Updates from Owen Bradley, Evan Veer, Vyas Ponnuri, Sharifah Zaqreeztrina and Sean McKean

The FIA World Endurance Championship returns for the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend, starting at 15:00 UK time on Saturday and finishing exactly one day later. Here, you will find every single update in the race, along with the current running order at the end of each hour for all three classes of Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3. Here is the LIVE: Le Mans 24 Hours 2024 updates.
Many familiar names and faces add to a star-studded grid, the likes of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi makes his debut at Le Mans, starting from 12th in his #46 BMW in the LMGT3 class. Mick Schumacher also makes his debut at Le Mans, driving for the #36 Alpine team and starting from 9th. Jenson Button is also competing in the #38 Jota Porsche, starting from 17th.
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LIVE: LE MANS 24 HOURS 2024 UPDATES HERE:
RECORD - Most Cars finished on the Lead Lap with 4 Cars on the Lead Lap - Previous record was 2 cars
LE MANS 24 HOURS RESULTS
Hypercar Top 10
1st #50 Ferrari
2nd #7 Toyota
3rd #51 Ferrari
4th #6 Porsche
5th #8 Toyota
6th #5 Porsche
7th #2 Cadillac
8th #12 Jota Porsche
9th #38 Jota Porsche
10th #63 Lamborghini
LMP2 Top 5
1st #22 United Autosports
2nd #34 Inter Europol
3rd #28 IDEC Sport
4th #183 AF Corse
5th #10 Vector Sport
LMGT3 Top 5
1st #91 Manthey Porsche
2nd #31 WRT BMW
3rd #88 Proton Ford
4th #44 Proton Ford
5th #85 Iron Dames Lamborghini
15:02 - FERRARI #50 WIN THE LE MANS 24 HOURS 2024 with 3% Remaining
14:58 - FINAL LAP - Ferrari #50 has 10% remaining with the gap just 19 seconds
14:54 - #50 Ferrari will have another 3 laps remaining with less than 20% of fuel remaining
14:50 - #50 Ferrari has 25% fuel remaining with around 3-4 laps remaining
14:49 - Ahead of the final 10 minutes - Your Hypercar leader is the #50 Ferrari who is conserving fuel heavily, losing multiple seconds to the #7 Toyota in second
14:47 - #6 Porsche is battling the #51 Ferrari for the final podium spot with just a handful of laps to go
14:42 - #50 Ferrari will NOT pit, they should be able to make it to the end of the race with heavy fuel management
14:39 - #6 Porsche and the #51 Ferrari are separated by just a few seconds as the #51 holds the final podium position with 20 minutes remaining
14:34 - HEAVY RAIN Falling in the back of the circuit
14:30 - 30 MINUTES REMAINING
14:28 - #50 Ferrari have saved a huge amount of energy, the #7 Toyota is now only 14% ahead on fuel - The Toyota #7 has some engine issues though
14:27 - #86 LMGT3 Ferrari is stopped on the racing line at Turn 2, a potential Full Course Yellow is due which would help the #50 Ferrari massively.
14:25 - #50 Ferrari stops every 12 laps on average, their last stop was 3 laps ago with a predicted 11 lap remaining. The Toyota #7 is chasing and hoping that the Ferrari needs to make another stop, as a dry line is now forming
14:21 - #50 Ferrari is on average about 2 seconds a lap slower due to fuel saving, the gap between them to the chasing #7 Toyota is 32 seconds with 40 minutes remaining
14:19 - #50 Ferrari leads but is trying to save fuel, the #7 Toyota is chasing them hard with over 30 minutes remaining.
14:18 - #7 Toyota comes into the pit lane for a fuel top up, followed by the #51 Ferrari and #34 Inter Europol LMP2
14:16 - #50 Ferrari is attempting to save fuel so that they don't have to make another pit stop, they are attempting to jump in front of the #7 Toyota without making another pit stop
14:15 - #51 Ferrari will swap places with the #50 Ferrari, the #50 has been unleashed in an attempt to go and take the victory, the #51 Ferrari skipping across the dunlop chicane
14:14 - #50 Ferrari is catching the sister #51 Ferrari for second place, the #50 Ferrari is 20 seconds from the lead.
14:13 - #37 LMP2 of Cool Racing is in the pit box, heartbreak for the LMP2 team that were in the Top 5 heading into the final hour.
