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Le Mans Hour 21: Status Quo with 3 hours to go

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With just 3 hours to go at Le Mans, a 1-2 finish for Toyota looks ever more likely; the No. 7 continuing the lead the field with Mike Conway a lap ahead of Brendon Hartley in the No. 8 Toyota and 4 laps ahead of the third place Alpine.

But the fight for third continues to be interesting as the race-end closes in. Alpine is third with Matthieu Vaxiviere at the wheel, but the A480 isn’t as good on fuel mileage as the No. 708 Glickenhaus that is 1m55s behind with Pipo Derani pushing hard. The No. 708 has done just 24 stops, vs. 27 for the Alpine

#708 with Pipo Derani at the wheel is being hounded by the leading #7 Toyota

In LMP2, we saw the demise of the Risi Competition ORECA, which pulled into the pits with a suspected engine failure.

“I’d just jumped in the car, everything was OK, was on a lap then suddenly lost power in Sector 3,” Oliver Jarvis said after bringing the car into the pits. “I had a sensor warning on the dash. The cameras picked it up, and they advised me to come in. 

“We’ve had a few issues; a rear bodywork section that dislodged and wouldn’t come off. We then had an oil leak. An eventful 19 hours. Generally, when you see smoke like that, it’s terminal. I’m gutted for the guys, they’ve worked so hard for months now.”

In GTE Pro and Am, things remain stabilized, but it feels as though further excitement is still to come. No. 51 AF Corse driver James Calado is pushing hard to hold off Nicky Catsburg’s No. 63 Corvette at the head of the Pro class.

