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WEC finale, Macau GP, NASCAR decider

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#8 pits from the lead, Duval had built a small gap over the other Audi when he stopped.
There's been a change for the GTE Am lead. The #50 Corvette is now back ahead of the #83 Ferrari and has quickly pulled out a gap.
GARY WATKINS: Lieb, with his new tyres past their peak on the abrasive Bahrain surface, is no longer gaining on Lotterer. In fact, he's fallen away by a couple of seconds. Porsche might have been the dominant car in the WEC since the Nurburgring round in July, but here there is little to chose between the 919 Hybrid and the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro.
Pilet's #92 Porsche still leads in GTE Pro from the two AF Corse Ferraris. While in GTE Am, Dalla Lana currently leads but has stopped one less time so in fact it's Perrodo's #83 AF Corse Ferrari that has the advantage.
In LMP2, Howson is leading by over 25 seconds but with the #26 G-Drive car third it wouldn't be enough for Howson and Bradley to take the title.
So we're now at one-third distance of this fascinating title showdown. Duval is currently leading Lotterer by 7.3s with the #18 Porsche a further 16 back.
GARY WATKINS: Lieb is edging towards second-placed Lotterer: he was 18s down after the most recent round of pitstops and now is only 13s in arrears. Lotterer is also losing ground to leader Duval. Me thinks there are many twists and turns still to go in the battle for the championship.
Potential brake temperature problem for the #18 Porsche. More drama for the manufacturers' champions.
With all the LMP1 cars now having pitted twice, it's the #8 Audi leading #7 by 3.3s. Third is the #18 Porsche, while the #17 car is sixth - three laps behind the two Toyotas.
The race-leading #18 Porsche now pits and Dumas has a massive lock-up on the way in. Lieb is now getting into the driver's seat.
Duval has just set another fastest lap in the #8 Audi. The title-fighting #8 of Lotterer is now four seconds behind.
GARY WATKINS: It's worth mentioning another championship to be decided this weekend - the GT manufacturers' crown. The scores on the doors at the moment give it to Ferrari courtesy of their second and third positions. It looks like Porsche has given up on that one to concentrate on winning the drivers' title for Lietz.
The #17 Porsche is still seventh after its recent stop. Hartley is now behind the wheel but is still four laps down.
The Corvette is now passed by Cressoni's Ferrari for the GTE Am lead. Even if the AF Corse crew win the race, the rival SMP outfit are still sixth and would clinch the title.
Lotterer now pits the #7 Audi from the lead. The German is smiling as his car is serviced.
It's still unchanged in the GTE classes. Makowiecki leads Bruni and Rigon in the Pro class, with Roda heading Cressoni and Ried in the Am division.
Bernhard now pits, he had climbed to 7th.
In LMP2, Howson has just pitted the KCMG ORECA so Rusinov in the G-Drive Ligier now leads.
With just over 90 minutes on the clock, Lotterer is leading from Dumas' Porsche with Duval third in the #8 Audi after taking over from di Grassi.
Elsewhere, Kane passes Gonzalez for fourth in LMP2 and Bernhard has now moved into the top 10.
The #7 Audi goes round the outside of the other car, but di Grassi now pits the #8.
Lotterer takes the lead from di Grassi.
Bernhard now moves to 12th, passing Kane and Gonzalez's LMP2 cars. But the #17 Porsche is due in the pits soon.
Bernhard is making steady progress through the LMP2 cars - he's now up to 15th in the #17 Porsche.
GARY WATKINS: We shouldn't be just be looking on the time Lotterer has gained on team-mate di Grassi. Just as important is the four or so seconds by which he has stretched his advantage over Dumas in the Porsche since the pitstops. It is worth reiterating that this is a race Lotterer, Fassler and Treluyer really have to win to take the title.
Lotterer is reeling in leader di Grassi. Expect the Audis to change order shortly.

By: Matt Beer

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