84th Le Mans 24 Hours
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GTE AM
Two slightly spread out pitstops have done nothing to change the GTE Am order, despite Wolf Henzler finally handing the #78 KCMG Porsche over.
Joel Camathias has taken over from Henzler and now holds an 11s lead over Heinemeier Hansson, with Dalla Lana having handed the #98 Aston over to Mathias Lauda - though that car has emerged in third.
Joel Camathias has taken over from Henzler and now holds an 11s lead over Heinemeier Hansson, with Dalla Lana having handed the #98 Aston over to Mathias Lauda - though that car has emerged in third.
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Race organisers have responded to fan criticism of the safety car start - or to be more accurate, how long the safety car stayed out once conditions had clearly improved: "It goes without saying that the decision was not taken lightly but in the interests of safety, it was deemed best. Even once the rain had ceased, the 13.629km-long circuit took a while to dry out. Many fans would have preferred the field to be unleashed earlier. However, race officials will take no risks with driver safety."
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Pit stop
Webber has pitted in the #1 Porsche, so that puts the #6 Toyota back in the lead. In previous cycles the #5 TS050 would also move ahead of the Porsche, but that unscheduled tyre stop for Davidson has dropped it out of range for the moment. Kobayashi leads Webber by 26.9s.
GTE PRO
Well, the Risi Ferrari's lead has been absolutely slashed. Just 3.1s covers Vilander and the two chasing Fords!
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Pit stop
Webber emerges from the pits just two seconds ahead of Lieb, but the #2 Porsche pits at the end of the following lap as planned.
LMP2
Hirakawa has taken some time out of Rao's lead, it's back to 22s. The top three are basically covered by half a minute now.
This is how close it is for the top three in GTE Pro
GTE PRO
Hand leads! He's got the Ford ahead of the Risi Ferrari.
LMP2
Rao has no match for Hirakawa's pace at the moment. The Thiriet by TDS Racing driver was five seconds faster again last time around and the gap is down to 14s, with Menezes third, 23s behind in total. Striebig, meanwhile, has spun in the Pegasus Racing Morgan.
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GTE PRO
Vilander leads again! Not sure what happened as the TV screens opted to focus on a GTE Am fight, but the timing screens now have the Ferrari back ahead.
LMP1
While Kobayashi is putting in 3m23s laps in the leading #6 Toyota, Webber's last two laps have been a 3m29s and a 3m25s. The 14-lap stinting Toyota is now 32s clear of the #1 Porsche.
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Yellow flag
Striebig is around again in the Pegasus entry at Porsche Curves. He made light contact with the inside wall and has stopped.
GTE AM
Here's a GTE Am order update: #78 KCMG Porsche; #88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche; #98 Aston; #50 Larbre Chevrolet; #86 Gulf Racing Porsche; #62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari; #61 Clearwater Ferrari; #55 AF Corse Ferrari; #57 AAI Chevrolet; #83 AF Corse Ferrari; #99 Aston; #60 Formula Racing Ferrari; #89 Proton Competition Porsche (stopped).
GTE PRO
Hand's stop, which was longer than his rivals, is under investigation. On-track, he has a sniff at Vilander but backs out of it heading to Mulsanne Corner.
LMP2
van der Garde has slowed on Watts in an all-Gibson battle, and looking to take seventh in LMP2.
GTE PRO
Hand closes, closes, closes on the Mulsanne straight but Vilander covers him off into the first chicane. The same again into the second chicane. Good driving from the Risi Ferrari man.
LMP1
Now things have shaken out, Dumas is 1m10s behind leader Conway.
LMP2
Beche leads Menezes by 7s in LMP2, while Rast has rejoined 40s off the class lead.
Pit stop
Duval pits the #8 Audi from its lonely fourth place.
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Lap 159: pitstop with fuel and new tires for our #8 . @ollyjarvis was ready but @loicduval does another stint #LeMans24 #LeagueofPerformance
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GTE PRO
Thanks to the safety car, Vilander now has a lead of 69 seconds in class in the #82 Risi Ferrari.
Driver Out
For the second time in this race the #47 KCMG ORECA is a retirement. We reckon it's definite this time, the car was buried in the gravel after Bradley's off. Game over.
Driver Out
And while we are on cars that are out, the #91 Porsche is officially out with an engine failure.
LMP2
Beche pits from the lead in LMP2. Menezes and Rast bump him down to third place.
LMP1
Dumas is keeping Conway much more honest in this stint. The Toyota's lead is 1m08s, which gives the Porsche a very good chance of getting on terms with the leader when Conway next stops.
Crash
The #71 AF Corse Ferrari, driven by Rigon, is in the gravel at the esses.
Yellow flag
Rigon isn't going anywhere, and is getting out of the car.
Slow Zone
A slow zone is being activated to cover the recovery of the #71 Ferrari.
Slow Zone
Something was awry with the left-rear wheel of the Ferrari when Rigon went off - potentially a tyre.
Pit stop
The second-placed GTE Am #62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari of Sweedler is in the pits.
LMP2
Rast is eating away at Menezes' advantage at the front of LMP2, he's got it down to 27s having rejoined after his most recent pitstop 35s behind.
Pit stop
Buemi brings the third-placed #5 Toyota in on schedule for another stop.
Green flag
That's the end of the slow zone. We're back to green in the first sector.
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By: Geoff Creighton
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