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GTE AM
And now Ten Voorde makes his fresher tyres pay as he makes it through. Now, can he do anything about the 3m20s lead Yoluc currently holds?
GTE AM
As the Rebellion cars cleared traffic, you could see Pera had Ten Voorde right on his tail going into Tetre Rouge. The battle for second in GTE Am is really hotting up.
It's not imperative that Menezes gets past Dumas. The #3 Rebellion as an additional entry doesn't score championship points. That means the #7 Toyota is on course for third-place points.
GTE AM
The #98 Aston that looked set to take the fight to TF Sport all the way until its rear suspension problem is on the verge of cracking the top 10 once again. Ross Gunn is currently at the wheel and just 11s behind sometime British F3 racer Francesco Castellacci in the #54 Ferrari, which currently holds P10 in the Am class.
LMP2
Albuquerque and Jensen come in to make stops. In the #22, Albuquerque steps out and Paul di Resta takes over for a shift.
LMP1
"Save the brakes, leave the gap, and hold position. We need to do everything we can to see the finish," Menezes is told.
GTE PRO
The gap between the two leaders in GTE Pro has remained fairly stable since second-place man Serra's #51 Ferrari took new tyres - it's still 1m04s between him and Maxime Martin's #97 Aston.
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LMP1
Menezes has been in for a stop, but rejoins behind the #3 once again. So any attempt at the ol' switcheroo hasn't worked for Rebellion.
GTE AM
Still though, Pera isn't exactly dropping third-placed man Ten Voorde in the #56 Porsche - the two Silvers are pulling each other along nicely, but will need to avoid getting stuck in a battle that costs them time to Yoluc.
LMP1
Rebellion brings Dumas in, so Menezes has a chance to go quickly and surpass it among the stops.
GTE AM
It's a long shot to make up a full lap, but Pera is giving this a good go, lapping around 3-4s per lap quicker than Yoluc.
LMP1
Menezes told to leave a gap once more, with Rebellion wishing to preserve the cars until the end. But he doesn't want to let it go - is he rebelling against Rebellion?
Da Costa is now matching Albuquerque's times in the P2 battle. There's a bit more cloud cover, which may or may not have affected the balance in the Goodyear versus Michelin tyre war. The problem for the chasing Jota crew is that their ORECA is a minute and a half behind. It will, however, probably be da Costa and Davidson to the end now. Amateur Gonzalez has done his six hours and is wandering around in civvies.
LMP1
Kobayashi, having taken a lap back from the Rebellions, has locked up at the Dunlop corner - which has brought the Rebellions very close together. Our man Filip Cleeren says that the #7 is missing some floor due to hitting debris earlier on - and Toyota says it "will have to soldier on as it takes too long to replace".
GTE AM
Uh oh, the latest pitstop for the #83 Ferrari in which Perrodo handed over to Nielsen is currently under investigation.
GTE AM
Pera and Ten Voorde in second and third places have now unlapped themselves from Yoluc, but the TF Sport man doesn't need to panic - he's still got a handy 3m48s lead, which is almost a full lap.
GTE PRO
Taking tyres means the #51 Ferrari is now over a minute behind Martin. He'll need to get his skates on to close that in the remaining three and a bit hours.
LMP1
Yep, Menezes is being told to leave a gap. The #1 car has older tyres and they're being asked to manage things, but the #1 is also arguably quicker. Probably quite frustrating for Menezes.
LMP1
The four LMP1 cars are now all on the same stretch of track. The #1 Rebellion is now on the tail of the #3, but it seems they're being told to hold position.
GTE PRO
Now Pier Guidi relinquishes the lead again to the #97 Aston by coming into the pits, with two-time Le Mans class winner (once with Aston, once with Ferrari) Serra taking over on a fresh set of boots.
GTE AM
Salih Yoluc now back aboard the #90 TF Aston. The Turkish driver has done a lot of racing in recent years - as well as contending for the WEC Am title, he's also won the Pro-Am class at the Spa 24 Hours and has won two International GT Open races with Eastwood this year.
GTE AM
First and second in GTE Am both pit now, Adam's #90 TF Sport Aston one lap ahead of Cairoli's #56 Project 1 Porsche.
LMP1
Kobayashi comes in for fuel too, still fourth in class after that lengthy spell in the pits at half-distance owing to turbo issues.
GTE PRO
Ferrari enjoying some glory laps back in the lead of GTE Pro, Pier Guidi 20s ahead of Martin, but he is of course due a stop soon.
LMP2
LMP2 leader Albuquerque's in for a stop, taking on board some fuel. The G-Drive also makes a stop, as Vergne lets Mikkel Jensen take over.
GTE PRO
Now the GTE Pro leader comes in. Maxime Martin's #97 Aston gets the attention of the AMR mechanics, who set to work removing detritus from the splitter. Not due to an off, but just the sheer build-up of rubber and debris on the track.
GTE AM
Perrodo now pits the #83 Ferrari, with factory driver Nielsen taking over.
LMP1
Leader Brendon Hartley comes in for a new drinks bottle and a glug of fuel. Nearby, the two Rebellions are nearly line astern, after Menezes clears a Ferrari and heads in pursuit of Dumas.
GTE AM
Having been given a few laps temporary respite after Pera - who has since pitted - got through, Perrodo will now face another Porsche challenge to his second place with Cairoli's #56 Project 1 machine now looming in his mirrors.
LMP1
The #8 re-laps the #1, an interesting game of cat-and-mouse here. The #1 elects to pit anyway, ending that little battle, which will bring the #3 back ahead.
GTE PRO
Now in comes Thiim in the #95 Aston that has been third in GTE Pro ever since Sam Bird's #71 Ferrari pitted in strife in the early hours of this morning. It's been a steady run for the 'Dane Train', which hasn't really had the pace to match the top two.
GTE AM
Pera has just pitted the second-placed GTE Am machine, which remains a lap down on the class-leading TF Sport Aston.
LMP1
Dumas brings the #3 musketeer into the pits, which will bump the #1 up to second place. Meanwhile, the #1 unlaps itself - it's now just four laps behind the #8.
GTE PRO
Things are looking good for the #97 Aston at the moment. Maxime Martin's lead over Alessandro Pier Guidi currently stands at a healthy 47s.
LMP2
There's Alex Brundle jumping into the #32 car, taking over from Will Owen. An earlier oil leak contrived to take the car out of contention overnight - it had just been passed for the lead when we were last on.
LMP2
Shout-out to the #28 IDEC Sport team, with Richard Bradley currently driving. The team started from the pitlane after being unable to qualify, but is currently seventh in class and is about 2 minutes behind Negrao in the #36 Signatech Alpine.
LMP1
And we will get a battle for second at this rate - the #1 is just 12s behind the #3 car. Whether it'll be of much substance given different strategies, we don't know, just as long as they don't take each other off...
GTE AM
Sure enough, Pera takes the place. In truth, Perrodo made it a bit easy for him - he was distracted by Horst Felbermayr Jr ahead running deep at the second Mulsanne chicane and followed suit, allowing Pera to blast past on exit.
LMP1
Another fastest race lap for the #3 Rebellion from Dumas, a 3m21.8s, but Menezes is still making progress towards him in the in-house battle for second.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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