2016 24 Hours of Le Mans

84th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race June 2018 June 2025 2015 2016 2017 thumbnail|right|Circuit de la Sarthe track thumb|right|250px|Porsche Team No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid, Winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans thumb|right|230px|SRT41 by OAK Racing No. 84 Morgan LMP2, First Garage 56 entry to Finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans The 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans (fr no 84e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour automobile endurance racing event held for teams of three drivers each fielding Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars from 15 to 19 June 2016 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France before 263,500 spectators. It was the 84th running of the 24 Hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) as well as the third and flagship round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 5 June. Neel Jani of Porsche started from pole position for the second consecutive year, but heavy rainfall forced the organisers to start the race behind a safety car for the first time in history. Once the rain had stopped and the track sufficiently dried, the field was released from under safety car conditions. Toyota, Audi and Porsche traded off the race lead in the early hours until the No. 6 Toyota established a firm hold on first place, followed by the No. 5 Toyota and No. 2 Porsche. Issues for the No. 6 eventually allowed the No. 5 Toyota to take over the lead, maintaining a small gap from the Porsche. Kazuki Nakajima was driving the Toyota to the finish in the closing three minutes of the race when it suffered a mechanical issue and stopped on the circuit right after the finish line on his last lap. Jani overcame the one-minute gap with the ailing Toyota and passed it on the final lap, taking the race victory. It was Jani and co-driver Marc Lieb's first Le Mans win and Romain Dumas' second. The sister Toyota of Stéphane Sarrazin, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi finished three laps behind in second, while the No. 8 Audi of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis completed the race podium. The Signatech Alpine-Nissan of Gustavo Menezes, Nicolas Lapierre and Stéphane Richelmi won the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category after it led the final 196 laps of the race. Roman Rusinov, René Rast and Will Stevens of G-Drive Racing finished on the same lap as the Alpine, while the all-Russian SMP Racing BR01-Nissan of Vitaly Petrov, Kirill Ladygin and Viktor Shaytar was four laps behind in third. On the day of the fiftieth anniversary of their first overall 24 Hours of Le Mans victory when they swept the podium, Ford won the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE) Pro class with the No. 68 American entry of Joey Hand, Sébastien Bourdais and Dirk Müller. As they did in 1966, Ford's winning vehicle was a Ford GT (a Ford GT40 Mk.II in 1966), and they bested Ferrari to win as Risi Competizione were second with Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander and Matteo Malucelli, after their Ferrari 488 GTE and the winning Ford GT had led all but 26 laps of the race. Ford USA's sister car of Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon and Richard Westbrook was third. Americans also led the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) category, with Scuderia Corsa's Townsend Bell, Jeff Segal and Bill Sweedler edging out the fellow Ferrari of AF Corse, driven by Emmanuel Collard, Rui Águas and François Perrodo. Khaled Al Qubaisi, Patrick Long and David Heinemeier Hansson were third in class for Abu Dhabi-Proton. The result increased Lieb, Jani and Dumas' Drivers' Championship advantage over the new second-placed Duval, di Grassi and Jarvis to 38 points while Kobayashi, Conway and Sarrazin's second-place finish advanced them to third position. André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler moved from eighth place to fourth and Alexandre Imperatori, Dominik Kraihamer and Mathéo Tuscher fell to fifth after not finishing the race. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Porsche extended their lead over Audi to 38 points while Toyota fell to third place with six races left in the season. Background The date for the 2016 Le Mans race was officially confirmed as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship's 2016 schedule at a FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris in December 2015. It was the third of nine scheduled endurance sports car rounds of the 2016 calendar and the 84th running of the event.http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/124222-wec-9-race-2016-calendar-confirmed WEC: 9-race 2016 calendar confirmed Pruett Marshall 2 December 2015 Racer https://web.archive.org/web/20151203223230/http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/124222-wec-9-race-2016-calendar-confirmed 3 December 2015 20 November 2016 With the end of the race scheduled for 19 June, the event conflicted with the 2016 European Grand Prix.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/09/19/2016-fia-wec-calendar-announced-mexico-race-added.html 2016 FIA WEC Calendar Announced, Mexico Race Added Goodwin Graham 19 September 2015 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20170521201149/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/09/19/2016-fia-wec-calendar-announced-mexico-race-added.html 21 May 2017 live 15 May 2016 Force India driver Nico Hülkenberg, who won the 2015 race with Porsche would be unable to return and defend his title, leading to accusations that Formula One Management had deliberately scheduled the race to conflict with Le Mans and prevent Formula One drivers from participating.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/02/02/no-wonder-fom-arranged-baku-to-clash-with-le-mans/ No wonder FOM arranged Baku to clash with Le Mans Collantine Keith 2 February 2016 F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 16 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160515163933/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/02/02/no-wonder-fom-arranged-baku-to-clash-with-le-mans/ 15 May 2016 live Before the race Porsche drivers Marc Lieb, Neel Jani and Romain Dumas led the Drivers' Championship with 43 points, 18 ahead of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Jarvis and a further three in front of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Stéphane Sarrazin. Alexandre Imperatori, Dominik Kraihamer and Mathéo Tuscher were fourth on 15 points and their teammates Nick Heidfeld, Nico Prost and Nelson Piquet Jr. were fifth with 12 points.http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html?y=2016 WEC Classification FIA World Endurance Championship 20 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122111254/http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html?y=2016 22 November 2016 dead In the Manufacturers' Championship, Porsche lead with 55 points, 12 ahead of Toyota in second position, and a further three in front of the third-placed manufacturer Audi. Circuit changes Modifications were made to the circuit in the run-up to the race. A new entry run-off area was constructed at the Porsche Curves in response to a major accident sustained by Duval during practice for the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans although the turn's alignment was not altered.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/04/2016-changes-improvements-to-the-le-mans-circuit-detailed.html 2016 Changes & Improvements to the Le Mans Circuit Detailed 4 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180828072110/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/04/2016-changes-improvements-to-the-le-mans-circuit-detailed.html 28 August 2018 live 27 December 2016 SAFER barriers were installed on the outside of the first entry section of the turn,http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124242 SAFER barriers added to Porsche Curves at Le Mans Watkins Gary 13 May 2016 Autosport Haymarket Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20160602032708/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124242 2 June 2016 27 December 2016 live marking the technology's first appearance at a European motor racing venue.http://autoweek.com/article/sports-cars/safer-barrier-make-european-debut-le-mans#ixzz4U2qrQR5i SAFER Barrier to make European debut at Le Mans Larson Mike 20 May 2016 Autoweek Crain Communications 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160923225511/http://autoweek.com/article/sports-cars/safer-barrier-make-european-debut-le-mans#ixzz4U2qrQR5i 23 September 2016 live Vincent Beaumesnil, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) sporting manager, revealed was easier to install a chicane, but following discussions with the national motor racing governing body of France, the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile, the circuit's layout was allowed to remain unchanged. Entries The ACO initially planned to expand the race entry from 56 cars to 58 in 2015. But responding to an increase in the number of "high-quality entry requests" they allowed 60 entries for the 2016 race. The Selection Committee took steps to ensure the two additional required pits would be operational in time for the 2016 race.http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/60-car-grid-for-the-2016-le-mans-24-hours-_2_2_1746_23505.html 60-car grid for the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours! 5 February 2016 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 14 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207225442/http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/60-car-grid-for-the-2016-le-mans-24-hours-_2_2_1746_23505.html 7 February 2016 live Automatic invitations Teams that won their class in the previous running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, or won championships in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) or the Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) earned automatic entry invitations. Some championship runners-up were also granted automatic invitations in certain series. Two participants in the IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA) were chosen by the series to be automatic entries by the ACO regardless of their performance. All FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) full-season entries automatically earned invitations. As invitations were granted to teams, they could change their cars from the previous year to the next but were not allowed to change their category. In the ELMS and ALMS, the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) class invitations could choose between the Pro and Am categories. The ELMS Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) champion for 2015 was required to field an entry in Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) while the 2015–16 ALMS LMP3 champion was allowed to select between LMP2 or LMGTE Am. ELMS GTC class champions of 2015 were limited to the LMGTE Am category.http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/2016-le-mans-24-hours-15-teams-invited_2_2_1746_23330.html 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours – 15 Teams Invited 25 January 2016 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20160127195628/http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/2016-le-mans-24-hours-15-teams-invited_2_2_1746_23330.html 27 January 2016 dead 26 January 2016 Among the fourteen automatic invitations granted, three teams chose not to accept: Team LNT and Marc VDS did not continue their ELMS efforts in 2016 while SMP Racing opted to concentrate on their LMP2 entries and forgo defense of their Le Mans victory in LMGTE Am. +Automatic entries for the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans Reason invited LMP1 LMP2 LMGTE Am LMGTE Pro1st in the 24 Hours of Le MansDEU Porsche TeamHKG KCMGRUS SMP RacingUSA Corvette Racing1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP2 and LMGTE)GBR Greaves MotorsportDNK Formula Racing2nd in the European Le Mans Series (LMGTE)BEL BMW Team Marc VDS1st in the European Le Mans Series (LMP3 and GTC)GBR Team LNTFRA TDS RacingIMSA SportsCar Championship at-large entriesUSA Michael Shank RacingUSA Scuderia Corsa1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 and GT)CHE Race PerformanceSGP Clearwater Racing1st in the Asian Le Mans Series (LMP3)PRC DC RacingSource: Entry list 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship#Entries In conjunction with the announcement of entries for the FIA WEC and the ELMS, the ACO announced the full 60 car entry list and ten car reserve list in Paris on 5 February. In addition to the 32 guaranteed entries from the FIA WEC, 13 entries came from the ELMS, nine from IMSA, four from the ALMS, while one-off entries competing only at Le Mans filled the rest of the field.http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/video-fia-wec-24-hours-le-mans-entry-lists-announced-press-conference-020516 Entry lists for FIA WEC season, 24 Hours of Le Mans announced (VIDEO) 5 February 2016 Fox Sports 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160905202422/http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/video-fia-wec-24-hours-le-mans-entry-lists-announced-press-conference-020516 5 September 2016 live Reserves The ACO named ten reserves to replace any entries which were withdrawn prior to the official test session. Greaves Motorsport, Riley Motorsports, and Proton Competition later withdrew their reserve entries. Algarve Pro Racing was promoted to the race entry when TDS Racing withdrew their LMGTE Am Aston Martin.