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Le Mans Hour 15: Toyota takes lead from Ferrari

Posted by AR1 staff

–by Mark Cipolloni–

At the 15-hour mark of the 24 Hours of Le Mans the #8 Toyota Hypercar has moved ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P Hypercar by 10-seconds as the two battle tooth and nail at the front as daylight has hit the French circuit after a long hard night.

LMP2: The #34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca now leads by less than 3-seconds over Robert Kubica in the #41 Team WRT.

GTE Am: The #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari leads from the #54 AF Corse Ferrari.

Garage 56: The NASCAR/Hendrick Camaro with Jimmie Johnson aboard is currently sandwiched by the top-2 Ferraris is GTE-Am as it has regained its lost 2 laps. It runs in 28th overall, soon to be 29th as a Ferrari is about to smoke it.

15 hours after the green flag the Hendrick Motorsports pit crew athletes have performed 18 pit stops, changing all four Goodyear Eagle tires 17 times (the other pit stop was for an aero adjustment).

“We had the opportunity to do some testing before, so this isn’t their first rodeo doing this. We did a roughly 30-hour test in Sebring, so we have some experience on our side. We’ve been working on making sure these guys are hydrated, eat well and actually get a little bit of sleep overnight so they would be sharp in the morning. I think catching a little bit of sleep and taking care of their bodies is going to put us in a pretty good position to finish the race strong” – Evan Kureczka, Hendrick Motorsports Pit Crew Coach

LE MANS, FRANCE – JUNE 10: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 pits during the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe June 10, 2023 in Le Mans, France. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Hour 15 Standings

