2020 Le Mans 24 Hours Live Updates
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LMP1
The #4 ByKolles has made it back to the garage. Credit to Spengler as the team must have feared the worst seeing the car in the barrier given its poor record at Le Mans with this car.
Under this second safety car, here's the highlights from the opening four hours of the race: 
Stopwatch
17 hours on the clock. Fastest laps by class.
LMP1 - #1 Rebellion Racing 3m19.357s
LMP2 - #22 United Autosport 3m29.709s
GTE Pro - #51 AF Corse 3m51.796s
GTE Am - #98 Aston Martin Racing 3m52.449s
LMP1 - #1 Rebellion Racing 3m19.357s
LMP2 - #22 United Autosport 3m29.709s
GTE Pro - #51 AF Corse 3m51.796s
GTE Am - #98 Aston Martin Racing 3m52.449s
LMP2
Another car in trouble is the #16 G-Drive Racing by Algarve currently driven by Jarvis. He had stopped on the track with no power but has got it going again and has returned to the pits.
Slow Zone
The green flag is shown as the safety cars head off the track but there is still a slow zone in place on the Mulsanne Straight approaching the first chicane as the barrier repairs are completed.
GTE PRO
Rigon has brought the #71 AF Corse Ferrari into the pits from third place in GTE Pro and hands over to Molina, who is held on pit exit by the safety car. He remains third as the fourth-place #95 Aston of Thiim also comes into the pitlane.
GTE AM
Iron Lynx team boss Piccini is back into the lead of GTE Am with Dalla Lana and Yoluc rounding out the top three in the #98 and #90 Astons respectively.
LMP2
With the #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing out of the battle at the front, Vergne in the #26 G-Drive is now fighting Brundle in the #32 United Autosports for the class lead.
LMP2
It must be a massive blow for Aubry who, having been tussling for the class lead, finally gets the #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing back to the pits but he's already three laps down on the drivers he was battling.
GTE PRO
With Calado at the wheel, the GTE Pro leading #51 AF Corse Ferrari has just clocked 100 laps in the race. The GTE Pro championship leaders (#95 Aston drivers Sorensen and Thiim) are in fourth place, meaning Bird and team-mate Pier Guidi would put themselves firmly in title contention ahead of the season finale in Bahrain in November if they can remain in the lead.
LMP1
The #1 Rebellion pits to promote the #8 Toyota back up to second place. Further up the road the leading #7 Toyota is on an out-lap having pitted on schedule, so retains a one-lap advantage.
Here's the latest highlights package to recap the action from Hours 4-6: 
Driver Change
Calado pits the #51 AF Corse and hands over driving duties to Italian racer Pier Guidi. Lynn, who pitted shortly after the safety car restart, has jumped Calado for the GTE Pro race lead.
Rain
RAIN reported at the entry to the Porsche Curves. Track is declared wet.
LMP2
The LMP2 class-leading #26 G-Drive car in the hands of Vergne has pitted, while the sister #16 car has slowed on the track again - 2017 LMP2 victor Jarvis is at the wheel.
LMP2
Tatiana Calderon has pitted the all-female #50 Richard Mille Racing car from eighth position in the LMP2 class as the #16 G-Drive entry is now back in the garage after slowing on the track.
Rain
According to Porsche, 'proper' rain is expected to fall within the next hour. There hasn't been a significant amount since the track was declared wet 15 minutes ago.
LMP2
Vergne is back in the pits in the #26 G-Drive Racing entry, handing the LMP2 class lead to Brundle, who has completed one less pitstop in the #32 United Autosports car.
Safety car
We have another safety car!
GTE AM
Drama in the GTE Am class as the long-time leading #75 Iron Lynx Ferrari is pushed back into its garage.
Information
This third safety car period shouldn't last too long though as it appears to be a precaution to allow the crew who repaired the Armco barrier to safely leave the track at the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight.
LMP2
With Vergne pitting moments ago it has released Brundle into the class lead in the #32 United Autosports, but both of them and third-place Davidson in the #38 JOTA are in the same safety car train. This restart is going to be busy.
Green flag
Green flag - off we go again!
GTE AM
It's a power steering issue for the ex-GTE Am leaders in the #75 Iron Lynx, a similar issue to the one which crippled the chances of the #92 Porsche in GTE Pro earlier in the race.
Its loss is firmly the gain of Gunn in the #98 Aston and Cairoli in the #56 Porsche, who are within a second of each other as the race restarts.
Its loss is firmly the gain of Gunn in the #98 Aston and Cairoli in the #56 Porsche, who are within a second of each other as the race restarts.
GTE PRO
Pier Guidi is also right on the tail of the GTE Pro leader Lynn. Molina in the #81 AF Corse is more than a minute behind the leading duo in third place but remains on the lead lap.
LMP1
The #8 Toyota pits from second place. Just a fuel stop as Nakajima stays in the driving seat for another stint, still one lap down on the sister #7 car.
GTE AM
It's all change at the front of the GTE Am field, as Nielsen has hauled the #83 AF Corse Ferrari into the lead ahead of Eastwood in the #90 TF Sport Ferrari entry. Gunn has dropped to third place in the #98 Aston.
Driver Change
Another Live driver change, and Newbold and I are back to see you into half-distance.
LMP2
Now, Davidson's having to hack through a lot of traffic. The Cetilar car of Lacorte was difficult to put a lap on, which has opened the gap that the car of Albuquerque had ahead.
GTE PRO
It's groundhog day for Richard Lietz - he's still stuck behind the WeatherTech Ferrari, this time being driven by Vilander. I think he'd be able to draw that car blindfolded when he gets out if he wanted to. Which he wouldn't, he's probably sick of the sight of it.
LMP2
At the top of the LMP2 order, Vergne is right on Brundle's six. Albuquerque is 6s behind them, with Davidson almost another 6s behind.
LMP2
Now, Albuquerque comes in, which lifts Davidson up to third in class. Given the Panis car of Jamin is a lap behind, Albuquerque will retain fourth place.
GTE AM
After the initial excitement of the restart when Gunn, Cairoli, Nielsen and Eastwood were separated by just a few seconds, it's rather settled down now with Nielsen leading Eastwood, Gunn and Cairoli, We didn't see how it all shook out - but what's clear is Nielsen has a 7s lead in the car that had to make an unscheduled extra stop early on because of a puncture. Gunn keeping Eastwood honest though in the battle for second.
LMP1
Nato in the #1 Rebellion also pitted, but the LMP1s are so spaced out there's no positional changes forthcoming. Lopez in the leading Toyota now comes in to stop.
GTE AM
Behind the top four, the #77 Dempsey-Proton Porsche - remember, the one started by Christian Reid that dropped like a stone from second - has made it back to fifth and is now in the hands of Riccardo Pera. It was a tad unfortunate because factory driver Matt Campbell lost a decent chunk of his stint to the safety cars, nullifying the pace advantage he would have had over the Ams ahead of him had the track been green. Pera is fighting gamely to make up a deficit of over two minutes to the cars ahead.
Driver Change
The Signatech Alpine jumps in, Ragues swapping places with Thomas Laurent - who takes over the LMP2 machine.
LMP2
Brundle's into the pits in the #32 United Autosports car, bringing Vergne into the lead.
LMP1
Deletraz in the #3 Rebellion comes in for his stop, and duly swaps roles with Nat Berthon, who takes over.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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