Four hours left to race in the 88th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the lead positions in the four respective classes appear to have stabilized.
Brendon Hartley leads overall in the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid, holding a comfortable five lap lead to Romain Dumas in the #3 Rebellion R13-Gibson. Dumas holds a lead of one lap to the #1 Rebellion in third place with Gustavo Menezes behind the wheel.
The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid is still fighting back after its overnight turbo issues but has floor damage to add to its woes. Kamui Kobayashi is two laps behind Menezes and seven laps behind team-mate Hartley.
Filipe Albuquerque has taken over the #22 United Autosports ORECA 07-Gibson from Paul di Resta, with the Anglo-American squad seemingly heading for a fourth consecutive WEC victory. Their closest challengers, JOTA, are over a minute back as Antonio Felix da Costa pilots the #38 ORECA 07-Gibson.
Jean Eric-Vergne holds third for G-Drive Racing, ahead of Panis Racing’s Nicolas Jamin, who has run in fourth place for a considerable time in the #39 ORECA 07-Gibson.
Maxime Martin continues to lead GTE Pro in the #97 Aston Martin Vantage AMR ahead of the #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo in the hands of Alessandro Pier Guidi and Nicki Thiim in the #95 Aston Martin Vantage AMR in third.
GTE Pro is also down one car as the Weathertech Racing Ferrari was retired after clash with the #29 Racing Team Nederland ORECA 07-Gibson overnight.
TF Sport holds a solid lead in GTE Am, with Jonny Adam driving the #90 Aston Martin Vantage AMR a lap ahead of the #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR in the hands of Riccardo Pera. The #83 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, in the hands of bronze-rated Francois Perrodo, sits in third in class.
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