Le Mans 2013 Wednesday practice & qualifying
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As repairs continue, Sebastien Buemi's stricken #8 Toyota TS030 heads back to the pits on the back of a low loader.
Kamui Kobayashi Le Mans 2013
We're deep into the night here at Le Mans, a situation not everyone is used to - as Kamui Kobayashi's photo attests to.
The ex-F1 driver's AF Corse squad is currently sixth fastest in class, less than one second slower than the pacesetting #99 Aston Martin.
Seems the welding crew has made its way round to the damaged barriers at the second Mulsanne chicane.
Meanwhile, the AUTOSPORT crew is having a Twitter war. Apparently its not all about followers - followers per tweet has been suggested as a better gauge. Yes, it's getting late folks.
There's no ability to stop the clock in this session of course, which means we're approaching the final 30 minutes of tonight's qualifying.
In between CCTV shots of flashing lights and broken barriers, talk has turned to who would play each member of AUTOSPORT if a film was made. No, we don't imagine it would be a blockbuster. But yes, we're having fun offering up the worst possible suggestions. Timothy Spall has made an appearance...
Jimmy Nail has also cropped up. We're staying mum on the real-life parallels though.
Incidentally, there's nothing extra we can report on the current red flag situation. As soon as we know more, we'll bring it to you.
Incidentally, there's nothing extra we can report on the current red flag situation. As soon as we know more, we'll bring it to you.
A gaggle of the Toyota boys are standing impatiently at the gates of parc ferme. The #8 car has made it back on a flatbed, but hasn't been released to the waiting team.
How about Daniel Radcliffe to play a certain AUTOSPORT sportscar correspondent? Some reckon he might be too old to carry it off.
Checkered flag
The session will not restart. All cars are now under parc ferme conditions.
Stopwatch
That'a a wrap for the on-track action for tonight.
Your provisional polesitters for all the classes are...
LMP1: #2 Audi (Loic Duval)
LMP2: #26 G-Drive/Delta-ADR ORECA-Nissan (Mike Conway)
GTE Pro: #99 Aston Martin (Frederic Makowiecki)
GTE Am: #96 Aston Martin (Allan Simonsen)
Your provisional polesitters for all the classes are...
LMP1: #2 Audi (Loic Duval)
LMP2: #26 G-Drive/Delta-ADR ORECA-Nissan (Mike Conway)
GTE Pro: #99 Aston Martin (Frederic Makowiecki)
GTE Am: #96 Aston Martin (Allan Simonsen)
Still no word on the status of the Krohn Ferrari - all we can say is that the car has been stripped down pending a decision. A spare car or chassis is known to be on its way to cover every eventually.
That's a wrap for the night. We're off for some well-earned sleep, but we will be back to bring you all the news from the circuit tomorrow.
Second qualifying starts at 1900 local time (1800 UK) with the final session commencing at 2200 local (2100 UK).
Second qualifying starts at 1900 local time (1800 UK) with the final session commencing at 2200 local (2100 UK).
By: Jamie O'Leary, Sam Tremayne, Gary Watkins, Scott Mitchell
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