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/03/21/algarve-pro-ligier-nissan-to-race-at-le-mans-after-tds-aston-greaves-gibson-withdraw.html Algarve Pro Ligier Nissan To Race at Le Mans After TDS Aston & Greaves Gibson Withdraw Goodwin Graham 21 March 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160403105047/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/03/21/algarve-pro-ligier-nissan-to-race-at-le-mans-after-tds-aston-greaves-gibson-withdraw.html 3 April 2016 live 21 March 2016 Six reserves remained before the race, with a second entry from Pegasus Racing and Team AAI, as well as lone entries from JMW Motorsport, Courage, OAK Racing, and DragonSpeed.http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2016/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2016.pdf List of the Competitors and Cars Invited to the Administrative Checkings & Scrutineering – Sunday 12th & Monday 13th June 2016 21 March 2016 Association Sportive Automobile de l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest des 24 Heures du Mans https://web.archive.org/web/20160325045110/http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichiers/1/1/ressources/Pdf/2016/24-heures-du-mans/entry-list-24-heures-du-mans-2016.pdf 25 March 2016 live 21 March 2016 Garage 56 The Garage 56 entry to display new technologies returned following an absence in 2015.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119421 Le Mans 24 Hours reveals amputee and biomethane Garage 56 projects 11 June 2015 Autosport Haymarket Press Watkins Gary 29 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029190112/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119421 29 October 2015 live Frédéric Sausset, a quadruple amputee, participated in the race driving a modified Morgan LMP2 developed in conjunction with Onroak Automotive. The adapted automobile featured a throttle and braking system controlled by Sausset through his thighs while steering was achieved by attaching his right limb directly to the steering column. The car was also able to be driven in a normal fashion by his co-drivers.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/quad-amputee-sausset-launches-2016-garage-56-entry/ Quad Amputee Sausset Launches 2016 Garage 56 Entry Dagys John 23 October 2015 SportsCar365 29 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222204718/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/quad-amputee-sausset-launches-2016-garage-56-entry/ 22 December 2015 live SRT 41 initially planned to use a new Audi engine for the programme but later changed to the ubiquitous Nissan LMP2 engine. The team participated in the Silverstone ELMS race as a precursor to Le Mans, the first Garage 56 entry to compete prior to Le Mans.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122745 Amputee Frederic Sausset to debut Le Mans car at ELMS Silverstone Watkins Gary 9 February 2016 Haymarket Press Autosport 14 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160212053613/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122745 12 February 2016 live Debutants Some drivers made their first appearance in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. Four-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon co-drove Ford Chip Ganassi Racing's (CGR) No. 69 car, although he missed the first day of scrutineering because of a rain delay in the Firestone 600 at the Texas Motor Speedway.http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/81123941/Scott-Dixon-racing-the-clock-ahead-of-24-Hours-of-Le-Mans-debut Scott Dixon racing the clock ahead of 24 Hours of Le Mans debut 16 June 2016 Stuff.co.nz 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134810/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/81123941/Scott-Dixon-racing-the-clock-ahead-of-24-Hours-of-Le-Mans-debut 28 August 2018 live It was announced in March that Olympic gold medallist and multiple cycling world champion Chris Hoy would share the No. 25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2-Nissan with Andrea Pizzitola and Michael Munemann.http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/95028/sir-chris-hoy-set-to-race-in-le-mans-24hrs-2016 Sir Chris Hoy set to race in Le Mans 24hrs 2016 31 March 2016 Auto Express Dennis Publishing 31 March 2016 Allen Lawrence 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701001708/http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/95028/sir-chris-hoy-set-to-race-in-le-mans-24hrs-2016 1 July 2017 live Hoy was the first Summer Olympic gold medallist to compete at Le Mans, the ninth former Olympian to race there and the second Olympic champion to do so, after alpine skier Henri Oreiller.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/31/sir-chris-hoy-le-mans-24-hour Sir Chris Hoy to fulfil boyhood dream by competing in Le Mans 24 Hour 31 March 2016 The Guardian 31 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331203038/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/31/sir-chris-hoy-le-mans-24-hour 31 March 2016 live British GT Championship race winner Oliver Bryant was paired with Johnny O'Connell and Mark Patterson in the No. 57 Team AAI Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.http://oliverbryant.com/bryant-claims-strong-ninth-on-le-mans-debut/ Bryant Claims Strong Ninth on Le Mans Debut 27 June 2016 OliverBryant.com 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161101152110/http://oliverbryant.com/bryant-claims-strong-ninth-on-le-mans-debut/ 1 November 2016 live Testing and practice A mandatory test session for all sixty entries was held on 5 June, split into two daytime sessions.http://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/40/539/WEC_2016_LeMans_MediaInformation.pdf Test Day 5th June 2016 – Le Mans 24 Hours 18 – 19 June 2016 June 2016 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616094434/https://www.fiawec.com/wpphpFichiers/1/press_area/40/539/WEC_2016_LeMans_MediaInformation.pdf 16 June 2016 dead 27 December 2016 The morning session was led by Porsche, with Jani setting a lap time of 3:22.334. The second Porsche of Mark Webber followed, ahead of the two Audis of Marcel Fässler and Duval and both Toyotas of Anthony Davidson and Kobayashi. Oreca vehicles led the LMP2 category with six cars at the top of the timing charts, with the Signatech Alpine of Nicolas Lapierre ahead of Eurasia Motorsport and Manor. Porsche also led the LMGTE Pro category with a one-two, the No. 92 of Frédéric Makowiecki ahead of the No. 91 of Kévin Estre, followed by Oliver Gavin's No. 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124648/jani-leads-le-mans-test-morning-for-porsche Porsche's Neel Jani leads first session of Le Mans 24 Hours test Watkins Gary 6 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20180825102341/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124648/jani-leads-le-mans-test-morning-for-porsche 25 August 2018 live 21 June 2018 The No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari of Matt Griffin was the fastest in LMGTE Am on his final lap, ahead of the second Ferrari of Scuderia Corsa. The session was temporarily stopped halfway through when François Perrodo beached his car in the Porsche Curves gravel trap and required extraction.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/05/le-mans-test-day-porsche-tops-tight-morning-session.html Le Mans Test Day: Porsche Tops Tight Morning Session Kilbey Stephen 5 June 2016 DailySportsCar 17 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625183256/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/05/le-mans-test-day-porsche-tops-tight-morning-session.html 25 June 2016 live left|thumb|The No. 8 Audi R18 of Lucas di Grassi that set the fastest overall lap time in testing. The second test session had Audi move to the top of the field when di Grassi set a 3:21.375 lap time, followed by an improved time for the No. 1 Porsche of Webber. The No. 8 Audi required repairs for much of the session after issues arose with the car's suspension system. Tristan Gommendy improved the fastest lap in LMP2, moving Eurasia Motorsport ahead of the Signatech Alpine. The Michael Shank Ligier-Honda of Oswaldo Negri Jr. had a heavy accident in the session's final hour at the left-hand barriers entering the second Mulsanne Chicane, bringing a premature end to the test. Negri was unhurt. Antonio García moved the No. 63 Chevrolet Corvette ahead of the pair of Porsches of Nick Tandy and Makowiecki, while another Corvette in LMGTE Am, driven by reserve driver Nicky Catsburg for Larbre Compétition, overtook the fastest time from the morning session.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/05/le-mans-test-day-audi-pips-porsche-in-afternoon-running.html Le Mans Test Day: Audi Pips Porsche in Afternoon Running Kilbey Stephen 5 June 2016 DailySportsCar 17 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625193239/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/05/le-mans-test-day-audi-pips-porsche-in-afternoon-running.html 25 June 2016 livehttp://www.endurance-info.com/fr/journee-test-audi-et-di-grassi-en-haut-de-la-hierarchie/ Journée Test : Audi et di Grassi en haut de la hiérarchie Mercier Laurent 5 June 2016 Endurance-Info fr https://web.archive.org/web/20160811001859/http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/journee-test-audi-et-di-grassi-en-haut-de-la-hierarchie/ 11 August 2016 dead 21 June 2018 Other incidents had the No. 99 Aston Martin of Liam Griffin trigger the activation of the slow zone system when it stopped at the first chicane, and all cars slowed for Pu Junjin who went into the gravel trap at Mulsanne Corner. Yutaka Yamagishi impacted the tyre barrier at Tertere Rouge corner but was able to drive back to the pit lane. Tommy Milner spun his No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette at Dunlop Chicane. The safety car was deployed when Tracy Krohn beached his car in the Porsche curves entry gravel trap.http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-ends-incident-filled-le-mans-test-day-on-top-743932/ Audi ends incident-filled Le Mans test day on top Jaeggi Erwin 5 June 2016 motorsport.com 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609190907/http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/audi-ends-incident-filled-le-mans-test-day-on-top-743932/ 9 June 2016 live A single four-hour free practice session was available to the teams before the three qualifying sessions. Rain fell on parts of the circuit throughout the four hours. The No. 8 Audi led for much of the session until overtaken by the No. 2 Porsche Brendon Hartley until it too was pipped by Jani with a lap of 3:22.011 in the closing 10 minutes.