After having taken the lead subsequent to an express refuelling without changing tyres, the #2 Porsche made an unexpected stop after only five laps, a slow leak in the rear requiring a tyre change earlier than planned. The cars of the lead trio are all within one minute! The 14th hour in the race was also very difficult for Rebellion Racing: the #13 stopped in the Mulsanne Straight, and the #12 just returned to its pit for a clutch change.

In the LM P2 class, in the fight pitting the Alpine against the Oreca ­Nissans of Thiriet by TDS Racing and G-­Drive Racing, the pressure is great and the smallest detail makes a difference. For example, the #26 Oreca ­Nissan of G­-Drive Racing, once second, incurred a penalty for excessive speed in pitlane. Roman Rusinov, William Stevens and René Rast are third.

In LM GTE Pro, the #91 Porsche 911 RSR was forced to retire following an engine problem. Far from that, the #82 Ferrari 488 GTE of Risi Competizione is on track in the lead of the class. But, the #69 and #68 Ford GTs are on the lookout for the smallest misstep on the Italian's part. Ryan Briscoe (#68) made a three-minute stop to change brake discs. He turned the car over to his teammate Scott Dixon, now ahead of the #69 currently driven by Joey Hand.

There has been no change in the LM GTE Am class. The three leading cars are as follows: #88 Porsche, #62 Ferrari and #61 Ferrari.

Note the #84 Morgan-­Nissan of the SRT41 By Oak Racing team namely driven by Frédéric Sausset, the first quad-amputee to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has experienced clutch problems. It is now in 51st position with a sole objective of finishing the race.

LM P1

1 - Toyota Gazoo Racing (#6 Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Mike Conway -  Stéphane Sarrazin -  Kamui Kobayashi

2 - Toyota Gazoo Racing (#5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Sébastien Buemi -  Anthony Davidson -  Kazuki Nakajima

3 - Porsche Team (#2 Porsche 919 Hybrid) Romain Dumas -  Marc Lieb -  Neel Jani

LM P2

1 - Signatech Alpine (#36 Alpine A460-Nissan) Gustavo Menezes -  Nicolas Lapierre -  Stéphane Richelmi

2 - Thiriet by TDS Racing (#46 Oreca 05-Nissan) Pierre Thiriet -  Mathias Beche -  Ryo Hirakawa

3 - G-Drive Racing (#26 Oreca 05-Nissan) Roman Rusinov -  Will Stevens -  René Rast

LM GTE Pro

1 - Risi Competizione (#82 Ferrari 488 GTE) Giancarlo Fisichella -  Toni Vilander -  Matteo Malucelli

2 - Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (#68 Ford GT) Joey Hand -  Dirk Müller -  Sébastien Bourdais

3 - Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (#69 Ford GT) Ryan Briscoe -  Richard Westbrook -  Scott Dixon

LM GTE Am

1 - Scuderia Corsa (#62 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) Bill Sweedler -  Townsend Bell -  Jeff Segal

2 - Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing #88 (Porsche 911 RSR) Khaled Al Qubaisi -  Patrick Long -  David Heinemeier Hansson

3 - Clearwater Racing (#61 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) Weng Sun Mok -  Rob Bell -  Keita Sawa

Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

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Photo: The Toyota TS050 Hybrid now holds the top two spots as the competitors get ready to greet the daylight.