The starting order for the 2026 edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans has been finalized following a dramatic qualifying session at the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe.
BMW M Team WRT will lead the field away after claiming pole position with its No. 15 Hypercar. The crew of Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello, and Dries Vanthoor inherited the top spot after a late twist involving Cadillac.
The No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entry originally secured pole thanks to a record-breaking lap from Jack Aitken, but the team was later penalized for leaving its garage before the permitted time during qualifying. As a result, the car was demoted to 10th on the grid, promoting BMW to pole position.
Joining the pole-sitting BMW on the front row will be the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota machine driven by Alex Lynn, Will Stevens, and Norman Nato. Alpine enjoyed an impressive qualifying performance and will start third, while BMW’s second car lines up fourth.
Cadillac’s No. 101 entry completes the top five, ahead of the Genesis Magma Racing Hypercar in sixth. Ferrari’s challenge begins from eighth and 12th positions with its factory AF Corse entries, while defending Le Mans winners AF Corse Ferrari will start further back in 17th place.
Toyota faces a difficult task after qualifying, with its highest-placed car only 14th on the grid. Peugeot also struggled to match the pace of the front-runners and will start from 16th and 18th positions.
In the LMP2 category, Forestier Racing by Panis secured class pole position and will start 19th overall. IDEC Sport joins them on the LMP2 front row, while reigning class winners Inter Europol Competition begin fourth in class.
Meanwhile, LMGT3 honours went to Heart of Racing Team, whose Aston Martin secured class pole. Vista AF Corse’s Ferrari will start alongside it on the front row of the GT category.
With 62 cars set to take the start, fans can expect another thrilling edition of endurance racing’s greatest event.
Hypercar Starting Grid
Pos
No.
Team
Drivers
1
15
BMW M Team WRT
Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello, Dries Vanthoor
2
12
Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
Alex Lynn, Will Stevens, Norman Nato
3
35
Alpine Endurance Team
Antonio Felix da Costa, Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg
4
20
BMW M Team WRT
Robin Frijns, Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde
5
101
Cadillac WTR
Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque
6
19
Genesis Magma Racing
Matt Campbell, Paul Chatin, Dani Juncadella
7
009
Aston Martin Thor Team
Alex Riberas, Marco Sørensen, Ross Gunn
8
51
Ferrari AF Corse
Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi
9
17
Genesis Magma Racing
Andre Lotterer, Luis Felipe Derani, Mathys Jaubert
10
38
Cadillac Hertz Team Jota
Sebastien Bourdais, Earl Bamber, Jack Aitken
11
007
Aston Martin Thor Team
Harry Tincknell, Tom Gamble, Roman De Angelis
12
50
Ferrari AF Corse
Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina
13
36
Alpine Endurance Team
Frederic Makowiecki, Gounon Gounon, Victor Martins
14
7
Toyota Racing
Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries
15
8
Toyota Racing
Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa
16
93
Peugeot TotalEnergies
Paul di Resta, Stoffel Vandoorne, Nick Cassidy
17
83
AF Corse
Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica, Philip Hanson
18
94
Peugeot TotalEnergies
Loic Duval, Malthe Jakobsen, Theo Pourchaire
LMP2 Starting Grid
Pos
No.
