HOUR BY HOUR

Hour 1 1500-1600

Conway’s polesitting #7 Toyota builds up a comfortable lead, while the #8 sister car drops back after being hit by the #708 Glickenhaus at the start. Alpine also loses early ground due to Lapierre losing it in the wet.

Hour 2 1600-1700

The #7 Toyota retains its advantage, while in the #8 car Buemi moves back up to second. Lapierre passes the LMP2 front-runners to regain third place overall. Both Glickenhaus entries are already in danger of being lapped after early struggles.

Hour 3 1700-1800

Conway hands