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GARY WATKINS: We might be looking at what's going on at the front, but Hartley's times in the #17 Porsche are impressive. The Kiwi is setting 1m43s after 1m43s. The top two are in the 1m44s, meanwhile.
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GARY WATKINS: Pilet handed over to Makowiecki in the GTE-leading Porsche right at the end of the full course yellow. That's always the way to do it - if you can - and it has resulted in a six-second addition two their lead - they are now 40-plus seconds on the pair of chasing Ferraris.
Treluyer now has the lead back, but Lieb remains just a second behind. Wurz in the #2 Toyota is a further two laps back in third.
The Audi and Porsche battle for the lead. Treluyer made a great move on Lieb but the Porsche then got the place back further round the lap as the Audi ran wide.
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GARY WATKINS: That was an early stop for Lotterer - just 19 laps that time. Clearly Audi wanted to exploit the full course yellow. It's worth hypothesising that #7 might have a splash-and-dash fuel stop to
consider. Maybe that was it!
consider. Maybe that was it!
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So the racing gets back underway with the #7 Audi leading the #18 Porsche despite making one more stop.
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GARY WATKINS: Now Hartley is ahead of the #8 Audi, the Porsche now only needs to beat one of the Toyotas for the drivers' title to go to Stuttgart.
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Meanwhile, the #8 is back out on track with Jarvis behind the wheel.
And the #7 is straight in, making its stop while the others are slow.
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Full course yellow because of debris on track.
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GARY WATKINS: They are changing the whole front left corner on #8 down at Audi after a brake disc problem.
#17 Porsche takes fifth and passes the #8 Audi. Fifth is still not enough for Hartley/Webber/Bernhard to win though.
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More drama, in LMP2 this time. Fogarty suffers a suspension problem with the #31 Extreme Speed Ligier.
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GARY WATKINS: Audi needs the #8 car to finish ahead of the #17 Porsche - this stop could be a major blow to its championship hopes.
The Audi's trouble have now put the #2 Toyota into third. Could Alex Wurz take a podium in his last ever race?
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The car is wheeled back into the garage. This could give the #17 the title.
There is a left front brake problem on the Audi. This race isn't halfway through yet and we've already had a lot of drama.
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Another lock-up for the #8 Audi and it now makes an unplanned stop.
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GARY WATKINS: The fourth-placed #1 Toyota had a long stop there as Buemi took over from Nakajima. That car has lost approximately 50s at its last two pitstops, which could prove significant in the championship battle as the #17 Porsche tries to make it up to fourth.
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GARY WATKINS: Hartley puts in a 1m46s followed by a 1m43 - that suggests that the Porsche is no faster than the Audi. Remember the #18 car needs to win this race to guarantee Hartley, Webber and Bernhard the title.
Lieb now brings the #18 Porsche in from the lead. He has run a lot longer in than stint than the Audis.
Panciatici is really struggling now and drops behind Canal to fourth.
More changes in LMP2. The #28 car of Yacaman has not only passed the #26 of Canal but also Panciatici's Alpine so is now second in class.
GARY WATKINS: Lotterer is flying on his fresh rubber. He's brought a 10s deficit to Duval down to four seconds in the space of three laps with a string of 1m43s and 1m44s. Hartley has just come out of the pits on new Michelins, so it will be interesting to compare his pace.
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Contact between the #43 SARD Morand and #30 Extreme Speed cars. Heinemeier Hansson comes off worse as suffers a spin in his Ligier.
Big lock-up there for the #8 Audi that is pushing hard.
While it's still the Larbre Corvette of Poulsen leading in GTE Am. Bachler is second in the Abu Dhabi Proton Porsche with the Dempsey car of Seefried third.
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Pilet continues to lead GTE Pro in the #92 Team Manthey Porsche ahead of the two AF Corse Ferraris - Vilander leading Calado.
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In LMP2, Bradley leads in the #47 KCMG car from Panciatici's Alpine with championship leader Canal third in the #26 G-Drive Ligier. That would be enough for him, Bird and Rusinov to take the title.
So after two-and-a-half hours, Lieb is leading in the #18 Porsche from the two Audis but has pitted one less time.
#17 Porsche pits again. Hartley is still four laps behind the leaders.
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Drama for LMP2 leader Panciatici. He has been hit by the #1 Toyota and loses the class lead to Bradley's KCMG ORECA.
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GARY WATKINS: That was an early stop for Duval: he did 26 rather than 29 laps. There are reports that he has had some kind of boost problem, though he's up to speed again now. Lotterer's stint, meanwhile, was 27 laps, so again a bit short.
After losing the GTE Am lead, the #83 AF Corse Ferrari has continued to fall down the order. Perrodo is now fourth in class.
The #7 Audi now pits from the lead and Lotterer remains in the car so this will be his third stint.
LMP2 leader Howson pits the KCMG ORECA. Bradley about to get his first stint in the car.
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