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2025 8 Hours of Sebring
Round 1 of 9 of the 2025–26 FIA World Endurance Championship
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Race details
Date 12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)
Location Sebring International Raceway
Sebring, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.019 km (3.740 mi)
Distance 254 laps, 1,528.826 km (949.968 mi)
Pole position
Driver
  • Spain Alex Riberas
 Heart of Racing Team
Time 1:46.521
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Will Stevens Red Bull Team Jota
Time 1:49.635 on lap 171
Podium
First
  • Poland Robert Kubica
  • Italy Alessio Rovera
  • Israel Robert Shwartzman
 AF Corse
Second
  • United Kingdom Mike Conway
  • Japan Ritomo Miyata
  • Netherlands Nyck de Vries
 Toyota Gazoo Racing
Third
  • South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
  • Brazil André Negrão
  • Germany Mick Schumacher
 Alpine Endurance Team

The 2025 8 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida on 12 April 2025. It as wthe first round of the 2025–26 FIA World Endurance Championship, and the first of three rounds of the American Endurance Cup.[1]

Background

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Preview

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The FIA WEC announced their calendar for the re-instated super season during the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, with the 8 Hours of Sebring being the opening round.[2] Returning for the first time since 2023, the race now ran over 8 hours, instead of the 1000 miles it ran previously. It was the fourth year the race is part of the FIA WEC. The 8 Hours of Sebring was the first of nine scheduled sports car endurance races by the FIA, and the first of three races on the American Endurance Cup (AEC).[2] The race took place at the 6.019 km (3.740 mi) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, on 12 April 2025.[2]

Success ballast

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Since this was the first race of the season, success ballast was not used. All cars were be held at their base weight of 1065 kilograms. For the first time in WEC history, the FIA and ACO published lap time predictions for both classes: lap times for the Hypercar class were set for 1 minute, 50 seconds, and in LMGT3, they were set at around 2 minutes.[3]

Entry list

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The entry list was published on 29 March 2025, and consisted of 40 entries: 22 in Hypercar and 18 in LMGT3. In Hypercar, Sébastien Bourdais replaced full-season entrant Álex Palou in the No. 2 Cadillac Racing entry, due to the latter having IndyCar obligations.[4] All other entries were the same as on the full-season entry list.[5]

