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GTE AM
And now Piccini is into the lead ahead of Dalla Lana in the factory Aston.
GTE AM
Iron Lynx team boss Piccini has taken second in GTE-Am from Yoluc in the TF Aston.
LMP2
10-second time penalty at the next pitstop for the #27 DragonSpeed USA car for a pitstop infringement.
Driver Change
Given the prolonged safety car period the #32 United Autosports has needed to pit from third place. That'll see it drop out of the 'lead' safety car train. Brundle has taken over from Owen behind the wheel.
Green flag
We're back to green flag running with under 18 hours on the clock and thunder on the horizon...
LMP2
Cameron's off at the Dunlop Chicane in the #55 Ferrari is under investigation. It appears the #22 United ORECA might have been involved.
GTE PRO
Rigon currently heads an AF Corse 1-2 in the #71 Ferrari ahead of the #51 Ferrari in GTE Pro. The top four is completed by a pair of Aston entries. Lynn is in the same train as the leading Ferraris, while fellow Aston driver Thiim is a distant fourth in a different safety car train. Bourdais rounds out the top five for Risi Competizione.
The TV director knows how to build up tension under this safety car as they cut to clouds in the distance rumbling with thunder and flashing with lightning. Rain is on the way...
LMP2
The #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing still leads its class but now only has a tiny advantage over both the #26 G-Drive Racing and #32 United Autosports cars as they are in the same safety car train. The #38 JOTA is fourth in class but one safety car train back.
GTE PRO
An update on the GTE Pro lead battle, the #95 Aston is indeed still on the lead lap, it's just sat behind a different safety car train to the leading three cars.
LMP1
So with the pitstops under the safety car largely completed to provide an updated order, Nakajima in the #8 Toyota leads ahead of the #7 sister car which pitted. The #1 Rebellion remains in third place two laps down but a safety car train ahead of the #3 Rebellion in fourth. ByKolles is fifth and last in class and 25th place overall.
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GTE PRO
The timing of the safety car has trimmed the GTE Pro lead battle to three cars. The #95 Aston - with Thiim currently at the wheel - has fallen a lap down in fourth place. The sister #97 Aston runs third behind the two leading AF Corse Ferrari entries.
LMP2
Having just pitted before the safety car the #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing car won't be coming back in from the class lead and, so far, neither have the #26 G-Drive Racing in second or #32 United Autosports in third, but the #22 United Autosports car driven by Albuquerque has pitted from fourth place.
LMP1
The #1 Rebellion also pits under the safety car having been running in third place a lap ahead of the sister car in fourth place. Lopez in the #7 Toyota is released on to the track to catch the safety car train and is set to join the same line as the #8 Toyota.
GTE PRO
Worth noting that Porsche has cured the #92's power steering woes and Estre is back out on track, albiet 12 laps down on the GTE Pro leaders. Rigon still leading Serra at the front of the field in an AF Corse Ferrari 1-2.
GTE AM
Canadian Dalla Lana is now leading GTE-Am after taking over from Farfus in the #98 Aston. The #90 TF Sport Aston sits in second place with Yoluc replacing Adam at the wheel.
LMP1
The leading #7 Toyota takes the opportunity to pit under the safety car. We await to see how that impacts the gap at the front and which safety car train Lopez is released into.
GTE AM
West crashed on his in-lap, his team-mate Gorig understandbly demonstrates his frustration to the cameras just moments before he was supposed to take over driving duties of the #52 AF Corse.
Safety car
We have the first safety car of the race as the #52 Pro-Am Ferrari, with West at the wheel, has spun into the barriers at the Porsche Curves.
Pit stop
LMP2 leader #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing pits with Aubry now in the car. When he heads back out he'll have Formula E star Vergne chasing him in the #26 G-Drive Racing car.
LMP2
Trouble for the #33 High Class Racing, which narrowly avoided being dragged into a clash about 90 minutes ago. The car is wheeled into the garage with Fjordback at the wheel.
Driver Change
Serra has handed over the #51 AF Corse Ferrari to Calado, who re-joins the circuit in second place in GTE Pro behind the sister #71 AF Corse. Lynn - who lost his Jagaur Formula E drive to Calado last year - has stepped into the third-place #97 Aston.
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The sun has set over Le Mans, according to our weather app at least, so it is officially nighttime. That's about two hours earlier than it goes down in June.
LMP1
"Brake duct cooling issues," is the line from Toyota about the lengthy pitstop for the #8 car. Plenty of rubber debris, tree leaves plus hopes and dreams to pick up in September at Le Mans. Not sure the latter two will cause much of a problem for the brake ducts, mind.
GTE PRO
The two GTE Pro leading Ferrari AF Corse cars are making their pitstops. There was little separating Rigon and Serra prior to their sixth stops of the race. Rigon is the first man in, which hands the lead to Serra in the sister car.
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LMP1
After that lengthy pitstop the #7 Toyota now leads by 90 seconds over the sister car. Still a long way to go in this race but that is almost half a lap of the circuit.
GTE AM
Farfus has taken the #98 Aston into the lead of GTE-Am as Cameron finally returns the double-punctured #55 Ferrari to the pits.
Driver Change
On schedule the #8 Toyota pits which allows Hartley to jump out and hand over to Nakajima. A Toyota mechanic has got his arms deep in the front-right corner of the car which has cost a whole chunk of time.
GTE AM
The good news? Dominique Bastien has become the oldest man to ever race at Le Mans at the age of 74 after finally taking to the wheel of the #88 Dempsey Proton Racing. The car had previously 'retired' following an incident for Preining.
The bad news? He's had an off at Arnage.
The bad news? He's had an off at Arnage.
The #1 Rebellion has gone a lap down, little more than five hours into the race. Menezes was three minutes off the lead before he pitted, and then a slow stop of just over a minute and a half while Nato was strapped in has dropped him off the lead lap. The R-13 was mega in the night last year, but rain is on its way and the car always struggles on a wet track.
GTE AM
Four-time British GT champion Adam in the #90 TF Sport entry leads two-time Daytona 24 Hours winner Farfus in the GT 'amatuer' class.
LMP1
That gap between the Toyotas is now 32 seconds with the slow zone removed. Hartley leads from Lopez with the #3 Rebellion currently third almost a full lap back with Nato now at the wheel.
Slow Zone
The #56 Team Project 1 Porsche has been slapped with a drive-through penalty for not going slow enough in a slow zone. Speaking of slow zones, there's a slow zone! Marshalls are picking up debris.
LMP1
After that pitstop and driver change for the #7 Toyota, the sister car has duly taken the lead with Hartley at the wheel of the #8 car. After this slow zone we'll be able to give a proper update on the new time gap.
Yellow flag
Cameron spun the #55 Spirit of Race GTE-Am entry at the Dunlop Curve, which briefly requires a yellow flag. He's rejoined and the race is back to green flag running. Cameron heads for the pits to replace those flat-spotted tyres.
GTE AM
Adam has put the #90 TF Sport entry back into the lead of Pro-Am, but it's the polesitting #61 Luzich Racing Ferrari that is hurtling its way back up the field following a spin earlier in the race. That car is just over 16 seconds off the lead.
Driver Change
Jose Maria Lopez is ready to rip up the Circuit de la Sarthe this evening as he jumps in the #7 Toyota to give Kamui Kobayashi a breather.
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