Ferrari lead 24 Hours of Le Mans; Toyota lose a car in "stupid incident"
The worlꦉd’s most famous endurance race will end at 3pm (UK), 10am (EST), 7am (PST).
Ferrari started with both cars on the front row, a historic feat because it had been 50 years since the Italian manufacturer had claimed pole posi♎tion.
But Toyota’s #8 car moved into the lead within anꦉ hour of the start.
Ye Yifei in the #38🐲 Jota-run Porsche incredibly ran from 61st on the grid (𝔉because they didn’t set a qualifying time due to problems with the car) to take the lead.
But Yifei crashe❀d out, leaving the #94 Peugeot to lead the race.
Al🃏essandro Pier Guidi in the #51 Ferrari then took the lead - but spun out, around the eight-hour 🌳mark.
Defending champions Toyota then saw their #7🅰 car retire from the race when driver Kamui Kobayashi was involved in a pile-up.
Louis Pr🅠ette, at the wheel of the #66 Ferrari Feꦦrrari GTE Am, hit Kobayashi and Giedo van der Garde’s #39 Graff LMP2 car.
Memo Rojas in the #35 Alpine LMP2 caඣr then went into Kobayashi too.
Van Der Garde labelled it a “stupid incident”.
It meant Toyota, winners of the past fꦚive editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, now have only car running.
The #51 Ferrari AF Corse then escaped the 91st pits🧸top q♋uicker than the #8 Toyota, so currently leads the race.
Fer💃rari’s ot🍌her car, the #50 driven by Antonio Fuoco from pole position, is in ninth.
James was a sports journalist at Skဣy Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
