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WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans

Free practice and qualifying

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LMP1
So it's provisional pole for Porsche with Neel Jani after the first qualifying session of this year's event. Porsche/Porsche, Toyota/Toyota, Audi/Audi, Rebellion/Rebellion is how they stack up for now.
Stopwatch
Right at the end, Muller lowers the bar even further – a 3m51.185s from the #68 Ford driver. That is mighty.
GTE PRO
Sorensen's got the Aston in the mix for "not Ford or Ferrari" honours, lapping 0.3s slower than Makowiecki. It's a 3m55.261s for the #95 Aston, which is ninth in class.
Checkered flag
Chequered flag - that's the end of the first qualifying session at Le Mans.
LMP2
Derani moves the #31 ESM Ligier from 10th to sixth with a last-gasp lap.
LMP1
Di Grassi moves the #8 Audi ahead of its team-mate, posting a 3m22.4s to go 0.3s faster than the #7 R18 and take fifth place.
GTE PRO
Muller gets into the 3m51s and moves the #68 Ford ahead of the #66 car into fourth. His 3m51.743s puts him 0.3s off top spot.
LMP2
Merhi improves the best time in the #44 Manor ORECA, but not by anywhere near enough to move it up from its current fourth in class.
LMP1
It's all looking good for Porsche fans as first qualifying enters its final minutes. It's had a smooth session, and sits one-two on the leaderboard heading into Thursday's running. Toyota leads the chase, with Audi firmly in third after an evening where its focus has been on things other than qualifying times, particularly with the #8 car.
LMP2
A purposeful-looking Danny Watts jumps into the #42 Strakka Gibson. Looks like he might have a late qualifying shot to try and move that car up from its current seventh place.
Crash
Makowiecki is pushing hard - a little too hard. He just spun exiting the Ford chicane, but got going again quickly enough.
GTE PRO
Dirk Muller rams home the fact that this is looking more and more like a two-marque race by going fifth quickest in the #68 Ford on a 3m52.173s.
LMP1
Another improvement for the #8 Audi as it plays catch-up - di Grassi gets down to a 3m22.8s to put the second Audi just half a tenth behind the #7 machine. It stays sixth.
GTE PRO
Another improvement - this time from Makowiecki, who sets a 3m54.918s. The #92 Porsche is down to last year's pole time...but 3.5s off this year's pace.
LMP2
Lapierre improves to a 3m37.225s, but that doesn't move the #36 Signatech Alpine ORECA up a position. It's still third.
Stopwatch
And Hartley retakes top spot for the #1 Porsche on a 3m22.560s.
LMP2
Chatin now jumps up to second in LMP2 in the Panis Barthez Competition Ligier. His 3m40.308s is about equidistant between Lapierre and Gommendy.
LMP2
Gommendy improves to a 3m40.754s but remains second in LMP2.
Stopwatch
Di Grassi goes fastest in the #8 Audi on a 3m22.985s.
GTE PRO
Sam Bird in the #71 AF Corse gets a track limits warning.
LMP1
Sarrazin goes fourth fastest now on a 3m25.011s.
LMP1
Remember, we only have eight LMP1 cars still running in this session after the #4 CLM caught fire and caused a red flag earlier on
LMP2
The SO24! by Lombard Racing Ligier has been summoned to pitlane again to fix its telemetry.
LMP1
Sarrazin has also improved the #6 Toyota's time to a 3m25.321s. That car is now fifth.
Stopwatch
Jani puts the #2 Porsche into top spot with a 3m24.489s lap. So it's a Porsche one-two for now.
GTE PRO
Bruni is now fastest, usurping Vilander's time by 0.3s.
LMP2
Gommendy is back in the Eurasia entry that's currently second. He led the way in LMP2 before Lapierre's effort.
Information
Standings with 50 minutes remaining: 1 Hartley, 3m24.594s; 2 Duval, 3m24.852s; 3 Lieb, 3m25.186s; 4 Buemi, 3m25.223s; 5 Treluyer, 3m25.526s; 6 Conway, 3m26.211s.
GTE AM
Townsend Bell has just broken the #88 Proton Porsche's stranglehold on the fastest Am time, dragging the #62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 0.4s clear.
Stopwatch
Hartley improves the #1 Porsche fastest time of the session, setting a 3m24.594s.

By: Geoff Creighton

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