2020 Le Mans 24 Hours Live Updates
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GTE AM
On-screen now is the battle for second in GTE Am - Perrodo is the am in the #83 Ferrari and coming under huge pressure from debutante Riccardo Pera, one of Porsche's menagerie of junior drivers. Looks a question of when, rather than if.
LMP2
JOTA's da Costa had just come in (and out) for a stop. He keeps second in class, some way ahead of that #26 G-Drive car of Vergne. Last time we were on, that G-Drive had suffered all kinds of issues and Rusinov stopped a few times on-track, which the team was able to fix relatively swiftly.
LMP1
Four hours to go - how are things looking? Well, there isn't much of an LMP1 battle to speak of - the big question there is whether the delayed #7 car can get back to the podium, but it is still two laps behind the Rebellion pair that occupy second and third.
Driver Change
Having had a little bit of sleep, Newbold and I (JBL) are back to take it to the end. Big thanks to Haydn and Josh for doing the early morning, they're off to presumably get a well-earned coffee.
GTE AM
Pera in the #77 Dempsey Proton Porsche is rapidly eroding the deficit to the #83 AF Corse Ferrari, which is running in second place in GTE Am. Just under seven seconds separates them, but Pera was 4.5s quicker than Perrodo in the #83 on that last lap.
LMP2
Laurent also pits in the #36 Signatech Alpine Elf car running in fifth place in class and three laps off the leaders. Had it not been for its issues in the opening hour, the team would have definitely been in the fight at the front of the class. Ifs and buts though.
LMP2
Albuquerque pits in the LMP2 leading #22 United Autosports on schedule and once again is joined by the #26 G-Drive running one lap down in third place.
GTE PRO
Pier Guidi pits the #51 AF Corse Ferrari and allows Martin in the #97 Aston to resume in the lead of GTE Pro. Further down the order, rising GT star Gounon is setting personal best lap times in the #82 Risi Competizione entry which lost time earlier in the race with a drive-through penalty and a couple of off-track excursions. It sits fifth ahead of the two factory Porsche cars, but seven laps down on the leading car.
GTE AM
Adam brings the #90 TF Sport entry to the pits for its 20th pistop of the race. It still has a lap in hand over the second-place #83 AF Corse entry which is rapidly losing time to the third-place running #77 Dempsey Proton Porsche.
Here's a recap on the action as the sun started to rise over Le Mans this morning: 
LMP1
Both Rebellion cars pit on the same lap which sees the two cars remain second (#3) and third (#1) respectively which would be a super showing. If, and it is a massive if which doesn’t look likely, the #8 Toyota hits significant trouble it could get even better for Rebellion.
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GTE AM
Perrodo brings in the #83 AF Corse entry, which was running second in the GTE Am class behind the runaway race leading #90 TF Sport car - with Adam currently at the wheel.
Driver Change
Antonio Felix da Costa is in the #38 JOTA, taking over from Gonzalez, with a gap of 1m50s to bridge to catch Albuquerque in the leading #22 United Autosports.
Driver Change
Martin has replaced Lynn in the GTE Pro class leading #97 Aston. Pier Guidi takes the lead in the #51 Ferrari, but he'll also need to visit the pits shortly.
LMP1
Dumas has just set the fastest lap of the race by the #3 Rebellion with a 3m22.185s in response to the gap – currently at 26 seconds – being closed by Menezes in the sister #1 car.
GTE PRO
Top five in GTE Pro as it stands.
1. #97 Aston - Lynn / Martin / Tincknell
2. #51 AF Corse Ferrari - Pier Guidi / Calado / Serra +54s
3. #95 Aston - Thiim, Sorensen, Westbrook +2 laps
4. #71 AF Corse Ferrari - Rigon, Molina, Bird +4 laps
5. #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari - Pla, Bourdais, Gounon +7 laps
1. #97 Aston - Lynn / Martin / Tincknell
2. #51 AF Corse Ferrari - Pier Guidi / Calado / Serra +54s
3. #95 Aston - Thiim, Sorensen, Westbrook +2 laps
4. #71 AF Corse Ferrari - Rigon, Molina, Bird +4 laps
5. #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari - Pla, Bourdais, Gounon +7 laps
LMP2
More misery for the #29 Racing Team Nederland as the car is wheeled back into the garage. They are currently P16 in class but it simply hasn't been their race in 2020. It turns out to be a short pause in the garage as Nyck de Vries heads out on track once more.
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GTE AM
The #77 Dempsey Proton Porsche pits with Pera replacing team boss Ried. That car is right in amongst a close battle for second place, with Perrodo currently occupying P2 in GTE Am for the #83 AF Corse Ferrari.
LMP2
The #26 G-Drive driven by Vergne also pits, just for fuel though, as he resumes the fight for the final class podium place against the #31 Panis Racing now being driven by Jamin.
GTE PRO
A reminder that the last time Aston Martin Racing was triumphant at Le Mans in GTE Pro was in 2017 with Adam, Serra and Turner at the wheel. Adam is currently leading the GTE Am class in a privately run Aston, Serra is now with Ferrari and providing the main challenge to the class-leading Aston in GTE Pro, while Turner is supporting from the sidelines.
Driver Change
Di Resta duly completes his stint pushing to the very end as he pits the #22 United Autosports and hands over to Albuquerque.
LMP2
Paul di Resta is putting together a solid stint for the LMP2 leader #22 United Autosports. His advantage over Gonzalez in the #38 JOTA is well over 90 seconds now.
GTE PRO
Lynn - in the GTE Pro leading #97 Aston entry - sits in 21st overall. Last year's class winners, who are currently running second in class, finished the 2019 race in 20th position overall.
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LMP1
The #1 Rebellion pits a lap later to return second place to the #3 sister car. Meanwhile the leading #8 Toyota is also in the pits as Buemi completes his latest stint and hands over to Hartley.
GTE PRO
The gap between the GTE Pro leaders has swelled to over a minute. Lynn leads and is on course for his first Le Mans class victory. It would mark his team-mate Tincknell's first class victory at Le Mans since the British ace took LMP2 honours for JOTA in 2014.
LMP1
The #3 Rebellion pits from second place which hands that position over to the sister #1 Rebellion. Berthon hands over driver duties to Dumas as the race ticks down to just under five hours to go.
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GTE AM
Chen has restarted the #72 HubAuto entry and is making his way back to the pits. The slow zone is withdrawn and the race is back to green flag running with just over five hours of the race remaining.
GTE PRO
Calado pits the #51 Ferrari from the GTE Pro lead and hands the car to Pier Guidi, who gets a fresh set of tyres. The pitstop puts Lynn in the #97 Aston back into the lead of the class.
LMP2
Gonzalez, who had been chipping away at the deficit for #38 JOTA chasing Di Resta in the lead #22 United Autosports, pits on schedule to drop back once again. That battle looks set to go all the way to the finish.
Slow Zone
Chen is the cause of the latest slow zone. He's beached the #72 HubAuto Racing entry in the gravel just after the Dunlop bridge.
GTE AM
The GTE Am leader is also in the pits. Yoluc ends a near two-hour stint in the #90 TF Sport entry and hands over to four-time British GT champion Adam. Perredo has taken the reigns of the second-place #83 AF Corse Ferrari entry from Collard.
GTE PRO
Lynn pits the #97 Aston from the GTE Pro lead as Molina takes over the fourth-placed #71 AF Corse Ferrari from Rigon. Calado now leads in the #51 AF Corse, but will be stopping soon.
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Slow Zone
Another spinner, this time the #34 Inter Europol Competition with Smiechowski getting stuck in the gravel on the approach to the Dunlop bridge.
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