POS No. CLASS TEAM CURRENT DRIVER CAR LAPS BEHIND STATUS
1 8 Hypercar H Toyota Gazoo Racing Hirakawa Ryo Toyota GR010 HYBRID 199 0.000 Running
2 51 Hypercar H Ferrari AF Corse Pier Guidi Alessandro Ferrari 499P 199 10.394 Running
3 2 Hypercar H Cadillac Racing Bamber Earl Cadillac V-Series.R 199 1:59.172 Running
4 6 Hypercar H Porsche Penske Motorsport Vanthoor Laurens Porsche 963 198 1:08.479 Running
5 3 Hypercar H Cadillac Racing Van Der Zande Renger Cadillac V-Series.R 198 1:53.037 Running
6 93 Hypercar H Peugeot Totalenergies Vergne Jean-Éric Peugeot 9X8 197 2 laps Running
7 709 Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing Berthon Nathanaël Glickenhaus 007 195 4 laps Running
8 708 Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing Dumas Romain Glickenhaus 007 195 3:33.291 Running
9 5 Hypercar H Porsche Penske Motorsport Makowiecki Frédéric Porsche 963 194 5 laps Running
10 50 Hypercar H Ferrari Af Corse Nielsen Nicklas Ferrari 499P 193 6 laps Running
11 94 Hypercar H Peugeot Totalenergies Duval Loïc Peugeot 9X8 191 8 laps Running
12 34 LM P2 Inter Europol Competition Scherer Fabio Oreca 07 – Gibson 191 2:26.657 Running
13 41 LM P2 Team WRT Kubica Robert Oreca 07 – Gibson 191 2:29.283 Running
14 48 LM P2 Idec Sport Chatin Paul Loup Oreca 07 – Gibson 190 9 laps Running
15 30 LM P2 Duqueine Team Pino Nicolas Oreca 07 – Gibson 190 30.718 Running
16 65 LM P2 Panis Racing Maldonado Manuel Oreca 07 – Gibson 190 36.580 Running
17 36 LM P2 Alpine Elf Team Vaxiviere Matthieu Oreca 07 – Gibson 190 2:16.283 Running
18 31 LM P2 Team Wrt Frijns Robin Oreca 07 – Gibson 189 10 laps Running
19 28 LM P2 JOTA Rasmussen Oliver Oreca 07 – Gibson 189 30.237 Running
20 10 LM P2 Vector Sport Cullen Ryan Oreca 07 – Gibson 189 46.513 Running
21 45 LM P2 P/A Algarve Pro Racing Allen James Oreca 07 – Gibson 187 12 laps Running
22 35 LM P2 Alpine Elf Team Negrão André Oreca 07 – Gibson 187 1:26.390 Running
23 23 LM P2 United Autosports Blomqvist Tom Oreca 07 – Gibson 186 13 laps Running
24 22 LM P2 United Autosports Lubin Frederick Oreca 07 – Gibson 186 1:07.536 Running
25 38 Hypercar H Hertz Team Jota Stevens William Porsche 963 184 15 laps Running
26 80 LM P2 P/A Af Corse Barnicoat Ben Oreca 07 – Gibson 183 16 laps DNF
27 57 LM GTE Am Kessel Racing Kimura Takeshi Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 183 10.142 Running
28 24 CDNT Hendrick Motorsports Johnson Jimmie Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 183 1:53.330 Running
29 54 LM GTE Am AF Corse Rigon Davide Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 183 1:54.091 Running
30 86 LM GTE Am Gr Racing Pera Riccardo Porsche 911 RSR – 19 183 1:57.025 Running
31 25 LM GTE Am Ort By TF Al Harthy Ahmad Aston Martin Vantage AMR 183 2:05.917 Running
32 56 LM GTE Am Project 1 – Ao Jeannette Gunnar Porsche 911 RSR – 19 183 2:18.000 Running
33 85 LM GTE Am Iron Dames Gatting Michelle Porsche 911 RSR – 19 183 1:13.892 IN
34 37 LM P2 P/A Cool Racing Coigny Alexandre Oreca 07 – Gibson 182 17 laps OUT
35 33 LM GTE Am Corvette Racing Varrone Nicolas Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 182 3:47.276 Running
36 911 LM GTE Am Proton Competition Rump Martin Porsche 911 RSR – 19 182 1:31.884 Running
37 9 LM P2 Prema Racing Ugran Filip Oreca 07 – Gibson 182 2:11.696 Running
38 311 Hypercar H Action Express Racing Sims Alexander Cadillac V-Series.R 181 18 laps Running
39 98 LM GTE Am Northwest Amr Mancinelli Daniel Aston Martin Vantage AMR 181 3:27.238 Running
40 100 LM GTE Am Walkenhorst Motorsport Haryanto Andrew Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 180 19 laps Running
41 74 LM GTE Am Kessel Racing Cozzolino Kei Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 178 21 laps Running
42 43 LM P2 P/A Dkr Engineering Van Rompuy Tom Oreca 07 – Gibson 177 22 laps Running
43 39 LM P2 P/A Graff Racing Van Der Garde Giedo Oreca 07 – Gibson 174 25 laps OUT
44 88 LM GTE Am Proton Competition Ried Jonas Porsche 911 RSR – 19 170 29 laps DNF
45 777 LM GTE Am D’station Racing Fujii Tomonobu Aston Martin Vantage AMR 163 36 laps DNF
46 4 Hypercar Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vautier Tristan Vanwall Vandervell 680 162 37 laps Running
47 47 LM P2 Cool Racing De Gérus Reshad Oreca 07 – Gibson 158 41 laps IN
48 32 LM P2 Inter Europol Competition Magnussen Jan Oreca 07 – Gibson 117 82 laps IN
49 77 LM GTE Am Dempsey – Proton Racing Pedersen Mikkel Porsche 911 RSR – 19 118 81 laps Ret
50 63 LM P2 Prema Racing Kvyat Daniil Oreca 07 – Gibson 113 86 laps DNF
51 7 Hypercar H Toyota Gazoo Racing Kobayashi Kamui Toyota GR010 HYBRID 103 96 laps DNF
52 66 LM GTE Am Jmw Motorsport Prette Louis Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 89 110 laps DNF
53 923 LM P2 P/A Racing Team Turkey Vanthoor Dries Oreca 07 – Gibson 87 112 laps DNF
54 75 Hypercar H Porsche Penske Motorsport Jaminet Mathieu Porsche 963 84 115 laps DNF
55 72 LM GTE Am TF Sport Robin Arnold Aston Martin Vantage AMR 58 141 laps DNF
56 83 LM GTE Am Richard Mille Af Corse Wadoux Lilou Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 33 166 laps DNF
57 16 LM GTE Am Proton Competition Hardwick Ryan Porsche 911 RSR – 19 28 171 laps DNF
58 60 LM GTE Am Iron Lynx Schiavoni Claudio Porsche 911 RSR – 19 28 0.000 DNF
59 55 LM GTE Am Gmb Motorsport Birch Gustav Aston Martin Vantage AMR 21 178 laps DNF
60 21 LM GTE Am AF Corse De Pauw Ulysse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 21 0.000 DNF
61 13 LM P2 P/A Tower Motorsports Taylor Ricky Oreca 07 – Gibson 19 180 laps DNF
62 14 LM P2 P/A Nielsen Racing Sales Rodrigo Oreca 07 – Gibson 18 181 laps DNF