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 24: Amid all the drama out in front, the leading GTE Am Ford of Ben Keating has made its final stop to hand over to Jeroen Bleekemolen, but Jorg Bergmeister is just 3.4s behind and they are neck-and-neck on the road with 43 minutes to go!
Hour 24: The No 30 Duquiene Engineering LMP2 has broken rear suspension and its crapping horribly on the Mulsanne Straight a long way from the pits. That was running in fifth place, and IDEC Sport and G-Drive could benefit as they are just a lap behind.
Hour 24: Maybe this isn't over! Lopez has the lead down to 49 seconds from a minute and he's driving like a man possessed in the car that has been faster throughout the entire week.
Hour 24: The No 8 pits from the lead for its final stop, but Lopez will also have to make a splash and dash as he stopped an hour from the finish, with stints lasting around 45 minutes. The No 7 takes the lead...for now.
Hour 24: LEAD CHANGE! Lopez is expected to bring the No 7 to pit lane this time around for a splash and dash, but it will be a shorter stop than normal and the Argentine is flying as he sets a 3:19m on his last time around. The No 8 retakes the lead though, and as he passes by the No 7 still hasn't left th box.
Hour 24: The gap is 25 seconds between the two Toyotas and Lopez will give it everything here. Will he win it or bin it?
Hour 24: Lopez gets the most unsurprising message of all-time: "Just bring the car home". There's no reply.
Hour 24: It looks like the No 8 is somehow going to win it, with the Signatech Alpine well ahead of the Jackie Chan DC Racing No 38 by 2:28m. Ferrari will clinch GTE Pro success, and Keating Motorsport Ford are going to hold on as Jorg Bergmeister brings the second-place Porsche in for a late splash and dash!
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