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/jani-quickest-in-free-practice-at-le-mans/ Jani Tops Free Practice at Le Mans Saal Adam 15 June 2016 Sportscar365 17 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160626181837/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/jani-quickest-in-free-practice-at-le-mans/ 26 June 2016 live The session was stopped briefly when Pierre Kaffer's ByKolles CLM-AER caught fire on the Mulsanne Straight after exiting the first chicane. Toyota ended the session with the No. 6 entry of Sarrazin heavily damaged at its front-end after hitting the barriers exiting the Indianapolis corner. Richard Bradley of KCMG led the LMP2 category ahead of the Signatech Alpine of Lapierre and Paul-Loup Chatin's Panis-Barthez Ligier-Nissan. Separate crashes by Bruno Senna of RGR Sport and Inès Taittinger of Pegasus Racing at the Porsche Curves and Indianapolis corner led to stoppages in the session.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124797 Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche starts defence with Jani-led practice 1–2 15 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20160616060738/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124797 16 June 2016 29 December 2016 live Ford and Ferrari entrants led the LMGTE Pro field with three Ford cars leading the class until overtaken by the Risi Ferrari of Toni Vilander and later the No. 51 AF Corse car of Gianmaria Bruni. Townsend Bell of Scuderia Corsa led the LMGTE Am category for much of the session until Rob Bell gave Le Mans rookies Clearwater Racing the fastest lap of the class in the final 15 minutes. Qualifying right|thumb|250x250px|Neel Jani took the second successive pole position for the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid at Le Mans in the opening ten minutes of the first qualifying session as rain affected the next day's two qualifying sessions. Six hours of qualifying sessions to set the race's starting order with the fastest lap times set by each team's quickest driver were available to all the entrants,24 Hours of Le Mans 2016 Supplementary Regulations https://assets.lemans.org/explorer/pdf/courses/2016/24-heures-du-mans/regulations/2016-24-heures-du-mans-specific-regulations.pdf 25 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 4 February 2016 18 August 2023 but pole position for the race was decided by Jani in the first ten minutes of the opening session. His 3:19.733 lap time that was affected by him being baulked in the Porsche Curves kept him at the top of the field as rain affected the two qualifying sessions the following day. The position was the second consecutive at Le Mans for both Jani and Porsche, while the sister car was nearly half a second behind in the second position. Sarrazin was a further half-second behind for third, followed by the other Toyota of Davidson.23 June 2016 Le Mans Report Special https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/06/AS2016.06.23.pdf Autosport 4–25 https://web.archive.org/web/20241112144519/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/06/AS2016.06.23.pdf 12 November 2024 24 September 2026 Porsche Cars History Watkins Gary Adam Mitchell Mitchell Scott Cozens Jackhttp://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/jani-retains-pole-for-24h-le-mans-amid-rainy-thursday/ Jani Retains Pole for 24H Le Mans Amid Rainy Thursday Dagys John 16 June 2016 Sportscar365 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817001535/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/jani-retains-pole-for-24h-le-mans-amid-rainy-thursday/ 17 August 2016 live Audi struggled to get their cars on track at the start of the first session. Both R18s suffered mechanical ailments, eventually setting lap times three seconds slower than the pole position Porsche to hold onto fifth and sixth positions. Their best lap came from di Grassi. Kraihamer was the fastest privateer in the No. 13 Rebellion. The ByKolles entry did not appear during the session while repairs were made following a fire in the practice session. René Rast of G-Drive Racing led the LMP2 category with a 3:36.605 lap time set in the final 15 minutes of the session, after the lead in the category had been swapped between the G-Drive entry and the two Alpines over the course of the two-hour session. Nelson Panciatici in DC Racing's Alpine held on for second in the class while Signatech's Lapierre was third. Jin had an accident near Tertre Rouge, heavily damaging his car, and ending Eurasia Motorsport's night.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/15/le-mans-jani-hands-porsche-provisional-pole.html Le Mans: Jani Hands Porsche Provisional Pole Potts Marcus Little Martin 15 June 2016 DailySportsCar Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160628090346/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/15/le-mans-jani-hands-porsche-provisional-pole.html 28 June 2016 live The LMGTE Pro category qualifying was swept by the new cars making their debuts at Le Mans. Ford's new GT in the hands of Dirk Müller set a lap time of 3:51.185, three-tenths of a second ahead of its American sister car the No. 69 Ford of Ryan Briscoe. Ferrari's new 488 driven by Bruni was third in the class for AF Corse, a further tenth of a second behind the two Ford cars. The British pair of Fords driven by Olivier Pla and Harry Tincknell were in fourth and fifth places, followed by two further Ferraris, with Makowiecki's No. 92 Porsche almost four seconds off the class pole position time as the first vehicle with previous experience at Le Mans.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ford-claims-historic-gte-pro-pole-sweep-at-le-mans/ Ford Claims Historic GTE-Pro Pole Sweep at Le Mans Dagys John 16 June 2016 Sportscar365 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701111324/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ford-claims-historic-gte-pro-pole-sweep-at-le-mans/ 1 July 2016 live Risi Competizione's Ferrari brought out the only red flag of the session as Giancarlo Fisichella became stuck in the gravel trap at the Porsche Curves after a spin. In LMGTE Am Rob Bell's 3:56.827 lap in the Clearwater Racing Ferrari beat out Pedro Lamy in the No. 98 Aston Martin; two AF Corse Ferrari cars driven by Matt Griffin and Emmanuel Collard followed in third and fourth positions. The following day the second qualifying session opened with a dry track but threatening skies. Several LMP2 and LMGTE teams were able to improve their qualifying times in the opening half an hour of the session before rainfall started. The biggest improvement in the beginning of the session was the Abu Dhabi-Proton Porsche in LMGTE Am, taking third place in the class, while the ByKolles CLM-AER of Kaffer went out in the wet to set first lap times of qualifying and take its place at the back of the LMP1 field. Pegasus Racing led the few improved times in the LMP2 category to earn the fifteenth position. Porsche No. 1 was the fastest in the session, but its lap time was over three seconds off the provisional pole position. The second session ended without the track drying again and no times were improved in any category. All four Aston Martins chose not to set lap times in the session as they changed their engines.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/16/le-mans-few-improvements-in-rain-soaked-thursday-sees-porsche-secure-pole.html Le Mans: Few Improvements In Thursday Rain Sees Porsche Secure Pole Potts Marcus Little Martin 16 June 2016 DailySportsCar Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701161919/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/16/le-mans-few-improvements-in-rain-soaked-thursday-sees-porsche-secure-pole.html 1 July 2016 live The third qualifying session began an hour later under a light rain that changed to a deluge within ten minutes, prompting race officials to stop qualifying for nearly an hour as several cars aquaplaned. When the rain tapered off and qualifying resumed, many teams chose not to participate or set a large number of lap times as no improvements could be made to qualifying lap times. Following qualifying the ACO altered the balance of performance in the LMGTE Pro category, adding 10 kg lbs on of ballast and lowering turbocharger boost pressure in the Ford GT and adding 25 kg lbs on of ballast to the Ferrari 488s to lower their performance. Similarly, Aston Martin and Corvette received an increase in performance by allowing a larger air restrictor on the air intake of their engines. Porsche had no performance changes.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/17/aco-acts-on-gte-bop.html ACO Acts On GTE BoP Pruett Marshall 17 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160702181822/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/17/aco-acts-on-gte-bop.html 2 July 2016 live 17 June 2016 Qualifying results Provisional pole positions in each class are denoted in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted with a gray background. Times for Qualifying 3 are not included as many teams did not set a lap time, and no team made an improvement on their time. +Final qualifying classification Pos. Position Class No. Car number Team Qualifying 1 http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606152200_Qualifying%20Practice%201/03_Classification_Qualifying%20Practice%201.PDF FIA WEC 84e Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Qualifying Practice 1 Final Classification Automobile Club de l'Ouest PDF 16 June 2016 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160702190720/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606152200_Qualifying%20Practice%201/03_Classification_Qualifying%20Practice%201.PDF 2 July 2016 dead dmy-all Qualifying 2 http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606161900_Qualifying%20Practice%202/03_Classification_Qualifying%20Practice%202.PDF FIA WEC 84e Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Qualifying Practice 2 Provisional Classification Automobile Club de l'Ouest PDF 16 June 2016 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160702191211/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606161900_Qualifying%20Practice%202/03_Classification_Qualifying%20Practice%202.PDF 2 July 2016 dead dmy-all Gap Gap to the fastest car Grid http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606181500_Race/01_Grid_Race.PDF FIA WEC 84e Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Provisional Starting Grid Automobile Club de l'Ouest PDF 17 June 2016 17 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617185922/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606181500_Race/01_Grid_Race.PDF 17 June 2016 dead dmy-all 1 LMP1 2 Porsche Team 3:19.733 3:25.511 01 1 2 LMP1 1 Porsche Team 3:20.203 3:23.307 +0.470 02 2 3 LMP1 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing 3:20.737 3:25.899 +1.004 03 3 4 LMP1 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing 3:21.903 3:24.399 +2.170 04 4 5 LMP1 7 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:22.780 3:45.468 +3.047 05 5 6 LMP1 8 Audi Sport Team Joest 3:22.823 3:26.680 +3.090 06 6 7 LMP1 13 Rebellion Racing 3:26.586 3:30.010 +6.853 07 7 8 LMP1 12 Rebellion Racing 3:27.348 3:27.573 +7.615 08 8 9 LMP1 4 ByKolles Racing Team No Time 3:34.168 +14.435 54 54N Grid Time The No. 4 ByKolles CLM-AER, No. 28 Pegasus Morgan-Nissan, No. 30 Extreme Speed Ligier-Nissan, No. 22 SO24! Ligier-Judd, and No. 40 Krohn Ligier-Nissan were all demoted to the back of the starting grid for having a driver fail to set a lap time within 110 per cent of their respective class pole position time. Kilbey Stephen http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/multiple-changes-to-the-le-mans-starting-grid.html Multiple Changes to the Le Mans Starting Grid DailySportsCar 18 June 2016 18 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160702192032/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/multiple-changes-to-the-le-mans-starting-grid.html 2 July 2016 live dmy-all 10 LMP2 26 G-Drive Racing 3:36.605 4:04.887 +16.872 09 9 11 LMP2 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine 3:37.175 3:39.559 +17.442 10 10 12 LMP2 36 Signatech Alpine 3:37.225 3:40.895 +17.492 11 11 13 LMP2 44 Manor 3:38.037 No Time +18.304 12 12 14 LMP2 49 Michael Shank Racing 3:38.837 3:51.759 +19.104 13 13 15 LMP2 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports 3:39.366 3:40.436 +19.633 14 14 16 LMP2 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing 3:39.375 3:40.611 +19.642 15 15 17 LMP2 42 Strakka Racing 3:39.394 3:44.142 +19.661 16 16 18 LMP2 47 KCMG 3:39.436 3:39.562 +19.703 17 17 19 LMP2 23 Panis-Barthez Compétition 3:39.470 3:45.018 +19.737 18 18 20 LMP2 33 Eurasia Motorsport 3:40.631 4:14.491 +20.898 19 19 21 LMP2 38 G-Drive Racing 3:40.685 4:01.981 +20.952 20 20 22 LMP2 43 RGR Sport by Morand 3:40.899 3:44.198 +21.166 21 21 23 LMP2 27 SMP Racing 3:41.132 3:41.457 +21.399 55 55N Grid Driver The No. 27 SMP BR01-Nissan and No. 63 Corvette were demoted to the back of the grid for having a driver fail to complete a minimum of five laps at night during qualifying. 