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
Hypercar (22 entries)
2   Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Evo   Earl Bamber   Sébastien Bourdais   Renger van der Zande
5   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Michael Christensen   Kévin Estre   Laurens Vanthoor
7   Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR020 Hybrid   Mike Conway   Ritomo Miyata   Nyck de Vries
8   Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR020 Hybrid   Sébastien Buemi   Brendon Hartley   Ryō Hirakawa
12   Red Bull Team Jota Porsche 963   Philip Hanson   Frédéric Makowiecki   Will Stevens
16   Lamborghini Iron Lynx Lamborghini SC63   Matteo Cairoli   Andrea Caldarelli   Romain Grosjean
23   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Valkyrie   Callum Ilott   Alex Riberas   Nicki Thiim
25   BMW M Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8   Robin Frijns   Raffaele Marciello   Dries Vanthoor
27   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Valkyrie   Valentin Hasse-Clot   Felipe Nasr   Marco Sørensen
35   Alpine Endurance Team Alpine A424   Nicolas Lapierre   Sheldon van der Linde   Matthieu Vaxivière
36   Alpine Endurance Team Alpine A424   Kelvin van der Linde   André Negrão   Mick Schumacher
38   Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963   Jenson Button   Augusto Farfus   Alex Lynn
50   Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P   Antonio Fuoco   Miguel Molina   Nicklas Nielsen
51   Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P   James Calado   Alessandro Pier Guidi   Yifei Ye
63   Lamborghini Iron Lynx Lamborghini SC63   Mirko Bortolotti   Daniil Kvyat   Edoardo Mortara
66   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford Fury 111   Dennis Olsen   Mike Rockenfeller   Harry Tincknell
67   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford Fury 111   Joey Hand   Dirk Müller   Frédéric Vervisch
77   Acura TF Sport Acura ARX-06   Louis Delétraz   Charlie Eastwood   Daniel Juncadella
83   AF Corse Ferrari 499P   Robert Kubica   Alessio Rovera   Robert Shwartzman
93   Peugeot TotalEnergies Peugeot 9X8   Mikkel Jensen   Nico Müller   Jean-Éric Vergne
94   Peugeot TotalEnergies Peugeot 9X8   Loïc Duval   Paul di Resta   Stoffel Vandoorne
99   Proton Competition Porsche 963   Julien Andlauer   Matt Campbell   Neel Jani
LMGT3 (18 entries)
3   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Ian James   André Lotterer   Daniel Mancinelli
31   Team WRT BMW M4 GT3   Sean Gelael   Darren Leung   Marco Wittmann
46   Team WRT BMW M4 GT3   Ahmad Al Harthy   Maxime Martin   Valentino Rossi
54   Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3   Francesco Castellacci   Thomas Flohr   Davide Rigon
55   Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3   François Heriau   Simon Mann   Kimi Räikkönen
59   United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Nicolas Costa   James Cottingham   Grégoire Saucy
60   Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Matteo Cressoni   Franck Perera   Claudio Schiavoni
78   Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F GT3   Timur Boguslavskiy   Joules Gounon   Arnold Robin
81   TF Sport – AO Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Rui Andrade   P. J. Hyett   Malthe Jakobsen
82   TF Sport – AO Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Gunnar Jeannette   Kamui Kobayashi   Hiroshi Koizumi
85   Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Sarah Bovy   Michelle Gatting   Doriane Pin
87   Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F GT3   Takeshi Kimura   José María López   Esteban Masson
88   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Kei Cozzolino   Mikkel O. Pedersen   Giorgio Roda
89   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Ben Barker   Ryan Hardwick   Zacharie Robichon
91   Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Richard Lietz   Morris Schuring   Yasser Shahin
92   Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Klaus Bachler   Alex Malykhin   Joel Sturm
95   United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Josh Caygill   Nico Pino   Marino Sato
777   D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Romain Dumas   Satoshi Hoshino   Clément Mateu
Source:[5][6][7]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: EDT) Event
Thursday, 10 April 13:00 Free Practice 1
19:00 Free Practice 2
Friday, 11 April 13:00 Free Practice 3
18:00 Qualifying - LMGT3
18:20 Qualifying - Hypercar
18:40 Hyperpole - LMGT3
19:00 Hyperpole - Hypercar
Saturday, 12 April 12:00 Race
Source:[8]

Practice

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Three practice sessions were held: two on Thursday and one on Friday. The sessions on Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening lasted 90 minutes. The session on Friday afternoon lasted 60 minutes.[9]

Practice 1

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The first practice session took place at 13:00 EDT on Thursday and ended with Paul di Resta being fastest in the No. 94 Peugeot TotalEnergies Peugeot, with a lap time of 1:51.119. Second-quickest was James Calado in the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari, 0.337s slower than di Resta. In third was Callum Ilott in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, 0.551s slower than di Resta.[10] In LMGT3, Kei Cozzolino was quickest in the No. 88 Proton Competition Ford, with a lap time of 2:02.157. He was 0.103s quicker than second-placed Grégoire Saucy in the No. 59 United Autosports McLaren, with Kimi Räikkönen in the No. 55 Vista AF Corse Ferrari in third.[10]

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Paul di Resta 1:51.119
LMGT3 88   Proton Competition   Kei Cozzolino 2:02.157
Source:[11][12]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Practice 2

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The second practice session took place at 19:00 EDT on Thursday. Ferdinand Habsburg was quickest in the No. 35 Alpine Endurance Team Alpine, with a lap time of 1:50.146. He was 0.722s quicker than Louis Delétraz in the No. 77 Acura TF Sport Acura, with Jean-Éric Vergne in the No. 93 Peugeot in third.[13] In LMGT3, André Lotterer was quickest in the No. 3 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, with a lap time of 2:00.934. The pair of Manthey Racing Porsches finished in second and third, with Klaus Bachler in the No. 92 Porsche finishing ahead of Richard Lietz in the No. 91 Porsche.[13] The session saw one stoppage, when the No. 50 Ferrari of Nicklas Nielsen suddenly lost power.[14]

