Porsche is still leading the 24 Hours Le Mans race with four hours to go on Sunday. The Porsche No. 19 team, featuring German Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg, is a lap ahead of the Porsche No. 17 car driven by Timo Bernhard of Germany. Audi’s No. 9 car is also a lap behind Tandy and the two other Audis are close behind.
Returning to Le Mans after a 16-year absence, Porsche missed out on victory last year after its leading car was stuck in the pits because of a mechanical problem as Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer, and Benoit Treluye drove Audi to a 5th straight title. Porsche has been the most successful manufacturer at Le Mans over the years with 16 titles however Audi is hot on its heels to win this year and reclaim its seat.
Top 3 positions in each class after Hour 20 of the 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP1
- #19 Porsche 919 Hybrid – Hulkenberg/Bamber/Tandy
- #17 Porsche 919 Hybrid – Bernhard/Webber/Hartley
- #9 Audi R18 e-tron quattro – Albuquerque/Bonanomi/Rast
LMP2
- #47 KCMG Oreca 05 – Howson/Lapierre/Bradley
- #26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 –Bird/Rusinov/Canal
- #38 Jota Sport Gibson 015S – Nissan – Dolan/Evans/Turvey
LM GTE-Pro
- #64 Corvette Racing – Milner/Gavin/Taylor
- #51 AF Corse – Vilander/Bruni/Fisichella
- #91 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR – Lietz/Christensen/Bergmeister
LM GTE-Am
- #98 Aston Martin Racing V8 – Dalla Lana/Lauda/Lamy
- #72 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia – Shaytar/Bertolini/Basov
- #62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia – Sweedler/Bell/Segal