24 LMP2 28 Pegasus Racing 3:42.049 3:41.285 +21.552 56 56N Grid Time 25 LMP2 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports 3:41.406 4:14.456 +21.673 57 57N Grid Time 26 LMP2 37 SMP Racing 3:42.147 3:41.776 +22.043 22 22 27 LMP2 25 Algarve Pro Racing 3:44.185 3:42.088 +22.355 23 23 28 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport 3:43.915 3:42.570 +22.837 24 24 29 LMP2 48 Murphy Prototypes 3:43.508 3:45.067 +23.775 25 25 30 LMP2 34 Race Performance 3:43.590 3:45.711 +23.857 26 26 31 LMP2 22 SO24! by Lombard Racing 3:48.585 3:44.347 +24.614 58 58N Grid Time 32 84 SRT41 by OAK Racing 3:45.178 4:01.607 +25.445 27 27 33 LMP2 40 Krohn Racing 3:45.213 3:45.978 +25.480 59 59N Grid Time 34 LMGTE Pro 68 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 3:51.185 3:53.672 +31.452 28 28 35 LMGTE Pro 69 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 3:51.497 3:53.603 +31.764 29 29 36 LMGTE Pro 51 AF Corse 3:51.568 3:53.218 +31.835 30 30 37 LMGTE Pro 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 3:51.590 3:55.750 +31.857 31 31 38 LMGTE Pro 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 3:52.038 3:58.358 +32.305 32 32 39 LMGTE Pro 71 AF Corse 3:52.508 3:55.066 +32.775 33 33 40 LMGTE Pro 82 Risi Competizione 3:53.176 3:55.032 +33.443 34 34 41 LMGTE Pro 92 Porsche Motorsport 3:54.918 3:57.128 +35.185 35 35 42 LMGTE Pro 95 Aston Martin Racing 3:55.261 No Time +35.528 36 36 43 LMGTE Pro 91 Porsche Motorsport 3:55.332 3:56.792 +35.599 37 37 44 LMGTE Pro 97 Aston Martin Racing 3:55.380 No Time +35.647 38 38 45 LMGTE Pro 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing 3:55.426 3:57.082 +35.693 39 39 46 LMGTE Pro 64 Corvette Racing – GM 3:55.848 3:58.493 +36.115 40 40 47 LMGTE Am 61 Clearwater Racing 3:56.827 4:06.801 +37.094 41 41 48 LMGTE Am 98 Aston Martin Racing 3:57.198 No Time +37.465 42 42 49 LMGTE Am 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 3:59.861 3:57.513 +37.780 43 43 50 LMGTE Am 55 AF Corse 3:57.596 3:59.469 +37.863 44 44 51 LMGTE Am 83 AF Corse 3:57.742 4:03.676 +38.009 45 45 52 LMGTE Pro 63 Corvette Racing – GM 3:57.967 3:59.268 +38.234 60 60N Grid Driver 53 LMGTE Am 50 Larbre Compétition 3:58.018 4:27.530 +38.285 46 46 54 LMGTE Am 60 Formula Racing 3:58.760 4:03.851 +39.027 47 47 55 LMGTE Am 78 KCMG 3:59.245 3:59.034 +39.301 48 48 56 LMGTE Am 62 Scuderia Corsa 4:00.008 4:05.643 +40.275 49 49 57 LMGTE Am 89 Proton Competition 4:01.215 4:00.107 +40.374 50 50 58 LMGTE Am 86 Gulf Racing 4:01.046 4:09.283 +41.313 51 51 59 LMGTE Am 57 Team AAI 4:02.326 4:05.822 +42.593 52 52 60 LMGTE Am 99 Aston Martin Racing 4:03.148 No Time +43.415 53 53 Warm-up The cars took to the circuit on Saturday morning for a 45-minute warm-up session. The No. 7 Audi driven by André Lotterer set the fastest time with a lap of 3:25.886. Kobayashi and Lieb were second and third for Toyota and Porsche. Duval was fourth-fastest and had the fastest lap until the session's quickest three drivers recorded their times. The fastest LMP2 lap was set by Rast with a time of 3:40.724. Müller, driving the No. 68 Ford GT, was the quickest driver in the LMGTE Pro category, with the No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Porsche of Patrick Long the fastest of all the LMGTE Am drivers.http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24-hours-audi-leads-red-flagged-warm-up-789348/ Le Mans 24 Hours: Audi leads red-flagged warm-up Klein Jamie 18 June 2016 motorsport.com 29 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160624035512/http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24-hours-audi-leads-red-flagged-warm-up-789348/ 24 June 2016 live Paul-Loup Chatin went off the track leaving the Porsche Curves and lightly damaged the right-hand side of his No. 23 Panis-Barthez car in a collision with the turn's barriers. This triggered the deployment of red flags to allow his vehicle to be removed to a safe area. David Cheng went through standing water turning right heading into Indianapolis corner and slid sideways. He attempted to regain control of his car but heavily damaged his vehicle's right-hand side. The session was ended prematurely because of the limited time available.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-two-p2s-go-off-in-warm-up.html Le Mans: Two P2s Go Off in Warm-Up Little Martin Errity Stephen 18 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180825102341/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-two-p2s-go-off-in-warm-up.html 25 August 2018 live 29 December 2016 Race Daytime The weather at the start of the race were wet. The air temperature throughout the race ranged from 12.2 to 20.4 C F and the track temperature between 13 and 32 C F.https://www.prostfan.com/nicraces/pdf/2016/lemans16_24h_race_weather.pdf 84º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans – FIA WEC – Race – Weather Report 19 June 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828072110/https://www.prostfan.com/nicraces/pdf/2016/lemans16_24h_race_weather.pdf 28 August 2018 31 January 2017 263,500 people attended the event.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/36570935 Le Mans: Porsche win 24-hour race after last-lap Toyota power failure 19 June 2016 BBC Sport 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170328111804/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/36570935 28 March 2017 live The French tricolour was waved at 15:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST) by actor Brad Pitt to start the race.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/le-mans-24-hours-brad-pitt-to-start-the-race-by-waving-the-tricolor-but-no-one-knows-why-a7028061.html Le Mans 24 Hours: Brad Pitt to start race by waving the Tricolor – and no one knows why de Menzes Jack 13 May 2016 The Independent 27 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820041759/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/le-mans-24-hours-brad-pitt-to-start-the-race-by-waving-the-tricolor-but-no-one-knows-why-a7028061.html 20 August 2016 live Heavy rain fell on the circuit in the hour before the event started, forcing the race organisers to start it behind the safety car for the first time in history.http://www.topgear.com/car-news/le-mans-2016/le-mans-24-hours-2016-update-safety-car-dramas#1 Le Mans 24 Hours 2016 update: safety car dramas Dobie Stephen 18 June 2016 Top Gear 29 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160823132053/http://www.topgear.com/car-news/le-mans-2016/le-mans-24-hours-2016-update-safety-car-dramas#1 23 August 2016 live During the reconnaissance lap, the Ford No. 66 GT was pushed into the garage after it lost gearbox pressure making it difficult to change gears.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-toyota-leads-hour-1-after-safety-car-start.html Le Mans: Toyota Leads Hour 1 After Safety Car Start Potts Marcus Little Martin 18 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165754/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-toyota-leads-hour-1-after-safety-car-start.html 28 August 2018 live 29 December 2016 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen The safety car remained on the track for 53 minutes after which the cars were allowed to overtake when the track begun to dry.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-lead-hour-1-at-le-mans/ Toyota Leads Hour 1 at Le Mans Newbold James 18 June 2016 SportsCar365 29 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161002181820/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-lead-hour-1-at-le-mans/ 2 October 2016 live Jani maintained his pole position advantage heading into the first corner. Mike Conway's No. 6 Toyota tried unsuccessfully to pass Bernhard heading into Mulsanne corner, allowing Lotterer to attack him entering the Dunlop Bridge. The Audis passed the No. 5 Toyota of Sébastien Buemi for fourth and fifth. Conway overtook Bernhard on the way into the first Mulsanne Chicane for second and took the lead from Jani at the eighth lap's conclusion. Duval passed Bernhard for third place while Lotterer began a sequence of pit stops to change to dry compound tyres soon after as the circuit began to dry. After the pit stops, Lotterer moved to the front of the race with Hartley in second and Duval third after both Toyotas had slow stops. Lotterer extended his advantage to seven seconds before entering the pit lane for an unscheduled stop. He was pushed into his garage for a change of turbocharger and repairs to his car's rear hydraulics system, promoting Hartley to the lead. Duval retook first by passing Hartley on the pit lane straight but lost the position to him at Mulsanne corner when a short rain shower fell. The LMP2 lead was taken by Roberto Merhi's No. 44 Manor at the start of the hour after he switched to the intermediate tyres during the first lap of competitive racing. In LMGTE Pro, Makowiecki's No. 92 Porsche was 13.8 seconds ahead of Richard Westbrook's No. 69 Ford. Westbrook eroded Makowiecki's advantage by going two seconds per lap faster than him. He took the class lead on the approach to Mulsanne Corner before the second hour was over.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-toyota-still-leads-drama-for-7-audi.html Le Mans: Toyota Still Leads, Drama For #7 Audi Potts Marcus Little Martin 18 June 2016 DailySportsCar 31 January 2017 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen https://web.archive.org/web/20160923234226/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-toyota-still-leads-drama-for-7-audi.html 23 September 2016 livehttps://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124849/porsche-takes-the-le-mans-lead-in-hour-two Brendon Hartley puts #1 Porsche into lead of Le Mans 24 Hours Freeman Glenn Adam Mitchell 18 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165621/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124849/porsche-takes-the-le-mans-lead-in-hour-two 28 August 2018 live 25 August 2018 Mitchell Scott The battle for the outright lead continued to be a multi-car duel between representatives of the three manufacturers as they were separated by less than three seconds. This fluctuated due to the various levels of traffic.