Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results: Ferrari Ends Toyota's Five-Year Winning Streak

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With the checkered flag falling Sunday afternoon (morning in the U.S.), the 100th edition of the always grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans is now in the books.

And as its full history is written, it will be marked by several notable storylines, including:

• Ferrari’s dramatic upset of Toyota in the new Hypercar class, which features hybrid technology

• Poland’s Little Engine That Could, so to speak, won LMP2

• NASCAR and Team Hendrick’s joint venture, Garage 56

• The GTE class made its final run ever at Le Mans

Here’s a breakdown of how all four classes performed at the 8.467-mile Circuit de la Sarthe:

HYPERCAR

Ferrari could not have written a more fantastic script in its celebrated return to Le Mans following a 50-year absence.

Making its first appearance in the French classic since 1973, the No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P Hypercar pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the centenary event’s history, snapping the five-year winning streak of Toyota Gazoo.

Despite the 50-year absence, Antonio Giovanazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, who brought the car home to take the checkered flag, gave Ferrari its 10th overall win at Le Mans and its first triumph since 1965.

Which leaves just one question remaining: why did it take the Italian legend a half-century to decide to return to the greatest endurance race in the world? Had the prancing horse known the success that lay in store for it, perhaps it should have returned several years earlier.

As for the runner-up No. 8 Toyota piloted by Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and anchor driver Ryo Hirakawa, it finished 1 minute, 21 seconds behind the winning team.

The Japanese manufacturer’s hopes of winning were dashed with about 1 hour, 44 minutes left in the race when Hirakawa locked up his brakes and hit the wall, leading to a three-minute pit stop to repair damage. But that was enough time to end Toyota’s hopes of earning No. 6 in a row.

Rounding out the podium was the No. 2 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R of Chip Ganassi Racing (drivers were Richard Westbrook, Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber), carrying the flag for IMSA. CGR also finished fourth with its No. 3 LMDH prototype, while Ferrari’s No. 5 rounded out the top-five.

"I couldn't be more proud of all three Cadillacs crossing the finish line, which I think is a huge feat at this race especially considering everything that happened. This is the busiest Le Mans that I can remember for the past few years and we were able to have such a strong finish," said GM sports car racing program manager Laura Wontrop Klauser, who also celebrated a class victory by the Chevrolet Corvette team. "We can't wait to be back next year and go for that top step."

Also of note, Team Penske’s much-anticipated Porsche finished sixth.