LIVE: WEC 6 Hours of Spa 2025 Updates

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The DIVEBOMB Endurance team presents LIVE coverage of the 2025 6 Hours of Spa, the highly anticipated third round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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Round three of the WEC takes place at the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in the heart of the Ardennes in Belgium. 18 Hypercars (LMDh & LMh) and 18 LMGT3 cars will do battle on the 7km (4.3 mile) circuit.

Some of the big names on the outstanding grid of drivers include; Valentino Rossi, Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen, Jenson Button, Antonio Giovinazzi, Nyck De Vries, Jean-Eric Vergne, Stoffel Vandoorne, Brendan Hartely and many more.

Starting grid - Top 10

1st No.50 Ferrari AF Corse

2nd No.83 AF Corse Ferrari

3rd No.51 Ferrari AF Corse

4th No.94 Peugeot

5th No.12 Hertz Team Jota Cadillac

6th No.36 Alpine Endurance Team

7th No.93 Peugeot

8th No.20 BMW Team WRT

9th No.35 Alpine Endurance Team

10th No.38 Hertz Team Jota Cadillac

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LIVE: 6 Hours of Spa Updates and Results

Hypercar Top 10

1ST No.51 Ferrari, Giovinazzi, Pier Guidi, Calado

2ND No.50 Ferrari, Nielsen, Molina, Fuoco

3RD No.36 Alpine, Schumacher, Gounon, Makowiecki

4th No.8 Toyota, Buemi, Hartley, Hirawaka

5th No.12 Cadillac, Lynn, Nato, Stevens

6th No.38 Cadillac, Button, Bourdais, Bamber

7th No.7 Toyota, De Vries, Conway, Kobayashi

8th No.35 Alpine, Chatin, Habsburg, Milesi

9th No.6 Porsche Penske, Estre, L Vanthoor, Campbell

10th No.15 BMW, Marciello, Magnussen, D Vanthoor

LMGT3 Top 10

1ST No.21 Ferrari Vista AF Corse

2ND No.88 Ford Proton Competition

3RD No.54 Ferrari Vista AF Corse

4th No.77 Ford Proton Competition

5th No.27 Aston Martin Heart of Racing

6th No.10 Aston Martin Racing Spirit of Leman

7th No.92 Manthey Porsche

8th No.78 Lexus Akkodis

9th No.46 BMW WRT 10th No.85 Porsche, Iron Dames

19:02 - No.51 Ferrari WINS the 6 Hours of Spa, the No.50 Ferrari takes 2nd place from the No.36 Alpine in 3rd.

18:59 - The No.51 Ferrari is coming through to lead on the final lap, with the No.36 Alpine still hunting down the No.50 Ferrari, who has just 3% of energy.

18:57 - The No.007 Aston Martin needed to make one final stop, which sadly does drop them outside of the Top 10, but the Aston Martin team have made a phenomenal step forward in just a few races.

18:54 - The gap between the No.50 Ferrari and the No.36 Alpine are separated by 1.5 seconds with just 6 minutes remaining, the atmosphere has become tense as Schumacher hunts the Ferrari down.

18:51 - The No.51 Ferrari continues to lead, the No.50 Ferrari now has just 20% of fuel with 10 minutes remaining, with Mick Schumacher's Alpine just one second behind.

18:50 - The No.51 Ferrari comes in for their final pit stop, meanwhile the No.50 Ferrari and No.36 Alpine are chasing one another, coming through the final sector now.

18:49 - The No.12 Jota Cadillac comes in for their final stop, the battle is now well and truly on between the Ferrari's and the No.36 Alpine. Schumacher in the Alpine, is still chasing.

18:46 - The No.7 Toyota and No.36 Alpine incident is now under investigation

18:45 - The No.51 Ferrari will struggle to get to the end now, there are more minutes remaining than their % of fuel.

