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With 18 hours completed the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 of Kamui Kobayashi is leading having completed 274 laps, nearly one lap ahead of the #8 Toyota of Sebastien Buemi. Buemi slowed and stopped at the side of the track. The Swiss driver did a reset on the #8 GR010 at the top of the hour and was soon back up to speed.

On Saturday 21 August, FIA President Jean Todt, Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) President Pierre Fillon, Ferrari President John Elkann, Richard Mille, the Gendarmerie Nationale as well as Iron Dames & Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers promoted the FIA Action for Road Safety campaign at the 89 th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid pushes to the front as the halfway mark arrives in the 89 th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But pressure is still being applied by sister #8 car which is running 33 seconds behind.

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID leads at quarter distance after brief shower causes several accidents at start of the sixth hour. Kamui Kobayashi drives majority of the third to sixth hours before handing over to Jose-Maria Lopez, who maintains healthy lead over sister Toyota driven by Brendan Hartley.

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After heavy rain saw the race start behind the Safety Car, there was drama at the first corner as the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH hit the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010. There were plenty of spinners and gravel trap moments as the tricky conditions caught drivers out.

This weekend, two all-female crews will again line up for the world’s most famous and mythical endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans (August 21-22). As full-time racers in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the six FIA Women in Motorsport Commission-supported drivers - competing with the Richard Mille Racing Team and Iron Lynx in the Iron Dames project – will take their place on the 61-car grid for the 89 th edition of the race.

On the occasion of the 89 th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FIA and ACO have prolonged the Accords Le Mans agreement and are set to continue the successful collaboration, together building the future of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The World Series Showdown marks the midway point of the "FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships" 2021 Series, where both series, the Nations Cup and Manufacturer Series, feature three races with points determining the final standings. A maximum of 10 World Series Point will be also awarded to the top drivers and teams.