Toyota or Porsche? Who will come out on top? It’s still difficult to say at this stage but Romain Dumas, driver of the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid, gives his analysis: “The gap with Toyota is narrow and it’s going to stay that way. It’s great for the sport but of course we hope it swings in our favour. We’ve still got a few cards up our sleeve. Don’t forget that we are playing two against one though.”

Toyota Gazoo Racing had a bit of a fright at 11:17, when the #6 car driven by Kamui Kobayashi span into the gravel at Corvette Curve. The Japanese driver was able to return to the track and resume his race, and maintains the third spot overall.

The #36 Alpine driven by Stéphane Richelmi continues to lead the LM P2 class but the #26 Oreca-Nissan for G-Drive Racing is still lying in wait. The #44 Oreca-Nissan fielded by Manor crashed into the barrier at Bridge Corner and has since retired from the race.

In LM GTE Pro, the main event was a spin at Corvette Curve for the #82 Ferrari driven by Toni Vilander for Risi Competizione . The #68 Ford GT, class leader, took the opportunity to push further ahead.

No changes over in GTE Am where the #62 Ferrari is still in front.

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

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. SMP Racing (#37 BR Engineering BR01-Nissan) Vitaly Petrov - Viktor Shaitar - Kirill Ladygin

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 (#69 Ford GT) Ryan Briscoe - Richard Westbrook - Scott Dixon

LM GTE Am
1. Scuderia Corsa (#62 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) Bill Sweedler - Townsend Bell - Jeff Segal
2. Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing (#88 Porsche 911 RSR) Khaled Al Qubaisi - Patrick Long - David Heinemeier Hansson
3. AF Corse (#83 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) François Perrodo - Emmanuel Collard - Rui Águas

PHOTO: British outfit Manor’s #44 Oreca-Nissan crashed off the track at Bridge Corner. Fortunately, driver Matthew Rao escaped unscathed.

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