18:42 - Nyck De Vries managed to get ahead of the No.36 Alpine before then pushing the Alpine off the circuit as the light went Green, Schumacher did reclaim the place off the circuit.

18:42 - GREEN FLAG

18:40 - FULL COURSE YELLOW - Mick Schumacher gets past the No.7 Toyota just before the FCY for 4th place and is now just one second behind the No.50 Ferrari.

18:38 - The No.36 Alpine is charging after the Ferrari's, with the No.51 leading the way with less than 30% with just 23 minutes remaining. The No.50 Ferrari has around 40% of fuel however is only a few seconds ahead of the charging Mick Schumacher in the Alpine.

18:31 - Mick Schumacher brings the No.36 Alpine in for their final stop, with just 30 minutes remaining, the race is on against the No.51 Ferrari, who have just 41% of fuel remaining.

18:26 - The No.20 BMW has been wheeled back into their garage, the Team WRT engineers are now working on the brakes.

18:25 - GREEN FLAG

18:22 - FULL COURSE YELLOW

18:22 - The No.36 Alpine being driven by Mick Schumacher, just set the second fastest lap time of the race. The only person quicker, was Mick Schumacher around ten minutes ago! The Alpine does need to make another pit stop.

18:20 - A strategic update regarding both the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes - most, if not all cars need to make another pit stop for fuel. The only car that might make it to the end, is the No.51 Ferrari with 63% of a tank left, with 40 minutes remaining.

18:18 - The No.46 BMW pits for the last time in the LMGT3 field, with every other car ahead of them certainly needing to make another pit stop.

18:12 - Fastest Lap of the Race has been set by Mick Schumacher in the No.36 Alpine, currently running in 2nd place in the Hypercar class, it is unclear as to whether they need to make another pit stop.

18:11 - The No.51 Ferrari now makes it through on the No.20 BMW at Turn 12, the Ferrari putting a nose into the corner meant that the BMW couldn't make the turn fully without contact, meaning the BMW ran out wider, losing grip and therefore letting the Ferrari come through.

18:09 - The No.46 BMW, No.88 Proton Ford and the No.77 Proton Ford went 3-wide into the first corner, with the No.46 BMW squeezing both of the Ford's out wide on the exit of Turn 1, the No.77 Ford running off into the gravel trap as the No.88 Proton Ford takes fourth place from the No.46.

18:07 - The No.51 Ferrari has now overtaken the No.15 BMW for 5th place at Turn 1, with the BMW running incredibly deep into the corner, allowing the Ferrari to come through and slam the door on the BMW on the exit as well.

18:05 - RACE UPDATE - TOP 10

Hypercar

1st No.50 Ferrari

2nd No.8 Toyota

3rd No.36 Alpine

4th No.5 Porsche

5th No.20 BMW

6th No.15 BMW

7th No.51 Ferrari

8th No.38 Cadillac

9th No.12 Cadillac

10th No.93 Peugeot

LMGT3 - Top 5

1st No.21 Ferrari AF Corse

2nd No.54 Ferrari AF Corse

3rd No.27 Aston Martin Heart of Racing

4th No.46 BMW WRT

5th No.88 Ford Proton Competition

17:59 - Most of the field in both the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes are now making what should be their final pit stops.

17:58 - The No.10 Aston Martin has been given a 10-second penalty which will be added onto their next pit stop after their incident at Turn 14 earlier on.

17:50 - The GT field are approaching their final pit stops, the only lead car that is on the offset strategy is the No.46 BMW, which currently sits at around 60% of energy remaining, they will need to make one further stop compared to the others, but they likely won't need to manage their fuel load in the final hour.

17:40 - The No.7 Toyota of Nyck De Vries and the No.12 Jota Cadillac battle once again in the opening sector, this time the Jota Cadillac does manage to get through into Eau Rouge.

17:39 - Mick Schumacher has brought the No.36 Alpine into the pit lane for what Alpine will hope to be their final pit stop with some fuel management.