Hour 21 Standings

POS NO. CLASS TEAM CURRENT DRIVER CAR LAPS BEHIND GAP PITS
1 7 Hypercar H TOYOTA GAZOO RACING CONWAY Mike Toyota GR010 HYBRID 322 0.000s 0.000s 27
2 8 Hypercar H TOYOTA GAZOO RACING HARTLEY Brendon Toyota GR010 HYBRID 321 1 lap 1 lap 29
3 36 Hypercar ALPINE ELF MATMUT VAXIVIERE Matthieu Alpine A480 – Gibson 318 4 laps 3 laps 27
4 708 Hypercar GLICKENHAUS RACING DERANI Luis Felipe Glickenhaus 007 LMH 317 5 laps 1:55.414 24
5 31 LM P2 TEAM WRT HABSBURG Ferdinand Oreca 07 – Gibson 315 7 laps 1 lap 29
6 709 Hypercar GLICKENHAUS RACING DUMAS Romain Glickenhaus 007 LMH 315 1:37.002 1:37.002 26
7 41 LM P2 TEAM WRT DELETRAZ Louis Oreca 07 – Gibson 315 2:38.597 1:01.595 30
8 28 LM P2 JOTA VANDOORNE Stoffel Oreca 07 – Gibson 314 8 laps 1:05.051 31
9 65 LM P2 PANIS RACING CANAL Julien Oreca 07 – Gibson 313 9 laps 1 lap 30
10 34 LM P2 INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION BRUNDLE Alex Oreca 07 – Gibson 311 11 laps 1 lap 29
11 23 LM P2 UNITED AUTOSPORTS LYNN Alexander Oreca 07 – Gibson 311 26.364 26.364 29
12 48 LM P2 IDEC SPORT CHATIN Paul Loup Oreca 07 – Gibson 310 12 laps 3:08.429 30
13 30 LM P2 DUQUEINE TEAM GOMMENDY Tristan Oreca 07 – Gibson 309 25.037 25.037 33
14 38 LM P2 JOTA DAVIDSON Anthony Oreca 07 – Gibson 309 22.567 22.567 28
15 26 LM P2 G-DRIVE RACING DE VRIES Nyck Aurus 01 – Gibson 309 36.779 14.212 30
16 21 LM P2 P/A DRAGONSPEED USA HANLEY Ben Oreca 07 – Gibson 308 14 laps 3:48.258 30
17 70 LM P2 P/A REALTEAM RACING NATO Norman Oreca 07 – Gibson 308 1:01.872 1:01.872 29
18 29 LM P2 P/A RACING TEAM NEDERLAND VAN UITERT Job Oreca 07 – Gibson 307 15 laps 2:53.264 30
19 20 LM P2 P/A HIGH CLASS RACING SØRENSEN Marco Oreca 07 – Gibson 305 17 laps 1 lap 32
20 39 LM P2 P/A SO24-DIROB BY GRAFF ROBIN Arnold Oreca 07 – Gibson 304 18 laps 1 lap 27
21 51 LM GTE Pro AF CORSE CALADO James Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 299 23 laps 5 laps 20
22 63 LM GTE Pro CORVETTE RACING CATSBURG Nicky Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 299 36.133 36.133 20
23 92 LM GTE Pro PORSCHE GT TEAM CHRISTENSEN Michael Porsche 911 RSR – 19 298 24 laps 3:34.815 21
24 91 LM GTE Pro PORSCHE GT TEAM LIETZ Richard Porsche 911 RSR – 19 298 26.637 26.637 20
25 44 LM P2 P/A ARC BRATISLAVA WEBB Oliver Oreca 07 – Gibson 296 26 laps 1 lap 30
26 33 LM GTE Am TF SPORT KEATING Ben Aston Martin Vantage AMR 294 28 laps 2 laps 21
27 83 LM GTE Am AF CORSE ROVERA Alessio Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 294 15.189 15.189 22
28 74 LM P2 P/A RACING TEAM INDIA EURASIA CLOET Tom Ligier JSP217 – Gibson 294 1:38.443 1:22.613 30
29 80 LM GTE Am IRON LYNX ILOTT Callum Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 293 29 laps 2:10.692 22
30 60 LM GTE Am IRON LYNX GIAMMARIA Raffaele Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 291 31 laps 47.618 22
31 77 LM GTE Am DEMPSEY – PROTON RACING EVANS Jaxon Porsche 911 RSR – 19 290 32 laps 1:36.348 22
32 49 LM P2 P/A HIGH CLASS RACING FJORDBACH Anders Oreca 07 – Gibson 290 2:02.452 2:02.452 30
33 777 LM GTE Am D’STATION RACING HOSHINO Satoshi Aston Martin Vantage AMR 289 33 laps 53.505 23
34 84 CDNT ASSOCIATION SRT41 BAILLY Nigel Oreca 07 – Gibson 289 1:25.994 1:25.994 27
35 18 LM GTE Am ABSOLUTE RACING HARYANTO Andrew Porsche 911 RSR – 19 287 35 laps 58:53.612 23
36 95 LM GTE Am TF SPORT HANCOCK Oliver Aston Martin Vantage AMR 287 2:08.157 2:08.157 21
37 85 LM GTE Am IRON LYNX BOVY Sarah Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 287 2:13.191 5.034 21
38 69 LM GTE Am HERBERTH MOTORSPORT RENAUER Robert Porsche 911 RSR – 19 285 37 laps 66:35.449 21
39 52 LM GTE Pro AF CORSE BIRD Sam Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 285 3:22.905 3:22.905 20
40 54 LM GTE Am AF CORSE CASTELLACCI Francesco Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 283 39 laps 1 lap 22
41 71 LM GTE Am INCEPTION RACING MILLROY Ollie Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 283 1:47.589 1:47.589 21
42 88 LM GTE Am DEMPSEY – PROTON RACING BASTIEN Dominique Porsche 911 RSR – 19 283 3:06.945 1:19.254 22
43 22 LM P2 UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA SCHERER Fabio Oreca 07 – Gibson 280 94:14.331 2 laps 28
44 86 LM GTE Am GR RACING WAINWRIGHT Michael Porsche 911 RSR – 19 277 45 laps 102:20.122 23
45 82 LM P2 RISI COMPETIZIONE JARVIS Oliver Oreca 07 – Gibson 275 47 laps 2 laps 29
46 64 LM GTE Pro CORVETTE RACING TANDY Nicholas Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 266 55 laps 8 laps 19
47 24 LM P2 P/A PR1 MOTORSPORTS MATHIASEN KELLY Patrick Oreca 07 – Gibson 261 61 laps 5 laps 32
48 388 LM GTE Am RINALDI RACING EHRET Pierre Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 271 52:56.649 52:56.649 21
49 72 LM GTE Pro HUB AUTO RACING VANTHOOR Dries Porsche 911 RSR – 19 227 95 laps 43 laps 19
50 79 LM GTE Pro WEATHERTECH RACING MACNEIL Cooper Porsche 911 RSR – 19 139 183 laps 88 laps 11
51 46 LM GTE Am TEAM PROJECT 1 FOLEY Robert Porsche 911 RSR – 19 138 184 laps 1 lap 11
52 57 LM GTE Am KESSEL RACING JENSEN Mikkel Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 128 194 laps 9 laps 9
53 66 LM GTE Am JMW MOTORSPORT SALES Rodrigo Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 117 205 laps 11 laps 9
54 55 LM GTE Am SPIRIT OF RACE GRIFFIN Matthew Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 109 213 laps 7 laps 8
55 25 LM P2 P/A G-DRIVE RACING ANDRADE Rui Aurus 01 – Gibson 108 214 laps 1 lap 11
56 47 LM GTE Am CETILAR RACING LACORTE Roberto Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 90 232 laps 17 laps 6
57 56 LM GTE Am TEAM PROJECT 1 PERFETTI Egidio Porsche 911 RSR – 19 84 238 laps 5 laps 6
58 32 LM P2 UNITED AUTOSPORTS MALDONADO Manuel Oreca 07 – Gibson 75 247 laps 8 laps 7
59 1 LM P2 RICHARD MILLE RACING TEAM FLOERSCH Sophia Oreca 07 – Gibson 74 248 laps 13:00.172 6
60 99 LM GTE Am PROTON COMPETITION INTHRAPHUVASAK Vuttikhorn Porsche 911 RSR – 19 66 256 laps 8 laps 6
61 98 LM GTE Am ASTON MARTIN RACING GOMES Marcos Aston Martin Vantage AMR 45 277 laps 20 laps 3