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Le Mans 2017: Thursday
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LMP1
Here's how the overall top eight looks:
LMP2
The #21 DragonSpeed ORECA is reported by race control to have stopped. Hedman is at the wheel of that one.
LMP2
Race control now reporting that Hedman has got going again.
GTE PRO
Looks like Tincknell had what the legendary Marcus Pye would call "a grassy moment" at the Esses in the #67 Ford.
LMP2
Berthon is the latest driver who has had to nurse a punctured tyre back to the pits:
LMP2
Beche puts the #13 Rebellion ORECA fourth with a lap of 3m28.387s
Yellow flag
Yellow flags near Indianapolis
Slow Zone
Slow zone is being prepared. Looks like the problem is at the exit of Indianapolis
GTE PRO
No prizes for guessing what has just happened here...
Crash
It's the #60 Clearwater Ferrari, driven by Wee, that's off at Indianapolis.
GTE PRO
Meanwhile, the #69 Ford crew has been given a warning to respect track limits.
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LMP1
There was just a quick change of nose for the #9 Toyota as Lopez prepares for another run.
Yellow flag
There's apparently now a yellow in the vicinity of the first Mulsanne chicane
Crash
It's the #27 SMP Dallara that has stopped, with Aleshin at the wheel. That's the car that caught fire yesterday, so that's not good news
GTE PRO
The #67 Ford has been told to stay within the track limits at the exit of the Porsche Curves.
LMP2
Sounds like Aleshin has got back going again
Green flag
The whole track is now green at Le Mans. But it's not that busy with 24 minutes of the session remaining. The calm before the storm?
Driver Change
We've now Sarrazin in the pacesetting #7 Toyota for the first time.
Yellow flag
No - the yellows are back. This time it's at the second Mulsanne chicane
Crash
Aleshin has stopped again in the #27 SMP Dallara!
Green flag
And the yellow has cleared again as Aleshin is moving again
LMP2
Konopka hops across the final chicane in the #49 entry
GTE PRO
Calado sets the #51 AF Corse Ferrari's quickest time of the day, and beats its previous best - which he set last night - with a 3m52.465s. That's sixth in class.
Yellow flag
More yellows, this time near Mulsanne corner. Could be Aleshin slowing again...
LMP2
Aleshin is still reported to be going slowly in the #27 SMP Dallara
LMP1
There haven't been any improvements in LMP1 for quite a while now. It seems the focus has switched away from fast qualifying laps.
LMP1
Either that or everyone's still in shock at Kobayashi's lap.
LMP2
We now have Vaxiviere back out in the #28 TDS ORECA that held overnight LMP2 pole. It's been shuffled back to eighth, so will we see an attempt to reclaim top spot? He was certainly very enthusiastic about the possibility of taking pole on his first Le Mans appearance when chatting to him earlier today.
Crash
The stop/start adventures of Aleshin in the #27 SMP Dallara continue as he's stopped at the exit of the Porsche Curves. But he then gets going again. He's close to the pits now
GTE AM
Order change in GTE Am as Stevens goes top in the #84 Ferrari with a 3m53.981s. Hankey is also on the move, now second in the #90 Aston with a 3m54.319s.
GTE PRO
The top eight cars in the GTE Pro battle as we near the end of second qualifying:
LMP2
Senna has put the #31 Rebellion ORECA back up to fourth with a lap of 3m27.564s
LMP2
Brundle has improved the best time of the #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA. He's sixth
GTE AM
That was Hankey's last shot because he's just come in to the pits.
LMP2
Menezes improves in the #36 Signatech ORECA. He's eighth. Three places behind him is Gutierrez, who has improved in the #22 G-Drive/DragonSpeed ORECA
LMP2
We've also seen an improvement from 45-year-old rookie Rubens Barrichello. He's done a 3m31.766s in the #29 RTN Dallara and is 18th
LMP2
Gutierrez puts the #22 G-Drive/DragonSpeed ORECA up to ninth.
LMP2
Bradley puts the #40 Graff ORECA up to 12th.
GTE PRO
Pilet has set the #91 Porsche's fastest lap of the day, a 3m52.593s, but in doing so he's picked up a track-limits warning - and is still ninth in class, albeit less than a second off the provisional pole time.
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