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Le Mans 24 Hours 2014 The 82nd Le Mans 24 Hours
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LMP2 standings: 1 #46 TDS Ligier (Gommendy); 2 #38 Jota Zytek (Turvey); 3 #36 ORECA (Pancaitici); 4 #35 Ligier (Shultzhitskiy); 5 #24 ORECA (Rast); 6 #43 Morgan (Hirsch); 7 #33 Ligier (Tung); 8 #34 ORECA (Lancaster); 9 #50 Morgan (Taylor); 10 #29 Morgan (Schell); #42 Zytek (McMurry); 10 ORECA (Zlobin).
Porsche is still working on the #14 car, and Lieb has kept his helmet on, so perhaps one of the 919s will return to the action before the finish.
Kristensen's in for di Grassi in the #1 Audi, which pits from its comfortable second position.
Time for the Dane to enjoy the final hour, even if a 10th win is beyond him.
Time for the Dane to enjoy the final hour, even if a 10th win is beyond him.
Makowiecki's got a new set of boots as well on his Porsche, but Garcia's probably out of reach after that delay.
Gommendy holds a 33-second lead in LMP2 over the #38 Zytek of Turvey, with Panciatici third and 2m37s down in the Signatech Alpine ORECA.
Toyota gives Davidson a new set of tyres for the final 75 minutes of the race, as he heads towards a comfortable podium finish behind the two Audis.
The #92 Manthey Porsche is stationary in the pits as mechanics work under the bonnet. Now it's given the all-clear to leave, but that will drop it behind the Corvette for sure.
Back to Garcia-watch, and the Corvette's within 10s of Makowiecki now. Mako decides he's had enough, and pits.
Garcia finishes the lap, which is a new best for that car – a 3m53.869s.
Garcia finishes the lap, which is a new best for that car – a 3m53.869s.
The #14 Porsche is up on its stands with the wheels and front bodywork removed.
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Harry Tincknell's done after that stint: "I'm absolutely finished, couldn't have given it anymore... Come on #Mighty38!"
Now the #14 Porsche is wheeled back into the garage. Could it be that neither 919 is going to make the finish after both getting so close?
Porsche says "team is checking".
Porsche says "team is checking".
Lotterer has finally handed the #2 leading Audi over to Treluyer to finish the race.
LMP1 order: 1 #2 Audi; 2 #1 Audi; 3 #8 Toyota; 4 #14 Porsche
In LMP2, Gommendy now has a lead of just over 30 seconds over the Jota Sport Zytek driven by Turvey.
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Garcia gets the gap down to 17.7s now with a 3m57.109s compared to Mako's 4m00.4s.
Makowiecki – 3m58.449s.
Garcia – 3m54.754s.
The gap's now 21.6s – just over an hour and a half left.
Garcia – 3m54.754s.
The gap's now 21.6s – just over an hour and a half left.
Davidson moves the #8 Toyota into third, at the expense of the halted #20 Porsche. He's six laps off the lead with just over an hour and a half to go.
Over in GTE Pro, with the #73 Corvette having stopped Garcia's taken over from Magnussen with just 27s between the C7.R and the Manthey Porsche of Makowiecki.
The mechanics walk away from the car. Porsche led into the closing stages of its top-class Le Mans comeback, but it won't be celebrating a result when the 24 hours are up.
The urgency has disappeared from the Porsche garage, and Webber gets out of the car. This could be it for the #20...
The #20 Porsche currently has two laps in hand on the #8 Toyota. Could the car that crashed so heavily during the early stages of the race salvage a podium here in the closing stages? If Porsche doesn't get its car back out soon - the answer to that will be yes.
Tincknell led in the first stint in the #38 Jota Zytek, and he's back up in the lead again now.
The #35 Ligier is being rolled into the garage.
Gommendy heads into the pits, so Tincknell takes the LMP2 lead. Brundle also in.
Brundle is now down to third in LMP2. And he's destined to lose that at the current rate. Panciatici is in fourth and 10 or more seconds per lap faster. The gap is 2m30s, so it will take a while, but the #35 Ligier doesn't have the pace thanks to its lack of power.
Di Grassi moves into second with the #1 Audi, passing the #20 Porsche which is still being worked on in the garage.
And Tincknell takes second in LMP2 from Brundle.
Makowiecki pits the #92 Manthey Porsche, which lifts the #73 Corvette into second.
Jordan Taylor, who drove that car before handing over to Jan Magnussen, reckons it's touch-and-go whether the C7.R can nail the 911 RSR for second by the flag.
"That was the best stint I’ve ever driven at Le Mans," he declared. "We’re able to triple stint the tyres and the Porsche is struggling even to double stint. It's going to run right to the end."
Jordan Taylor, who drove that car before handing over to Jan Magnussen, reckons it's touch-and-go whether the C7.R can nail the 911 RSR for second by the flag.
"That was the best stint I’ve ever driven at Le Mans," he declared. "We’re able to triple stint the tyres and the Porsche is struggling even to double stint. It's going to run right to the end."
Tincknell is now bearing down on Brundle.
Inevitably, there's a change of lead in LMP2. Gommendy passes the similar Ligier of Brundle. Nothing Brundle could do about it.
Thats a scare for Aston Martin – runaway GTE Am leader Kristian Poulsen stops at the exit of the pitlane having taken over from Nicki Thiim.
He gets going again, but that's a bit too dramatic for the team that was looking a certainty for Am-class honours. It lost a couple of minutes with that issue – but led by several laps before.
He gets going again, but that's a bit too dramatic for the team that was looking a certainty for Am-class honours. It lost a couple of minutes with that issue – but led by several laps before.
Also, Tincknell is flying the Jota Zytek and is only a few seconds behind Gommendy. Top three in LMP2 covered by 15 seconds after 22 hours!
Brundle now has only an 12-second lead in LMP2. At the current rate, Gommendy will be right with him by the end of the lap.
Replays show Webber went straight on at the second Mulsanne chicane before slowing. The #20 car is in the garage.
Webber makes it back to the pits, while di Grassi brings in the #1 car that is now chasing the #20 Porsche for second.
It's looking bad for the #35 OAK Ligier that has starred in LMP2. While the car, driven by Brundle, still leads, it's down on power and losing time hand over fist to Gommendy's #46 TDS Ligier.
Webber is busy in the cockpit, probably trying to reset any systems that could have contributed to this problem. The leading #2 Audi is well on its way to victory up ahead now, and Audi can smell a one-two as well.
The #20 Porsche is slowing! Webber's crawling down the Mulsanne straight.
GTE leader Fisichella pits in the #51 Ferrari.
By: Geoff Creighton, Scott Mitchell, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Gary Watkins, AUTOSPORT staff
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