Le Mans 2023 starting grid: What is the grid order for the iconic 24 hour race?

The drivers have all put in their best efforts over one lap, and the grid for Le Mans 2023 has now officially been set as the world's most iconic endurance race celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Qualifying on Wednesday saw the top eight cars in each class qualify for Hyperpole on Thursday night, which set up the battle for pole in each category for Le Mans 2023 ahead of the Centenary running of the legendary 24-hour race.

In Hypercars, the long-dominant Toyota team, piloted by ex-F1 drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Brendon Hartley in qualifying, have got a serious challenge on their hands if they are to retain their stranglehold on the race this year.

Ferrari, on their factory return to the top class after over 50 years away, qualified first and second for the big race, and by a healthy margin.

The race itself will begin on Saturday 10 June at 4pm local time at the Circuit de la Sarthe (3pm BST).

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Hyperpole results and starting grid by class: Le Mans 2023

[Positions 9th and below in class decided in qualifying on Wednesday]

Hypercar

1. #50 FERRARI AF CORSE Antonio Fuoco 3:22.982
2. #51 FERRARI AF CORSE Alessandro Pier Guidi +0.773
3. #7 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Kamui Kobayashi +1.285
4. #8 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Brendon Hartley +1.469
5. #75 PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT Felipe Nasr +1.549
6. #2 CADILLAC RACING Earl Bamber +2.188
7. #5 PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT Frédéric Makowiecki +2.194
8. #3 CADILLAC RACING Sébastien Bourdais +2.539
9. #6 PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT Kévin Estre 3:26.900
10. #93 PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES Mikkel Jensen 3:27.260
11. #94 PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES Loïc Duval 3:27.850
12. #311 ACTION EXPRESS RACING Luis Felipe Derani 3:27.960
13. #708 GLICKENHAUS RACING Romain Dumas 3:28.497
14. #709 GLICKENHAUS RACING Esteban Gutierrez 3:29.082
15. #4 FLOYD VANWALL RACING TEAM Tom Dillman 3:29.745
    #38 HERTZ TEAM JOTA Will Stevens NO TIME SET (61 overall)

LMP2

1. #48 IDEC SPORT Paul Loup Chatin 3:32.923
2. #28 JOTA Pietro Fittipaldi 3:33.035
3. #41 TEAM WRT Louis Deletraz 3:33.240
4. #47 COOL RACING Reshad De Gerus 3:33.580
5. #63 PREMA RACING Mirko Bortolotti 3:33.983
6. #14 NIELSEN RACING Ben Hanley 3:34.021
7. #9 PREMA RACING Bent Viscaal 3:34.658
8. #10 VECTOR SPORT Gabriel Aubry 3:35.091
9. #923 RACING TEAM TURKEY Dries Vanthoor 3:35.176
10. #23 UNITED AUTOSPORTS Tom Blomqvist 3:35.519
11. #45 ALGARVE PRO RACING James Allen 3:35.578
12. #22 UNITED AUTOSPORTS Filipe Albuquerque 3:35.587
13. #39 GRAFF RACING Giedo van der Garde 3:35.652
14. #65 PANIS RACING Job van Uitert 3:35.691
15. #34 INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION Albert Costa 3:35.755
16. #31 TEAM WRT Robin Frijns 3:35.853
17. #43 DKR ENGINEERING Maxime Martin 3:35.951
18. #37 COOL RACING Malthe Jakobsen 3:36.271
19. #80 AF CORSE Ben Barnicoat 3:36.483
20. #30 DUQUEINE TEAM Neel Jani 3:37.213
21. #35 ALPINE ELF TEAM André Negrao 3:37.498
22. #32 INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION Anders Fjordbach 3:39.303
23. #36 ALPINE ELF TEAM Matthieu Vaxiviere 3:59.171 (59 overall)
    #60 TOWER MOTORSPORTS Steven Thomas NO TIME SET (60 overall)

38 overall: #24 HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS Mike Rockenfeller Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 3:47.976 [Innovative Cars, Garage 56]

LMGTE Am

1. #33 CORVETTE RACING Ben Keating 3:52.376
2. #25 ORT BY TF Ahmad Al Harthy 3:53.905
3. #54 AF CORSE Thomas Flohr 3:54.582
4. #21 AF CORSE Julien Piguet 3:54.744
5. #83 RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE Luis Perez Companc 3:55.033
6. #57 KESSEL RACING Takeshi Kimura 3:55.637
7. #55 GMB MOTORSPORT Jens Reno Møller 3:57.240
8. #74 KESSEL RACING Yorikatsu Tsujiko 3:59.648
9. #60 IRON LYNX Alessio Picariello 3:53.374
10. #98 NORTHWEST AMR Alex Riberas 3:53.406
11. #77 DEMPSEY – PROTON RACING Julien Andlauer 3:53.481
12. #86 GR RACING Benjamin Barker 3:53.531
13. #100 WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT Jeffrey Segal 3:53.590
14. #85 IRON DAMES Michelle Gatting 3:53.603
15. #72 TF SPORT Valentin Hasse-Clot 3:53.703
16. #56 PROJECT 1 – AO Matteo Cairoli 3:53.947
17. #66 JMW MOTORSPORT Louis Prette 3:54.093
18. #911 PROTON COMPETITION Martin Rump 3:54.129
19. #16 PROTON COMPETITION Jan Heylen 3:54.137
20. #88 PROTON COMPETITION Harry Tincknell 3:58.486
21. #777 D'STATION RACING Satoshi Hoshino NO TIME SET