17:33 - The FIA have said that the No.51 Ferrari MUST give the position back to the No.20 BMW, which the Ferrari has now done.

17:32 - The No.51 Ferrari did leave the circuit at Eau Rouge whilst battling with the No.20 BMW, the team have told Alessandro Pier Guidi to maintain the position and not let the No.20 BMW back through.

17:30 - The No.51 Ferrari now claims 2nd place after overtaking both the Alpine and the BMW, the Alpine goes to the back of this pack, with the No.20 BMW and the No.51 Ferrari fighting aggressively!

17:28 - The No.36 Alpine gets back into 2nd place of Hypercar, and the No.51 Ferrari and No.20 BMW duel for position, the BMW running off the track with LMGT3 traffic in the final sector, the pair making contact twice at top speed!

17:24 - De Vries in the No.7 Toyota is holding the No.12 Jota Cadillac at bay for P5, meanwhile the No.51 Ferrari and the No.36 Alpine duel intensely down the kemmel straight and through Turn 6, with the Ferrari coming out on top, and the No.20 BMW looming large in the mirrors of the Alpine.

17:20 - The No.20 BMW and the No.94 Peugeot incident is now under investigation.

17:18 - The No.21 Ferrari AF Corse of Alessio Rovera has got past Valentino Rossi's No.46 BMW into Turn 1 to take 4th place in LMGT3, as the Ferrari now sets after the leaders in LMGT3.

17:14 - The No.94 Peugeot has been rolled back into the garage after making contact and running themselves off the circuit with the No.20 BMW.

17:11 - The No.94 Peugeot and the No.20 BMW Hypercars have come together at Turn 6 after the kemmel straight, leaving the Peugeot with some form of extreme damage, the car almost uncontrollable.

17:10 - GREEN FLAG

17:09 - With under two hours remaining, Ferrari lead at Spa in the Hypercar class, with the No.36 Alpine of Mick Schumacher chasing the No.50 and the leading No.51. In the LMGT3 class, the No.92 Manthey Porsche lead the way from the No.88 Proton Ford and the No.46 WRT BMW, which is currently being driven by Valentino Rossi after starting from 9th on the grid.

2 Hours to go - Update

1st No.51 Ferrari

2nd No.50 Ferrari

3rd No.36 Alpine

4th No.7 Toyota

5th No.94 Peugeot

6th No.20 BMW

7th No.38 Cadillac

8th No.12 Cadillac

9th No.8 Toyota

10th No.5 Porsche

16:57 - Ferrari lead 1-2 as the No.50 overtakes the No.36 in the pits for second while the No.51's alternative pit stop has put it in the lead.

16:56 - The No.10 made its way to its pit box as the remaining Hypercar frontrunners pull into pit lane.

16:54 - The No.10 Aston Martin stalled at pit entry, almost blocking the No.78 Lexus from entering the pits.

16:53 - The No.59 McLaren has pulled into its garage with damage while the No.10 Aston Martin has developed a puncture from the same crash.

16:52 - A handful of cars including the third placed No.51 Ferrari take a pitstop, but with barrier repairs coming up a safety car now looks inevitable.

16:50 - The No.59 has managed to reverse out of the barriers, potentially negating the need for a full safety car.

16:49 - Virtual Safety Car

16:49 - Another crash for McLaren as the No.59 gets forced off the track by the No. 10 Aston Martin and goes through the gravel into the barriers.

16:48 - Drive-through penalties for the No.81 Corvette and No.87 Lexus for exiting the pits under a red light.

16:45 - Kobayashi has been told to take fewer risks in the No.7 Toyota but locks up into the bus stop again. Meanwhile the No.7 is also under investigation for an earlier unsafe rejoin in the same corner.

16:41 - The No.93 Peugeot pits from the lead while the rest of the Hypercars fight their way through heavy traffic behind, with the No.36 Alpine back in the overall lead ahead of the two Ferraris.