14:12 - #7 Toyota leads Hypercar with the #51 Ferrari just 15 seconds behind - The entire Hypercar field needs to make another pit stop
14:10 - #50 Ferrari comes into the pits for some fuel, this is their final pit stop. They will lose the lead to the #7 Toyota in this final 50-minute sprint
14:09 - #37 LMP2 spins around, they've now gone out of the Top 5 in LMP2
14:06 - #50 Ferrari leads the race by 50 seconds but will need to make another pit stop
14:03 - #7 Toyota running second place has now spun around, losing them about 10 seconds of time to the leading #50 Ferrari.
14:00 - ONE HOUR REMAINING
14:00 - Le Mans 24 Hours Running Order
Hypercar Top 5
1st #50 Ferrari
2nd #7 Toyota
3rd #51 Ferrari
4th #6 Porsche
5th #8 Toyota
LMP2 Top 5
1st #22 United Autosports
2nd #34 Interpol
3rd #28 Idec Sport
4th #183 AF Corse
5th #37 Cool Racing
LMGT3
1st #91 Manthey Porsche
2nd #31 WRT BMW
3rd #88 Proton Ford
4th #44 Proton Ford
5th #85 Iron Dames Lamborghini
13:56 - Heavier rain expected as clouds are moving to the back half of the circuit
13:56 - 21,000 overtakes
13:54 - #34 Interpol LMP2 has cut the Dunlop chicane again
13:52 - Hypercars now struggling in the low speed areas of the circuit, with worn out tyres and wet conditions, the tyres are being burned in the dryer areas.
13:50 - #87 Lexus LMGT3 runs wide in Indianapolis with the wet conditions catching many drivers out.
13:50 - LMP2 cars still struggling for grip, cutting multiple chicanes
13:48 - #50 Ferrari under investigation for a pit stop infringement - unsafe release
13:47 - Sebastien Buemi jumps into the #8 Toyota, taking over from Brendon Hartley as they hope to re-take the lead.
13:45 - #34 LMP2 and the #28 LMP2 fighting over 2nd and 3rd - the pair cut the final chicane and then run wide at the Dunlop chicane, the field really struggling for grip.
13:42 - The #7 Toyota and #51 Ferrari are now in the pits, followed by the #6 Porsche, but the Ferrari has a 5-second penalty. This is your leading trio
13:41 - #51 Ferrari has a 5-Second penalty
13:40 - #51 UNDER INVESTIGATION for contact with the #8 Toyota earlier in the race about an hour ago.
13:38 - #38 Porsche comes in for another pit stop after serving their drive-through penalty earlier, the team now runs in 9th.
13:36 - BMW #31 LMGT3 now come in from second place as they hope to take LMGT3 victory.
13:35 - Cars beginning to aquaplane down the back straight - The #2 Cadillac now has to come into the pits for a wiper as visibility is limited
13:32 - #2 Cadillac still has a missing wiper blade, with heavy rain now coming down - visibility is exceptionally difficult. The team might have to come into the pits from 3rd
13:30 - Heavy Rain in the opening section of the circuit, but the back of the circuit is dryer.
13:28 - Brendon Hartley wants to stay in the #7 Toyota but is just one track extension away from a penalty. The Toyota team want Sebastien Buemi in the car, as he has much less track extension warnings.
13:27 - #38 Porsche of Rasmussen and Jenson Button has been given a DRIVE-THROUGH penalty for track limits, the team come in from just outside the Top 5
13:24 - With pit stops and chaotic crashes and spins, here is your Hypercar Top 5: 1st #7 Toyota
2nd #51 Ferrari +9.474
3rd #2 Cadillac +5.745
4th #6 Porsche +4.251
5th #50 Ferrari +8.358
13:20 - A dry line is now forming with more rain expected, the field is likely to be on a split tyre strategy. The back side of the circuit is drying, whilst the front is still wet.
13:18 - #50 Ferrari has now come into the pits due to their right side door issues, the #7 Toyota now leads the race.
13:16 - #50 Ferrari warned that if the driver is unable to close the door, the #50 Ferrari must come into the pits.
13:15 - #51 Ferrari and the #7 Toyota make contact, the Toyota attempting to dive down the inside into the Dunlop chicane, now slipstreaming down Mulsanne and overtaking the #51 Ferrari.
