LeMans turns into borefest as all 3 Toyotas falter

The lone #1 Porsche streaks through the night
The lone #1 Porsche streaks through the night

LMP1

The 24 hours of LeMans is now a borefest up at front. With the demise of all three Toyotas, the leading #1 Porsche now has a 9-lap lead over a lowly LMP2 car and is in stroker-ace mode for the last 12 hours of the race. Unless the lone LMP1 car also fails, which it should not in stroker mode, the over winner is a foregone conclusion.

The #1 Porsche continues to lead with Nick Tandy at the wheel. The #2 Porsche is P16 overall, 18 laps behind its sister car.

The lone remaining Toyota (#8) is 47th overall and 29 laps down from the leader.

LMP2

The #31 ORECA from Vaillante Rebellion continues to lead the category and is looking for an overall podium finish. It’s teammate, the #13 ORECA, has dropped to third after pitting and now chases the #38 ORECA run by Jackie Chan DC Racing.

The #49 ARC Bratislava Ligier made a trip to the gravel trap and continued, while the #47 Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara had to limp its way back to the pits for a punctured tire.

LMGTE Pro

The #95 (Stanaway) and #97 (Adam) Aston Martins continue to lead the way, but faced strong competition from the #91 Porsche driven by Kevin Estre. The two teams are on different fuel strategies, so the #91 pitted before things could get too racy.

Now it is the #51 Ferrari (Pier Guidi) in third behind the Aston Martin teammates.

LMGTE Am

The #84 JMW Motorsport Ferrari still holds a comfortable lead in LMGTE Am. Behind it the #77 Porsche and #55 Ferrari are duking it out in the dark.

Hour 12 Standings

Pos No. Driver Car Gap Laps Cat.
1 #1 TANDY Nick Porsche 919 Hybrid 0.000s 186 P1
2 #31 PROST Nicolas Oreca 07 – Gibson 9 Laps 177 P2
3 #38 TUNG Ho-Pin Oreca 07 – Gibson 16.978 177 P2
4 #13 HEINEMEIER HANSSON David Oreca 07 – Gibson 56.795 177 P2
5 #35 RAGUES Pierre Alpine A470 – Gibson 11 Laps 175 P2
6 #40 MATELLI Franck Oreca 07 – Gibson 2:08.712 175 P2
7 #24 HIRSCHI Jonathan Oreca 07 – Gibson 2:21.346 175 P2
8 #32 OWEN Will LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 3:29.232 175 P2
9 #37 CHENG David Oreca 07 – Gibson 4:36.413 175 P2
10 #23 BERTHON Nathanial LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 14 Laps 172 P2
11 #34 CHANDHOK Karun LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 15 Laps 171 P2
12 #21 ROSENQVIST Felix Oreca 07 – Gibson 30.063 171 P2
13 #28 VAXIVIERE Matthieu Oreca 07 – Gibson 47.904 171 P2
14 #39 WINSLOW James Oreca 07 – Gibson 17 Laps 169 P2
15 #47 LACORTE Roberto Dallara P217 – Gibson 34.002 169 P2
16 #2 HARTLEY Brendon Porsche 919 Hybrid 18 Laps 168 P1
17 #33 NICOLET Pierre LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 20 Laps 166 P2
18 #95 STANAWAY Richie Aston Martin VANTAGE 22 Laps 164 Pro
19 #97 ADAM Jonathan Aston Martin VANTAGE 2.275 164 Pro
20 #51 PIER GUIDI Alessandro Ferrari 488 GTE 2.666 164 Pro
21 #71 MOLINA Miguel Ferrari 488 GTE 46.808 164 Pro
22 #91 MAKOWIECKI Frederic Porsche 911 RSR 51.922 164 Pro
23 #92 ESTRE Kevin Porsche 911 RSR 1:03.308 164 Pro
24 #67 DERANI Luis Felipe Ford GT 1:40.996 164 Pro
25 #68 HAND Joey Ford GT 2:03.570 164 Pro
26 #63 TAYLOR Jordan Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 2:05.048 164 Pro
27 #17 ZOLLINGER David LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 2:48.013 164 P2
28 #69 WESTBROOK Richard Ford GT 3:01.912 164 Pro
29 #29 LAMMERS Jan Dallara P217 – Gibson 23 Laps 163 P2
30 #36 DUMAS Romain Alpine A470 – Gibson 24 Laps 162 P2
31 #84 VANTHOOR Dries Ferrari 488 GTE 1:54.897 162 Am
32 #90 HANKEY Euan Aston Martin VANTAGE 25 Laps 161 Am
33 #45 CAPILLAIRE Vincent LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 7.122 161 P2
34 #77 DIENST Marvin Porsche 911 RSR 991 7.614 161 Am
35 #27 SIROTKIN Sergey Dallara P217 – Gibson 26 Laps 160 P2
36 #62 MACNEIL Cooper Ferrari 488 GTE 16:23.027 160 Am
37 #55 SCOTT Aaron Ferrari 488 GTE 16:27.605 160 Am
38 #64 FÄSSLER Marcel Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 17:31.329 160 Pro
39 #99 BRYANT Oliver Aston Martin VANTAGE 18:44.125 160 Am
40 #61 SAWA Keita Ferrari 488 GTE 27 Laps 159 Am
41 #93 AL FAISAL Abdulaziz Porsche 911 RSR 991 2:03.542 159 Am
42 #83 JÃ-NSSON Niclas Ferrari 488 GTE 2:05.458 159 Am
43 #65 NIELSEN Christina Ferrari 488 GTE 28 Laps 158 Am
44 #86 FOSTER Nick Porsche 911 RSR (2016) 46.772 158 Am
45 #66 JOHNSON Billy Ford GT 2:17.366 158 Pro
46 #98 LAUDA Mathias Aston Martin VANTAGE 29 Laps 157 Am
47 #8 DAVIDSON Anthony Toyota TS050 – Hybrid 39.979 157 P1
48 #54 BERETTA Olivier Ferrari 488 GTE 1:11.466 157 Am
49 #60 PARENTE Alvaro Ferrari 488 GTE 30 Laps 156 Am
50 #22 HIRAKAWA Ryo Oreca 07 – Gibson 33 Laps 153 P2
51 #43 BLEEKEMOLEN Jeroen Riley MK30 – GIBSON 38 Laps 148 P2
52 #50 REES Fernando Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 39 Laps 147 Am
53 #49 CALKO Konstantin LIGIER JSP217 – Gibson 54 Laps 132 P2
54 #9 LAPIERRE Nicolas Toyota TS050 – Hybrid 26 Laps 160 P1
55 #7 KOBAYASHI Kamui Toyota TS050 – Hybrid 32 Laps 154 P1
56 #25 TRUMMER Simon Oreca 07 – Gibson 34 Laps 152 P2
57 #82 KAFFER Pierre Ferrari 488 GTE 114 Laps 72 Pro
58 #26 RUSINOV Roman Oreca 07 – Gibson 166 Laps 20 P2
59 #88 AL QUBAISI Khaled Porsche 911 RSR 991 168 Laps 18 Am
60 #4 WEBB Oliver ENSO CLM P1/01 – Nismo 179 Laps 7 P1