16:39 - The No.60 Mercedes receives a 10 second stop-go penalty for the crash with the No.95 McLaren.

16:37 - Things are heating up in LMGT3 as the No.10 Aston Martin overtakes the No.59 McLaren through Eau Rouge, only to lose the position again on the straight while the cars behind start to join the battle.

16:34 - The No.59 McLaren divebombs the No.81 Corvette into the bus stop, making mild contact but taking the position.

16:30 - Ford now lead 1-2 in LMGT3 as the No.88 Mustang overtakes the No.21 Ferrari for second.

16:28 - Ferrari have ordered their Hypercars to swap positions again, putting the No.50 ahead as it was before the safety car.

16:26 - The No.51 goes off-track while trying to overtake Kobayashi's No.7 Toyota, but Kobayashi locks up into the next corner and loses four places instead, almost hitting the No.20 BMW in the process.

16:25 - The leading No.93 Peugeot pulls a massive gap as the LMGT3 leading No.77 Ford Mustang holds up the rest of the Hypercar pack into the bus stop.

16:24 - Green Flag

16:23 - Safety car in this lap.

16:21 - As the field prepares to go back to racing the No.93 Peugeot leads as the only Hypercar not to pit under this safety car.

16:19 - The No.27 Aston Martin has received a drive-through for a tire pressure infringement as most of the LMGT3 field dives into the pitlane.

16:19 - Ferrari swap their Hypercars' positions inside of the pit lane as the No.7 gets ahead of both of them in the pit cycle.

16:18 - As the pitlane is reopened the most of the Hypercar field enters the pits, alllowing the No.51 to fix its puncture without losing time.

16:14 - The No.51 Ferrari's crew is worried it might have a slow puncture.

16:01 - Safety Car

16:00 - Big crash for the No.95 McLaren of Sean Gelael! Replays show it being tagged by the No.60 Mercedes and going sideways into the tire barrier, but the driver is okay.

3 Hours to go - Update

1st No.36 Alpine

2nd No.50 Ferrari

3rd No.51 Ferrari

4th No.20 BMW

5th No.93 Peugeot

6th No.94 Peugeot

7th No.7 Toyota

8th No.38 Cadillac

9th No.6 Porsche

10th No.12 Cadillac

15:57 - After a lap long battle the No.38 Cadillac overtakes the No.6 Porsche for eighth.

15:55 - The leading No.27 Aston Martin LMGT3 is now under investigation for a tire pressure infringement.

15:51 - Aston Martin now lead 1-2 in LMGT3, with Robichon pulling a lead in the No.27.

15:49 - Earl Bamber passes the No.8 Toyota, putting the recovering No.38 Cadillac in tenth.

15:44 - The No.7 Toyota again overtakes the No.5 Porsche while the No.12 Cadillac is now catching up from behind.

15:42 - Kobayashi has returned the position for overtaking off the track, but with the No.5 Porsche struggling under braking the pressure stays on.

15:40 - Kobayashi's No.7 Toyota continues its climb up the leaderboard as it passes the No.5 Porsche for seventh place.

15:39 - The No.83 Ferrari finally emerges from the pits 35 laps behind the leader after reportedly suffering an issue with one of its turbos.

15:35 - The leading No.50 Ferrari pits and narrowly loses the lead to the No.36 Alpine on pit exit!

15:32 - Despite having more energy in the tank the No.36 Alpine pulls into the pits first, followed by most of the remaining Hypercar field.

15:31 - As we get to the end of most Hypercars' stints the No.36 Alpine has closed the gap to the fuel saving No.50 Ferrari.

15:29 - The No.93 Peugeot pits for some much needed fresh tires, as does the No.12 Cadillac.

15:28 - Giovinazzi's No. 51 Ferrari passes both Peugeots and moves up into third, but almost loses it all in the gravel.

15:26 - The No. 59 McLaren makes emergency repairs in its pit stop while the No.92 Porsche receives a 10 second penalty for hitting the No.61 Mercedes.

