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

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