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 35   Alpine Endurance Team   Ferdinand Habsburg 1:50.146
LMGT3 3   Heart of Racing Team   André Lotterer 2:00.934
Source:[15][16]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Final practice

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The third and final practice session took place at 13:00 EDT on Friday. Kévin Estre was quickest in the No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche, with a lap time of 1:50.823. He was 0.079s quicker than Ritomo Miyata in the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota. Mike Rockenfeller finished third in the No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford.[17] In LMGT3, Marco Wittmann was quickest in the No. 31 Team WRT BMW. He had a fastest lap of 2:01.158. Second-quickest was Michelle Gatting in the No. 85 Iron Dames Lamborghini, with Ben Barker in the No. 89 Ford in third.[17]

Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Kévin Estre 1:50.823
LMGT3 31   Team WRT   Marco Wittmann 2:01.158
Source:[18][19]
  • Note: Only the fastest car in each class is shown.

Qualifying

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Qualifying started at 18:00 EDT. The first session was for LMGT3 cars, whilst the second session was for Hypercars. The top ten fastest qualifiers in round 1 advanced to the Hyperpole round. The first Hyperpole session was for LMGT3 cars. Arnold Robin took pole in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus, with a time of 1:58.765. Satoshi Hoshino was second-quickest in the No. 777 D'station Racing Aston Martin, 0.050s slower, whilst Sarah Bovy finished third in the No. 85 Lamborghini.[20] The second Hyperpole session was for Hypercars. Nicki Thiim took pole position in the Valkyrie's first race in the No. 23 Aston Martin, with a lap of 1:46.521. James Calado was second in the No. 51 Ferrari, 0.148s slower. Antonio Fuoco was third-quickest in the No. 50 Ferrari.[21]

Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Entrant Qualifying Hyperpole Grid
1 Hypercar 23   Heart of Racing Team 1:46.719 1:46.521 1
2 Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse 1:47.051 1:46.669 2
3 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse 1:46.709 1:46.745 3
4 Hypercar 16   Lamborghini Iron Lynx 1:47.146 1:46.872 4
5 Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:46.939 1:46.908 5
6 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:46.508 1:47.123 6
7 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:46.629 1:47.181 7
8 Hypercar 66   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 1:46.628 1:47.227 8
9 Hypercar 27   Heart of Racing Team 1:46.866 1:47.399 9
10 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:47.005 1:47.937 10
11 Hypercar 38   Hertz Team Jota 1:47.284 11
12 Hypercar 99   Proton Competition 1:47.290 12
13 Hypercar 35   Alpine Endurance Team 1:47.343 13
14 Hypercar 77   Acura TF Sport 1:47.368 14
15 Hypercar 36   Alpine Endurance Team 1:47.425 15
16 Hypercar 63   Lamborghini Iron Lynx 1:47.464 16
17 Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing 1:47.513 17
18 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:47.576 18
19 Hypercar 12   Red Bull Team Jota 1:47.608 19
20 Hypercar 25   BMW M Team WRT 1:47.875 20
21 Hypercar 67   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 1:47.960 21
22 Hypercar 83   AF Corse 1:48.010 22
23 LMGT3 78   Akkodis ASP Team 1:59.285 1:58.765 23
24 LMGT3 777   D'station Racing 1:58.597 1:58.815 24
25 LMGT3 85   Iron Dames 1:58.628 1:58.958 25
26 LMGT3 88   Proton Competition 1:58.942 1:59.029 26
27 LMGT3 55   Vista AF Corse 1:59.105 1:59.181 27
28 LMGT3 95   United Autosports 1:58.728 1:59.445 28
29 LMGT3 87   Akkodis ASP Team 1:58.992 1:59.672 29
30 LMGT3 82   TF Sport – AO 1:58.656 1:59.856 30
31 LMGT3 3   Heart of Racing Team 1:59.211 1:59.864 31
32 LMGT3 54   Vista AF Corse 1:58.792 1:59.912 32
33 LMGT3 89   Proton Competition 1:59.314 33
34 LMGT3 60   Iron Lynx 1:59.358 34
35 LMGT3 59   United Autosports 1:59.359 35
36 LMGT3 81   TF Sport – AO 1:59.555 36
37 LMGT3 92   Manthey Racing 1:59.584 37
38 LMGT3 31   Team WRT 1:59.668 38
39 LMGT3 91   Manthey Racing 1:59.904 39
40 LMGT3 46   Team WRT 1:59.984 40
Source:[22][23]

