Three Ferrari lead after 6 hours
The 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans started at 4pm with both Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA leading the pack.
Andlauer hold the lead the two first hour
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. Andlauer in Porsche #5 takes the lead in the first lap
It didn’t take long for Julien Andlauer in #5 Porsche 963 to overtake both Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R passing the #38 Cadillac of Earl Bamber exiting the Dunlop Chicane and the #12 Cadillac of pole starter Will Stevens at the Mulsanne Chicane. Andlauer kept the lead during his stint (2 hours).
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. Estre charges from P21 to P6
In the meantime, Kevin Estre was also performing a tremendous stint ending in P6 starting from P21! After the first round of pit stops, he was even fifth.
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. The two Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA lost fairly quick the top 5. After 6 hours only the #12 remains in the top 10.
The second hour saw the Ferrari #50 driven by Nicklas Nielsen passing the two Hertz Team JOTA Cadillacs after his first pit stop and the #6 Porsche of Kevin Estre after his second stop. Behind Estre (in third), two Cadillac V-Series.R: Whelen #311 in P4 and Hertz Cadillac Team Jota #12 in fifth
Ferrari #50 leads hours 3 and 4
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. Antonio Fuoco takes over from Nielsen in Ferrari #50
Antonio Fuoco took over from Nielsen to overtake Mathieu Jaminet (replacing Andlauer in the #5 Porsche) himself being overtaken by Laurens Vanthoor with sister #6. Ferrari #51 and #83 were right behind.
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. #20 BMW M Hybrid V8.
The fourth hour saw the three Ferrari 499P leading the race ahead of Porsche #6 and BMW #20.
Three Ferrari in the lead after 6 hours
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. Ferrari #51 second and Ferrari #83 third.
At the end of the sixth hour, nothing had changed with the three Ferrari 499P leading ahead the #6 Porsche, the #20 BMW and the #8 Toyota
📷© Luc Warnotte at Le Mans. #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid
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