2020 Le Mans 24 Hours Live Updates
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Lights green
And we're away for the 88th Le Mans 24 Hours!
Five-times Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro is the grand marshal this year. He's the man behind the wheel of the Porsche leading the cars slowly around to the grid to start the race.
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Is anybody else's heart thumping? Few moments in the motorsport calendar year can match the final moments before the start at Le Mans. We've had to wait a bit longer than usual, but at long last it's finally here.
LMP2
The two IDEC Sport cars will start from the back here, following crashes earlier in the week that meant they couldn't partake in qualifying.
Green flag
And there's the green flag! Formation lap is underway.
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And if you need a reminder of which car Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak (yes, it's in GTE Am) will be appearing in later, here's the full team by team run-down from GARY WATKINS: 
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Before we get things underway, why not have a little browse of our traditional 'things we learned at Le Mans' feature - covering the prospects of Rebellion to cause an upset in LMP1, the last iteration of the tyre war in LMP2 and much more: 
Drivers are now in their cars ready for the formation lap as the grid begins to clear.
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GTE AM
Meanwhile in GTE Am, it'll be Oz Negri in the #61 Luzich Racing Ferrari qualified on pole by Come Ledogar who takes the start. Fellow Bronze Christian Reid will start the second-placed #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche from second, so look out for the #56 Porsche of works driver Matteo Cairoli - starting third - as your potential early leader.
GTE PRO
In the GTE Pro class, Gianmaria Bruni took top spot in the #91 Porsche, the new 911 RSR-19 making its first appearance at Le Mans this year. He'll take the start, but will have to serve a 5s penalty after his first pitstop due to team-mate Fred Makowiecki failing to sufficiently slow during a yellow flag period in Thursday night's FP3 session. James Calado will start the #51 Ferrari that won here last year from second place, with Nicki Thiim kicking off in the #95 Aston Martin from third.
LMP2
Paul di Resta took the #22 United Autosports car to the front of the LMP2 pack in qualifying, but Filipe Albuquerque will be first in the blue ORECA this afternoon. Jean-Eric Vergne is first in the #26 G-Drive, as Giedo van der Garde will appear first in the #29 Racing Team Nederland machine.
LMP1
Of the LMP1 runners, Mike Conway will kick us off in the #7 Toyota. Bruno Senna starts in the #1 Rebellion, Sebastien Buemi in the #8 Toyota, Nathanael Berthon in the #3 Rebellion and then Tom Dillmann will be first in the ByKolles hotseat.
The typical pomp and ceremony that accompanies Le Mans may have been oddly lacking this year due to the condensed schedule - which meant no scrutineering in the town, nor the customary driver parade - but you can always rely on the ACO to make a fuss over the arrival of the Tricolore, which is abseiled out of a helicopter by the French military.
In just under half an hour, we'll be away for the full 24 hours. The #7 Toyota will start this race from the front, after Kamui Kobayashi was quickest in quali - although admitted he was unhappy not to break the lap record.
The French national anthem is currently being sung with typical gusto. Doing his best to make up for the lack of noise from the grandstands at least.
Hello and good afternoon! Welcome to Autosport Live - and yes, this weekend we'll be right at your side (not literally) to guide you through the full Le Mans 24 Hours.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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