Le Mans 24 Hours 2015 The 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours
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LMP1 order:
1 #17 Porsche (Hartley)
2 #7 Audi (Treluyer)
3 #9 Audi (Albuquerque)
4 #18 Porsche (Lieb)
5 #19 Porsche (Bamber)
6 #1 Toyota (Davidson)
7 #2 Toyota (Sarrazin)
8 #8 Audi (Di Grassi)
1 #17 Porsche (Hartley)
2 #7 Audi (Treluyer)
3 #9 Audi (Albuquerque)
4 #18 Porsche (Lieb)
5 #19 Porsche (Bamber)
6 #1 Toyota (Davidson)
7 #2 Toyota (Sarrazin)
8 #8 Audi (Di Grassi)
Despite a new fastest lap for the TDS entry from Badey, Lapierre's lead is out to 1m32.030s. He'd earlier set a new fastest lap in LMP2, a 3m39.023s.
Hirsch is a further 16 seconds behind Badey in third.
Hirsch is a further 16 seconds behind Badey in third.
Sarrazin pits the #2 Toyota on schedule.
The GTE Pro-leading Corvette pits.
While Albuquerque caught the eye in that stint, and was rapid, Treluyer was also very impressive on older rubber.
As though KCMG knew it was being written, about Lapierre has pitted. Clean stop, he remains in the car, which is now on its 62nd lap of the day.
Lapierre, Le Mans 2015
Lieb pits the #18 Porsche from fourth place, where he was hassling Albuquerque, who now gets a breather.
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@VanthoorLaurens: "We had to put the car in the box for a check at the underfloor which has costed us 2min....."
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@NISMO: "19:32. No.21 back in the garage receiving some further attention."
After the pitstops the Corvette's grabbed an extra second and a bit in its fight with the #99 Aston. Turner's just over 10s back in third.
Olivier Beretta has taken over the #71 Ferrari.
Olivier Beretta has taken over the #71 Ferrari.
Lucky escape for Hirsch in the Greaves Gibson, running wide at the first chicane and through the gravel. Fortunately not quite all of the way to the tyre barrier, for his sake. He's still in third place.
Audi #7 should be heading into the pits from second place.
Some nice little tidbits from Dunlop, the primary tyre supplier in LMP2 - all three of its dry compounds are currently on track.
The line-up has been revamped over winter, to the point that one team quadruple-stinted a set of tyres from the start of the race. From here, tyre strategy is about as open as you can imagine.
The line-up has been revamped over winter, to the point that one team quadruple-stinted a set of tyres from the start of the race. From here, tyre strategy is about as open as you can imagine.
And sure enough, here comes Treluyer for another tank of fuel.
Treluyer slots the #7 Audi back into third, with Albuquerque taking up the chase of Hartley again in the #9. Hartley leads by 57s.
Lieb goes for a trip across the first Mulsanne chicane to avoid a GTE AM Porsche that wasn't giving him much room to work with.
Lieb goes for a trip across the first Mulsanne chicane to avoid a GTE AM Porsche that wasn't giving him much room to work with.
Following the earlier update from Vanthoor about OAK Racing's floor slowing its pitstop, Cumming is circulating in seventh place.
He's one spot ahead of the G-Drive Ligier, which started second and was in the lead fight in Bird's hands earlier. Canal is currently in the car for his first stint, with Rusinov having also completed a stint.
He's one spot ahead of the G-Drive Ligier, which started second and was in the lead fight in Bird's hands earlier. Canal is currently in the car for his first stint, with Rusinov having also completed a stint.
Hartley brings the leading Porsche in for fuel. Last time around he exited the pits 18s clear of Albuquerque, who then reeled him him.
In this sequence, Albuquerque is just 7s behind.
In this sequence, Albuquerque is just 7s behind.
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@NISMO: "The No.21 heads back out on track. @Shootstokill still at the wheel."
Milner's doing a good job in this stint to edge clear of the two Aston Martins behind. It's certainly the calmest stint so far.
Bamber sets the #19 Porsche's best lap of the race, a 3m19.140s.
After his off a little earlier, Hirsch has pitted. He stays in the #41 and rejoins the race in third, ahead of the Signatech Alpine.
For those of you following defending LMP2 winners Jota Sport, the #38 has just ticked onto the first timing screen in the media centre, having been halfway down the third after its slow stop in the first hour.
Evans is now 22nd outright, still 11th in LMP2, and two laps down on Lapierre.
Evans is now 22nd outright, still 11th in LMP2, and two laps down on Lapierre.
Hartley's doing a much better job this time around of preventing Albuquerque making inroads before he pits the #9 Audi again.
In the previous pit cycle, a fresh-tyred Albuquerque reeled in Hartley, setting some blistering laps in the process. Things have been more measured this time, with the gap mainly flucutating between 5-7s depending on traffic.
Hartley's lead over Treluyer, which was over 50s a few laps ago, has stabilised at 45s for the past few tours.
In the previous pit cycle, a fresh-tyred Albuquerque reeled in Hartley, setting some blistering laps in the process. Things have been more measured this time, with the gap mainly flucutating between 5-7s depending on traffic.
Hartley's lead over Treluyer, which was over 50s a few laps ago, has stabilised at 45s for the past few tours.
Another pitstop complete for the #34 OAK entry, a faster one this time after the floor checks earlier in the hour. Cumming is now eighth in LMP2.
Having been 40 seconds behind Lapierre, Badey has made a pitstop in the TDS Ligier, handing over to Thiriet. The car has been jumped for third by Greaves, which pitted two laps ago. The Signatech Alpine is also in.
Treluyer continuing to do a great job in the #7 Audi. He's the fastest of the three drivers from the marque right now.
Davidson is sporting some front-right damage on the #1 Toyota, mainly to the headlight area.
This race might be swinging back the way of the #99 Aston. Rees has had two good laps, Milner two substandard laps:
Rees
3m58.269s
3m56.843s
Milner
3m59.392s
3m58.167s
The upshot is the gap is down to under four seconds. Turner's still around 10 seconds back from the leading Corvette.
Rees
3m58.269s
3m56.843s
Milner
3m59.392s
3m58.167s
The upshot is the gap is down to under four seconds. Turner's still around 10 seconds back from the leading Corvette.
Dumas is now at the wheel of the #18 Porsche, taking over from Lieb in an unscheduled stop.
Albuquerque pits, having been unable to repeat his Hartley-hassling heroics of the previous stint this time around.
Yep, the pendulum's swinging the #99's way - Rees is very close to the leading Corvette now. Less than two seconds back and surely not far from an attack.
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@Scuderia_Corsa: "@townsendbell climbing positions: running P5 in his first stint."
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Yellow flag
The #68 AAI Porsche has had a spin at the first chicane. It's eighth in GTE AM.
Davidson brings the #1 Toyota into the pits. Will the front-end damage be seen to?
The Toyota is being wheeled into the garage.
The #4 ByKolles CLM has been reported to be smoking. It's in 52nd place in the hands of Monteiro and is now in the pits.
The TV screens that the #4 CLM is indeed smoky. It as been wheeled back into the garage.
The best of the Nissans is the #22 of Krumm. It's currently in 21st place.
Yellow flag
Don't worry about smoke, the Greaves Gibson is slowing. And it has indeed stopped on track, in the Esses with Hirsch behind the wheel. It was running second in LMP2 having jumped TDS Racing during their last pitstop cycle.
Bamber is flying the the #19 Porsche. He's not far off making a pitstop.
By: Scott Mitchell, AUTOSPORT staff, Mitchell Adam, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Gary Watkins
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