The pivotal moment came at the start of the 12th hour when a safety car was deployed following Cem Bolukbasi’s crash at Tertre Rouge in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07. Vanthoor brought the car into the pits under the SC, Ye following through in the No. 83 Ferrari despite still having enough fuel onboard.

There was late drama in night practice as the pacesetting Ferrari lost its time for speeding in the pits and the #8 Toyota collided with the Kessel LMGT3 Ferrari

The 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was hardly a classic but the victory of the 83 AF Corse Ferrari wrote another chapter in the race's long history.