Le Mans 2019 results: Positions and standings as No 8 wins 24 Hours after Toyota changed wrong tyre on No 7
Re-live all the action from the 87th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours at the Circuit de la Sarthe
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Your support makes all the difference.Toyota took an expected victory in the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours, but noe was prepared for the controversial ending that saw the No 7 car lose the win an hour from the finish after the team replaced the wrong wheel during an unscheduled pit stop, leaving the car that had led for nearly 12 consecutive hours limping around the circuit with a punctured tyre.
The No 7 car of Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez lost the lead of the race to the No 8 of Buemi/Alonso/Nakajima at the start of the final hour after it picked up a puncture, only for a faulty sensor telling the team to change the wrong wheel when it pitted from the lead to gift the sister car the win, with the No 11 SMP Racing BR1 of Petrov/Aleshin/Vandoorne finishing in third. A series of safety car periods throughout the night saw the No 26 G-Drive Racing move clear in LMP2 only to suffer a 20-minute delay in the pits to leave the No 36 Signatech Alpine in the lead, while the GTE Pro lead is with the No 51 Ferrari after its nearest rival, the No 63 Corvette, spun out with three hours to go with the No 91 and 93 Porsches in second and third, while the No 85 Ford is clear in GTE Am.
However, both Aston Martins crashed out of the GTE Pro battle inside 20 minutes of each other, with the GTE Am class No 98 already out, while Corvette Racing saw the No 64 become the first official retirement after a heaving crash early on. Re-live the live updates below.
What time does it start?
The 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours starts at 2pm BST (3pm CET) on Saturday 15 June.
When is the finish?
The chequered flag will drop at the end of the first lap after 2pm on Sunday 16 June.
How to watch
The 24 Hours of Le Mans will be shown live on Eurosport, along with a number of other sessions during the week.
Twenty-four-hour race coverage will be shown from the moment the flag drops to the chequered flag on Sunday, along with pre- and post-race analysis.
Viewers can watch the race coverage online by subscribing to the Eurosport Player, which comes with the added bonus of no advert breaks for uninterrupted Le Mans coverage. Viewers can buy a monthly pass for £6.99, sign up for a monthly subscription for £4.99 a month or buy a discounted annual pass for £39.99.
There will also be regular 10-minute catch-up shows screened every two hours until 11pm on Saturday, and again from 8am on Sunday morning.
Hour 18: It was a fla left-front tyre and sensible driving from Aubry ensured he got the car back in one piece. But the question is who is running in third place in LMP2? The answer is it's the No 38, but TDS Racing are just 14.5s behind.
Hour 18: The Jackie Chan DC Racing No 38 looks to be back up to speed as he;s added five second to the gap to the fourth-placed TDS Racing No 28. However, Ho-Pin Tung is at the back of a long line of LMP2s and GTE cars, and he could well lose some time in traffic.
Hour 18: The next time your car needs it brakes doing, you may want to take it to the Corvette Racing boys and girls...
Hour 18: The leader is so nearly caught up in what would have been a messy accident on the Mulsanne after one of the BMws failed to see the TDS Racing LMP2 lapping him on the outside, with a Ford thrown in there for good measure. The TDS car was accidentally squeezed against the barrier but just made it through the gap in one piece, with Conway having to get out of the throttle before eventually getting the No 7 Toyota past.
Hour 18: Ben Keating jumps out of the lead GTE Am No 85 Ford, with Jeroen Bleekemolen going back in after a solid stint from the team owner who will have one more long stint left in order for him to meet the minimum driver time before the end of the race. They lead the No 56 Team Project 1 Porsche by just under two minutes, with the No 84 JMW Motorsport Ferrari in third.
Hour 19: So we start the 19th hour with Mike Conway asking about where the No 8 car is and whether they have a large enough gap to fit frsh tyres - they do - as well as a spin for the TF Sport Aston Martin up at the Dunlop Chicane, with that car running in fourth place in GTE Am.
Hour 19: Drama in the pits! The lead LMP2 of the G-Drive Racing No 26 will not restart after a stop, and it's going into the garage! This will hand Signatech Alpine the lead for the first time since before midnight! The Alpine comes into the pits as the G-Drive team go to work on the engine of the No 26 Auras.
Hour 19: This looks really, really bad for the G-Drive entry as mechanics have not yet changed anything with the car beyond the steering wheel, with the Alpine pulling away in front. Now it's a case of whether they can get the No 26 back out in front of the Jackie Chan DC Racing No 38, which needs to unlap itself before completing another lap to take second. It's currently coming round now to gain the lap.
Hour 19: Ho-Pin Tung passes the pits and takes second place from the G-Drive Racing Aurus, quickly followed by the No 28 TDS Racing Oreca to relegate the No 26 to fourth. The team are now paying particular attention to the starter motor, but there's still no signs of life from the the long-time LMP2 leader.
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