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Official starter Sir Mark Cavendish waved off the 62 entrants, who set off for the the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), now in full swing with Toyota leading after the first hour...

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The race begins long before the flag drops. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, numbers tell a story. Behind every lap time, every distance covered, every statistic, there’s a heartbeat, a sensation, a destiny. Read on for our hand-picked statistics that reveal the soul of the race.

Ferrari AF Corse, who have had a difficult week leading up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans by their usual high standards, brought some smiles to the Tifosi as the #51 led the #50 Ferrari 499P in Saturday's warm-up session.

The V8-powered #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA machine was the alarm call Le Mans woke up to this morning, the bright gold Hypercar was in full flight as it tightened its stranglehold on the 94th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with BMW and Toyota trying to give chase.

The pressure is still on at the halfway mark of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans given dramatic twists in the Hypercar class, a strategic battle over tyres, milestone moments for Genesis and razor-thin margins in LMGT3. Glory is still very much up for grabs in this thrilling 94th running of the race.

Toyota, BMW and Cadillac are sitting at the top table with their cards close to their chests. Toyota and BMW have one car in the fight; Cadillac has two. Will that play dividends for the American marque? Welcome to the night at Le Mans.

A four-way battle for the lead is finely poised at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, as BMW, Cadillac and Toyota go toe-to-toe as all lead throughout the opening four hours of the race.