Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota edges Ferrari in final night practice

Hartley clocked a best time of 3m29.451s in his #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar after 20 minutes of the hour-long session, and remained at the head of the leaderboard as rain began to fall at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

The three-time Le Mans winner, sharing the car that will start 11th with Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi, was challenged hardest by Molina in the factory #50 Ferrari 499P LMH but the Spaniard fell fractionally short with his best effort at the session's mid-way point.

It means the #8 Toyota topped three of the four practice sessions prior to Saturday morning's warm-up, with Buemi also clocking the fastest time in Wednesday's night practice after Hartley paced FP1.

Molina did however depose the #20 WRT-run BMW M Hybrid V8 of Sheldon van der Linde, who clocked in 0.109s behind Hartley.

Mikkel Jensen led the charge for Peugeot, setting the fourth-fastest time in his 9X8 LMH, while Dries Vanthoor rebounded from his Hyperpole crash to make it two BMWs inside the top five in his #15 WRT example.

#50 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen

Photo by: Alexander Trienitz

Charles Milesi was sixth-quickest in the best of the Alpine A424 LMDhs, 0.294s off the pace, slotting in ahead of Pipo Derani's Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh and fellow IMSA SportsCar Championship protagonist Mathieu Jaminet in the guesting #4 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh.

Nicolas Lapierre in the second Alpine and Hypercar returnee Jose Maria Lopez in the #7 Toyota completed the top 10, the Japanese car subsequently making two visits to the run-off area in the hands of Nyck de Vries.

The #6 PPM 963 that snatched a dramatic last-gasp pole position in Kevin Estre's hands during the Hyperpole session didn't set a representative time in its five tours of the circuit to end up at the foot of the Hypercar leaderboard in 21st.

The LMP2 times were headed by the #23 United Autosports ORECA-Gibson 07 of Ben Hanley, who clocked a best lap of 3m37.121s in the opening minutes of the session.

The Briton's machine, entered in the pro-am sub-category, edged out the identical Nielsen Racing entry of 2023 Le Mans class winner Fabio Scherer by 0.295s, as IndyCar stand-in Nolan Siegel took third in the second United ORECA.

After Louis Deletraz stormed to the top spot in Hyperpole, the pro-am AO by TF entry devoted night running to its bronze driver PJ Hyett.

#87 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F LMGT3: Takeshi Kimura, Esteban Masson, Jack Hawksworth

Photo by: Marc Fleury

The Auto Sport Promotion-run Lexus RC F GT3 headed the times in LMGT3, as Esteban Masson's early benchmark could not be usurped.

The silver-rated Frenchman dislodged the Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 of Ben Barker, who paced qualifying and FP2, with a 3m58.775s lap that put him 0.344s clear of Marino Sato's #95 United Autosports McLaren.

Barker took third ahead of Jordan Taylor's Spirit of Race Ferrari 296 GT3, as the polesitting Inception Racing McLaren completed just three laps.