15:22 - The No.20 BMW is held up in Eau Rouge, allowing the No.94 Peugeot and No.51 Ferrari to get three-wide and overtake on the Kemmel straight. The No.94 now runs ahead in fourth but still needs to serve its penalty.

15:18 - After holding off attacks from the No.51 Ferrari and running through the grass the No.20 BMW is now putting the pressure on the No.93 Peugeot for the podium positions.

15:17 - The No12 Cadillac and No. 94 Peugeot receive a 5 second penalty for pit stop infringements.

15:13 - Celia Martin's No. 85 Iron Dames Porsche takes the lead in LMGT3.

15:11 - The no.21 Ferrari receives a drive-through penalty while the stewards will be looking at the No.92 Porsche spinning the No.61 Iron Lynx Mercedes a few laps before.

15:10 - Frijns puts the No.20 BMW in fourth as the No.51 Ferrari continues to lose ground.

15:06 - After several laps of fighting Al Harthy's No.46 BMW overtakes the No.95 McLaren for 7th in LMGT3.

15:01 - The No.33 Corvette pulls into the garage to retire.

4 Hours to go - Update

1st No.50 Ferrari

2nd No.36 Alpine

3rd No.93 Peugeot

4th No.51 Ferrari

5th No.20 BMW

6th No.7 Toyota

7th No.94 Peugeot

8th No.12 Cadillac

9th No.8 Toyota

10th No.6 Porsche

14:58 - The No.93 Peugeot moves up into third while the No.35 Alpine becomes the first Hypercar to pit after the safety car cycle.

14:54 - The No.77 Ford has a drive-through penalty for track limits, not long after that car was in the pits, meanwhile the No.59 McLaren of James Cottingham is battling the No.81 Corvette for sixth

14:51 - The No.94 Peugeot has gotten past the No.12 Cadillac for ninth in Hypercar. Once again there are battles everywhere you look

14:50 - SIX LMGT3s battling for eighth place up the Kemmel straight, the No.81 Corvette winning out, with the sister No.33 dropping from 10th to 13th

14:49 - The No.77 Ford is in the pits for a driver change

14:47 - The No.15, No.46 and No.92 have all gotten drive-through penalties for speeding in the pits. Thats the fifth place overall car, and second and fifth in LMGT3

14:46 - The No.15 is under investigation for pit lane speeding, and safety car infringements. The No.35 Alpine is also under investigation for the safety car procedure

14:45 - Behind in LMGT3, the two Corvettes and two McLarens fight over 10th, Ben Keating in the No.33 winning out. The No.21 Ferrari has also taken the lead from the No.88

14:44 - Miguel Molina now leads in the No.50, single file all the way down the Hypercar field

14:44 - Green Flag

14:43 - SC in this lap

14:38 - This is almost like a complete reset of the race, all of the LMGT3s are behind all of the Hypercars. It will be pure racing from the moment the green flag drops

14:33 - The way-by is happening now, most of the LMGT3s come around to catch the back of the pack

14:28 - The VSC becomes a full SC now, all the gaps will close right up now.

14:26 - Safety Car

14:26 - The No.51 is in the pits now, the No.35 Alpine also stayed out but is in too. That means all Hypercars have been in, most also taking tyres and a driver change

14:23 - In LMGT3, the No.88 Ford stayed out to take the lead. The No.46 lost position to the No.21 Ferrari too. The No.46 is also under investigation for speeding in the pit lane, along with the No.92

14:21 - The No.15, No.93, No.7, No.20, No.12, No.94, No.6 and No.5 are all in from Hypercar too. The No.51 appears to have been the only one to stay out

14:20 - The pitlane is open under VSC, so the No.50 and No.36 come in. The No.51 stays out to take the lead

14:17 - Seemingly a mechanical failure for the Lexus as the BMW is dragged behind the barriers

