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Ferrari wins the Le Mans 24 Hours race for the first time in 58 years, beating Toyota in a race of attrition. The LMP2 class was won by Inter Europol Competition, while Corvette Racing secured a final victory for GTE machinery at Le Mans before the class bows out in favor of GT3 cars for 2024. A total of 39 cars out of the 62 starters were classified, the lowest figure since the 2015 race.
IMSA drivers have defended the new Le Mans safety car changes, which will see the entire 62-car field packed up behind a single safety car following full-course cautions for the first time. The changes will allow cars that have fallen a lap behind their class leaders to gain a lap back via a ‘wave-by’, which is already used in IMSA, while another procedure called the ‘drop back’ will keep the LMP2s and GTE Ams separated from the Hypercars on restarts. Drivers believe the new rules will help to keep the race for the overall win closer until the end and avoid instances where safety cars split up the field.