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Le Mans 2017: Wednesday
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GTE AM
Lauda has managed to shave a few tenths of Lamy's time in the GTE Am-leading #98 AMR Aston Martin - 3m55.134. That's half a second clear of the #77 Porsche, now with Dienst at the wheel, who hasn't been able to beat Cairoli's earlier 3m55.692s. Bell is third in the #90 TF Sport Aston in which Hankey set the 3m55.953s.
LMP2
Chandhok was stopped on track for a while, but seems to have got going again. He's in the final sector and trying to crawl back to the pits in the #34 Tockwith Ligier.
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LMP1
We've reached a mid-session lull now, with no drivers gaining any time. Now it's about making sure all three drivers have got their necessary night-time laps.
LMP1
Toyota leads the way at the head of the field:
LMP2
Chandhok did eventually get the #34 Tockwith Ligier back to the pits. It took some time.
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Thanks to the delayed start to proceedings, we're already long past the halfway mark in this session (which finishes at 11pm BST). Here's a summary of what's happened so far:
LMP1: All of the fast times so far have come very early in the session, as expected. Currently it's a Toyota 1-2 with Kobayashi in the #7 machine on a 3m18.793s - 0.638 seconds ahead of Nakajima in the #8 car. In third is Bernhard in the #2 Porsche, almost a second off the pace. Completing the top five are Lapierre (#9 Toyota) and Jani (#1 Porsche) with 2.3s covering them all. The ByKolles is some 10s slower than Kobayashi.
LMP2: The Manor ORECAs hold first and second place, with Jean-Eric Vergne first with a 3m30.847s and Petrov just under a tenth behind. The #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing entry is third thanks to Laurent's lap, although the sister #37 machine has been stuck in the pits after an oil pressure spike was detected. The #27 SMP Dallara's session is over after it stopped with a fire, while the #34 Tockwith Ligier has also hit trouble. It has started moving again but still hasn't got it back and is slowly touring back now.
GTE Pro: the #95 AMR Aston Martin Vantage leads, courtesy of an early 3m52.117s lap by Marco Sorensen. Sam Bird fell just short with his early effort of 3m52.235s, which left the #71 AF Corse Ferrari second, just ahead of the sister #71 car whose 3m53.123s fastest lap was set by James Calado.
GTE Am: Aston Martin Racing leads GTE Am as well after Pedro Lamy set a 3m55.232s lap in the opening minutes, a commanding class lead that Mathias Lauda improved upon when he got in the car and went around in 3m55.134s. The #77 Porsche is second with a 3m55.692s set by Matteo Cairoli, and the #90 TF Sport Aston rounds out the top three on 3m55.953s.
LMP1: All of the fast times so far have come very early in the session, as expected. Currently it's a Toyota 1-2 with Kobayashi in the #7 machine on a 3m18.793s - 0.638 seconds ahead of Nakajima in the #8 car. In third is Bernhard in the #2 Porsche, almost a second off the pace. Completing the top five are Lapierre (#9 Toyota) and Jani (#1 Porsche) with 2.3s covering them all. The ByKolles is some 10s slower than Kobayashi.
LMP2: The Manor ORECAs hold first and second place, with Jean-Eric Vergne first with a 3m30.847s and Petrov just under a tenth behind. The #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing entry is third thanks to Laurent's lap, although the sister #37 machine has been stuck in the pits after an oil pressure spike was detected. The #27 SMP Dallara's session is over after it stopped with a fire, while the #34 Tockwith Ligier has also hit trouble. It has started moving again but still hasn't got it back and is slowly touring back now.
GTE Pro: the #95 AMR Aston Martin Vantage leads, courtesy of an early 3m52.117s lap by Marco Sorensen. Sam Bird fell just short with his early effort of 3m52.235s, which left the #71 AF Corse Ferrari second, just ahead of the sister #71 car whose 3m53.123s fastest lap was set by James Calado.
