The stage is set for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2026, with qualifying drama, penalties and a final practice session providing plenty of talking points ahead of Saturday’s start. BMW will lead the Hypercar field from pole position, but Cadillac heads into race day with momentum after topping the final hour of running at La Sarthe.

Pre Race:

• BMW inherited Hypercar pole after the #38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA was penalised and stripped of its fastest Hyperpole 2 lap
• Cadillac still locked out two of the top four positions in FP4, with Sébastien Bourdais setting the fastest lap of the session
• Toyota failed to reach Hyperpole 2, leaving the two GR010 Hybrids 14th and 15th on the grid
• Mattia Drudi secured consecutive LMGT3 poles for Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin
• IDEC Sport inherited LMP2 pole after Forestier Racing by Panis lost pole position due to an existing qualifying penalty.

Post Race:

• The No. 7 Toyota Racing took the overall win.
• The No. 20 BMW M Team WRT and No. 8 Toyota Racing completed the podium.
• In LMP2, the No. 43 took the class win for a second year in a row.
• Inter Europol Competition had a 1-2 in the class, with the No. 29 Forestier Racing by Panis completing the top 3.
• In LMGT3, the class win came from the No. 33 TF Sport.
• The No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team and No. 23 Heart of Racing team completed the top 3 for the GT class.
• The leading group completed 382 laps, and 13 cars retired.