14:16 - The No.87 Lexus has stopped on the side of the road halfway up the Kemmel straight

14:15 - Virtual Safety Car

14:15 - The No.31 took a hit from a Ferrari GT3, off in the gravel trap at turn one, VSC incoming

14:14 - The No.51 and No.36 went side-by-side, going either side of a LMGT3 car at the Fagnes chicane in dramatic fashion. The Alpine is still in second

14:13 - The No.92 has taken second in class from the No.88. Ryan Hardwick sending his Porsche down the inside at the chicane

14:12 - The No.83 is back in the garage, meanwhile the No.10 Racing Spirit of Leman has a drive-through penalty

14:10 - The former class leading No.78 Lexus has dropped to fifth due to a slow stop for the Akkodis ASP crew

14:09 - The No.51 Ferrari is now on the back of Makowiecki for second. The lightning pace of the Alpine seems to have calmed down for now

14:07 - In LMGT3 the No.46 BMW has found itself at the front after the pit stops. Meanwhile the No.88 Ford is still second with the No.92 Porsche behind

14:06 - So it seems it is a turbo issue for the No.83, Hanson is still circulating but also still complaining of the issue

14:03 - The No.83 Ferrari has come back out onto the track now, two laps down. The No.7 Toyota has also worked up to sixth, but is offset on pit strategy

5 Hours to go - Update

1st No.50 Ferrari

2nd No.36 Alpine

3rd No.51 Ferrari

4th No.15 BMW

5th No.93 Peugeot

6th No.7 Toyota

7th No.35 Alpine

8th No.20 BMW

9th No.12 Cadillac

10th No.94 Peugeot

14:00 - The No.83 has gone into the garage, a serious issue with that car. Clear to see with the drop off in pace

13:59 - The Alpine crew seems to have done a quicker stop compared to the Ferrari, the lead gap has come right down now

13:58 - The No.50 is in, as is the second placed Alpine. The No.20, No.83 and No.8 in too.

13:56 - Loads of Hypercars in now, the No.51, No.14, No.35, No.94, No.6, No.12 and No.5. The rest are all expected in next lap

13:54 - The No.93 has come into the pits, as Rast in the No.20 gets the No.83 up the hill at Eau Rouge, the No.12 Cadillac follows him through at Les Combes. The No.38 Cadillac and No.009 Aston Martin are also in

13:51 - On the green flag, Duval in the No.94 Peugeot has gotten past the No.83, as has the No.6 Porsche. The No.20 BMW is now on the back of the Ferrari

13:51 - Green Flag

13:50 - FCY for the No.99, the martials getting to work quickly, pushing the Porsche 963 back on track. The No.99 has found a gear and is limping back to the pits

13:49 - Full Course Yellow

13:49 - The pace of the No.83 of Phil Hanson seems to have dropped off, a train forming behind him in seventh as the cars ahead streak away

13:48 - Gearbox issues for the No.99 Proton Porsche, yellows out for the stopped car at turn five.

13:46 - Paul Di Resta has gotten past the No.83 Ferrari, as has the No.15 BMW and the No.35 Alpine. The No.94 Peugeot also has a look but nothing for it. Di Resta went down the inside at Eau Rouge, the Ferrari now in seventh

13:43 - The No.78 Lexus has pulled a gap of 10 seconds to the Fords behind, with the gaps behind them much tighter

13:42 - Through all of the battling, the lead Aston Martin Valkyrie are sitting in 14th and 15th, just three seconds off the back of the pack. Much improved pace from the No.007 and No.009

13:40 - The earlier incident between the No.92 and No.54 in LMGT3 has resulted in a five second penalty for the No.54 Vista AF Corse team

13:39 - Kevin Magnussen had to take to the grass, four wheels off the track, going past two LMGT3s side-by-side.