GTE Am: Aston Martin Racing leads GTE Am as well after Pedro Lamy set a 3m55.232s lap in the opening minutes, a commanding class lead that Mathias Lauda improved upon when he got in the car and went around in 3m55.134s. The #77 Porsche is second with a 3m55.692s set by Matteo Cairoli, and the #90 TF Sport Aston rounds out the top three on 3m55.953s.
LMP2
It's quiet at the front of LMP2, but there's a couple of improvements. Bradley put the #40 Graff ORECA 16th, with Calko slotting in behind him in the #ARC Bratislava Ligier and McMurry taking 19th in the #45 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier.
LMP1
The final drivers are now getting their laps with Lotterer and Hartley in the Porsches and Kunimoto has just jumped in the #9 Toyota.
LMP2
The leading positions in the deep LMP2 field:
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During this lull, Gary Watkins is trying to work out what to do with his birthday cake. In terms of storing it rather than eating it, we should add.
LMP2
Senna goes ninth in the #31 Rebellion ORECA with a 3m32.626s lap.
GTE PRO
Aston, Ferrari, Porsche, Chevrolet is how the GTE Pro field ranks at the moment. The leading Fords are ninth and 10th:
Crash
Calko has gone off on the approach Tertre Rouge after putting a wheel on the grass. He's attempting to get back going again.
Yellow flag
Yellow flags at Tertre Rouge.
GTE AM
We'll complete the class-by-class set with the GTE Am leaders:
Green flag
And Calko has managed to get going again. The difficulty was less recovering from the spin, more getting away from the barrier he'd got close to while trying to rejoin.
LMP2
Rusinov improves to a 3m31.945s in the #26 G-Drive ORECA. That car is now seventh.
Driver Change
Final few driver changes taking place now, with Sarrazin now in the table-topping #7 Toyota.
LMP2
Spot the spinning LMP2 car in the dark
LMP2
Belicchi goes up to 15th in the #47 Villorba Corse Dallara.
LMP2
Polesitter Vergne is currently circulating in the #24 Manor ORECA. Petrov has just headed out in the #25 sister car.
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The team manager of the #29 RTN Dallara has been called to the stewards. Not sure why.
LMP2
Petrov is on a quick lap - this could be quick enough to take class pole.
LMP1
Out of all of the LMP1 drivers, there is one that is yet to take to the track in this qualifying session: Buemi in the #8 Toyota. That could be a bit of a risk with the requirement of all drivers getting laps in the dark...
LMP2
The #29 RTN Dallara is touring in slowly.
Stopwatch
Petrov takes LMP2 pole in the #25 Manor ORECA. He's done a 3m30.502s.
LMP2
Vergne is having a go at retaking pole position, but will need something spectacular in the final sector to have any chance.
LMP2
Lammers left the pits slowly in the #29 car
Stopwatch
Vaxiviere goes fastest in LMP2 in the #28 TDS ORECA, with Senna slotting into second in the #31 Rebellion ORECA.
LMP2
The latest LMP2 order following Vaxiviere's fastest lap:
GTE PRO
Andy Priaulx has just improved the #67 Ford's time to 3m54.118s, which puts it fifth in class.
Driver Change
With just six minutes of the session remaining, Buemi makes his first appearance in the #8 Toyota in qualifying.
LMP1
Lotterer in the #1 Porsche is the latest driver to be warned about track limits.
GTE PRO
Here's how GTE Pro looks now we've seen a more representative time from Ford:
LMP2
It looks done and dusted in LMP2, with Vaxiviere fastest in the #28 TDS ORECA ahead of Senna in the #31 Rebellion ORECA.
Checkered flag
That's the end of first qualifying. And it's a Toyota one-two with the #7 car leading the #8 example.
LMP2
So that confirms the pace step in the LMP2 class. The pole time last year was a 3m36.605s - this year it was a 3m29.333s!
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