The race for the overall win took a fresh twist in the 19th hour when the leading #51 Ferrari 499P failed to get away immediately after its pitstop as Antonio Giovinazzi handed over to Alessandro Pier Guidi, requiring a power cycle to get going again.
That eradicated an advantage of a minute that Ferrari had over the sole surviving Toyota GR010 Hybrid, the #8 car, which had been bolstered by slow zones that hurt the car driven by Sebastien Buemi.
