Here is a summary of the highlights in each class after the third race hour.

LMP:

• Team Redline is now leading the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual. Sim racer Atze Kerkhof has narrowed the gap with Veloce Esports 2's #16 ORECA 07 LMP2, now at just 21 seconds.
• 2 Seas Motorsport's #33 ORECA 07 LMP2 is having a steady race, now in third position 31 seconds from the leaders.
• Pole-sitter ByKOLLES-Burst Esport's #4 ORECA 07 LMP2 is climbing in the standings with sim racer Jernej Simoncic (who qualified the car) now in eighth position.
• An all-female driver line-up is participating in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual. Richard Mille Racing Team's #50 ORECA 07 LMP2 shared by Katherine Legge, Tatiana Calderon, Sophie Floersch and sim racer Emily Jones is in 20th position with 50 cars taking part in the race.
• Like at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driver changes need to happen as quickly as possible. "You have to press a certain button to request a pit stop. Then you have to choose the driver to replace you," explained Sébastien Buemi, driver of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's #8 ORECA 07 LMP2.

GTE:

• The cars in the number one and two spots were within less than five seconds of each other: the #93 Porsche 911 RSR ahead of R8G Esports Team's #80 Corvette C7.R.
• Nick Tandy, driver of the #93 Porsche 911 RSR, describes the Porsche Esports Team's early race: "We've had a good first part of the race. We have to focus because it's easy to lose as of the first hours. My teammate Tommy Ostgaard is battling with the #88. We've worked hard with our sim racer teammates for this race."

Top 5 in LMP:

1. #20 ORECA 07 LMP2 – Team Redline
2. #16 ORECA 07 LMP2 – Veloce Esports 2 +21.1 seconds
3. #33 ORECA 07 LMP2 – 2 Seas Motorsport +32 seconds
4. #10 ORECA 07 LMP2 – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing ARG +57.4 seconds
5. #46 ORECA 07 LMP2 – TDS E Racing Motul +1:08

Top 5 in GTE:

1. #93 Porsche 911 RSR – Porsche Esports Team
2. #80 Corvette C7.R – R8G Esports Team +4.8 seconds
3. #92 Porsche 911 RSR +12 seconds
4. #63 Corvette C7.R – Corvette Racing +21 seconds
5. #95 Aston Martin Vantage GTE – Aston Martin Racing +24 seconds

During the entire race, a request for donations initiated by H.R.H. Princess Charlène of Monaco via her foundation will collect funds for medical research, namely relative to Covid-19.

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