The closing stages were enthralling - the #63 Chevrolet Corvette C7R (Magnussen/Garcia/Taylor) finally succumbing to the #97 Aston Martin (Turner/Adam/Serra). The with less than 1 hour left in the race, the remaining #2 Porsche had managed to close in on the leaders before taking P1 eventually. It seemed that an LMP2 car, which are about 10 laps slower than LMP1 cars might just win the 85th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The #84 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE won the race in this class, sharing the podium with the #55 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE and the #62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. 38 car that won in the LMP2 category and finished second overall, but not before taking the lead briefly at the start of the 21st hour. Positions 4 to 8 overall was also filled by LMP2 cars, the remaining #8 Toyota crossed the finish line in 9th place to claim P2 in LMP1 class.
Porsche wins the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, the team's third consecutive Le Mans victory. Aston Martin wins in LMGTE Pro, their first in the category.