Le Mans' Breakdown among the leaders

L’Audi R18 e-tron n°2 qu’Allan McNish a porté en haut de la feuille des temps en améliorant son chrono en 3’25 »927 a subi des dégâts avec notamment un aileron arrière manquant. La journée est terminée pour le proto hybride qui occupe actuellement la première place du classement mais actuellement arrêtée au Tertre Rouge. Quelques instants auparavant, la Toyota TS030 n°7 of Kazuki Nakajima was announced in slow motion on the circuit. The Japanese prototype occupies fourth place, less than two seconds behind the best time.

The #12 Rebellion Racing Lola B60/12 also ended its session prematurely. The Swiss team reported that the prototype had a broken suspension. The #35 Oak Racing Morgan regained the lead in LMP2 with a time of 3'41"598. Corvette wakes up in GTE Pro and sets the best time in the category (3'58"971) with the No. 6 C1 ZR74 which is only a few hundredths ahead of the No. 458 F59 of Luxury Racing.