This yr’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was an action-packed affair, with 9 totally different Hypercar entries main the race sooner or later. But, Ferrari survived altering situations and late-race drama to win the fabled endurance race for the second consecutive yr.

The No. 50 Ferrari 499P, with Nicklas Nielsen behind the wheel, crossed the end line with simply two % of vitality within the tank. The No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries and Jose Maria Lopez had navigated to the entrance of the pack after beginning all the way in which down in P23 – after Kobayashi introduced out the crimson flag in qualifying, resulting in his lap being deleted. However, they needed to accept second place, 14.221secs behind the successful Ferrari.

2023 Le Mans winners Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado completed third within the No. 51 Ferrari.

1. Double podium for Ferrari
2. No. 7 Toyota goes from P23 to P2
3. First Le Mans podium for Mustang

Ferrari wins 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours

An prolonged Safety Car interval because of treacherous situations bunched up the sphere within the closing hours. The No. 50 Ferrari ended up on an alternate technique after the car’s right-hand-side door got here free. Nielsen was pressured to pit to get the difficulty fastened, and because of this, he needed to run his ultimate stint for for much longer than his nearest rivals.

Despite being hampered with an influence subject, Lopez tried to chase down Nielsen within the closing levels. But the No. 50 Ferrari had simply sufficient vitality to carry on to the lead until the end line. “Returning to Le Mans and winning again, achieving the Prancing Horse’s eleventh overall victory in its history, is something extraordinary—the result of tremendous team effort that proves last year’s success was no fluke,” mentioned Antonello Coletta, Ferrari’s Global Head of Endurance and Corse Clienti.

Ferrari ended up with two cars on the rostrum. The No. 51 Ferrari completed third general, regardless of serving a five-second penalty on the ultimate cease for spinning the No. 8 Toyota. They beat out the No. 6 Porsche for the ultimate spot on the rostrum by simply over a second.

Both of the Iron Lynx-run Lamborghini cars made it to the chequered flag, albeit two laps down. Alpine needed to retire each of its cars because of engine failures. BMW had only one car make it to the end line – it repaired the No. 20 car, which crashed early within the race, and despatched it out within the ultimate hour. It was the final car categorised, down in forty seventh place (215 laps down).

Le Mans LMP2 winner: United Autosports

The No. 22 crew of Oliver Jarvis, Nolan Siegel and Bijoy Garg handed United Autosports their second Le Mans win within the LMP2 class. They completed 18.651secs forward of the No. 34 Inter Europol Competition entry of Clement Novalak, Vlad Lomko and Kuba Smiechowski.

The IDEC Sport Oreca-Gibson entry of Job van Uitert, Paul Lafargue and Reshad de Gerus grabbed the ultimate podium place.

Le Mans LMGT3 winner: Manthey EMA Porsche

Morris Schuring, Yasser Shahin and Richard Lietz, within the No. 91 Manthey EMA Porsche RSR 911, grow to be the first-ever winners within the new LMGT3 class at Le Mans. This new class, which replaces GTE, options race cars primarily based on manufacturing fashions.

The No. 31 Team WRT BMW of Darren Leung, Augusto Farfus and Sean Gelael completed a lap down in second place, adopted by the No.88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang pushed by Dennis Olsen, Giorgio Roda and Mikkel Pedersen. This is the first-ever podium place for a Mustang at Le Mans.

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi was in competition for victory within the LMGT3 class, however his No. 46 WRT BMW car needed to retire in a single day after Ahmad Al Harthy crashed whereas exiting the Dunlop chicane.

2024 Le Mans 24 Hours winners