Le Mans 2017: Wednesday
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Yellow flag
Yellow flags are out at the start of the lap.
LMP2
The #49 Bratislava Ligier driven by Konopka has apparently stopped, causing that yellow flag.
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Green flag
The yellow flag has now been removed, so Konopka has got going again.
Crash
Replays show that Konpka had a quick spin at the Dunlop Curves and recovered.
Autosport
Breaking news: Lucas di Grassi has been ruled out of racing for AF Corse this weekend 
LMP1
Things are really closing up in LMP1 now as Tandy in the #1 Porsche has put in a 3m22.978s to close to within a second of the leading Toyota, despite remaining in fifth.
GTE PRO
A slap on the wrist for Stefan Mucke from race control for not respecting track limits at Tertre Rouge. He's 12th in the #68 Ford at the moment.
LMP2
The #36 ORECA of Dumas passes the #34 Ligier of Hanson. As always, plenty of traffic here at Le Mans.
Driver Change
Stanaway in for Sorensen in the #95 AMR Aston that's currently second fastest in the GTE Pro class.
Slow Zone
There is a slow zone imminent for debris in the vicinity of the Dunlop Curves.
LMP2
Here's the current top eight in LMP2, with less than two hours left in free practice
Crash
Potentially some trouble for Kunimoto in the pacesetting #9 Toyota with some smoke coming out of the rear of the TS050 HYBRID.
Slow Zone
And the slow zone is now active.
Green flag
And the slow zone has gone.
GTE PRO
Dixon has been chipping away in the #69 Ford, but without approaching the pace set by Briscoe earlier. That car has now been displaced to fifth in class by the Porsches of Makowiecki and Estre, who have gone round in 3m57.013s and 3m57.069s. It's now Magnussen-Stanaway-Makowiecki-Estre-Dixon.
Driver Change
Turner in for Serra in the #97 Aston Martin running sixth in GTE Pro.
LMP2
Albuquerque, in the #32 Ligier, was set to do that car's best time but didn't complete the lap and pitted, likely because of the slow zone.
Driver Change
Having gone third in GTE Pro, Makowiecki hands over to Pilet.
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LMP1
It's been a long time since any of the Toyotas has improved, but Nakajima in the #8 machine has just completed a 3m22.607s to close the gap slightly to Lapierre's best.
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Driver Change
Beche has headed out in the pacesetting #13 Rebellion.
LMP2
Lynn puts the #26 G-Drive ORECA second fastest with a lap of 3m33.441s. That's still a second off the pace of the #13 Rebellion ORECA though.
Driver Change
Speaking of Lapierre, he has just returned to the wheel of the #9 Toyota. Can he improve his time from its current 3m22.049s that he set very early on in the session?
Driver Change
Laurent is now out in the #38 DC Racing ORECA for the first time.
LMP2
Shaytar sticks the #27 SMP Dallara sixth fastest in LMP2, 2.1s off the pace.
GTE PRO
Dixon goes round in 3m58.228s in the leading Ford GT. That's his best so far, and closing in on that car's fastest time of 3m57.200s.
LMP2
Gommendy was set to improve in the fourth-placed #37 DC Racing ORECA, but dives into the pits.
GTE PRO
Vilander – just in for Kaffer in the #82 Risi Ferrari – posts a 3m56.079s to go second fastest in class - just 0.075s off Magnussen's benchmark in the Corvette.
LMP2
Meanwhile, Prost has put the #31 Rebellion seventh with a lap of 3m34.577s. Petrov has slotted in behind in the #25 Manor ORECA.
LMP1
Times have now got even closer at the top! Tandy has put the #1 Porsche just 0.013s slower than Lapierre's best. Can the Frenchman now respond?
GTE PRO
Other Fords now improving their times in the hands of Tincknell (3m58.490s) and Pla (3m58.821s). They are 12th and 13th in class.
LMP2
A black-and-orange flag is being showed to the #23 G-Drive ORECA. That's run under the G-Drive banner by Dragonspeed.
LMP1
Conway has now put the #7 Toyota third. This means the top five LMP1 cars are separated by just 0.634s.
LMP2
Laurent posts a 3m33.042s in the #38 DC Racing ORECA. That's second and now just over six-tenths off the pace of the #13 Rebellion ORECA.
GTE AM
Former Panoz LMP driver Katoh is drilling down towards the four-minute mark in the fastest of the GTE Am entries, the #60 Clearwater Ferrari whose 3m57.797s benchmark was set by Parente a few moments ago. The Larbre Corvette remains in second place but is still in the garage. Cameron is lapping in the 4m03s bracket in the third-fastest car, the #55 Sprit Of Race Ferrari that Cioci lapped in 3m59.111s. Expect the order to change shortly because Lamy has just gone round in 3m59.817 in the #98 AMR Aston.
Stopwatch
Toyota has been knocked off its perch at the top of the timesheets. Bamber has put the #2 Porsche three tenths clear!
GTE AM
Hankey also getting a step on, lapping in 3m59.778s in the #90 TF Sport Aston.
LMP2
Hanley puts the #21 DragonSpeed ORECA second fastest, less than a tenth slower than the pace of the #13 Rebellion ORECA.
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