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Nice sequence of real-time updates from Audi. Tweeting is one way to help stay sharp at this time of the day.
@Audi__Sport: No. 9 @AlbuquerqueFil reports he has slightly hit a GTE Ferrari
@Audi__Sport: Team radio: 'Fuel only, check the nose'
@Audi__Sport: Nose is okay on the No.9 #Audi
@Audi__Sport: No. 9 @AlbuquerqueFil reports he has slightly hit a GTE Ferrari
@Audi__Sport: Team radio: 'Fuel only, check the nose'
@Audi__Sport: Nose is okay on the No.9 #Audi
Yellow flag
Yellows at Indianapolis but it's not yet clear why.
The #2 Toyota is in for fuel, tyres and a driver change. Sarrazin out and Conway jumps in.
Pitstop for Bruni in the lead AF Corse Ferrari, which is still third in GTE Pro.
Hartley is setting a very strong pace in the #17 Porsche. He's just done a 3m19.695s lap and has been very quick since taking over from Bernhard.
Jota is up to fifth in LMP2, with Dolan having just made another pitstop. It's been a gallant effort - and no doubt they'll keep pushing hard - but the pace of the KCMG and TDS ORECAS has made it tough for them to regain the laps they lost in the first hour.
Albuquerque is in the pits in the #9 Audi. That's scheduled and not because of any damage from the clash with a GTE Am Ferrari.
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Team SARD Morand's retirement a little while ago is, understandably, hitting Webb hard.
@oliverjameswebb: Gutted :( in P4 and half race distance 12 hours and our engines gone. We're done
@oliverjameswebb: Gutted :( in P4 and half race distance 12 hours and our engines gone. We're done
Di Grassi has been in for fuel in the #8 Audi.
Replays show that the #9 Audi of Albuquerque clipped the back of a GTE car coming into the Ford Chicane. The Corvette was itself mixed up with the Ibanez Racing ORECA.
Last lap round, Bamber stabilised the gap to Treluyer, pulling six-tenths of a second on him. But the New Zealander lost a couple of seconds in the first sector on this lap.
Could the gap be about to drop under a minute? Fine stint from Treluyer.
Could the gap be about to drop under a minute? Fine stint from Treluyer.
Treluyer in the #7 Audi is chipping away at Bamber's lead.
Ten-and-a-half hours remaining - we are 90 minutes from 'official' sunrise.
Another stop, the 18th, completed for the G-Drive OAK that currently sits third in LMP2 in the hands of Rusinov.
Pitstops in GTE. Milner has been in and is back out, aboard the #64 Corvette, which had been keeping Aston Martin's Pro leader Stanaway company.
In Am, the #72 SMP Ferrari has stopped, with Basov replacing Shaitar. They've relinquished top spot to the Lauda-driven #98 Aston.
In Am, the #72 SMP Ferrari has stopped, with Basov replacing Shaitar. They've relinquished top spot to the Lauda-driven #98 Aston.
Good news for Nissan - the #22 car has left the pits in the hands of Krumm. The #23 car is also on track with Chilton at the wheel but the #21 machine is out.
Bamber's lead is currently 61s, but that will close up when he makes his next stop.
Lieb has brought the #18 Porsche into the pits. He just takes fuel and heads ack out onto the track. The car is running sixth.
After that stop, KCMG holds a 56-second lead over TDS, with Howson and Thiriet behind the wheel of the two ORECAS.
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Hartley pits for fuel in the #17 Porsche, which is still on the lead lap.
Lapierre pits in the dominant KCMG ORECA. Takes on a set of tyres and a new driver, Howson.
Toyota is having a very difficult race. The two cars are down in seventh and eight and aren't close to the pace of Porsche or Audi.
Sarrazin has just brought the #2 Toyota into the pits for fuel. Nakajima follows moments after in the #8.
Pitstops in LMP2 for the #28 G-Drive Ligier and the #34 OAK Ligier. They rejoin sixth and eighth in class.
Hartley has just banged in the #17 Porsche's fastest lap, a 3m18.938s. Currently, the overall fastest lap is a 3m17.674s set by Albuquerque on lap 62.
The #7 Audi heads into the pits with Treluyer at the wheel. He just takes fuel.
Bamber's lead is 11.434s over Treluyer, Treluyer was two seconds faster last time round.
Here's who is in the leading cars:
#19 Porsche - Bamber
#7 Audi - Treluyer
#9 Audi - Albuquerque
#17 Porsche - Hartley
#8 Audi - di Grassi
#18 Porsche - LIeb
#2 Toyota - Sarrazin
#1 Toyota - Nakajima
#19 Porsche - Bamber
#7 Audi - Treluyer
#9 Audi - Albuquerque
#17 Porsche - Hartley
#8 Audi - di Grassi
#18 Porsche - LIeb
#2 Toyota - Sarrazin
#1 Toyota - Nakajima
Milner's attacking Stanaway, there's less than two seconds between the top two GTE Pro runners.
The impressive Vanthoor in the #34 OAK Ligier has just set his personal best time a 3m38.251s. He is just about the only driver to be improving their times at this stage of the race.
The New Zealander does indeed retain his advantage. And we're into the 14th hour.
Time flies, doesn't it?
Time flies, doesn't it?
Bamber pits from the lead in the #19 Porsche. He had a minute's advantage so should return at the head of the field.
Thiriet pits the #46 ORECA from second in LMP2. The Frenchman still has a significant deficit to compatriot Lapierre in the #47 KCMG car with 11 hours remaining
Bonanomi brings the #9 Audi in from second, handing it over to Albuquerque. That moves Treluyer up to second, 1m06s behind Bamber in the race-leading #19 Porsche.
Lauda pits in the #98 Aston Martin. When Shaytar brings the SMP Ferrari there's a good chance the lead battle will be on in GTE Am - which is a surprise given how strong the AMR car's lead was for so long.
Rusinov in #26 has just pitted from third in LMP2 but has retained the final podium slot. The current top five:
1. #47 KCMG ORECA
2. #46 Thiriet by TDS ORECA
3. #26 G-Drive Ligier
4. #48 Murphy ORECA
5. #38 Jota Gibson
1. #47 KCMG ORECA
2. #46 Thiriet by TDS ORECA
3. #26 G-Drive Ligier
4. #48 Murphy ORECA
5. #38 Jota Gibson
A good lap from Stanaway, 3m56.977s, makes him the quickest of the frontrunners. This is a period of consolidation in GTE Pro right now, drivers maybe steering clear of that final per cent as a trade-off for not sticking it in the wheel in the darkness.
1. #99 Aston
2. #64 Corvette
3. #51 Ferrari
4. #91 Porsche
5. #71 Ferrari
1. #99 Aston
2. #64 Corvette
3. #51 Ferrari
4. #91 Porsche
5. #71 Ferrari
Bamber's latest 3m22s isn't stellar, but it'll do nicely against Bonanomi's 3m25s. The #19 Porsche's lead is up to 44.5s, while Treluyer closes to +1m06s in P3.
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@jbleekemolen: "Really nice triple stint in the night. Got from P6 to P4, fastest GT car on track for many laps. Short break now."
By: Scott Mitchell, AUTOSPORT staff, Mitchell Adam, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Gary Watkins
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