Corvette leads GTE-Pro after the opening round of stops after the 1st hour of race

Nick Tandy in the No. 64 Corvette C8.R jumped ahead of the pole sitting No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 driven by Kevin Estre after the Briton had put heavy pressure on the Frenchman prior to their respective stops.

Tandy started the race in third place, but pulled in front of the No. 91 Porsche of Gianmaria Bruni in the opening stint.

Both Estre and Bruni have been given fifteen-second stops and hold penalties to be served during their next stop for start procedure infringements.