Le Mans 24 Hours - FP4 results

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Cla	Team	#	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	Toyota Racing HYPERCAR	8	S. Buemi B. Hartley R. Hirakawa	Toyota GR010 - Hybrid	16	3'29.451		234.200
2	FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR	50	A. Fuoco M. Molina N. Nielsen	Ferrari 499P	12	+0.076 3'29.527	0.076	234.115
3	BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR	20	S. Van Der Linde R. Frijns R. Rast	BMW M Hybrid V8	10	+0.109 3'29.560	0.033	234.079
4	PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR	93	J. Vergne M. Jensen N. Müller	Peugeot 9X8 2024	11	+0.145 3'29.596	0.036	234.038
5	BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR	15	D. Vanthoor R. Marciello M. Wittmann	BMW M Hybrid V8	12	+0.189 3'29.640	0.044	233.989
6	Alpine Endurance Team HYPERCAR	35	P. Chatin F. Habsburg C. Milesi	Alpine A424	12	+0.294 3'29.745	0.105	233.872
7	Whelen Cadillac Racing HYPERCAR	311	P. Derani J. Aitken F. Drugovich	Cadillac V-Series.R	14	+0.338 3'29.789	0.044	233.823
8	PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR	4	M. Jaminet F. Nasr N. Tandy	Porsche 963	15	+0.415 3'29.866	0.077	233.737
9	Alpine Endurance Team HYPERCAR	36	N. Lapierre M. Schumacher M. Vaxiviere	Alpine A424	12	+0.620 3'30.071	0.205	233.509
10	Toyota Racing HYPERCAR	7	J. Lopez K. Kobayashi N. de Vries	Toyota GR010 - Hybrid	16	+0.733 3'30.184	0.113	233.384
11	PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR	94	S. Vandoorne P. di Resta L. Duval	Peugeot 9X8 2024	8	+0.750 3'30.201	0.017	233.365
12	Proton Competition HYPERCAR	99	N. Jani H. Tincknell J. Andlauer	Porsche 963	11	+1.449 3'30.900	0.699	232.591
13	Lamborghini Iron Lynx HYPERCAR	63	M. Bortolotti D. Kvyat E. Mortara	Lamborghini SC63	12	+1.481 3'30.932	0.032	232.556
14	AF Corse HYPERCAR	83	R. Kubica R. Shwartzman Y. Yifei	Ferrari 499P	14	+2.100 3'31.551	0.619	231.876
15	PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR	5	M. Campbell M. Christensen F. Makowiecki	Porsche 963	15	+2.527 3'31.978	0.427	231.408
16	HERTZ TEAM JOTA HYPERCAR	38	O. Rasmussen P. Hanson J. Button	Porsche 963	12	+2.783 3'32.234	0.256	231.129
17	CADILLAC RACING HYPERCAR	3	S. Bourdais R. van der Zande S. Dixon	Cadillac V-Series.R	12	+3.239 3'32.690	0.456	230.634
18	Lamborghini Iron Lynx HYPERCAR	19	R. Grosjean A. Caldarelli M. Cairoli	Lamborghini SC63	13	+4.115 3'33.566	0.876	229.688
19	FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR	51	A. Pier Guidi J. Calado A. Giovinazzi	Ferrari 499P	6	+6.074 3'35.525	1.959	227.600
20	UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA LMP2	23	B. Keating F. Albuquerque B. Hanley	Oreca 07	7	+7.670 3'37.121	1.596	225.927
21	NIELSEN RACING LMP2	24	F. Scherer D. Heinemeier Hansson K. Simpson	Oreca 07	9	+7.965 3'37.416	0.295	225.620
22	Isotta Fraschini HYPERCAR	11	C. Bennett J. Vernay A. Serravalle	Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 Competizione LMH	8	+8.153 3'37.604	0.188	225.426
23	United Autosports LMP2	22	O. Jarvis B. Garg N. Siegel	Oreca 07	7	+8.422 3'37.873	0.269	225.147
24	Cool Racing LMP2	37	L. Fluxá M. Jakobsen R. Miyata	Oreca 07	10	+8.999 3'38.450	0.577	224.552
25	INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION LMP2	34	J. Smiechowski V. Lomko C. Novalak	Oreca 07	11	+9.377 3'38.828	0.378	224.165
26	Algarve Pro Racing Team LMP2	25	M. Kaiser O. Caldwell R. De Angelis	Oreca 07	14	+9.973 3'39.424	0.596	223.556
27	PANIS RACING LMP2	65	R. Sales M. Beche S. Huffaker	Oreca 07	11	+10.153 3'39.604	0.180	223.372
28	Proton Competition LMP2	9	J. Ried M. Capietto B. Viscaal	Oreca 07	13	+10.392 3'39.843	0.239	223.130
29	AF Corse LMP2	183	F. Perrodo B. Barnicoat N. Varrone	Oreca 07	7	+12.639 3'42.090	2.247	220.872
