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 17: Yikes! Rockenfeller and Pilet both pit at the end of the lap and the Porsche nearly piles into the back of the Corvette as they slam on the brakes for the speed limit. It's a faster turnaround from Corvette Racing though and the No 63 maintains position ahead of the No 93, with the No 51 Ferrari retaking the GTE Pro lead and extending the lead due to the safety car to exactly one minute.
Hour 17: Big news across the board here. The GTE Am leader of Ben Keating's Ford spins off at the Dunlop Chicane, but recovers to maintain the lead and continue on his way. However, in LMP1 the third-placed No 3 Rebellion has been hit with a three-minute penalty for exceeding tyre limits, and they are just 3:23 ahead of the SMP Racing No 11 that will bring them right together one the penalty is served. The podium battle is far from over!
Hour 17: So the Rebellion comes straight in and Gustavo Menezes remains in the drivers seat, but they do not serve the penalty on that occasion and they send him back on his way. That might just give SMP the gap they need to jump into third.
Hour 17: The safety cars are really benefitting the G-Drive LMP2 leader, who is now a whopping 2:22.832s ahead of the No 36 Signatech Alpine. However, the second-place car is on course to seal the LMP2 title as their only remaining challengers sit behind them in the No 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing.
Hour 17: The Rebellion is in for its three-minute penalty, and after clearing two minutes in pit lane - not the stationary time - the SMP No 11 is coming out of Mulsanne Corner. This will be close...
Hour 17: The No 11 SMP Racing BR1 takes third place from the No 3 Rebellion! Menezes comes out a whisker behind Stoffel Vandoorne and the battle for the non-hybrid LMP1 victory is back on!
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