H+5: Porsche n°1 keeps the lead at the Nürburgring

Porsche still leads the way at the start of the final hour at the Nürburgring (Germany). The No. 919 1 Hybrid remains in the lead with André Lotterer who replaced Nick Tandy. The German has a 4s lead over the No. 2 sister car entrusted to Timo Bernhard who took Earl Bamber's place after the pit stops. The gap between the two 919 Hybrids had increased to more than 10 seconds before the refuelings.

La Toyota No. 7 still completes the provisional podium, more than a minute behind the Porsches. Kamui Kobayashi replaced Mike conway for the end of the race. Kazuki Nakajima ranks 4th on the second TS050 Hybrid.

Jackie Chan DC Racing maintains control in LMP2 with the No. 38 of Ho-Pin Tung who has about a minute ahead of the Vaillante Rebellion. The No. 31 of Bruno Senna retains 2nd place with a 15s lead over the No. 13 of Mathias Beche who finds himself under pressure from theAlpine n ° 36 of Nicolas lapierre.

AF Corse retains the lead in GTE Pro with the Ferrari n°51 of Alessandro Pier Guidi who has a good lead over the Porsche 911 RSR of Richard Lietz and Kévin Estre. The Ford GTs of Andy Priaulx and Oliver Pla return to theAston Martin #95 of Nicki Thiim in 4th place after having struggled for a long time against the #97 Vantage of Daniel Serra who handed the wheel to Jonathan Adam. The Frenchman from the Chip Ganassi team was placed under investigation for a slight stroll, but the stewards decided not to sanction him.

The #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche of Marvin Dienst increased its lead in GTE Am.