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GTE AM
The #98 Aston that led the GTE Am class in the early running will have to serve a 10s time penalty at its next stop for an infringement during the last one.
Crash
The #50 Larbre Corvette of Brandela has just spun at Arnage.
Green flag
The race is back under way with the #28 car's wreckage cleared away.
Safety car
The safety car will return to the pits this lap.
Pit stop
There have been a number of LMP2 pitstops during this safety car period, including the third-placed #31 Rebellion ORECA which now has Senna at the wheel. the fourth-placed #35 Signatech ORECA of Panciatic has also been in.
Driver Change
Lotterer has pitted behind the safety car and handed the leading #1 Porsche to Jani.
GTE PRO
Bird now pits in the #71 Ferrari and it's wheeled straight into the garage, then after some brief multi-personnel work it heads straight back out again.
GTE PRO
It was Calado getting in the #51 Ferrari. That car is now seventh, having led the class, but what will prove more germane to its fortunes - given how jumbled the pitstop schedules are - is which safety car it ends up behind. Class leader Lietz in the #91 Porsche and Sorensen in the #95 Aston are running behind one.
Driver Change
Tung has replaced Jarvis in that #38 car which has now handed the LMP2 class lead to the #13 Rebellion ORECA of Piquet.
Pit stop
The second-placed #38 car of Jarvis has come into the pits during this safety car period.
GTE PRO
The #51 Ferrari has pitted just after the safety car was deployed. Looks like Pier Guidi was getting out to hand over to one of his team-mates, but we don't know who yet.
Safety car
We think it's the #28 TDS ORECA car currently driven by Collard that has had hefty shunt.
Safety car
There has been a fairly big shunt for one of the LMP2 cars through the Porsche Curves.
Safety car
We have a safety car!
Driver Change
The sole remaining Toyota has just visited the pits for a driver change. Nakajima has been replaced by Buemi behind the wheel of the #8 car - it's currently in 27th place overall.
LMP1
We have got to remember that there is still over a third of this race remaining. As dominant as the #1 Porsche is at the moment, there is still a very long way to go...
Slow Zone
There will be now be another slow zone to reckon that stricken Aston that is currently seventh in class.
Yellow flag
We've got a yellow flag with the #90 TF Sport Aston in the gravel at the Porsche Curves. Yoluc was behind the wheel.
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Green flag
The #34 Tockwith Ligier has been cleared now and the track is green again.
LMP1
For those of you wondering, the #1 Porsche is still in complete control of this race with a 10 lap advantage over Jarvis in the leading LMP2 #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA.
Slow Zone
There is now a slow zone in place while Chandhok's car is recovered.
Pit stop
Both of the LMP2 leaders have just pitted and Jarvis in the #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA remains around a minute ahead of Piquet in the #13 Rebellion ORECA.
GTE PRO
Sorensen deals with the threat from Bird quickly - the #95 Aston is now 1.8s ahead of the #71 Ferrari, and its last lap was nearly two seconds quicker.
Yellow flag
The #34 car is beached in the gravel, and it's being dealt with under local double waved yellows.
Crash
The #34 ORECA has gone off at the Porsche Curves - Chandhok at the wheel.
GTE PRO
Pitstop for Bird in the #71 Ferrari puts Pier Guidi in the sister #51 entry into the lead pending his own pitstop. Bird has emerged 0.677s behind the #95 Aston driven by Sorensen, which is the net leader but currently in third place behind the #51 Ferrari and the #91 Porsche.
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We've got another official retirement: Porsche have confirmed that the #92 GTE Pro car Michael Christensen spun at the Ford Chicane on lap 179 is a basket case and can't be repaired.
GTE PRO
The #95 and #97 Astons have pitted, allowing Bird through to the GTE Pro lead in the #71 Ferrari. Sorensen takes over the #95 and Serra gets in the #97.
Crash
The third-placed #31 Rebellion has had a spin just after the Dunlop chicane.
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LMP2
Jarvis leads in the #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA by 65s from the #13 Rebellion of PIquet. Thanks to time lost a few stops ago, the #31 Rebellion of Canal has lots ground and is now a lap down.
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We're just past the 14-hour mark here at Le Mans.
LMP1
Lotterer pits in the #1 Porsche, which has a lead of 10 laps.
Crash
The #21 DragonSpeed ORECA is going slowly. Hanley is at the wheel.
GTE PRO
Pier Guidi pits out of third in the #51 Ferrari. He'd been right with Turner in the #97 Aston.
GTE AM
The #90 TF Aston with Yoluc driving has stopped at the second chicane on the Mulsanne Straight. The car was running third in class behind the #84 JMW and #55 Spirit of Race Ferraris.
Yellow flag
Yellow flags at the second chicane on Mulsanne.
LMP2
Jarvis now has a 54s lead in the #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA over Piquet Jr in the #13 Rebellion.
Driver Change
Piquet Jr has taken over the #13 Rebellion ORECA and rejoins in second.
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