Team
Drivers
19
29
Forestier Racing by Panis
Loic Rousset, Esteban Masson, Oliver Gray
20
28
IDEC Sport
Paul Lafargue, Valerio Rinicella, Job van Uitert
21
24
Nielsen Racing
David Heinemeier Hansson, Ernie Pearson, Jack Doohan
22
43
Inter Europol Competition
Jakub Smiechowski, Tom Dillmann, Nick Yelloly
23
4
CrowdStrike Racing by APR
George Kurtz, Aliaksandr Quinn, Laurin Heinrich
24
30
Duqueine Team
Doriane Pin, Julien Andlauer, Richard Verschoor
25
14
TDS Racing
Tobias Lutke, Mathias Beche, Kevin Estre
26
99
AO by TF
PJ Hyett, Louis Deletraz, Dane Cameron
27
183
AF Corse
Francois Perrodo, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Ben Barnicoat
28
343
Inter Europol Competition
Bijoy Garg, Reshad de Gerus, Nico Müller
29
22
United Autosports
Rasmus Lindh, Gregoire Saucy, Mikkel Jensen
30
222
United Autosports
Daniel Schneider, Ben Hanley, Oliver Jarvis
31
26
Vector Sport
Ryan Cullen, Vladislav Lomko, Pietro Fittipaldi
32
37
CLX Motorsport
Adrien Closmenil, Ivan Aguilera, Theodor Jensen
33
9
Proton Competition
Giorgio Reid, Leon Reid, Harry King
34
44
Proton Competition
Sebastian Aust, Horst Felbermayr, Hans Felbermayr
35
25
Algarve Pro Racing
Malthe Jensen, Enzo Trulli, James Hughes
36
48
RD Limited
Farhad Poordad, Tristan Vautier, Romain Dumas
37
3
DKR Engineering
John Farano, Sebastian Alvarez, Renger van der Zande
LMGT3 Starting Grid
Pos
No.
Team
Drivers
38
27
Heart of Racing Team
Ian James, Zacharie Robichon, Mattia Drudi
39
21
Vista AF Corse
Francois Heriau, Simon Mann, Alessio Rovera
40
87
Akkodis ASP Team
Petru Umbrarescu, Clemens Schmid, Jose Maria Lopez
41
78
Akkodis ASP Team
Thomas Van Rompuy, Hadrien David, Jack Hawksworth
42
32
Team WRT
Darren Leung, Sean Gelael, Augusto Farfus
43
69
Team WRT
Adam McIntosh, Patrick Thompson, Dan Harper
44
74
Kessel Racing
Dustin Blattner, Lorenzo Patrese, Dennis Marschall
45
23
Heart of Racing Team
Gary Newell, Eduardo Barrichello, Jonny Adam
46
91
Manthey DK Engineering
Joel Cottingham, Timur Boguslavskiy, Ayhancan Güven
47
77
Proton Competition
Elliott Powell, Ben Tuck, Seb Priaulx
48
88
Proton Competition
Stefano Gattuso, Giorgio Levorato, Logan Sargeant
49
62
Team Qatar by Iron Lynx
Abdullah Al-Khelaifi, Jan Hanses, Giuliano Alesi
50
61
Iron Lynx
Martin Berry, Ruben Andrade, Matteo Martin
51
54
Vista AF Corse
Thomas Flohr, Francesco Castellacci, Davide Rigon
52
92
The Bend Manthey
Yasser Shahin, Riccardo Pera, Richard Lietz
53
10
Garage 59
Alexander Au, Thomas Fleming, Marvin Kirchhöfer
54
33
TF Sport
Ben Keating, Josh Edgar, Nicky Catsburg
55
79
Iron Lynx
Josef Zelger, Matteo Cressoni, Linus Hodenius
56
150
Richard Mille AF Corse
Custodio Toledo, Lilou Wadoux, Riccardo Agostini
57
57
Kessel Racing
Takeshi Kimura, Casper Laursen, Daniel Serra
58
59
Racing Spirit of Leman
Cedric Mateu, Maxime Fossard, Valentin Hasse-Clot
59
58
Garage 59
Andrew West, Finn Gehrsitz, Ben Goethe
60
2
TF Sport
Prince Jefri Ibrahim, Adrian Ikhwan, Ben Green
61
13
13 Autosport
Orey Fidani, Lars Kern, Michael Bell
62
34
Racing Team Turkey by TF
Patrick Dempsey, Salih Yoluc, Charlie Eastwood
The 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours is now set for an exciting start, with BMW leading the field and several major manufacturers facing an uphill battle to challenge for victory over one of motorsport’s toughest endurance races.
