Team Redline powered into the lead within the first hour, Pagenaud faced a technical issue and an extended red flag period mixed the strategies up ahead of sixth hour.
Lando Norris continued the efforts of Team Redline to maintain a sub-21 second gap to 2 Seas Motorsport’s Devin Braune.
The pair battled closely in terms of lap time, with the gap having reduced over the first hour.
Throughout the two hours, the #4 Rebellion Williams and #Toyota GAZOO Racing ARG battled for positions; firstly for fifth and later for sixth.
Reigning Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud faced a tyre/technical issue on Lap 70 which affected his rig. The following webcam footage had him swap sim/wheel rigs.
Nine laps later, a Full Course Yellow was enforced which then transformed to a Red Flag due to server technical issues.
This took place during the pitstop threshold for most competitors.
The teams who did not pit before the red flag/server reset gained benefits such as a full reset of any outstanding damage, a full tank of fuel, and fresh tyres at no cost of a time-consuming pitstop.
Team Redline were at a disadvantage when 2 Seas Motorsport fought closely but did not have to pit (due to the red flag).
In the GTE, former Le Mans champion Andre Lotterer jumped into the #91 Porsche and battled hard with the sister #92 car for P7.
Both #63 and #64 Corvettes benefited from the red flag period having started in P2 and P4 at the safety car restart.
The R8G (Grosjean) Esports car brought on a charge against the leading Porsches.
| Le Mans 24H Virtual – 6 HOURS INTO THE RACE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Team | Gap |
| LMP | LAP 87 | |
| 1 | #33 2 Seas Motorsport | – |
| 2 | #20 Team Redline | + 2.398 |
| 3 | #4 ByKolles-Burst Esport | + 3.451 |
| 4 | #16 Veloce Esports 2 | + 10.533 |
| 5 | #13 Rebellion Williams Esports | + 14.519 |
| 6 | #10 Toyota GAZOO Racing ARG | + 15.477 |
| 7 | #31 Panis Racing Triple A | + 22.257 |
| 8 | #24 Veloce Esports 1 | + 24.293 |
| 9 | #7 Toyota GAZOO Racing | + 24.983 |
| 10 | #1 Rebellion Williams Esports | + 28.365 |
| GTE | LAP 79 | |
| 1 | #93 Porsche Esports Team | – |
| 2 | #80 R8G Esports Team | + 2.177 |
| 3 | #92 Porsche Esports Team | + 4.679 |
