After 12 hours of racing, the #7 and #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrids both remain contenders for victory, with the Hypercars routinely completing laps in 3:31 to 3:32 minutes. The #8 of trio Buemi/Hartley/Hirakawa is trailed by the defending winner #7, but the gap is merely 20 seconds. Glickenhaus Racing's #709 Glickenhaus 007 LMH is holding steady in third place two laps behind the leaders. After falling to 17th position on the heels of Olivier Pla's spin-out at the Tertre Rouge, the #708 Glickenhaus has climbed back to eighth. The Alpine has also made progress, figuring 22nd after gaining six spots over the last four hours.

The battle has remained fierce in the LMP2 class, with JOTA's #38 ORECA 07-Gibson firmly in first place, but the #9 and #31 ORECAs fielded by Prema Orlen Team and Team WRT are keeping the pressure on the British outfit. Also, at around 02:00, Duqueine Team's #30 ORECA driven by Richard Bradley spun out at the Mulsanne Corner.

In LMGTE Pro, Porsche has taken advantage of Corvette Racing's ongoing troubles to take the lead in the class. The #92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 shared by Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor is followed by the #64 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, AF Corse's #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo and the #92 Porsche, all within 2:30 minutes!

WeatherTech Racing's #79 Porsche 911 RSR-19 held on to first place in the LMGTE Am class for quite some time, but TF Sport's #33 Aston Martin Vantage AMR persevered. Marco Sørensen improved on the #33's best lap several times, resulting in establishing Ben Keating, Henrique Chaves and Sørensen as the new leaders in the class. The top 5 cars are all on the same lap with Hardpoint Motorsport's #99 Porsche, Northwest AMR's #98 Aston Martin and Dempsey-Proton Racing's #77 Porsche also still in the running.

Top 5 at 04:00 (Overall)

1. #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing | Sébastien Buemi/Brendon Hartley/Ryo Hirakawa | 194 laps
2. #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing | Mike Conway/Kamui Kobayashi/José María López at 20:251
3. #709 Glickenhaus 007 LMH | Glickenhaus Racing | Ryan Briscoe/Richard Westbrook/Franck Mailleux | 192 laps
4. #38 ORECA 07-Gibson | JOTA | Roberto Gonzáles/António Félix da Costa/Will Stevens | 189 laps
5. #31 ORECA 07-Gibson | WRT | Sean Gelael/Robin Frijns/René Rast | 189 laps

Leaders in the other classes

• LMGTE Pro | #92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen/Kévin Estre/Laurens Vanthoor | 179 tours 
• LMP2 | #38 ORECA 07-Gibson #38 | JOTA | Roberto Gonzáles/António Félix da Costa/Will Stevens | 189 tours
• LMGTE Am | #79 Porsche 911 RSR-19 |9 Weathertech Racing | Cooper MacNeil/Julien Andlauer/Thomas Merrill | 177 tours

Retirements at 04:00

• #46 Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Matteo Cairoli/Mikkel Pedersen/Nicolas Leutwiler | Team Project 1 – Engine failure
• #71 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Franck Dezoteux/Pierre Ragues/Gabriel/Aubry | Spirit of Race – Engine problem

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