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124851 Porsche #1 leads Le Mans 24 Hours, but Toyota and Audi close Freeman Glenn Adam Mitchell 18 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160718095651/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124851 18 July 2016 live 25 August 2018 Mitchell Scott Hartley and later Webber's No. 1 Porsche and Kobayashi's No. 6 Toyota exchanged the lead through the following pit stop cycle and the next three hours as the Toyotas were on track longer. This meant they ran a lap more at full speed in their attempt at making one less stop later in the race.https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-continue-to-lead-24h-le-mans-in-hour-4/ Porsche Continues to Lead 24H Le Mans in Hour 4 Newbold James 18 June 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165525/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-continue-to-lead-24h-le-mans-in-hour-4/ 28 August 2018 live 25 August 2018 The lead of LMGTE Pro was left to Vilander's Risi Ferrari after Briscoe relieved Westbrook in the No. 69 Ford. Vilander pulled away from Briscoe, whose performance faded in the early phase of his first stint, and he was caught by Joey Hand's sister No. 68 car which was on average 1.6 seconds faster. Hand moved out of Briscoe's slipstream and overtook him on the Mulsanne Straight for second in class. Hand caught the Vilander's category-leading vehicle and the two battled for several minutes until Hand overhauled Vilander and Briscoe followed soon after.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-ford-to-the-front-of-gte-after-5h.html Le Mans: Ford To The Front Of GTE After 5H Potts Marcus Little Martin 18 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165449/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-ford-to-the-front-of-gte-after-5h.html 28 August 2018 live 25 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephenhttp://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124853 #1 Porsche edges away from #6 Toyota in fourth hour at Le Mans 24 Freeman Glenn Adam Mitchell 18 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160720110224/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124853 20 July 2016 live 25 August 2018 Mitchell Scott Cozens Jack In LMP2 Matthew Rao took over from Merhi in the class leading No. 44 Manor, but he was under pressure from Ryo Hirakawa's No. 46 TDS Racing car in second and Will Stevens' third-placed No. 26 G-Drive entry with the trio close by one other. Four hours and fifty minutes into the race, Rao spun at the Dunlop Chicane. This promoted Hirakawa into the lead of LMP2 while Rao fell to fourth. Night During the sixth hour of the race Kobayashi in the No. 6 Toyota was better able to mount a challenge to Webber and later Bernhard's No. 1 Porsche. Kobayashi lowered the No. 1 Porsche's advantage to 13.7 seconds after setting a new fastest lap of the race at 3:21.445 and consistently lapped in this range and strategically scythed his way through slower traffic. Matteo Malucelli returned the No. 82 Ferrari back to the front of LMGTE Pro after passing the two class leading Fords of Dixon and Stefan Mücke. Malucelli was later demoted from the top of LMGTE Pro to third when Sébastien Bourdais and later Dixon got ahead of him.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24-hours-toyota-in-command-as-darkness-falls-789700/789700/?nrt=102 Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota in command as darkness falls Smith Sam 18 June 2016 motorsport.com https://archive.today/20180828165254/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-24-hours-toyota-in-command-as-darkness-falls-789700/789700/?nrt=102 28 August 2018 live 26 August 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-6-toyota-leads-again-lots-of-changes-in-p2.html Le Mans: #6 Toyota Leads Again, Lots Of Changes In P2 Potts Marcus Little Martin 18 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165335/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-6-toyota-leads-again-lots-of-changes-in-p2.html 28 August 2018 live 26 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen Kobayashi and later Sarrazin took the overall lead from Bernhard after a local slow zone procedure was activated for trackside officials to recover Taittinger's No. 28 Pegasus Morgan. Tattiner misjudged the braking point for the right-hand Mulsanne Corner and was beached in the gravel trap. Bernhard lost forty seconds to Kobayashi because he lost sight on the approach to the slow zone due to the diminishing sunlight. He flat-spotted his tyres but stopped the No. 1 car from clouting the wall.https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/audis-hit-trouble-in-hour-8-at-24h-le-mans/ Audis Hit Trouble in Hour 8 at 24H Le Mans Newbold James 18 June 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165254/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/audis-hit-trouble-in-hour-8-at-24h-le-mans/ 28 August 2018 live 26 August 2018 LMGTE Am had been led by Porsche from the start. The No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton car and the No. 78 KCMG entry exchanged the class lead until Lamy's No. 98 Aston Martin broke up the monopoly midway through the seventh hour when he overtook Christian Ried for second and began to draw closer to Long. As night fell on the circuit, the battle for the overall victory was left to both Toyotas and Porsches because Duval's No. 8 Audi dropped off the pace in fifth. Jani lapped more than a second faster than his teammate Bernhard and overtook him for second on the 120th lap.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-1-porsche-delayed-safety-car-deployed.html Le Mans: #1 Porsche Delayed; Safety Car Deployed Potts Marcus Little Martin 18 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160621012103/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/18/le-mans-1-porsche-delayed-safety-car-deployed.html 21 June 2016 live 26 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen This came as the Audis were instructed by race control to enter their garages for repairs to their number lighting systems.https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124864/hour-eight-toyota-leads-porsches-swap-places Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota leads, Porsches swap places in eighth hour Straw Edd Adam Mitchell 18 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20180828072110/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124864/hour-eight-toyota-leads-porsches-swap-places 28 August 2018 live 26 August 2018 Mitchell Scott Cozens Jack Repairs to both Audis took less than six minutes each, and the team's drivers rejoined in the same positions they were in earlier. Tsugio Matsuda's No. 47 KCMG car suffered an apparent power failure due to what was determined to be debris striking the safety system and pulled off to the side of the circuit on the straight linking the Mulsanne and Indianapolis turns. That allowed Roman Rusinov's No. 26 G-Drive Oreca back into third in LMP2 after the team recovered from a drive-through penalty and a subsequent puncture. For 20 minutes the safety cars were dispatched to slow the race for a second time as two near simultaneous incidents involving GTE cars occurred. The first saw Paul Dalla Lana's No. 98 Aston Martin hit the barrier beside the track on his way to the Porsche Curves. He spun across the track and beached the car facing oncoming traffic. Then Perrodo's No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari went straight into the gravel trap at Mulsanne Corner after he could not steer right. In the meantime, Hartley's No. 1 Porsche was forced out of contention for the victory when it went to the garage for two and a half hours to rectify water pump and engine temperature problems, losing 39 laps and falling to 53rd.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/timo-bernhard-the-other-side-of-porsche-s-le-mans-story-790944 Timo Bernhard: The other side of Porsche's Le Mans story Bernhard Timo 23 June 2016 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160913052456/http://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/timo-bernhard-the-other-side-of-porsche-s-le-mans-story-790944/ 13 September 2016 live 26 August 2018 In LMP2 the safety cars had split the field, leaving Pierre Thiriet's No. 46 TDS Racing vehicle two minutes and 48 seconds ahead of Lapierre's second-place No. 36 Signatech Alpine car as it made a pit stop.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124865 Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche passes Toyota for the lead in ninth hour Straw Edd Adam Mitchell 18 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160718094749/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124865 18 July 2016 live 26 August 2018 Mitchell Scott Cozens Jack It did not, however, have much effect on the GTE classes as the gaps at the front of their respective fields was narrow. When racing resumed Jani's No. 2 Porsche was able to attack Conway's No. 6 Toyota leaving Tertre Rouge turn and pass him for the lead into the first Mulsanne Chicane. Jani held the position until he made a pit stop and was relieved by Dumas. Bradley ran wide into the entrance of the Porsche Curves due to a power steering failure that sent the No. 47 KCMG car deep into the gravel trap. The car was abandoned since it could not be restarted. Not long after Estre's No. 91 Porsche begun leaking oil on the run to the Porsche Curves as the car's engine failed. Pizzitola's No. 25 Algarve Pro entry was caught out by Estre's oil and slid sideways into the gravel. That caused the third deployment of the safety cars as marshals worked for 28 minutes to dry the spilled oil by scattering an oil-neutralising compound across the track. As the safety cars were recalled Dumas put pressure on Buemi's No. 5 Toyota and overtook him on the Mulsanne Straight for second. Soon after passing Kraihamer's No. 13 Rebellion for fifth Fässler's No. 7 Audi developed a hybrid system issue that forced its return to the pit lane.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-toyota-1-3-at-half-distance.html Le Mans: Toyota 1–3 At Half-Distance Potts Marcus Little Marcus 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160826025657/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-toyota-1-3-at-half-distance.html 26 August 2016 live 26 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen The LMGTE Am lead changed midway through the twelfth hour from Khaled Al Qubaisi's No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Porsche to Bell's No. 62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-porsche-regains-lead-as-dawn-approaches.html Le Mans: Porsche Regains Lead As Dawn Approaches Potts Marcus Little Martin 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180828165014/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-porsche-regains-lead-as-dawn-approaches.html 28 August 2018 live 26 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen Not long after Stevens' No. 26 G-Drive Oreca served a one-minute stop-and-go penalty for speeding in a slow zone. He fell a further minute and a half behind Hirakawa's No. 46 TDS Racing car but stayed in third place in LMP2.