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The #13 Rebellion ORECA that runs second in LMP2 and third overall, driven by Beche, has been given a stop/go penalty for a pitstop infringement.
LMP1
So everyone's focus is now on Hartley in the #2 car. He is currently 33s behind Beche in the #13 Rebellion ORECA in the battle for third.
LMP2
With Jarvis now done in the #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA, which Laurent is now at the wheel of, and the car leading LMP2 by two laps, it's looking good for that team. You might think it'll be a come down for ex-Audi factory driver Oliver Jarvis, but in an interview in Autosport's pre-Le Mans issue, he made very clear how much he wants to win his class. "Fighting for outright victory or victory in class, it's still hugely competitive," he said. "While many may see it as a step down from LMP1, the competition level is exactly the same. I've always wanted to win Le Mans - to do it outright would be incredible - but I would also feel extremely privileged to do that in an LMP2 car." If the recovering #2 Porsche hits trouble, he might yet do both in one go this year...
Green flag
The track is now fully green again.
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Porsche team boss Andreas Seidl tells our friends at Eurosport "We switch full focus to the other car". He doesn't want to make any confident predictions about catching the #38 LMP2 car that is effectively the race leader now.
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The #35 Signatech ORECA that runs third in LMP2 and fourth overall is being investigated for a potential pitstop violation.
LMP1
But that gap is a moving target as the cars pass through the slow zones at different times.
Slow Zone
We've still got a slow zone in force in the vicinity of Indianapolis.
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Jarvis tells Eurosport "The #2 car is too quick, so they will catch us. Our focus has to be looking after our car, first of all we have to finish".
LMP1
So after that stop for Beche in the #13 car, Hartley is now 2m40s behind in the #2 Porsche.
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Just got a text from Bentley motorsport boss Brian Gush pointing out that the last overall podium for a Dunlop-shod car was the Bentley EXP Speed 8 in 2001. Was thinking it was even longer ago with Mazda's 1991 victory.
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Pit stop
Beche brings the #13 Rebellion ORECA into the pits. That's from second place in LMP2 and third overall, although with the #1 Prosche seemingly out that's de facto second overall!
LMP1
Lotterer has got his helmet off now and appears to be out of the race.
Crash
The #32 Panis Barthez Ligier of Barthez has stopped on track. Barthez is out of the car.
LMP1
Hartley has closed and now passed Ragues in the #35 Signatech to claim fourth.
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Driver Change
Back in the GTE Pro world, Pilet is back in the lead of the class in the #91 Porsche after the #63 cars pits. Magnussen in for Garcia.
LMP1
Hartley in the #2 Porsche is still fifth at the moment and is 11 laps behind Lotterer in the #1.
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Pit stop
The #35 Signatech ORECA, third in LMP2, fourth overall, makes a pitstop. Ragues is at the wheel.
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LMP1
Marshals push the #1 car to a safer place, but the race director tells Porsche it will be allowed to continue if Lotterer can restart it:
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Race director to Lotterer: “We are going to push your car into the opening 20 metres ahead. If your driver can get his things together to continue, he is allowed to do it. We need to clear the track.”
If there's no juice left in the battery, will Porsche take the risk of firing up the engine – lack of oil pressure or no?
Driver Change
Laurent has taken over the #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA, which has a chance of taking the overall lead if the #1 Porsche doesn't make a quick recovery.
Pit stop
The #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA is in the pits. It's a full service with fuel and tyres.
Crash
Lotterer is getting back into the car but it is going to be pushed to a gap in the barriers.
LMP2
The #38 Jackie Chan DC ORECA of Jarvis is now nine laps behind the un-moving lead #1 Porsche.
Crash
Lotterer is out of the car! Looks like game over now
LMP1
The final resting place for #1?
LMP1
The #1 car keeps stopping on the Mulsanne Straight:
LMP1
Lotterer is still in the car. He hasn't given up yet...
Yellow flag
Yellow flags are, obviously, following Lotterer around the circuit. Not that he's moving right now. He's in the vicinity of Mulsanne Corner.
Crash
Lotterer has stopped again! Can he get the Porsche to fire up again?
LMP1
This just goes to show how endurance races can turn at any second. We thought there had been a lot of drama in LMP1 already but there's still plenty more to come.
LMP1
This was the #1 car stopped moments ago, before Lotterer managed to get some forward momentum again:
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