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Le Mans Hour 1: #7 Toyota leads over #1 Rebellion

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LMP1 Highlights
•    LMP1 category is led by pole-sitting No. 7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid with Mike Conway at the wheel
•    Second and third place occupied by Rebellion Racing No. 1 and 3 Rebellion R13 Gibson cars after a relatively trouble-free opening hour for the Swiss team
•    No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing car fourth, the car losing time with a rear-left puncture towards the end of the first hour
•    ByKolles Racing rounding out the top five

LMGTE Pro Highlights
•    No. 97 and  No. 95 Aston Martin Racing entries currently first and third in LMGTE Pro
•    No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo splitting the Aston Martin Vantage AMR cars with Miguelo Molina holding second after 60 minutes of racing
•    Porsche GT Team currently sixth and seventh

LMP2 Highlights
•    Pole-sitters No. 22 United Autosports leads the 24 LMP2 crews with Filipe Albuquerque currently driving the ORECA 07 Gibson
•    No. 33 High Class Racing second after strong opening hour with Kenta Yamashita at the wheel
•    Third out of the WEC entrants (and sixth overall) is JOTA on Goodyear tires
•    No. 29 Racing Team Nederland car lost time after it was forced to enter the pits with an over-heating engine
•    No. 36 Signatech Alpine Elf entry forced to pit in opening laps due to loss of water pressure but now back on track and climbing the leaderboard

LMGTE Am Highlights
•    Ross Gunn leads the LMGTE Am category at the wheel of the No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Vantage
•    TF Sport holds second position with Charlie Eastwood in another Aston Martin
•    Currently third is Team Project 1 in the Porsche 911 RSR
•    Drama after 40 minutes as No. 61 spun, making contract with No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR causing it to go off the track
•    No. 70 MR Racing dropped down the leaderboard with gearbox issues

