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H3: Peugeot hit trouble as Audi lead

The No.2 Audi R10 reclaimed the lead of the Le Mans 24 Hours going into the fourth hour, after Peugeot endured a disastrous third hour in France

The three Peugeots had started the third hour in the top three positions, but problems for all three of them handed the lead to Allan McNish.

McNish handed the lead car over to Dindo Capello after a stint of two hours and 45 minutes, and the car only lost the lead briefly - at the turn of the fourth hour - before Marc Gene brought the No.7 car in for its next scheduled pit stop.

The No.9 Peugeot also remained in touch with the leader despite its problems, while the No.3 Audi holds fourth place ahead of last year's winners in the No.1 car.

The No.8 Peugeot that led the race in the early stages rejoined in 28th position, six laps down.

The Japanese Dome currently leads the petrol LMP1 battle, after the leading Pescarolo spun at the final chicane following contact with one of the Epsilon cars.

The battle between the LMP2 Porsches has started to calm down, with the van Merksteijn car slowly pulling away from the Team Essex machine.

The leading GT1 cars are all still close together, although Antonio Garcia was able to get the No.009 Aston Martin into the lead of the class just before a pitstop.

The Saleen that had chased the Aston/Corvette battle in the early stages has also fallen out of contention, with Christophe Bouchut losing a wheel in the Dunlop Esses and spinning off.

The No.82 Risi Ferrari continues to lead GT2 by less than a minute, setting similar times to those of the chasing No.77 Porsche.

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