Le Mans 2019 results: Positions and standings as No 8 wins 24 Hours after Toyota changed wrong tyre on No 7
Re-live all the action from the 87th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours at the Circuit de la Sarthe
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Your support makes all the difference.Toyota took an expected victory in the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours, but noe was prepared for the controversial ending that saw the No 7 car lose the win an hour from the finish after the team replaced the wrong wheel during an unscheduled pit stop, leaving the car that had led for nearly 12 consecutive hours limping around the circuit with a punctured tyre.
The No 7 car of Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez lost the lead of the race to the No 8 of Buemi/Alonso/Nakajima at the start of the final hour after it picked up a puncture, only for a faulty sensor telling the team to change the wrong wheel when it pitted from the lead to gift the sister car the win, with the No 11 SMP Racing BR1 of Petrov/Aleshin/Vandoorne finishing in third. A series of safety car periods throughout the night saw the No 26 G-Drive Racing move clear in LMP2 only to suffer a 20-minute delay in the pits to leave the No 36 Signatech Alpine in the lead, while the GTE Pro lead is with the No 51 Ferrari after its nearest rival, the No 63 Corvette, spun out with three hours to go with the No 91 and 93 Porsches in second and third, while the No 85 Ford is clear in GTE Am.
However, both Aston Martins crashed out of the GTE Pro battle inside 20 minutes of each other, with the GTE Am class No 98 already out, while Corvette Racing saw the No 64 become the first official retirement after a heaving crash early on. Re-live the live updates below.
What time does it start?
The 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours starts at 2pm BST (3pm CET) on Saturday 15 June.
When is the finish?
The chequered flag will drop at the end of the first lap after 2pm on Sunday 16 June.
How to watch
The 24 Hours of Le Mans will be shown live on Eurosport, along with a number of other sessions during the week.
Twenty-four-hour race coverage will be shown from the moment the flag drops to the chequered flag on Sunday, along with pre- and post-race analysis.
Viewers can watch the race coverage online by subscribing to the Eurosport Player, which comes with the added bonus of no advert breaks for uninterrupted Le Mans coverage. Viewers can buy a monthly pass for £6.99, sign up for a monthly subscription for £4.99 a month or buy a discounted annual pass for £39.99.
There will also be regular 10-minute catch-up shows screened every two hours until 11pm on Saturday, and again from 8am on Sunday morning.
Hour 12: SLOW ZONE
More trouble for the ARC Bratislava LMP2, having spun at Mulsanne, it then locked up and went straight on into the barrier at Indianapolis with Henning Enqvist at the wheel. It will need to be winched out of the barrier, as has damage to the nose of the car.
Hour 12: SAFETY CAR
You'll never guess which car has brought out the safety cars...it's the No 49 of course. The ARC Bratislava car was recovered to the track, but has stopped again on the outside of the Porsche Curves which is not where you want to find youself stranded. THat might need to be winched behind the wall and it could be the end of their day unless Enqvist can get it going again.
Hour 12: SAFETY CAR
As the ARC Bratislava entry is towed away, we get a look at the damaged side of the car and it's clear what the problem is, with the front-right steering completely broken as the front wheels are pointing in different directions. It's a shame for the Le Mans rookies, but the fist pumps and emotional faces in pit lane suggests they know their day is done.
Hour 12: SAFETY CAR
Lights still on the three safety cars, so we're going for at least another lap as the track is cleared. Both Toyotas are in the same safety car train as are the front two in GTE Pro, but the LMP2 and GTE Am leaders are very much separated.
Hour 12: The lead No 7 Toyota scythes its way through the traffic, going three-wide on the Mulsanne then sweeping from left to right to pass another car before the tight right-hander at the end of the straight. The No 8 follows it through and we're racing at full speed into the second half of the race.
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