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124869 Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche coming back at Toyota in hour 13 Freeman Glenn Straw Edd 19 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160718094201/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124869 18 July 2016 live 26 August 2018 Several LMGTE cars took the opportunity to change brake discs at this point in the morning, including the LMGTE Pro leading Risi Ferrari of Fisichella. Halfway through the 13th hour, Kobayashi relinquished the No. 6 Toyota's hold on first to Lieb's No. 2 Porsche for five laps when he made an unscheduled pit stop to repair minor left-hand side bodywork damage.https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-1-2-after-14-hours-at-le-mans/ Toyota 1–2 After 14 Hours at Le Mans ten Caat Marcel 19 June 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828164843/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/toyota-1-2-after-14-hours-at-le-mans/ 28 August 2018 live 26 August 2018 Lieb could not establish a healthy advantage as a local slow zone procedure was needed for the No. 13 Rebellion of Tuscher who retired just before the entrance to the second Mulsanne Chicane with a fuel injector failure that shut down the R-One's engine.Rebellion Racing Wins LMP1 Privateer at 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours 21 June 2016 Rebellion Racing https://www.rebellion-racing.com/en/news-races-rebellion-racing-wins-lmp1-privateer-at-2016-le-mans-24-hours-c1-a73.php 26 August 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180828072111/https://www.rebellion-racing.com/en/news-races-rebellion-racing-wins-lmp1-privateer-at-2016-le-mans-24-hours-c1-a73.php 28 August 2018 Just after the slow zone was lifted, Lieb ran over some gravel that was strewn on the track and picked up a slow puncture. He was forced into the pit lane for a replacement wheel and fuel. Davidson's No. 5 Toyota inherited second. He started closing up to his teammate Kobayashi before Lieb retook the lead through the following pit stop cycle. Morning and early afternoon A series of incidents in LMGTE Pro and LMP2 during the first hours of the morning prompted localised slow zone procedures and later the fourth deployment of the safety cars. Simon Dolan's No. 38 G-Drive car was hit by Dalla Lana's No. 98 Aston Martin that he lapped in the braking zone for the Ford Chicanes. Dolan was sent scuttling across the kerbing and heavily into the tyre barrier alongside the track. Later, Milner inflicted extensive damage to his No. 64 Corvette. He crashed into the end of the right-hand side tyre barrier at the entry to the Dunlop Chicane after losing control of its rear on the kerbs through driver error under braking. Soon after, Panciatici's fourth-placed No. 35 Baxi DC Alpine LMP2 ran straight across the gravel trap at the first Mulsanne Chicane and into the concrete wall. The final incident happened when Thiriet hit the inside barrier beside the circuit and removed the front bodywork from the No. 46 TDS Racing entry. He then ran over several trackside bollards on his way to beaching in the gravel trap.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-lmp2-chaos-as-battle-for-the-lead-resumes.html Le Mans: LMP2 Chaos As Battle For The Lead Resumes Potts Marcus Little Martin 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20160826024137/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-lmp2-chaos-as-battle-for-the-lead-resumes.html 26 August 2016 live 27 August 2018 Kilbey Stephenhttps://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124872/hour-16-toyota-retakes-lead-from-porsche Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota retakes lead from Porsche in 16th hour Cozens Jack Adam Mitchell 19 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20180827054601/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124872/hour-16-toyota-retakes-lead-from-porsche 27 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 Mitchell Scotthttps://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/06/19/milner-ok-after-accident-but-ends-repeat-hopes-for-no-64-corvette/ Milner OK after accident, but ends repeat hopes for No. 64 Corvette DiZinno Tony 19 June 2016 NBC Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20160824071557/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/06/19/milner-ok-after-accident-but-ends-repeat-hopes-for-no-64-corvette/ 24 August 2016 live 27 August 2018 The safety car separated the LMP1 field as Conway's and Buemi's Toyotas made pit stops. After racing resumed they slipstreamed one another in slower traffic on the Mulsanne Straight and Buemi overtook Conway around the outside for second. Conway and Buemi retook first and second when Jani's No. 2 Porsche made a pit stop from the lead by the close of the 17th hour and emerged close behind the pair. The outright leaders settled down as the 18th hour approached. The two Toyotas opened up a significant lead over Jani's No. 2 Porsche, who could not match their pace after his race-long speed advantage had been nullified at that point. Müller's No. 68 Ford fell back from the battle for the lead of LMGTE Pro with the No. 82 Risi Ferrari of Malucelli on the 245th lap. Müller was penalised with a drive-through penalty for having the engine running during his refuelling pit stop. He responded by going a second per lap faster than Malucelli. It lowered his lead in LMGTE Pro to seven seconds going into the next pit stop phase.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-toyota-pushing-porsche-ford-pushing-ferrari-with-five-hours-to-run.html Le Mans: Toyota Pushing Porsche, Ford Pushing Ferrari With Five Hours To Run Potts Marcus Little Martin 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180828164623/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-toyota-pushing-porsche-ford-pushing-ferrari-with-five-hours-to-run.html 28 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen Hand later relieved Müller in the No. 68 Ford and got the car back to the front of LMGTE Pro by overtaking Malucelli on the first part of the Mulsanne Straight. He began to pull clear with 4 hours remaining. Lieb's No. 2 Porsche returned to the outright lead, but he ceded it to Davidson's faster No. 5 Toyota entering Mulsanne corner. The sister No. 6 Toyota had an anxious moment when Kobayashi lost control of the car into the right-hand Karting corner and came to a rest in the gravel trap. He returned to third without needing external aid but lost 20 seconds to teammate Davidson. The pressure put on Ford by Ferrari in LMGTE Pro eased when Vilander lost control of the rear of the No. 82 car leaving the Porsche Curves but retained second in class despite getting temporarily beached in the gravel trap.https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a29614/2016-24-hours-of-le-mans-the-live-blog/ 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans – The Live Blog Smith Fred 19 June 2016 Road & Track https://web.archive.org/web/20160620094915/https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a29614/2016-24-hours-of-le-mans-the-live-blog/ 20 June 2016 live 11 September 2018http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-davidson-holds-lead-for-toyota-after-21-hours.html Le Mans: Davidson Holds Lead For Toyota After 21 Hours Potts Marcus Little Martin 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20170623193724/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-davidson-holds-lead-for-toyota-after-21-hours.html 23 June 2017 live 27 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephen Kobayashi bowed out of the battle for the outright victory when he entered the garage to fix the No. 6 Toyota's floor, which was damaged during the night when it hit a slower car and have a precautionary cooling system check done so it could get to the end of the race. Although repairs to the car lost it three laps to Davidson's sister No. 5 Toyota it retained its hold on third as the No. 8 Audi was ten laps behind in fourth.http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124881 #5 Toyota leads Porsche in Le Mans 24 Hours with two hours to go Freeman Glenn Adam Mitchell 19 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20160715111639/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124881 15 July 2016 live 27 August 2018 Mitchell Scott Cozens Jack Davidson and later Nakajima matched Jani's pace. He could not get a consistent rate of lap times or get closer to the front of the pack. This was after Porsche changed its strategy to match the one employed by Toyota throughout the event, which had the No. 2 car stay on track for 14 laps at a time.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-one-hour-to-go-for-toyota.html Le Mans: 22 Hours Completed, Toyota Nears The Final Hour Potts Marcus Little Martin 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20170623193729/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/le-mans-one-hour-to-go-for-toyota.html 23 June 2017 live 27 August 2018 Errity Stephen Kilbey Stephenhttps://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124884/hour-23-toyota-holding-porsche-at-bay Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota resists Porsche into final hour Freeman Glenn Adam Mitchell 19 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20180827094308/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124884/hour-23-toyota-holding-porsche-at-bay 27 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 Mitchell Scott Cozens Jack Fuel mileage was also a concern for the LMGTE Pro leaders as Briscoe's No. 69 Ford stopped one lap later than all other cars in the class. That drew him closer to Vilander's No. 82 Risi Ferrari as Hand's sister No. 68 Ford was responding to his pace. During the 22nd hour Mathias Lauda's No. 98 Aston Martin pulled off behind the left-hand concrete wall on the approach to the Porsche Curves with a terminal gearbox problem. Soon after that Tattinger's No. 28 Morgan Pegasus repeated its earlier excursion into the right-hand side gravel trap at Mulsanne Corner and retired a few minutes later with a right-rear tyre fire. Finish thumb|The No. 5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid had a mechanical failure in the final six minutes that stopped the Japanese manufacturer from taking its first Le Mans victory. With six minutes remaining Nakajima's No. 5 Toyota was ahead of Jani's No. 2 Porsche by 70 seconds and looked set to claim the manufacturer's first overall Le Mans victory in its 14th attempt. But Nakajima slowed to less than 200 km/h mph on on the Mulsanne Straight due to a failure of the connector line linking the turbocharger and the intercooler, reducing power and causing a sudden loss of control over the turbocharger. Nakajima slowed even more two minutes later, and stopped the No. 5 Toyota after the start/finish line close to the Toyota pit as the car's power gave out entirely at the conclusion of the lap.https://www.evo.co.uk/news/17916/how-toyota-lost-the-2016-le-mans-24-hours-on-the-last-lap How Toyota lost the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours on the last lap Ingram Antony 23 June 2016 Evo https://web.archive.org/web/20180213220526/http://www.evo.co.uk/news/17916/how-toyota-lost-the-2016-le-mans-24-hours-on-the-last-lap 13 February 2018 live 27 August 2018https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a29625/5-toyota-ts050-wins-24-hours-of-le-mans/ Last-Lap Toyota Failure Nets Porsche 18th Le Mans Win Smith Fred 19 June 2016 Road & Track https://web.archive.org/web/20170602002549/http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a29625/5-toyota-ts050-wins-24-hours-of-le-mans/ 2 June 2017 live 27 August 2018 Jani overcame the gap and overtook Nakajima seconds later to take the chequered flag for the No. 2 Porsche and the marque's 18th overall victory at Le Mans. It was Jani and Lieb's first Le Mans victory and Dumas' second after triumphing in 2010. The sister No. 6 Toyota of Sarrazin, Conway and Kobayashi finished three laps behind in second, while the No. 8 Audi of Duval, di Grassi and Jarvis took third to maintain Audi's record of getting one car on the podium since debuting in 1999.https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-steals-24h-le-mans-victory-as-toyota-fails/ Porsche Steals 24H Le Mans Victory as Toyota Fails at Finish Dagys John 19 June 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180813074147/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-steals-24h-le-mans-victory-as-toyota-fails/ 13 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 The No. 36 Signatech Alpine of Lapierre, Gustavo Menezes and Stéphane Richelmi led the final 196 laps to take the victory in LMP2. The second-placed No. 26 G-Drive Oreca of Rusinov, Rast and Stevens was the only other LMP2 entry that finished on the same lap as the Alpine. It gave Lapierre his second successive category win and Menezes and Richelmi's first. The all-Russian SMP Racing BR01 of Vitaly Petrov, Kirill Ladygin and Viktor Shaytar, which came four laps behind in