04.00 pm: The race is over. The 100th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is in the books. Porsche Penske Motorsport and the Customer Racing Teams achieved the following preliminary results:

Hypercar class:
9. 963 #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Team, 328 laps
11. 963 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Team, 319 laps
13. 963 #38 Hertz Team JOTA, 244 laps
16. 963 #75 Porsche Penske Motorsport Team, 257 laps

GTE Am class:
3. 911 RSR #86 GR Racing, 311 laps
4. 911 RSR #85 Iron Dames, 311 laps
7. 911 RSR #56 Project 1 - AO, 308 laps
11. 911 RSR #911 Proton Competition, 246 laps
12. 911 RSR #88 Proton Competition, 170 laps
14. 911 RSR #77 Dempsey - Proton Racing, 118 laps
18. 911 RSR #16 Proton Competition, 28 laps
19. 911 RSR #60 Iron Lynx, 28 laps

03.50 pm: The Porsche Penske Motorsport #5 leaves the pit, but cannot get back to race speed, rolling across the track at strongly reduced speed.

03.30 pm: On the way out of the Mulsanne, the Porsche 963 #5 is suddenly slowing down. Michael Christensen had driven faster laps than the leading vehicles of the Hypercar class in the past minutes. He manages to return to the pit and is instantly rolled into the garage.

02.30 pm: With 90 minutes to go, the overall rankings remain mostly unchanged:

5. 963 #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Frédéric Makowiecki
24. 963 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Laurens Vanthoor
40. 963 #38 Hertz Team JOTA with William Stevens

28. 911 RSR #56 Project 1 - AO with Matteo Cairoli
29. 911 RSR #85 Iron Dames with Rahel Frey
31. 911 RSR #86 GR Racing with Pera Riccardo

1.20 pm: While the Porsche Teams are playing catch-up in the Hypercar class, the GTE Am class has stabilized. The Iron Dames with Michelle Gatting, Project 1 - AO with Matteo Cairoli and GR Racing with Benjamin Barker are constantly among the Top 5 of their class. Sadly, the #911 run by Proton Competition has retired from the race.

12.10 pm: André Lotterer leaves the pit with the Porsche 963 #6 after extended repairs.

11.35 am: The Proton Competition #911 skids across the curbs with its rear in the Porsche Curves. Michael Fassbender loses some parts, but manages to return to the garage. The Porsche Curves are a declared Slow Zone.

11.20 am: The midmorning in Le Mans remains calm. Most changes in positions occur due to pit stops. The current overall standings of the Porsche Teams are as follows:

6. 963 #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Michael Christensen
20. 963 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport with André Lotterer
38. 963 #38 Hertz Team JOTA with Yifei Ye

29. 911 RSR #85 Iron Dames with Sarah Bovy
31. 911 RSR #56 Project 1 - AO with Gunnar Jeanette
32. 911 RSR #86 GR Racing with Riccardo Pera
36. 911 RSR #911 Proton Competition with Michael Fassbender

10.20 am: The Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 #38 hits the track boundary with its front in the first curves after the start-finish straight after Antonio Felix da Costa loses grip on his rear axle. This curve has been causing trouble for the field the entire morning. He manages to return to the pit and receives a new front panel, conceded by the eliminated Porsche Penske Motorsport vehicle #75.

10.00 am: While the sky begins to clear above Le Mans, the Porsche Penske Motorsport Team wants to return to the top. The Porsche 963 #5 is currently being driven by Michael Christensen on 6th position, while Kévin Estre with the #6 and Antonio Felix da Costa with #38 are still stuck behind a group of LMP2 vehicles on places 20 and 21.

09.00 am: Good morning and welcome back to the 24 Hours of Le Mans! The night passed mostly event-free. In the morning hours, the Porsche 963 #6 driven by Kévin Estre landed in the gravel, prompting him to spend some time in the garage. All in all, the overall standings for Porsche Penske Motorsport and the Customer Racing Teams are as follows: 

8. 963 #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Michael Christensen
20. 963 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Kévin Estre
23. 963 #38 Hertz Team JOTA with Antonio Felix da Costa

29. 911 RSR #56 Project 1 - AO with Matteo Cairoli
32. 911 RSR #85 Iron Dames with Rahel Frey
36. 911 RSR #86 GR Racing with Michael Wainwright
37. 911 RSR #911 Proton Competition with Michael Fassbender

The following vehicles were forced to drop out:
963 #75 Porsche Penske Motorsport 
911 RSR #88 Proton Competition
911 RSR #16 Proton Competition
911 RSR #77 Dempsey - Proton Racing
911 RSR #60 Iron Lynx

00.00 am: 8 hours in the books - 16 more to go. We say goodbye to saturday and welcome sunday at the 24 hours of Le Mans with cars #5 und #6 still out and running on track. The Porsche 963 #5 is on position eight with Makowiecki in the driver seat. Car number #6 is currently positioned at 9th place with Vanthoor behind the wheel. 

11.30 pm: Update in the GTE Am class: With Project 1 - AO #56 in first position and the Iron Dames #85 in second, two Porsche RSR are still at the front. Proton Competition is currently fifth with the #911.

11.05 pm: Unfortunately, Jaminet does not manage to bring the car #75 back to the pits. An early retirement for the Porsche 963 and the drivers Felipe Nasr, Mathieu Jaminet and Nicholas Tandy. The two remaining cars #5 and #6 are currently running in positions 7 and 9 in the overall standings.

10.47 pm: The #75 Porsche 963 driven by Mathieu Jaminet suddenly stops at the side of the track. Jaminet tries to bring the car back to the pits at walking pace.

