MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has driven his #46 BMW machine to the lead of the LMGT3 class at the Le Mans 24 Hours as the race approaches the quarter-distance mark.
Shortly before the 18-hour mark, Rossi stepped out to hand over to Kelvin van der Linde having driven to the class lead from the #92 Manthey machine through a period of leapfrog through pit-stops cycles.
This is Rossi's second appearance at Le Mans for Team WRT, having debuted in 2024, but the car was forced to retire.
Overall, up front, Ferrari has asserted a crushing dominance of the race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, with a one-two-three in the Hypercar class and overall classification.
The #50 machine leads with Miguel Molina currently aboard from the #51 with Alessandro Pier Guidi currently 4.7s behind after six hours and just under 100 laps complete. The #6 Porsche Penske with Matt Campbell driving is 30 seconds behind in fourth overall.
Mick Schumacher's #36 Alpine is 17th, two places behind the #38 Cadillac currently being driven by 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button as night sets in.
In LMP2, the #48 machine of VDS Panis Racing maintains the class lead.
Below, you can check out the top three cars by class.
RacingNews365's next report will be at the 12-hour mark, with any updates for noticeable incidents in the meantime.
2025 Le Mans 24 Hours - Hypercar at six hours
| Position | Car | Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | #50 Ferrari | A Fuoco, M Molina, N Nielsen |
| 2nd | #51 Ferrari | A. Pier Guidi, J Calado, A Giovinazzi |
| 3rd | #83 Ferrari | Y. Ye, P. Hanson, R. Kubica |
2025 Le Mans 24 Hours - LMP2 at six hours
| Position | Car | Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | #48 VDS Panis Racing | O. Gray, E. Masson, F. Perera |
| 2nd | #199 AO BY TF | P. Hyett, D. Cameron, L. Deletraz |
| 3rd | #9 Iron Lynx-Proton | Iron Lynx-Proton |
2025 Le Mans 24 Hours - LMGT3 at six hours
| Position | Car | Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | #46 WRT | V Rossi, K van der Linde, A. Al Harthy |
| 2nd | #92 Manthey 1st Phorm | R. Hardwick, R. Pera, R. Lietz |
| 3rd | #78 Akkodis ASP Team | A. Robin, F. Gerhsitz, J. Hawksworth |
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