Hour 1 Standings

POS CLASS NO. DRIVER_1 DRIVER_2 DRIVER_3 CAR LAPS BEHIND GAP
1 LMP1 7 Mike CONWAY Kamui KOBAYASHI Jose Maria LOPEZ Toyota TS050 – Hybrid 18 0.000s 0.000s
2 LMP1 1 Bruno SENNA Norman NATO Gustavo MENEZES Rebellion R13 – Gibson 18 56.543 56.543
3 LMP1 3 Romain DUMAS Nathanaël BERTHON Louis DELETRAZ Rebellion R13 – Gibson 18 1’14.771 18.228
4 LMP1 8 Sébastien BUEMI Kazuki NAKAJIMA Brendon HARTLEY Toyota TS050 – Hybrid 18 1’19.535 4.764
5 LMP1 4 Tom DILLMANN Bruno SPENGLER Oliver WEBB ENSO CLM P1/01 – Gibson 18 2’56.170 1’36.635
6 LMP2 22 Philip HANSON Filipe ALBUQUERQUE Paul DI RESTA Oreca 07 – Gibson 18 3’18.610 22.440
7 LMP2 33 Kenta YAMASHITA Mark PATTERSON Anders FJORDBACH Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1 Laps
8 LMP2 39 James ALLEN Vincent CAPILLAIRE Charles MILESI Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1.195
9 LMP2 32 Will OWEN Alex BRUNDLE Job VAN UITERT Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1.606
10 LMP2 26 Roman RUSINOV Jean-Eric VERGNE Mikkel JENSEN Aurus 01 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1.824
11 LMP2 38 Anthony DAVIDSON Antonio Felix DA COSTA Roberto GONZALEZ Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 6.191
12 LMP2 25 John FALB Simon TRUMMER Matthew MCMURRY Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 5.194
13 LMP2 30 Jonathan HIRSCHI Konstantin TERESCHENKO Tristan GOMMENDY Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1.552
14 LMP2 31 Nicolas JAMIN Julien CANAL Matthieu VAXIVIERE Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 3.352
15 LMP2 47 Roberto LACORTE Andrea BELICCHI Giorgio SERNAGIOTTO Dallara P217 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 13.769
16 LMP2 37 Ho-Pin TUNG Gabriel AUBRY Will STEVENS Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 13.610
17 LMP2 21 Juan Pablo MONTOYA Timothé BURET Memo ROJAS Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 22.371
18 LMP2 50 Tatiana CALDERON Sophia FLÖRSCH Beitske VISSER Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 6.261
19 LMP2 24 Garett GRIST Alex KAPADIA Anthony WELLS Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 10.185
20 LMP2 16 Ryan CULLEN Oliver JARVIS Nicholas TANDY Aurus 01 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1.047
21 LMP2 42 Nicolas LAPIERRE Antonin BORGA Alexandre COIGNY Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 13.500
22 LMP2 11 Adrien TAMBAY Erik MARIS Christophe D’ANSEMBOURG Ligier JSP217 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 1.926
23 LMP2 27 Henrik HEDMAN Ben HANLEY Renger VAN DER ZANDE Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 20.395
24 LMP2 34 Jakub SMIECHOWSKI René BINDER Matevos ISAAKYAN Ligier JSP217 – Gibson 17 1 Laps 28.498
25 LMGTE Pro 97 Maxime MARTIN Alexander LYNN Harry TINCKNELL Aston Martin Vantage AMR 16 2 Laps 1 Laps
26 LMP2 28 Paul LAFARGUE Paul Loup CHATIN Richard BRADLEY Oreca 07 – Gibson 16 2 Laps 1.090
27 LMGTE Pro 71 Davide RIGON Miguel MOLINA Sam BIRD Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 0.446
28 LMGTE Pro 95 Nicki THIIM Marco SØRENSEN Richard WESTBROOK Aston Martin Vantage AMR 16 2 Laps 9.927
29 LMGTE Pro 51 Alessandro PIER GUIDI James CALADO Daniel SERRA Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 0.642
30 LMGTE Pro 82 Olivier PLA Sébastien BOURDAIS Jules GOUNON Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 12.063
31 LMGTE Pro 91 Gianmaria BRUNI Richard LIETZ Frédéric MAKOWIECKI Porsche 911 RSR – 19 16 2 Laps 1.533
32 LMGTE Pro 92 Michael CHRISTENSEN Kevin ESTRE Laurens VANTHOOR Porsche 911 RSR – 19 16 2 Laps 2.260
33 LMGTE Pro 63 Cooper MACNEIL Toni VILANDER Jeffrey SEGAL Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 0.880
34 LMGTE Am 98 Paul DALLA LANA Ross GUNN Augusto FARFUS Aston Martin Vantage AMR 16 2 Laps 8.748
35 LMGTE Am 90 Salih YOLUC Charles EASTWOOD Jonathan ADAM Aston Martin Vantage AMR 16 2 Laps 8.462
36 LMGTE Am 56 Egidio PERFETTI Larry TEN VOORDE Matteo CAIROLI Porsche 911 RSR 16 2 Laps 3.359
37 LMGTE Am 99 Vutthikorn INTHRAPHUVASAK Lucas LÉGERET Julien ANDLAUER Porsche 911 RSR 16 2 Laps 12.711
38 LMGTE Am 54 Thomas FLOHR Francesco CASTELLACCI Giancarlo FISICHELLA Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 2.248
39 LMGTE Am 55 Duncan CAMERON Aaron SCOTT Matthew GRIFFIN Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 4.563
40 LMP2 17 Patrick PILET Kyle TILLEY Jonathan KENNARD Oreca 07 – Gibson 16 2 Laps 4.668
41 LMGTE Am 57 Ben KEATING Felipe FRAGA Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN Porsche 911 RSR 16 2 Laps 17.075
42 LMGTE Am 75 Rino MASTRONARDI Matteo CRESSONI Andrea PICCINI Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 0.691
43 LMGTE Am 78 Horst Jr FELBERMAYR Michele BERETTA Max VAN SPLUNTEREN Porsche 911 RSR 16 2 Laps 1.062
44 LMGTE Am 72 Morris CHEN Tom BLOMQVIST Marcos GOMES Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 16 2 Laps 0.428
45 LMGTE Am 66 Richard HEISTAND Maxwell ROOT Jan MAGNUSSEN Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 15 3 Laps 1 Laps
46 LMGTE Am 86 Michael WAINWRIGHT Benjamin BARKER Andrew WATSON Porsche 911 RSR 15 3 Laps 3.904
47 LMGTE Am 83 François PERRODO Emmanuel COLLARD Nicklas NIELSEN Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 15 3 Laps 27.976
48 LMGTE Am 61 Francesco PIOVANETTI Oswaldo NEGRI JR Côme LEDOGAR Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 15 3 Laps 2.669
49 LMGTE Am 77 Christian RIED Riccardo PERA Matt CAMPBELL Porsche 911 RSR 15 3 Laps 4.822
50 LMP2 36 André NEGRÃO Pierre RAGUES Thomas LAURENT Alpine A470 – Gibson 15 3 Laps 1’16.665
51 LMGTE Am 85 Manuela GOSTNER Rahel FREY Michelle GATTING Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 15 3 Laps 28.927
52 LMGTE Am 52 Christoph ULRICH Steffen GÖRIG Alexander WEST Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 15 3 Laps 10.878
53 LMGTE Am 62 Bonamy GRIMES Johnny MOWLEM Charles HOLLINGS Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 15 3 Laps 3.735
54 LMP2 29 Frits VAN EERD Giedo VAN DER GARDE Nyck DE VRIES Oreca 07 – Gibson 15 3 Laps 1.078
55 LMGTE Am 89 Steve BROOKS Julien PIGUET Andreas LASKARATOS Porsche 911 RSR 15 3 Laps 32.508
56 LMP2 35 Nobuya YAMANAKA Nicholas FOSTER Roberto MERHI Ligier JSP217 – Gibson 15 3 Laps 15.043
57 LMGTE Am 60 Claudio SCHIAVONI Sergio PIANEZZOLA Paolo RUBERTI Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 14 4 Laps 1 Laps
58 LMGTE Am 70 Takeshi KIMURA Vincent ABRIL Kei COZZOLINO Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 9 9 Laps 5 Laps
59 LMGTE Am 88 Thomas PREINING Dominique BASTIEN Adrien DE LEENER Porsche 911 RSR 5 13 Laps 4 Laps