10.00 pm: Mathieu Jaminet switches into the cockpit of the Porsche 963 #75. The sister car with the number 5 is on 9th spot, steered by Frédéric Makowiecki, #6 is directly behind it on 10th - here, Kévin Estre is still racing. Within seconds, the clouds unleash a torrent of rain in the start-finish section.

9.45 pm: Nick Tandy in the Porsche 963 #75 led a long battle against both Toyotas. While tracking the #8, he was in turn followed by the Toyota #7. In the end, he loses his 6th spot. In the GTE Am class, three Porsche Customer Racing Team vehicles are in the lead: Proton Competition #911, Iron Dames #85 and Project 1 - AO #56.

9.15 pm: While the Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 #38 returned to the track with Will Stevens, Dane Cameron is slowing down with the number five. But he manages to drive his vehicle into the pit. Meanwhile, after holding the lead in the Hypercar class, the #75 exits into the pit. The 911 RSR (#911) racing for Proton Competition goes into the lead of the GTE Am class.

8.50 pm: Great drama for Hertz Team JOTA #38. The leading car loses control in the Ford Chicane and crashes into the tires with its rear, losing its entire back cover. Luckily, Yifei Ye can immediately duck into pitlane. A Full Course Yellow.

8.30 pm: Dane Cameron drives straight on in a curve in the #5. The mistake costs him a position and he ends up on third spot. The Porsche Penske Motorsport number six is also unlucky: the back-right tyre comes loose and Kévin Estre is forced to reduce his speed while trying to get the car back into the pit. Meanwhile, in the GTE Am class, the Iron Dames are lucky and in the lead.

8.18 pm: Full Course Green! The race is back on. Immediately, Yifei Ye in the Porsche 963 #38 goes in for the attack against the sister car #5 and grabs the second spot. Dane Cameron wants his position back and gets caught behind two LMP2 vehicles. After a close call in a passing maneuver, he tacks back on behind the #38. On top of that, both vehicles pass the leading Peugeot: 1st place for Hertz Team JOTA and 2nd place for Porsche Penske Motorsport #5.

7.45 pm: The Safety Car phase is still running. Time for an overview of the Porsche vehicles in the overall ranking:

2. 963 #38 Hertz Team JOTA with Yifei Ye

6. 963 #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Dane Cameron

9. 963 #75 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Nick Tandy

11. 963 #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport with Kévin Estre

34. 911 RSR #85 Iron Dames with Sarah Bovy (in the lead of the GTE Am class)

35. 911 RSR #56 Project 1 - AO with PJ Hyett

37. 911 RSR #911 Proton Competition with Martin Rump

42. 911 RSR #42 Proton Competition with Harry Tincknell

48. 911 RSR #86 GR Racing with Michael Wainwright

53. 911 RSR #77 Dempsey - Proton Racing with Christian Ried

6.55 pm: It's pouring in the Mulsanne. Race control decides to announce a Safety Car phase, but it's not in time for the leading car of the GTE Am class, the GR Racing Porsche #86. Pera Riccardo hits the barricades of the track with the back of the car. Shortly after, the Iron Dames switch drivers: Rahel Frey switches out for Sarah Bovy. Driver change to Nick Tandy in the Porsche Penske Motorsport #75 as well.

6.39 pm: Heavy accident for the #77 of Dempsey - Proton Racing. Mikkel Pedersen just makes it back into the pits. Also a driver change in the #6 - Laurens Vanthoor hands over to Kevin Estre.

6.32 pm: Driver change for the #911: Richard Lietz hands over the 911 RSR to Michael Fassbender. Back on track, the car lines up in eighth position in the GTE Am class.

6.22 pm: Pit stop and driver change for the Porsche 963 #5, Michael Christensen swaps cockpits with Dane Cameron. Also, shortly afterwards, an accident involving two 911 RSR in the GTE Am class. The #16 and #60 cars collide but are able to make it to the pits with heavy damage.

6.05 pm: Current positions in the Hypercar class: #5 and #75 are stable in 2nd and 3rd place, while #38 from Hertz Team Jota and #6 are in 5th and 6th position.

5.40 pm: No less than 4 Porsche 911 RSR in the top five positions in the GTE Am class, with Proton Competition's #911 in 4th place.

5.15 pm: The #75 Porsche is the first to pit and drops back to 6th. #5 and #6 come in for their first pit stop at the same time shortly afterwards. The 963 of Hertz Team Jota was able to move up to 4th place in the turnout time and is now also in the pits.

5.05 pm: All three Porsche 963s have lined up behind each other, led by #75, which immediately overtakes the #7 Toyota and is now in third place. #6 and #5 are currently still close behind.

4.55 pm: After a 20-minute safety car phase, caused by an accident of the #311 with Jack Aitken at the wheel, we are back in the race action. Cars #5 and #6 continue to fight their way forward in the field. They are currently in 6th and 7th place.

4.10 pm: The 963 from Hertz Team JOTA is on 14th spot in the Hypercar class, steered by Antonio Felix da Costa, while the #911 Proton Competition is on 17th spot of the GTE Am class with Richard Lietz.

4.05 pm: The Porsche #75 is forced onto fifth spot directly in the first curve. The other vehicles also fall behind, #5 on seventh and #6 on ninth spot.

4.00 pm: And we're off! As per usual in Le Mans, the grid is off in a flying start.

3.50 pm: The Porsche Penske Motorsport Team is starting from rows two, four and five: The Porsche 963 #75 with Felipe Nasr will be starting from fourth spot, the #5 with Michael Christensen from seventh and #6 with Laurens Vanthoor will be starting from ninth spot.

2.30 pm: The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2023 and our liveticker begin at 4:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time.