13:14 - #2 Cadillac has lost their windscreen wiper blade, with rain coming down heavily.
13:12 - #50 Ferrari has been warned by the FIA about their door, a potential mandatory pit stop for repairs seems imminent. Meanwhile, the #7 Toyota is all over the back of the #51 Ferrari
13:10 - #50 Ferrari has a door open, opposite the drivers side. The #51 Ferrari hit the #8 Toyota with a penalty expected, the #7 Toyota has now been put right back into the race.
Hypercars
LMP2s
LMGT3
1st #91 Manthey Porsche
2nd #31 BMW WRT
3rd #88 Proton Ford
4th #85 Iron Dames Lamborghini
5th #44 Proton Ford
Laurens Vanthoor leads for Porsche Penske, however, he hasn't stopped yet.
12:54 - #50 Ferrari and #8 Toyota pit. Molina jumps out of the car, with Nielsen taking over. The Toyota crew are slow at getting the wheel off. An unsafe release for the #50 Ferrari, however, he lets the #8 Toyota past.
12:53 - #12 Hertz Team JOTA pits for wet tyres too.
12:51 - #2 Cadillac comes into the pits for a scheduled stop, and puts on WET TYRES! Always worth a gamble, especially for Cadillac who have nothing to lose!
12:50 - #50 Ferrari advised of rain all the way from Indianapolis corner to the pit lane, as damp spots have started forming on the stretch down to Indianapolis corner.
12:46 - Track declared wet! Drivers have been advised to turn on their rain lamps.
12:42 - Intermittent rain expected at 13:46 local time, four minutes from now. Are we in for a late twist in the tale? Depends on how hard it rains.
At the head of the LMGT3 class, however, are the #31 WRT and the #91 Manthey EMA, as Sean Gelael holds a slender lead for WRT ahead of the chasing Porsche. Will the sister car make up for the team after the heartbreak of the #46 crashing out? Only two hours to find out.
12:34 - Elsewhere in the LMGT3 class, the #87 Akkodis ASP was battling with the #85 Iron Dames for fourth. However, the bonnet on the former is broken, and covers the windshield. Jack Hawksworth has dropped down the order, to seventh behind the #78 Akkodis SP Lexus of Kelvin van der Linde.
12:30 - The #38 Hertz Team JOTA pits, with Rasmussen continuing at the wheel, as the JOTA hypercar rejoins behind its sister hypercar, currently seventh and eighth on the road for the team from Tunbridge Wells.
12:28 - The #50 Ferrari pits from the lead! A top up of the tank as Molina continues at the wheel, he's having a cracking stint so far. #50 rejoins in the lead of the race.
Running out of sequence to the other competitors, the Cadillac sits fifth on the road, and looks to be falling back from the battle for victory.
12:25 - The #8 Toyota comes into the pits from second. Hartley will continue at the wheel of the #8. The #7 Toyota too comes in, as does the #12 Hertz Team JOTA.
12:24 - Only a technical reprimand for the Ferrari hypercars. No penalty, which means they're still in the running for a victory, and making it back-to-back Le Mans victories.
12:21 - The battling #51 Ferrari and the #6 Porsche are in for stops, as Vanthoor takes over for the latter, while Pier Guidi continues for Ferrari, rejoining in sixth. The #6 Porsche returns to the track in eighth.
12:18 - The leading LMGT3 of the #91 Manthey EX Racing pits for a fuel stop. In the meantime, the #22 United Autosports and the #183 AF Corse LMP2s come into the pits.
12:17 - The Ferrari #50 hypercar jumps the final chicane once again, with Molina cutting across the run off on the right hander.
12:15 - The #50 and the #51 Ferraris are under investigation for a technical infringement! Could this be a potential penalty coming their way?
12:10 - The #63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx is into the pits, with Bortolotti continuing on a stint for the team in green!
12:05 - #2 Cadillac is into the pits from the lead! Alex Palou swaps with Alex Lynn, as the team swaps tyres and gives the Cadillac a full tank of fuel. The #2 Cadillac is back out in ninth on the road.
With three hours to go, it's looking set to be yet another Toyota vs Ferrari battle for victory, however, ninth position is only a minute and a half behind the leader, which shapes up an interesting battle for victory in the hypercar class.