Race

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Start and early hours

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The race commenced at 12:00 EDT on Saturday under clear skies, witnessing Nyck de Vries' No. 7 Toyota surging to the lead from sixth place, closely followed by Valentin Hasse-Clot in the No. 27 Aston Martin and Edoardo Mortara in the No. 63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Lamborghini.[24] In LMGT3, Josh Caygill's No. 95 McLaren took an early lead but faced fierce competition from Ian James' No. 3 Aston Martin.[25] Jenson Button's No. 38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche briefly claimed the lead before the first pit-stop cycle allowed Robert Shwartzman to take the lead in the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari, pursued by the No. 7 Toyota and the Alpines.[24]

Despite initial challenges from the No. 7 Toyota, the No. 83 Ferrari maintained its lead, evenutally asserting dominance with Robert Kubica taking over the wheel, securing a substantial advantage after after subsequential pit stops.[26][27] The pole-sitting No. 23 Aston Martin fell down to last place in the Hypercar class. In LMGT3, the No. 88 Ford of Cozzolino seized the lead ahead of the No. 82 Chevrolet of Kamui Kobayashi and the No. 55 Ferrari of Heriau.[27]

Afternoon to sunset

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Following a gripping battle on-track battle, both Alpines managed to succesfully overtake the No. 93 Peugeot, relegating the Peugeot to fifth while the Alpines surged ahead. However, Nico Müller's Peugeot crew executed a perfect pit stop to leapfrog the No. 36 Alpine of Kelvin van der Linde, before being almost immediately overtaken again by Van der Linde.[28] In LMGT3, the No. 55 Ferrari of Räikkönen overtook the No. 82 Chevrolet of Kobayashi. The No. 777 Aston Martin of Romain Dumas, however, spun out, dropping the car to the bottom of the standings.[28]

After a new pit stop cycle, the No. 93 Peugeot managed to jump both Alpines this time, only to lose both positions again, thirty minutes later. The No. 12 Porsche of Ilott set a new fastest lap of the race as the track cooled down.[29] In LMGT3, Mikkel O. Pedersen in the No. 88 Ford established a commanding lead over his rivals, with the No. 82 Chevrolet overtaking the No. 55 Ferrari once more.[29]

Sunset to finish

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The No. 83 Ferrari of Alessio Rovera kept a sizeable lead over the No. 7 Toyota of Mike Conway, whilst the No. 36 Alpine of Van der Linde jumped the No. 35 Alpine of Matthieu Vaxivière for third, with the No. 93 Peugeot still in fifth. With 22 minutes to go, Rovera had a lead of 17.6 seconds over Conway, and a 1 minute, 18.9-second lead over Van der Linde.[30]

After eight hours of racing, the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari of Robert Kubica, Alessio Rovera, and Robert Shwartzman proved dominant, finishing 20.1 seconds ahead of the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota of Mike Conway, Ritomo Miyata, and Nyck de Vries. The No. 36 Alpine Endurance Team Alpine of Kelvin van der Linde, André Negrão, and Mick Schumacher finished third, 1 minute and 21.7 seconds down. The No. 93 Peugeot and No. 35 Alpine completed the top five.[31] The No. 88 Proton Competition Ford of Kei Cozzolino, Mikkel O. Pedersen, and Giorgia Roda won the LMGT3 class, a full lap ahead of the No. 82 TF Sport – AO Chevrolet of Gunnar Jeannette, Kamui Kobayashi, and Hiroshi Koizumi. The No. 55 Vista AF Corse Ferrari of François Heriau, Simon Mann, and Kimi Räikkönen finished third in class, whilst the No. 92 Porsche and No. 46 BMW finished fourth and fifth.[31]