30	Cool Racing LMP2	47	N. Rao M. Bell F. Vesti	Oreca 07	13	+13.260 3'42.711	0.621	220.256
31	VECTOR SPORT LMP2	10	R. Cullen P. Pilet S. Richelmi	Oreca 07	11	+13.437 3'42.888	0.177	220.081
32	Crowdstrike Racing by APR LMP2	45	G. Kurtz C. Braun N. Catsburg	Oreca 07	5	+13.566 3'43.017	0.129	219.954
33	DKR Engineering LMP2	33	A. Mattschull R. Binder L. Hörr	Oreca 07	6	+13.796 3'43.247	0.230	219.727
34	DUQUEINE TEAM LMP2	30	J. Falb J. Allen J. Simmenauer	Oreca 07	14	+15.256 3'44.707	1.460	218.300
35	IDEC SPORT LMP2	28	P. Lafargue J. Van Uitert R. de Gerus	Oreca 07	7	+15.413 3'44.864	0.157	218.147
36	AO by TF LMP2	14	P. Hyett L. Deletraz A. Quinn	Oreca 07	6	+16.118 3'45.569	0.705	217.466
37	AKKODIS ASP Team LMGT3	87	T. Kimura E. Masson J. Hawksworth	Lexus RC F GT3	6	+29.304 3'58.755	13.186	205.455
38	United Autosports LMGT3	95	H. Hamaguchi N. Pino M. Sato	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	12	+29.648 3'59.099	0.344	205.160
39	Proton Competition LMGT3	77	R. Hardwick Z. Robichon B. Barker	Ford Mustang GT3	8	+29.872 3'59.323	0.224	204.968
40	PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR	6	K. Estre A. Lotterer L. Vanthoor	Porsche 963	5	+30.044 3'59.495	0.172	204.820
41	Spirit of Race LMGT3	155	J. Laursen C. Laursen J. Taylor	Ferrari 296 GT3	13	+30.286 3'59.737	0.242	204.614
42	Vista AF Corse LMGT3	54	T. Flohr F. Castellacci D. Rigon	Ferrari 296 GT3	11	+30.606 4'00.057	0.320	204.341
43	TF Sport LMGT3	81	T. Van Rompuy R. Andrade C. Eastwood	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	8	+30.925 4'00.376	0.319	204.070
44	TEAM WRT LMGT3	31	D. Leung S. Gelael A. Farfus	BMW M4 GT3	10	+31.005 4'00.456	0.080	204.002
45	GR RACING LMGT3	86	M. Wainwright D. Serra R. Pera	Ferrari 296 GT3	14	+31.286 4'00.737	0.281	203.764
46	IRON LYNX LMGT3	60	C. Schiavoni M. Cressoni F. Perera	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	9	+31.690 4'01.141	0.404	203.422
47	IRON DAMES LMGT3	85	S. Bovy M. Gatting R. Frey	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo2	12	+31.830 4'01.281	0.140	203.304
48	TEAM WRT LMGT3	46	A. Al Harthy V. Rossi M. Martin	BMW M4 GT3	12	+31.945 4'01.396	0.115	203.208
49	AKKODIS ASP Team LMGT3	78	A. Robin T. Boguslavskiy K. van der Linde	Lexus RC F GT3	7	+32.324 4'01.775	0.379	202.889
50	D'Station Racing LMGT3	777	S. Hoshino E. Bastard M. Sorensen	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	12	+32.449 4'01.900	0.125	202.784
51	Manthey EMA LMGT3	91	Y. Shahin M. Schuring R. Lietz	Porsche 911 GT3 R	11	+32.599 4'02.050	0.150	202.658
52	Heart of Racing Team LMGT3	27	I. James D. Mancinelli A. Riberas	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	8	+33.219 4'02.670	0.620	202.141
53	Vista AF Corse LMGT3	55	F. Heriau S. Mann A. Rovera	Ferrari 296 GT3	14	+33.466 4'02.917	0.247	201.935
54	JMW Motorsport LMGT3	66	G. Petrobelli L. ten Voorde S. Yoluc	Ferrari 296 GT3	4	+33.652 4'03.103	0.186	201.781
55	United Autosports LMGT3	59	J. Cottingham N. Costa G. Saucy	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	11	+34.450 4'03.901	0.798	201.120
56	INCEPTION RACING LMGT3	70	B. Iribe O. Millroy F. Schandorff	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	3	+35.141 4'04.592	0.691	200.552
57	CADILLAC RACING HYPERCAR	2	E. Bamber A. Lynn A. Palou	Cadillac V-Series.R	5
58	HERTZ TEAM JOTA HYPERCAR	12	W. Stevens N. Nato C. Ilott	Porsche 963	0
59	Proton Competition LMGT3	44	J. Hartshorne B. Tuck C. Mies	Ford Mustang GT3	5
60	TF Sport LMGT3	82	H. Koizumi S. Baud D. Juncadella	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	0
61	Proton Competition LMGT3	88	G. Roda M. Pedersen D. Olsen	Ford Mustang GT3	0
62	Manthey PureRxcing LMGT3	92	A. Malykhin J. Sturm K. Bachler	Porsche 911 GT3 R	5
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