Sebastien Buemi (SUI) / Brendon Hartley (NZL) / Ryo Hirakawa (JPN) #08 Toyota Racing, Toyota GR010, Hybrid. 09.06.2022. FIA World Endurance Championship, Le Mans 24 Hours Practice and Qualifying, Le Mans, France, Thursday. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] – copy of publication required for printed pictures. Every used picture is fee-liable. © Copyright: XPB Images
Brendon Hartley leads for Toyota in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with under 20 hours to go, with the #8 Toyota just a few seconds ahead of the sister #7 Toyota, driven by Jose Maria Lopez.
Third and fourth are the two Glickenhaus 007s, #708 with Romain Dumas ahead of Ryan Briscoe in #709. The #36 Alpine A480 is fifth and last in LMH, but 26th overall after spending time in the garage with a clutch issue.
#38 Jota Oreca 07-Gibson, driven currently by Will Stevens, leads LMP2. It’s a JOTA 1-2 with Ed Jones in the #28 JOTA Oreca 07-Gibson second, while Dries Vanthoor in the #32 WRT Oreca 07-Gibson in third.
In GTE-Pro, #63 Corvette C8.R leads with Nicky Catsburg at the wheel. Richard Lietz is second in the #91 Porsche 911 RSR-19, while teamcar #92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 is third, being driven by Laurens Vanthoor.
GTE-Am is still led by Thomas Merrill in #79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19, with another Porsche, this time Christian Reid’s #77 Dempsey-Proton Porsche 911 RSR-19, in second. Third is the #98 Northwest Aston Martin Vantage AMR, with Paul Dalla Lana currently behind the wheel.
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