Mans warm-up, while APR and TF Sport topped LMP2 and LMGT3 respectively.
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2026 | WEC | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Warm-Up | Pier Guidi leads Ferrari one-two ahead of 24 Hours of Le Mans

Alessandro Pier Guidi set the fastest time in the final warm-up session ahead of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans as Ferrari claimed the top two positions. The Italian driver completed a best lap of 3:26.540 in the No. 51 Ferrari 499P during the uneventful 15-minute session. As a result, he finished 0.356 seconds…

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AF Corse won the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ferrari as Kubica, Ye and Hanson held off Porsche in a tense finish.
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24 Hours of Le Mans | A recap of 2025

The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans delivered another dramatic chapter in Ferrari’s modern endurance racing revival, as the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P claimed overall victory after a tense final battle at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson took the win in the customer-entered Ferrari, completing 387…

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Full 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans schedule, with scrutineering, practice, qualifying, Hyperpole, warm-up and race timings detailed.
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2026 | WEC | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Schedule

The countdown to the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans begins well before the race itself. From Friday, 5 June, the event enters its traditional “Great Week”, with scrutineering in the heart of Le Mans city centre opening a packed programme of technical checks, fan activities, practice sessions, qualifying, Hyperpole and, finally, the 24-hour race….

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