13:37 - Di Resta in the No.93 is now on the back of the No.83 AF Corse yellow Ferrari for fourth

13:35 - The lead gap is dropping quickly as the leaders find LMGT3 cars in their way again. Makowiecki was two seconds quicker than Nielsen on the last lap

13:34 - The No.15 BMW of Kevin Magnussen went a bit wide at the top of Eau Rouge, losing out to the No.93 Peugeot of Paul Di Resta for fifth

13:33 - The No.20 BMW is defending hard from the No.12 Cadillac for tenth, battles everywhere you look on track at the moment

13:32 - The Alpine has now pulled out two seconds from the pack behind, the Fred Makowiecki flying at this stage of the race

13:30 - What a move from Makowiecki around the outside of Eau Rouge, he gets up into second ahead of James Calado in the No.51

13:28 - Makowiecki is still on the charge, right on the wing of the No.51 Ferrari looking for a way behind. The other Alpine driven by Ferdinand Habsburg is looking for a way past the No.94 Peugeot for seventh

13:26 - Back in LMGT3 the No.85 has moved up to ninth ahead of the No.27 Aston Martin. The No.54 and No.92 had a clash, the Ferrari No.54 going up the inside and nudging the Porsche sideways.

13:26 - Mike Conway in the No.7 Toyota has come into the pits, seemingly for a front right puncture.

13:24 - Meanwhile Nicklas Nielsen out front has pulled a four second gap in the lead through all of that battling behind.

13:23 - Will Stevens in the No.12 came off the worst out of that melee, down to 12th now behind one of the Toyotas

13:22 - Behind there is SEVEN cars battling for fifth on the road down the Kemmel striaght, soon after the No.6 goes off and the No.12 Cadillac too. The No.15 BMW in fifth followed by the two Peugeots.

13:20 - Makowiecki down the inside of the No.83 of Phil Hanson now, but Hanson has the inside for the next corner and keeps the position. The Alpine gets by at turn one on the next lap by easing Hanson out wide.

13:19 - Speaking of traffic management, Frederick Makowiecki has got down the inside of the No.94 for fourth, with the No.15 BMW joining the battle. Laurens Vanthoor had small contact with the No.93 Peugeot on his way by into eighth.

13:18 - The Hypercars have caught the LMGT3s now, traffic management becoming crucial. Sebastian Bourdais in the No.38 Cadillac has a 5 second time penalty for spinning the No.5 Porsche around at the start.

13:14 - Laurens Vanthoor in the No.6 Porsche Penske had a good start, now in ninth from a 12th place start

13:13 - Battle for third in LMGT3 too, the No.88 Ford, No.21 Ferrari and No.46 BMW close together on the road

13:11 - As expected, the No.85 Iron Dames Porsche has a 5 second penalty for a start infringement

13:10 - The No.94 Peugeot of Loïc Duval has kept with the No.51 and No.83 Ferraris, while Nielsen out front in the No.50 has a small gap ahead

13:08 - The No.85 Iron Dames team manager has been called to race control, seemingly because Celia Martin was outside the grid boxes on the start

13:07 - Battle for sixth now, the No.15 BMW of Kevin Magnussen is trying to keep the No.12 Cadillac of Will Stevens behind. The two ex-F1 drivers battling for track position

13:05 - The Mustangs have moved past the No.10 Racing Sprit of Leman Aston Martin, who is now in sixth from second on the grid. In Hypercar the two Toyotas have begun their charge, the No.7 now ahead of the No.99 Proton Porsche

13:03 - It is still Ferrari 1-2-3, with the Peugeot No.94 and Alpine No.36 behind. The No.78 Lexus leads in LMGT3 from the pair of Mustangs

13:02 - We are away for the 6 Hours of Spa, with all cars getting through turn one cleanly. The No.51 Ferrari has taken second place at Les Combes from the No.51. Trouble for the No.5 at the same corner, being spun around

13:00 - Green Flag

12:57 - So the cars have just begun their second of two formation laps. Tyre temperature generated in these laps will be crucial at the start for everybody