The 100th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts on Saturday. American basketball star LeBron James gives the start signal at 16:00 (14:00 GMT) Toyota N.8, crowned last year and driven by Sebastien Buemi, takes the lead.

Ferrari N.50, which exploded the times during testing this week, is now running in second position. Toyota remains the big favourite, having won the first three rounds of the WEC, the World Endurance Championship (Sebring, Portimao and Spa)