third, completed the class podium.http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/alpine-wins-lmp2-in-dominant-fashion.html Le Mans: Alpine Wins LMP2 In Dominant Fashion Kilbey Stephen 19 June 2016 DailySportsCar https://web.archive.org/web/20180816034756/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/19/alpine-wins-lmp2-in-dominant-fashion.html 16 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 On the day of the 50th anniversary of their first overall 24 Hours of Le Mans victory in 1966, Ford won the LMGTE Pro class with the No. 68 American entry of Hand, Bourdais and Müller. Risi Competizione's No. 82 Ferrari were provisionally one minute adrift in second position with Fisichella, Vilander and Malucelli after they and the category winning Ford had led all but 26 laps of the race. Ford CGR USA's sister No. 69 car of Briscoe, Dixon and Westbrook was third.http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_24%20Heures%20du%20Mans/201606181500_Race/24_Hour%2024/15_LeaderSequence_Race.PDF FIA WEC 84e Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Leader Sequence 19 June 2016 Automobile Club de l'Ouest https://web.archive.org/web/20160808062753/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_FIA%20WEC/201606181500_Race/Hour%2024/15_LeaderSequence_Race.PDF 8 August 2016 dead 27 August 2018https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ford-takes-historic-gte-pro-win-at-le-mans/ Ford Takes Historic GTE-Pro Win at Le Mans Kilshaw Jake 19 June 2016 SportsCar365 https://web.archive.org/web/20180813072612/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ford-takes-historic-gte-pro-win-at-le-mans/ 13 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 After the race because of a protest from the Risi team the No. 68 Ford was penalised a total of 70 seconds towards its total race time for being deemed to have sped in a slow zone and for having faulty wheel speed sensors. Risi's No. 82 Ferrari had twenty seconds added to its total time and fined €5,000 for ignoring multiple black flags with an orange disc that were deployed to instruct the team to rectify a faulty leader light board after Ford CGR filed a protest over the technical problem in the final hour of the event. The result of the penalties reduced the No. 68 Ford's margin of victory over the No. 82 Risi Ferrari to 10.2 seconds.https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-update-winning-ford-gt-hit-by-post-race-penalties-790114/790114/?nrt=102 Le Mans update: Winning Ford GT hit by post-race penalties Bradley Charles 19 June 2016 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180828172826/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/le-mans-update-winning-ford-gt-hit-by-post-race-penalties-790114/790114/?nrt=102 28 August 2018 live 27 August 2018 Americans also led LMGTE Am with the Scuderia Corsa's No. 62 Ferrari of Bell, Jeff Segal, and Bill Sweedler edging out the fellow No. 83 Ferrari of AF Corse, driven by Emmanuel Collard, Rui Águas and Perrodo. Al Qubaisi, Long, and David Heinemeier Hansson were third in class for Abu Dhabi-Proton. There were 28 outright lead changes during the race; four cars reached the front of the field. The No. 6 Toyota led thirteen times for 173 laps, more than any other car. The No. 2 Porsche led twelve times for a total of 51 laps. Post-race The top three finishers in all four categories appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and at their own separate press conferences. Lieb said of the No. 2 Porsche's outright victory, "The last quadruple stint I did was really on the edge. Even the first three stints were quite difficult with overtaking in the traffic and taking risks. In the last one I then also had to save fuel, and especially the front tyres that began to lose performance. I gave everything I had—and now I think I have to digest what all has happened today."https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/what-they-said-after-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-lmp1/4192 What they said after the 24 Hours of Le Mans (LMP1) Miller Fiona 23 June 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170928/https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/what-they-said-after-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-lmp1/4192 28 August 2018 live 28 August 2018 Kobayashi said Toyota was unhappy to finish in second place, "Unfortunately our second position was not what we wanted. We are here to win so I am not really happy." His co-driver Conway spoke of his mixed feelings over the result, "I have mixed feelings. Second is okay but we are all gutted for car #5. They drove a great race ... It's okay to get one car on the podium but we wanted more." Third-placed di Grassi described Audi's race as "horrible" and said the improved competition from Porsche and Toyota would require his team to improve for the rest of the season. "To finish on the podium is a nice reward, but this race [performance] is not Audi, with how many times we went into the garage, how many repairs we had to do, and how much time we spent stopped. We have to improve a lot. We have to beat the others on the track."https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124898/audi-le-mans-performance-horrible Audi's 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours performance "horrible" – di Grassi Freeman Glenn 20 June 2016 Autosport Haymarket Press https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053410/https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/124898/audi-le-mans-performance-horrible 11 December 2017 live 10 December 2017 The mechanical failure of the No. 5 Toyota in the closing minutes overshadowed the event.https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/06/the-2016-24-hours-of-le-mans-heartbreak-controversy-and-inspiration/ A shocking end to the 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans robs Toyota of victory M. Gitlin Jonathan 19 June 2016 Ars Technica https://web.archive.org/web/20180710025631/https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/06/the-2016-24-hours-of-le-mans-heartbreak-controversy-and-inspiration/ 10 July 2018 live 28 August 2018 Toyota team principal Hughes de Chaunac was visibly distraught and tearful over the manufacturer being denied a first Le Mans win.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/le-mans-2016-porsche-wins-after-toyota-cruelly-denied-with-minut/ Le Mans 2016: Porsche wins after Toyota cruelly denied with minutes to go 19 June 2016 The Sunday Telegraph 27 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180108083537/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/le-mans-2016-porsche-wins-after-toyota-cruelly-denied-with-minut/ 8 January 2018 live He said, "You cannot accept that three minutes before the flag and just in front of you. You cannot believe it, we are just dreaming, it is so hard to accept it."https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/19/le-mans-toyota-porsche Toyota lose Le Mans at the last to hand rivals Porsche cruel victory Richards Giles 19 June 2016 The Guardian 27 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180618125802/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/19/le-mans-toyota-porsche 18 June 2018 live Jarvis, Jani, Webber, and the head of Audi Motorsport Wolfgang Ullrich expressed their reaction to Toyota. Following the completion of an initial investigation into the failure five days later, Toyota denied any connection to similar engine problems the cars had at the preceding 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps held the month before. The No. 5 car was not classified in the final result because it completed the last lap in 11:53.815 and it scored no championship points.https://www.lemans.org/en/news/why-wasn-t-the-5-toyota-classified-in-the-results-of-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-this-year/42459 Why wasn't the #5 Toyota classified in the results of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year? Bonardel Cécile 28 July 2016 Automobile Club I'Quest live 27 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161025145419/http://www.lemans.org/en/News/why-wasn-t-the-5-toyota-classified-in-the-results-of-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-this-year/42459 25 October 2016 After discussion over the final lap, the ACO announced a new series of rule changes in December 2016 to deal with cars in the final minutes. The standards by which a car is classified have been changed. Instead of the mandatory six minutes for the final lap of the race, penalties will be awarded for any lap over six minutes on a gradual scale. Failure to complete the last lap of the race in under fifteen minutes will now lead to a car no longer being classified. Under the 2017 rules, there would have been a ten-lap penalty for the No. 5 car.http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/aco-adjusts-final-lap-classification-rule-at-24h-le-mans/ ACO Adjusts Final Lap Classification Rule for 24H Le Mans Dagys John 19 December 2016 30 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170824220252/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/aco-adjusts-final-lap-classification-rule-at-24h-le-mans/ 24 August 2017 live Sportscar365 en-US The result increased Lieb, Jani and Dumas' advantage over the new second-placed trio of Duval, di Grassi and Jarvis in the Drivers' Championship to 39 points. Kobayashi, Conway and Sarrazin's second-place finish advance the trio to third position in the standings. Lotterer, Fassler and Treulyer moved to fourth place and Kraihamer, Imperatori and Tuscher's non-finish dropped them to fifth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Porsche extended their lead over Audi to 38 points and Toyota fell to third position with six races left in the season. Official results The minimum number of laps for classification (70 per cent of the overall winning car's race distance) was 268 laps. Class winners are denoted with bold.FIA WEC 84e Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Final Classification http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_24%20Heures%20du%20Mans/201606181500_Race/24_Hour%2024/05_Classification_Race_Hour%2024.PDF Automobile Club I'Quest 19 June 2016 28 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828102420/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/03_LE%20MANS/126_24%20Heures%20du%20Mans/201606181500_Race/24_Hour%2024/05_Classification_Race_Hour%2024.PDF 28 August 2018 live +Final race classification Pos Position Class No Car number Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Laps completedTime/Retired Engine 1 LMP1 2 DEU Porsche Team DEU Marc LiebFRA Romain DumasCHE Neel Jani Porsche 919 Hybrid Michelin 38424:00:38.449 Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 2 LMP1 6 JPN Toyota Gazoo Racing FRA Stéphane SarrazinGBR Mike ConwayJPN Kamui Kobayashi Toyota TS050 Hybrid Michelin 381+3 Laps Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 3 LMP1 8 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest FRA Loïc DuvalBRA Lucas di GrassiGBR Oliver Jarvis Audi R18 Michelin 372+12 Laps Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 4 LMP1 7 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU André LottererCHE Marcel FässlerFRA Benoît Tréluyer Audi R18 Michelin 367+17 Laps Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 5 LMP2 36 FRA Signatech Alpine FRA Nicolas LapierreUSA Gustavo MenezesMCO Stéphane Richelmi Alpine A460 Dunlop 357 +27 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 6 LMP2 26 RUS G-Drive Racing RUS Roman RusinovGBR Will StevensDEU René Rast Oreca 05 Dunlop 357+27 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 7 LMP2 37 RUS SMP Racing RUS Vitaly PetrovRUS Viktor ShaytarRUS Kirill Ladygin BR Engineering BR01 Dunlop 353+31 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 LMP2 42 GBR Strakka Racing GBR Nick LeventisGBR Jonny KaneGBR Danny Watts Gibson 015S Dunlop 351+33 