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Sebastien Buemi led the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Toyota with 14 hours completed and the race under safety car conditions due to heavy rain. The Japanese make have been rewarded so far with their cautious, non-risk approach to a highly familiar race having competed in all editions since 2012. For the reigning Hypercar […]
The Japanese team has been successful with their careful, low-risk strategy in the Le Mans race, participating in every edition since 2012. They are aiming for their third Le Mans win with the GR010 Hybrid package. Despite starting last in their category due to a mistake by Kamui Kobayashi, the #8 entrant has made its way to the front of the field. The gap between #6 Porsche Penske 963 and #8 driver Ryo Hirakawa closed initially, but then Sebastien Buemi increased it to over 13 seconds. The race saw worsening rain conditions leading to a second safety car deployment due to the wet track. In the LMP2 class, the #24 Nielsen Racing’s chances for victory were dashed when David-Heinemeier Hansson got stuck in the gravel trap. The LMGT3 category saw a Manthey 1-2 finish with the #92 Porsche leading the #91, followed by the #27 Aston Martin Vantage and the Lamborghini and Lexus entries in fourth and fifth places.