Post-race

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Since it was the first race of the season, Kubica, Rovera, and Shwartzman led the Drivers' Hypercar World Championship with 38 points each, eleven ahead of Conway, Miyata, and De Vries in second place. Fifteen points behind are Van der Linde, Negrão, and Schumacher in third. In LMGT3, Cozzolino, Pedersen, and Roda claimed the lead of the Drivers' LMGT3 Trophy with 38 points each, eleven ahead of Jeannette, Kobayashi, and Koizumi in second. Four points behind them are Heriau, Mann, and Räikkönen in third.[32]

The Manufacturers' Hypercar World Championship is led by Toyota with 38 points, eleven ahead of Alpine in second place and fifteen ahead of Peugeot in third. The Hypercar World Cup is led by the No. 83 Ferrari with 38 points, eleven points ahead of the No. 12 Porsche and fifteen ahead of the No. 38 Porsche. The Manufacturers' LMGT3 Trophy is led by the No. 88 Ford with 38 points, with the No. 82 Chevrolet in second and the No. 55 Ferrari in third.[32]

Race result

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 177 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 83   AF Corse   Robert Kubica
  Alessio Rovera
  Robert Shwartzman 		Ferrari 499P M 254 8:00:32.131‡
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Mike Conway
  Ritomo Miyata
  Nyck de Vries 		Toyota GR020 Hybrid M 254 +20.155
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 36   Alpine Endurance Team   Kelvin van der Linde
  André Negrão
  Mick Schumacher 		Alpine A424 M 254 +1:21.716
Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6
4 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Mikkel Jensen
  Nico Müller
  Jean-Éric Vergne 		Peugeot 9X8 M 254 +1:26.911
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
5 Hypercar 35   Alpine Endurance Team   Nicolas Lapierre
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Matthieu Vaxivière 		Alpine A424 M 254 +1:29.503
Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6
6 Hypercar 66   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   Dennis Olsen
  Mike Rockenfeller
  Harry Tincknell 		Ford Fury 111 M 253 +1 Lap
Ford HPR 3.5 L Turbo V6
7 Hypercar 77   Acura TF Sport   Louis Delétraz
  Charlie Eastwood
  Daniel Juncadella 		Acura ARX-06 M 253 +1 Lap
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
8 Hypercar 16   Lamborghini Iron Lynx   Matteo Cairoli
  Andrea Caldarelli
  Romain Grosjean 		Lamborghini SC63 M 253 +1 Lap
Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
9 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Sébastien Buemi
  Brendon Hartley
  Ryo Hirakawa 		Toyota GR020 Hybrid M 253 +1 Lap
Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6
10 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Loïc Duval
  Paul di Resta
  Stoffel Vandoorne 		Peugeot 9X8 M 253 +1 Lap
Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6
11 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse   Antonio Fuoco
  Miguel Molina
  Nicklas Nielsen 		Ferrari 499P M 253 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
12 Hypercar 12   Red Bull Team Jota   Philip Hanson
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Will Stevens 		Porsche 963 M 253 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
13 Hypercar 27   Heart of Racing Team   Valentin Hasse-Clot
  Felipe Nasr
  Marco Sørensen 		Aston Martin Valkyrie M 253 +1 Lap
Aston Martin 6.5 L V12
14 Hypercar 25   BMW M Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  Raffaele Marciello
  Dries Vanthoor 		BMW M Hybrid V8 M 253 +1 Lap
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
15 Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse   James Calado
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Yifei Ye 		Ferrari 499P M 253 +1 Lap
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
16 Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Michael Christensen
  Kévin Estre
  Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 963 M 253 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
17 Hypercar 38   Hertz Team Jota   Jenson Button
  Augusto Farfus
  Alex Lynn 		Porsche 963 M 253 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