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP2 33 PHL Eurasia Motorsport CHN Pu JunjinFRA Tristan GommendyNED Nick de Bruijn Oreca 05 Dunlop 348+37 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP2 41 GBR Greaves Motorsport MEX Memo RojasFRA Julien CanalFRA Nathanaël Berthon Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 348+37 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 11 LMP2 27 RUS SMP Racing FRA Nicolas MinassianITA Maurizio MedianiRUS Mikhail Aleshin BR Engineering BR01 Dunlop 347+37 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12 LMP2 23 FRA Panis-Barthez Compétition FRA Fabien BarthezFRA Timothé BuretFRA Paul-Loup Chatin Ligier JS P2 Michelin 347+37 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 13 LMP1 1 DEU Porsche Team DEU Timo BernhardNZL Brendon HartleyAUS Mark Webber Porsche 919 Hybrid Michelin 346+38 Laps Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 14 LMP2 49 USA Michael Shank Racing USA John PewBRA Oswaldo Negri Jr.BEL Laurens Vanthoor Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 345+39 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 15 LMP2 43 MEX RGR Sport by Morand MEX Ricardo GonzálezPRT Filipe AlbuquerqueBRA Bruno Senna Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 344+40 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 16 LMP2 30 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Scott SharpUSA Ed BrownUSA Johannes van Overbeek Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 341+43 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 17 LMP2 25 PRT Algarve Pro Racing GBR Michael MunemannGBR Chris HoyFRA Andrea Pizzitola Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 341+43 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 18 LMGTEPro 68 USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA USA Joey HandDEU Dirk MüllerFRA Sébastien Bourdais Ford GT Michelin 340 +44 Laps Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 19 LMGTEPro 82 USA Risi Competizione ITA Giancarlo FisichellaITA Matteo MalucelliFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE Michelin 340+44 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 20 LMGTEPro 69 USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA AUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Richard WestbrookNZL Scott Dixon Ford GT Michelin 340+44 Laps Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 21 LMGTEPro 66 USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK FRA Olivier PlaDEU Stefan MückeUSA Billy Johnson Ford GT Michelin 339+45 Laps Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 22 LMP2 40 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonPRT João Barbosa Ligier JS P2 Michelin 338+46 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 23 LMGTEPro 95 GBR Aston Martin Racing DNK Nicki ThiimDNK Marco SørensenGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Dunlop 338+46 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 24 LMGTEPro 97 GBR Aston Martin Racing BRA Fernando ReesGBR Jonny AdamNZL Richie Stanaway Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Dunlop 337+47 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 25 LMGTEPro 63 USA Corvette Racing – GM DNK Jan MagnussenESP Antonio GarcíaUSA Ricky Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 336+48 Laps Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 26 LMGTEAm 62 USA Scuderia Corsa USA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellUSA Jeff Segal Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 331 +53 Laps Ferrari F136GT 4.5 L V8 27 LMGTEAm 83 ITA AF Corse FRA François PerrodoFRA Emmanuel CollardPRT Rui Águas Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 331+53 Laps Ferrari F136GT 4.5 L V8 28 LMGTEAm 88 ARE Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing ARE Khaled Al QubaisiUSA Patrick LongDNK David Heinemeier Hansson Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 330+54 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 29 LMP1 12 CHE Rebellion Racing FRA Nicolas ProstDEU Nick HeidfeldBRA Nelson Piquet Jr. Rebellion R-One Dunlop 330+54 Laps AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 30 LMGTEAm 61 SGP Clearwater Racing MYS Weng Sun MokGBR Rob BellJPN Keita Sawa Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 329+55 Laps Ferrari F136GT 4.5 L V8 31 LMGTEPro 77 DEU Dempsey-Proton Racing AUT Richard LietzAUT Philipp EngDEN Michael Christensen Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 329+55 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 32 LMP2 22 FRA SO24! by Lombard Racing FRA Vincent CapillaireFRA Erik MarisGBR Jonathan Coleman Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 328+56 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 33 LMGTEAm 86 GBR Gulf Racing GBR Michael WainwrightGBR Adam CarrollGBR Ben Barker Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 328+56 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 34 LMP2 48 IRL Murphy Prototypes USA Ben KeatingBEL Marc GoossensNED Jeroen Bleekemolen Oreca 03R Dunlop 323+61 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 35 LMGTEAm 60 DNK Formula Racing DNK Johnny LaursenDNK Christina NielsenDNK Mikkel Mac Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 319+65 Laps Ferrari F136GT 4.5 L V8 36 LMGTEAm 99 GBR Aston Martin Racing GBR Andrew HowardGBR Liam GriffinCHE Gary Hirsch Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Dunlop 318+66 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 37 LMGTEAm 50 FRA Larbre Compétition JPN Yutaka YamagishiFRA Pierre RaguesFRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 316+68 Laps Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 38 84 FRA SRT41 by OAK Racing FRA Frédéric SaussetFRA Christophe TinseauFRA Jean-Bernard Bouvet Morgan LMP2 Michelin 315+69 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 39 LMGTEAm 57 TWN Team AAI USA Johnny O'ConnellUSA Mark PattersonGBR Oliver Bryant Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 306+78 Laps Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 40 LMGTEPro 67 USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK GBR Andy PriaulxGBR Marino FranchittiGBR Harry Tincknell Ford GT Michelin 306+78 Laps Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 41 LMGTEAm 78 HKG KCMG DEU Christian RiedDEU Wolf HenzlerCHE Joël Camathias Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 300+84 Laps Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 42 LMP2 31 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports GBR Ryan DalzielCAN Chris CummingBRA Pipo Derani Ligier JS P2 Dunlop 297+87 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 43 LMGTEAm 55 ITA AF Corse GBR Duncan CameronGBR Aaron ScottIRL Matt Griffin Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 289+94 Laps Ferrari F136GT 4.5 L V8 44 LMP2 34 CHE Race Performance CHE Nicolas LeutwilerGBR James WinslowJPN Shinji Nakano Oreca 03R Dunlop 289N Race Performance The No. 34 Race Performance Oreca-Judd was penalized for failing to meet the minimum drive time for the team's silver-rated driver. Eight laps plus two minutes were added to the team's total to account for the lost time. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/05_2016/04_Le%20Mans/33_Stewards%20Decision%20Nr%2057.pdf Stewards Decision Nr 57 Automobile Club de l'Ouest PDF 19 June 2016 24 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160730214110/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/05_2016/04_Le%20Mans/33_Stewards%20Decision%20Nr%2057.pdf 30 July 2016 live dmy-all +94 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 NC Not classified LMP1 5 JPN Toyota Gazoo Racing GBR Anthony DavidsonCHE Sébastien BuemiJPN Kazuki Nakajima Toyota TS050 Hybrid Michelin 384Incomplete final lapN Unclassified The No. 5 Toyota was not classified in the race result for failing to complete the final lap of the race within six minutes. Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 DNF Did not finish LMP2 28 DEU Pegasus Racing FRA Inès TaittingerFRA Léo RousselFRA Rémy Striebig Morgan LMP2 Michelin 292Fire Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 44 GBR Manor THA Tor GravesGBR Matthew RaoESP Roberto Merhi Oreca 05 Dunlop 283Accident Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 98 GBR Aston Martin Racing CAN Paul Dalla LanaPRT Pedro LamyAUT Mathias Lauda Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Dunlop 281Gearbox Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 46 FRA Thiriet by TDS Racing FRA Pierre ThirietCHE Mathias BecheJPN Ryo Hirakawa Oreca 05 Dunlop 241Crash Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 35 CHN Baxi DC Racing Alpine CHN David ChengNLD Ho-Pin TungFRA Nelson Panciatici Alpine A460 Dunlop 234Crash Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP2 38 RUS G-Drive Racing GBR Simon DolanGBR Jake DennisNED Giedo van der Garde Gibson 015S Dunlop 222Crash Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 64 USA Corvette Racing – GM GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerUSA Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Michelin 219Accident Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMP1 4 AUT ByKolles Racing Team CHE Simon TrummerDEU Pierre KafferGBR Oliver Webb CLM P1/01 Dunlop 206Engine AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 DNF Did not finish LMP1 13 CHE Rebellion Racing AUT Dominik KraihamerCHE Alexandre ImperatoriCHE Mathéo Tuscher Rebellion R-One Dunlop 200Fuel injector AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 51 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniITA Alessandro Pier GuidiGBR James Calado Ferrari 488 GTE Michelin 179Engine Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 71 ITA AF Corse ITA Davide RigonITA Andrea BertoliniGBR Sam Bird Ferrari 488 GTE Michelin 143Wheel Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 92 DEU Porsche Motorsport FRA Frédéric MakowieckiDEU Jörg BergmeisterNZL Earl Bamber Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 140Suspension Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 91 DEU Porsche Motorsport FRA Patrick PiletFRA Kévin EstreGBR Nick Tandy Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 135Engine Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DNF Did not finish LMP2 47 HKG KCMG JPN Tsugio MatsudaGBR Richard BradleyGBR Matthew Howson Oreca 05 Dunlop 116Electrical Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 89 DEU Proton CompetitionN Proton Cooper MacNeil was not allowed to drive the No. 89 Proton Porsche after becoming ill before the race. A last minute switch to reserve driver Gunnar Jeannette was denied by the ACO. The entry was allowed by the ACO to compete with only two drivers. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/weathertech-to-race-without-macneil/ WeatherTech Porsche to Race Without MacNeil Sportscar365 Saal Adam 18 June 2016 19 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160819152836/http://sportscar365.com/lemans/lemans24/weathertech-to-race-without-macneil/ 19 August 2016 live dmy-all USA Leh KeenUSA Marc Miller Porsche 911 RSR Michelin 50Crash Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerDunlop DunlopMichelin Michelin Standings after the race +World Endurance Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– DriverPoints 1 10px DEU Marc LiebFRA Romain DumasCHE Neel Jani 94 2 10px 1 FRA Loïc DuvalBRA Lucas di GrassiGBR Oliver Jarvis 55 3 10px 2 FRA Stéphane SarrazinGBR Mike ConwayJPN Kamui Kobayashi 54 4 10px 4 GER André LottererFRA Benoît TréluyerCHE Marcel Fässler 35 5 10px 3 AUT Dominik KraihamerCHE Alexandre ImperatoriCHE Mathéo Tuscher 30 +World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos. Position +/– Constructor Points 1 10px DEU Porsche 127 2 10px 1 DEU Audi 95 3 10px 1 JPN Toyota 79 Footnotes N References 30em External links http://www.24h-lemans.com/ 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours of Nürburgring France Sports Le Mans Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans