While it is still too early to make any predictions, the truth is things have never looked this good for Toyota. Though the Japanese outfit has gotten used to playing the underdog in previous years - when it entered two cars against its adversaries' three - the tide looks to have changed since the two TS050 Hybrids are still contenders for victory, against one Porsche and one Audi. The gaps remain miniscule and recent history at the 24 Hours of Le Mans has proven their is not always strength in numbers. In 2011, the only Audi to survive the start of the race triumphed over three Peugeots, for example.

The race is still for the taking in the other classes. In LM P2, the #46 Oreca of Thiriet by TSD Racing lost the lead after having to replace a control unit which immobilized it for more than three minutes, but it has managed to keep up with the #36 Alpine in the lead. On the other hand, KCMG's #47 Oreca has seem negatively affected ever since Richard Bradley stopped in the Porsche curve.

In the LM GTE Pro, Ford and Ferrari are hashing out a fantastic duel. The fight between the #82 and the #69 brings to mind the great era of the 1960s!

In LM GTE Am, the #88 Porsche of Abu Dhabi–Proton Racing is in the lead.

Note that the mechanics and drivers have shown stunning reliability with only two retirements (#47 and #89) despite the tricky conditions early in the race.

LM P1
1. Toyota Gazoo Racing (#6 Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Mike Conway -  Stéphane Sarrazin -  Kamui Kobayashi
2. Porsche Team (#2 Porsche 919 Hybrid) Romain Dumas -  Marc Lieb -  Neel Jani
3. Toyota Gazoo Racing (#5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Sébastien Buemi -  Anthony Davidson -  Kazuki Nakajima

LM P2
1. Signatech Alpine (#36 Alpine A460-Nissan) Gustavo Menezes -  Nicolas Lapierre -  Stéphane Richelmi
2. G-Drive Racing (#26 Oreca 05-Nissan) Roman Rusinov -  Will Stevens -  René Rast
3. Thiriet by TDS Racing (#46 Oreca 05-Nissan) Pierre Thiriet -  Mathias Beche -  Ryo

LM GTE Pro
1. Risi Competizione (#82 Ferrari 488 GTE) Giancarlo Fisichella -  Toni Vilander -  Matteo Malucelli
2. Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (#68 Ford GT) Joey Hand -  Dirk Müller -  Sébastien Bourdais
3. Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (# 68 Ford GT) Joey Hand -  Dirk Müller -  Sébastien Bourdais

LM GTE Am
1. Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing (#88 Porsche 911 RSR) Khaled Al Qubaisi -  Patrick Long -  David Heinemeier Hansson
2. Scuderia Corsa (#62 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) Bill Sweedler -  Townsend Bell -  Jeff Segal
3. Clearwater Racing (#61 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) Weng Sun Mok -  Rob Bell -  Keita Sawa

Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

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