Frederic Makowiecki posted a lap of 1m41.223s in the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 LMDh with fewer than 30 minutes left on the clock, dislodging the #94 Peugeot 9X8 that had led the way since the early part of the session.
The two factory Peugeot cars held the top spots for majority of the three-hour running, with a 1m41.260s lap from newly promoted former reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne putting the #94 car three tenths ahead of the sister entry crewed by Jean-Eric Vergne.