18 Hypercar 67   Ford Chip Ganassi Racing   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
  Frédéric Vervisch 		Ford Fury 111 M 252 +2 Laps
Ford HPR 3.5 L Turbo V6
19 Hypercar 63   Lamborghini Iron Lynx   Mirko Bortolotti
  Daniil Kvyat
  Edoardo Mortara 		Lamborghini SC63 M 252 +2 Laps
Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
20 Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing   Earl Bamber
  Sébastien Bourdais
  Renger van der Zande 		Cadillac V-Series.R Evo M 252 +2 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
21 Hypercar 99   Proton Competition   Julien Andlauer
  Matt Campbell
  Neel Jani 		Porsche 963 M 251 +3 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
22 Hypercar 23   Heart of Racing Team   Callum Ilott
  Alex Riberas
  Nicki Thiim 		Aston Martin Valkyrie M 251 +3 Laps
Aston Martin 6.5 L V12
23 LMGT3 88   Proton Competition   Kei Cozzolino
  Mikkel O. Pedersen
  Giorgio Roda 		Ford Mustang GT3 G 231 +23 Laps‡
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
24 LMGT3 82   TF Sport – AO   Gunnar Jeannette
  Kamui Kobayashi
  Hiroshi Koizumi 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 230 +24 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
25 LMGT3 55   Vista AF Corse   François Heriau
  Simon Mann
  Kimi Räikkönen 		Ferrari 296 GT3 G 230 +24 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
26 LMGT3 92   Manthey Racing   Klaus Bachler
  Alex Malykhin
  Joel Sturm 		Manthey Racing G 230 +24 Laps
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
27 LMGT3 46   Team WRT   Ahmad Al Harthy
  Maxime Martin
  Valentino Rossi 		BMW M4 GT3 G 230 +24 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
28 LMGT3 87   Akkodis ASP Team   Takeshi Kimura
  José María López
  Esteban Masson 		Lexus RC F GT3 G 230 +24 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
29 LMGT3 89   Proton Competition   Ben Barker
  Ryan Hardwick
  Zacharie Robichon 		Ford Mustang GT3 G 230 +24 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
30 LMGT3 91   Manthey Racing   Richard Lietz
  Morris Schuring
  Yasser Shahin 		Manthey Racing G 229 +25 Laps
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
31 LMGT3 78   Akkodis ASP Team   Timur Boguslavskiy
  Jules Gounon
  Arnold Robin 		Lexus RC F GT3 G 229 +25 Laps
Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
32 LMGT3 60   Iron Lynx   Matteo Cressoni
  Franck Perera
  Claudio Schiavoni 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 G 229 +25 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
33 LMGT3 3   Heart of Racing Team   Ian James
  André Lotterer
  Daniel Mancinelli 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 229 +25 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
34 LMGT3 54   Vista AF Corse   Francesco Castellacci
  Thomas Flohr
  Davide Rigon 		Ferrari 296 GT3 G 229 +25 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
35 LMGT3 85   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Michelle Gatting
  Doriane Pin 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 G 228 +26 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
36 LMGT3 59   United Autosports   Nicolas Costa
  James Cottingham
  Grégoire Saucy 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 228 +26 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
37 LMGT3 31   Team WRT   Sean Gelael
  Darren Leung
  Marco Wittmann 		BMW M4 GT3 G 228 +26 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6
38 LMGT3 81   TF Sport – AO   Rui Andrade
  P. J. Hyett
  Malthe Jakobsen 		Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 228 +26 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
39 LMGT3 777   D'station Racing   Romain Dumas
  Satoshi Hoshino
  Clément Mateu 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 228 +26 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
40 LMGT3 95   United Autosports   Josh Caygill
  Nico Pino
  Marino Sato 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 228 +26 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
OFFICIAL RESULTS

Standings after the race

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References

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