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Yellow flag
We've now got a full course yellow to recover that damage from Mackiowiecki's Porsche. What impact will this have?
GTE Pro: Despite all his damage, Makowiecki has opted not to pit, but the stewards are out on track now to remove the debris.
We now have one hour to go in the 89th Le Mans 24 Hours. Is there still chance for a final twist in the tail?
Green flag
The full course yellow has now ended and we're back racing.
GTE Pro: Makowiecki has pitted to fix the damage to his rear diffuser.
LMH: Nakajima again pits from second for a quick stop but it's still a lap down and out of contention for the win.
LMP2: But, over in LMP2, it's not all decided. While Ye has now edged nearly 40s clear of Frijns, Blomqvist is catching the second WRT car for the runner-up spot and is now just 20s back.
LMP2: Plenty are still pushing out there, not least van Eitert in the Racing Team Nederland car, who just has a wide moment.
GTE Pro: It's a final stop for Pier Guidi in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari.
Pit stop
LMH: Lapierre pulls the Alpine into the pits for what should be the final time. To be third and just four laps behind the lead Toyota is quite an achievement for the squad. It's got a lap's advantage over the first of the Glickenhauses so is looking good for a podium.
Pit stop
LMH: And now the leader is in for the #7 Toyota's final scheduled stop. Kobayashi is looking on course for his overdue late win but, this is Le Mans, and there's still 30 minutes for a late drama for unfold, so no doubt the whole crew has their fingers tightly crossed now.
Pit stop
LMP2: Both cars in the battle for second make their final stop - but it's a slightly slower one for Jota and Blomqvist drops to 28s behind Frijns and perhaps that fight is now over?
Just 30 minutes of the 24 hours remain - a final chance for someone to steal the headlines?
Pit stop
LMP2: Completing its planned stops is now the leading #41 WRT car - remember this ran behind the sister car for hours and yet Ye is now on course for a special win on the team's debut.
Pit stop
LMH: It hasn't been the most straightforward of races for the #8 Toyota but it's now made what should be its final stop as it continues to circulate a lap down on the #7.
Stopwatch
20 minutes to go!
The majority of the leading places appear locked in now, but there's still time for things to change. A nervy wait for teams up and down the pitlane.
Pit stop
LMP2: There's a late splash and dash for the fourth-placed #65 Panis car and Will Stevens, who is now a lap behind the Jota car, with which there was a great fight earlier in the race.
LMP2: Blomqvist has started getting the gap down to second-placed Frijns to 15s - close enough to pounce on any slight error in the closing stages.
GTE Am: Less than 15 minutes to go and Nielsen leads from Fraga by 1m47s.
Pit stop
LMH: Oh and this is unexpected, but the #8 Toyota is back in the pits!
Pit stop
LMH: Ah, and now it becomes clear, the #7 also heads in so the two Toyotas can run in tandem at the finish for the perfect set of photos!
LMH: The Toyotas now head out in unison, the #8 car dropping two laps behind in the process.
Stopwatch
Just ten minutes left to go!
Ahead of the final five minutes, here's a recap of the past few hours:
LMH: The cameras cut to the Toyota garage and there are already tears in the eyes of Jose Maria Lopez as he's on course for his first Le Mans win.
LMH: Kobayashi heads over the line and we're onto the final lap!
Mechanical problem
And this is incredible the #41 has ground to a halt from the lead of LMP2!
Yellow flag
LMP2: There are all sorts of emotions in the WRT garage as while the #41 side is devastated it's the #31 that takes over the lead.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Le Mans remains the ultimate challenge. NOTHING is ever guaranteed. Heartbreak for Ye, Deletraz and Kubica.
Checkered flag
Toyota knows that devastating feeling all to well. But not this year. The #7 heads the #8 across the line to complete a 1-2 for Toyota in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours.
And, amid all the drama at the end, WRT almost lost the LMP2 win with the #31 car too, Blomqvist closing to just 0.7s at the finish! What a remarkable conclusion to this race.
Checkered flag
The #51 AF Corse takes the GTE Pro win, with the #63 of Corvette Racing in second and Porsche's #92 rounding off the podium.
Checkered flag
AF Corse's #83 took the win in GTE Am, with TF Sport's #33 in second and the #80 Iron Lynx in third.
So, the late LMP2 drama took the attention away from the Hypercar class but it was a well-earned triumph for the #7 Toyota crew. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez have finally won the Le Mans 24 Hours. The #7 Toyota has had all the bad luck over the years but the roles were reversed this time.
LMH: A word must also go to the Alpine and Glickenhaus squads. For each to finish within four laps of the lead Toyota is a remarkable achievement and they enjoyed impressive reliability in the toughest of tests.
Checkered flag
Instead of pulling straight into parc ferme, the cars have been circulating for an extra lap to pay tribute to the marshals that have helped this year's race happen.
LMP2: Let's have a rundown of that final LMP2 result after the late drama. 1 #31 WRT (Frijns, Habsburg, Milesi); 2 #28 Jota (Blomqvist, Gelael, Vandoorne) +0.727s; 3 #65 Panis Racing (Stevens, Allen, Canal); 4 #23 United Autosports (di Resta, Lynn, Boyd); 5 #34 Inter Europol (Brundle, van der Zande, Smiechowski).
That late misery for the #41 WRT car also means it has the double blow of not being classified as it wasn't running at the flag - and therefore misses out on a podium
That late misery for the #41 WRT car also means it has the double blow of not being classified as it wasn't running at the flag - and therefore misses out on a podium
Kobayashi is united with Conway and Lopez as they parade down the pit straight after taking an overdue win
By: Loris Capirossi
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