2020 Le Mans 24 Hours Live Updates
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GTE PRO
Speaking of the GTE Pro leaders, the two AF Corse-run Ferraris are enjoying a private battle at the front of the class. Rigon leads Serra, while third-place Tincknell is falling away.
GTE PRO
Our man Filip Cleeren has texted in to say that the #92 Porsche's lengthy stint in the pits is due to a power steering failure. The car remains in the garage, nine laps down on the leaders.
LMP2
United Autosports is definitely where they would want to be at this point in the race. Currently running third (#32) and fourth (#22) in class and in reach of current leader #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing car. With two cars in the mix, it could provide an excellent strategy option come tomorrow morning.
Here are the highlights on the action up to the fourth hour: 
LMP1
Back to full green flag conditions and an absolutely massive train of cars has formed on the track charging down the Mulsanne Straight. It is causing a lot of work for the #7 Toyota and the #3 Rebellion to pick through without getting tangled in unwanted trouble.
GTE PRO
Serra has overtaken and dropped Tincknell in the battle for second place in GTE Pro. He sits a couple of seconds adrift of the class leader Rigon in the sister #71 AF Corse.
GTE AM
Occasional Formula E driver Blomqvist is now leading the GTE Am class in the #72 Hubauto Racing entry, ensuring that Ferraris are leading both GTE Pro and GTE Am.
Slow Zone
A slow zone has duly been called at Arnage so the marshals and a tractor can free the #35 car from the gravel trap. Yamanaka had been way down in 22nd place in the LMP2 class after an earlier off.
LMP2
The #35 Eurasia Motorsport with Yamanaka at the wheel has gone off and looks beached in the gravel trap at Arnage.
GTE PRO
Tincknell runs wide on the exit of the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight and is powerless to defend from the #71 of Rigon, who takes the lead. Serra in the #51 is attempting to make it a Ferrari 1-2 in GTE Pro and is within a second of Tincknell.
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Pit stop
The chase was short lived as Hartley pits as planned. The two leaders are off sequence with each other but the Kiwi driver had been chipping away at the deficit.
GTE PRO
The lead battle for GTE Pro honours is well and truly on, with Tincknell in the #97 Aston attempting to fend off a fast-charging Rigon in the #71 AF Corse entry.
LMP1
With the GTE Pro lead battle on a knife edge, the TV director hasn't shown much of the developing on-track action between the Toyotas. Last time around Kobayashi held a 3.1s advantage over Hartley.
LMP2
The pitstop cycle currently puts the #32 United Autosports in the lead with Will Owen in the car but he is still due to stop to return to equal terms with the #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing car.
GTE AM
Defending four-time British GT champion Adam has put the #90 TF Sport Aston back into the lead of GTE Am.
GTE PRO
Vanthoor is back in the pits for an unscheduled pitstop in the #92 Porsche, just a couple of laps after his last visit.
LMP1
Kobayashi duly pits and comes back out to retain the lead by just over four seconds ahead of team-mate Hartley in the sister Toyota.
GTE PRO
Bird has handed over driving duties of the #71 AF Corse Ferrari to Rigon, who started the car from fifth in GTE Pro.
GTE PRO
The GTE Pro class leading #71 AF Corse of Bird is in pitlane, which hands the lead to the sister #51 car in the hands of Serra.
GTE PRO
Vanthoor has brought the #92 Porsche into the pits, the car continues to run off sequence after Christensen picked up a puncture earlier in the race when he ran over debris. Estre - who shares the car with Vanthoor and Christensen - admitted earlier that it would be "very hard to fight for the podium."
Here's how the race stood after the first four hours of racing: 
Radio Comms
Alex Brundle, fresh out of the #32 United Autosports, says a "dump of rain around midnight, but nobody is really sure" is the latest weather forecast from his team. There's going to be rain at some point, potentially a lot of it, but nobody is sure exactly when.
LMP1
At the front Kobayashi leads in the #7 Toyota but is due to pit shortly. Hartley in the sister #8 car is currently around 55 seconds behind with his car having completed an extra stop.
GTE PRO
Serra runs wheel-to-wheel with Tincknell down the Mulsanne Straight, and passes the Aston driver for second place into Mulsanne Corner. Serra's #51 Ferrari has just over 12 seconds to make up on the race-leading sister AF Corse.
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1-minute stop and go penalty for cars #33 and #86 for speeding in a slow zone. The #33 High Class Racing car has just been for a pitstop and driver change so that's double the frustration for the team.
LMP2
Signatech has explained the delay that has surely derailed its bid for an LMP2 hat-trick at Le Mans. "A big water leak" is how team boss Philippe Sinault described it. He thinks it might have been caused by contact at the Dunlop Chicane at the start. The crew of the #36 ORECA is going to "continue to attack" he insists over the remainder of the race.
GTE PRO
Less than half a second separates Tincknell's Aston and Serra's Ferrari in the battle for second place in GTE Pro. Serra is looking for his third class victory in his fourth Le Mans start.
Slow Zone
With debris on the track a slow zone has been called following that clash to allow marshals to clear up the mess.
GTE AM
Following that incident, the #57 Team Project 1 entry has been wheeled back into the garage with front-end damage.
LMP2
The #33 High Class Racing was also involved in the clash following behind the two cars involved but aside from hitting the brakes Mark Patterson avoids getting tangled up in the incident.
Yellow flag
The #16 G-Drive has spun with Ryan Cullen at the wheel and received a hit from the #57 Team Project 1 which had nowhere to go to avoid the LMP2 car facing the wrong way. Both cars have pitted with damage.
Driver Change
There might have been a fumble with the drinks bottle but Josh and I are strapped in ahead of the next stint as the sun starts to set on the Circuit de la Sarthe.
GTE AM
Interestingly, Christian Reid is back aboard the #77 Dempsey-Proton Porsche for a second stint. Remember, he started that car from second and dropped like a stone in the early stages as most teams preferred to plug their pros in for the start. He's running down in P11, but the team's gamble on getting a good chunk of his driving time out of the way in dry daytime conditions could prove worthwhile if the rain we expect arrives later...
Driver Change
In the meantime, James and I will be handing over to our team of Haydn and Josh, let's hope our Live swap is seamless.
LMP2
Gonzalez confirms he's coming in for a fuel stop, which Tereshchenko and Hanson decide to track and follow him in.
GTE AM
There have been a fair few changes in GTE Am after a couple of teams took the opportunity to pit early under the slow zone. Veteran pro Collard is now leading in the #83 Ferrari, 18s ahead of hotshot Blomqvist in the Hub Auto Ferrari which pitted out of sequence under green. Then it's Norwegian amateur Edigio Perfetti - last year's GTE Am winner - in the Porsche he took over from Ten Voorde, and Rino Mastronardi (in for Cressoni) in the Iron Lynx Ferrari that also stopped under the slow zone. Jonny Adam in the TF Sport Aston is right behind him though, so expect the 2017 GTE Pro class winner to soon be up to fourth.
LMP2
Tereshchenko, meanwhile, has really caught Gonzalez and looks set to mount an attack for second in class. The Russian's really had the bit between his teeth since he took over behind the wheel of the Duqueine car.
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