24 Hours of Le Mans - 21 Hours in:
Hypercar
LMP2s
LMGT3s
11:55 - The #2 Cadillac leads, with IndyCar star Alex Palou at the wheel, although Molina in the #50 Ferrari has narrowed the gap to 6.3s, while the #8 Toyota raced by Brendon Hartley sits third, 19 seconds off the lead. Remember, the Cadillac will be stopping before the other two behind.
And it was reportedly a front hybrid system failure that caused an electrical blackout for the #83 AF Corse Ferrari hypercar. A tough end for a team fighting so fiercely at the front for victory.
11:52 - In a race of attrition that saw the BMWs out early, the Alpine hypercars suffer engine failures, and the Isotta Franchini running down the order, the Lamborghini hypercars have been running solidly in the points, with the #63 now sitting in 11th, as the #19 pits. Former F1 racer Romain Grosjean leaps out, and Matteo Cairoli hops in now.
Lopez has been informed of a hole in the tyre for the #7 Toyota, preferably why he may have experienced a slow puncture.
11:40 - Slow puncture on the #7 Toyota! In the meantime, the #8 Toyota comes in from second, with Brendon Hartley hopping in for Buemi in the #8.
In the meantime, the #12 Hertz Team JOTA has come into the pits too, as Will Stevens gets out for Callum Ilott, as the #12 returns in eighth.
Hello all. Great news for those rooting for the #311 Cadillac, as the team have managed to get the car back on track. The car was initially in the barriers with a broken rear wing, which Pipo Derani managed to bring back to the pits.
11.17 - #92 of Strum is currently under investigation for not respecting blue flag lap.
11.05 - Smoke in the pits as #83 Ferrari faces brake disc issues.
Hypercar
LMP2s
LMGT3s
10.55 - #10 Vector Sport currently in the lead, with #34 Inter Europol and #22 United Autosport in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
10.51 - GREEN FLAG

10.47 - Full course yellow begins.
10:24 - #38 receives a warning flag for going over track limits.
10:07 - #65 is under investigation for not respecting the blue flag lap.
10:05 - #777 is under investigation for not respecting blue flag lap
10:03 - Rain lights are currently on low mode.
10:02 - #11 receives a warning flag for going over track limits.
Hypercar
LMP2s
LMGT3s
9:53 - #2 Cadillac pits from the lead as the remaining top 4 are still within a single camera shot
9:48 - Slow zones have been called to clear up the debris left by the #311 Cadillac

9:46 - #50 Ferrari passes the #83 AF Corse despite previously being told to hold position, while the rapid #8 is approaching the Ferraris at a blistering pace
9:44 - Kobayashi is reporting strange sounds coming from his #7 Toyota
9:41 - #7 loses two positions and appears to have suddenly lost pace, while the #311's damage proves to be far more significant than it seemed at first and will likely end its race
9:39 - Kobayashi launches his #7 down the inside of the #50 Ferrari but is forced to back out due to yellow flags
9:37 - #311 Cadillac goes off at Indianapolis but manages to keep going, though with some significant damage
9:34 - #2 Cadillac leads at the restart while the top 7 are all within touching distance

9:29 - Safety Car will come in this lap
9:22 - On the other side of the Cadillac garage the #2 now leads the race as the final pass around ensues before the green flag
9:20 - #3 Cadillac is limping back while stuck in 7th gear, ending the team's hopes of a competitive finish
9:16 - the Safety Car ending procedure has already been started, so if the #3 makes its way home we should be going green soon
9:15 - #3 Cadillac pulls over on the Mulsanne straight with what looks like a hybrid power issue. Dixon manages to get the car moving again, though at a crawling speed
9:10 - #93 continues on its way, though the car appears to have picked up significant damage
9:06 - Müller beaches the #93 Peugeot in the gravel under the Safety Car! The car will have to be lifted out, thus once again delaying a return to green flag racing
9:05 - #81 TF Sport Corvette miraculously makes its way to its pit box, meaning the Safety Car can come to an end soon
9:01 - three quarters of the race has been completed while the barrier repairs appear to come to an end. The #81 Corvette attempted to use the Safety Car to return to the pit lane but has now once again grinded to a halt at the Porsche curves, delaying the restart
24 Hours of Le Mans - 18 hours in:
Hypercar