Le Mans 2013 81st Le Mans 24 Hours
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3h38m GTE Pro: Drivers have also changed for the #99 Aston - Frederic Makowiecki is in, replacing starter Rob Bell.
3h37m LMP2: A spin for the #40 Boutsen Oreca at Mulsanne Corner, with Romaine Brandela now getting going again after causing a bit of a traffic jam.
3h37m LMP1: Lapierre is refusing to yield to Duval - who pulls alongside the Toyota on the straights but cannot get by at the moment.
3h36m GTE Pro: Darren Turner finally hands over control of the leading #97 Vantage. Stefan Mucke takes over, resuming ahead of the #92 Manthey Porsche and #99 sister Vantage.
3h35m LMP1: Davidson pits in the #7. It's a first driver change for Toyota, with Buemi now in the car.
3h34m LMP2: #26 is in the pits with Conway back underway at the wheel, as a pack of P2 cars dive in for service this time.
3h34m LMP1: Lapierre passes Duval for third - he's again excelling in the tricky conditions.
3h32m LMP2: Ricardo Gonzalez in the #35 Oak Morgan is now right on the case of Brundle in the class-leading #24, while Conway in the #26 is reeling in that pair.
3h30m LMP1: A spin for the #12 Rebellion - up until then Nick Heidfeld had put in a very solid stint. He's dropped it at Tertre Rouge.
3h28m LMP1: ...And moments later Lapierre does the same, a trip across the kerb for the #7 Toyota.
3h27m 
GTE Am: The #75 Prospeed Porsche, in the hands of Francois Perrodo, runs off track at the Dunlop chicane.
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GTE Am: The #75 Prospeed Porsche, in the hands of Francois Perrodo, runs off track at the Dunlop chicane.
Rain
3h26m Meanwhile, it is raining once again on the pit straight.
3h25m GTE Pro: Turner, still in the lead #97 Aston, is lapping two seconds faster than the chasing pack. His advantage is now just over 45 seconds. Rob Bell in the sister #99 machine is second, just ahead of Romain Dumas in the Manthey Porsche,
3h25m LMP2: The #41 completes a very slow lap around the circuit as Rossi brings the Greaves machine back to the attention of its mechanics. The right rear suspension on that car looks to be deranged.
3h23m GTE Am: The #54 AF Ferrari - running 53rd overall - takes a trip into the gravel at Mulsanne Corner, but continues.
3h22m LMP1: Davidson splits the Audis as he stays out, 20s behind Treluyer.
3h21m LMP1: That means we have the first of the driver changes at Audi. Treluyer takes over the #1, Duval is in for McNish in the #2 and Jarvis is now in the #3 Audi.
3h21m GTE Pro: Still static at the front of Pro with Turner nearing the end of his first stint in Aston #97, holding that 10 second gap over the #99.
3h19m LMP1: di Grassi comes in as Lotterer leaves the pits.
3h18m LMP1: Lotterer enters the pits, so far a faultless performance in the #1 Audi.
3h17m LMP2 The Caterham-backed Greaves #41 is touring slowly out on to the Mulsanne straight as Alex Rossi struggles to get up to speed.
3h16m LMP2: Trouble for the #36 Signatech Alpine as it is wheeled back into the garage. That car had a gravelly off a couple of laps ago.
3h16m 
LMP1: McNish pits in the #2 Audi, leaving di Grassi 50s off the race leader.
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LMP1: McNish pits in the #2 Audi, leaving di Grassi 50s off the race leader.
3h13m LMP1: Davidson's 1m30s behind after a particularly slow lap , though Lapierre fared little better. He's more than two minutes behind the #1 Audi.
3h12m GTE Pro: The #71 AF Corse Ferrari has been given a stop/go penalty for that earlier unsafe release straight into the path of a Porsche.
3h11m LMP1: Lotterer's responded to the pressure from McNish, who still has di Grassi for company. At this point in the race, the Toyotas are both slipping back 3-4s a lap.
3h07m 
GTE Am: It's our very sad duty to report that Allan Simonsen has died in hospital following his crash on the fourth lap of the race.
AUTOSPORT's thoughts and prayers are with his family.
GTE Am: It's our very sad duty to report that Allan Simonsen has died in hospital following his crash on the fourth lap of the race.
AUTOSPORT's thoughts and prayers are with his family.
3h02m LMP1: A couple of good laps for McNish brings Lotterer's lead down to 45s, but incredibly the Scot cannot shake off the attentions of di Grassi, who is putting in a very credible stint in the #3 R18 e-tron quattro.
3h01m GTE Pro: Turner in #97 building an advantage of around 10 seconds over Rob Bell in the sister #99 ahead of the first driver changes for the Pro Aston squads.
3h00m GTE Am: The drama for the Imsa Porsche means Cioci continues to lead for the #61 Ferrari while Lorenzo Case, now aboard the sister #55 machine, is completing a Prancing Horse 1-2.
2h56m LMP1: There was no change of tyres for Lapierre - so we're now wondering whether he did fit inters at the last stop, or maybe he's just revelling on a damp track.
2h55m LMP1: An impressive stint from Lapierre, who finally brings the #7 Toyota in. You wouldn't have thought he'd be running in the top five still when he pulled off at the second Mulsanne chicane!
2h54m LMP2: Plenty of pitstops for the LMP2 leaders, with Baguette in #35 leading them in for service. That puts Brundle in Oak's #24 back at the head of the class.
2h53m LMP1: The class-leading #67 Imsa Porsche has a big problem, the carcass of the tyre flies off at the start of the Porsche Curve after suffering a left-rear puncture.
2h51m LMP2: The #32 Lotus is in trouble with officials after reports that the left door is opening. A black and orange flag is going to force that car into the pits.
2h49m LMP1: Davidson finally pits the #8 Toyota.
Rain
2h48m The rain was definitely getting a lot heavier on the start/finish straight - though it's eased off to some degree. Enough to keep the drivers very much on their toes.
2h46m 
GTE Pro: Definitely getting slippery at Dunlop as the #74 Corvette repeats its off through the gravel, followed by a brace of other GTE machines. There's now a bit of gravel on the road, we're told.
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GTE Pro: Definitely getting slippery at Dunlop as the #74 Corvette repeats its off through the gravel, followed by a brace of other GTE machines. There's now a bit of gravel on the road, we're told.
2h46m LMP1: Davidson round again, so this stint will go to 12 laps at least. He's 17s behind Lotterer, with McNish now 54s behind his Audi team-mate.
2h44m LMP2: Pitstop for the LMP2 leader as Pla hands over to Alex Brundle for the second stint. That puts Baguette in the other Oak #35 car back to the front.
By: Jamie O'Leary, Gary Watkins, Sam Tremayne, Scott Mitchell, Geoff Creighton, Matt Beer
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