Le Mans 24 Hours 2015 The 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours
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Davidson brings the #1 Toyota into the pits. Will the front-end damage be seen to?
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The #68 AAI Porsche has had a spin at the first chicane. It's eighth in GTE AM.
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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.
Albuquerque pits, having been unable to repeat his Hartley-hassling heroics of the previous stint this time around.
Dumas is now at the wheel of the #18 Porsche, taking over from Lieb in an unscheduled stop.
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.
Davidson is sporting some front-right damage on the #1 Toyota, mainly to the headlight area.
Treluyer continuing to do a great job in the #7 Audi. He's the fastest of the three drivers from the marque right now.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bamber sets the #19 Porsche's best lap of the race, a 3m19.140s.
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.
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@NISMO: "The No.21 heads back out on track. @Shootstokill still at the wheel."
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.
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.
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.
And sure enough, here comes Treluyer for another tank of fuel.
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.
Audi #7 should be heading into the pits from second place.
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.
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.
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@NISMO: "19:32. No.21 back in the garage receiving some further attention."
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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....."
Lieb pits the #18 Porsche from fourth place, where he was hassling Albuquerque, who now gets a breather.
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
While Albuquerque caught the eye in that stint, and was rapid, Treluyer was also very impressive on older rubber.
The GTE Pro-leading Corvette pits.
Sarrazin pits the #2 Toyota on schedule.
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.
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)
Turner pits (we're smug) but Milner cracks on.
Would appear that Fisichella spent a long time in the pits in the #51 Ferrari last time, though it's now showing the AF Corse as having left the pitlane.
Would appear that Fisichella spent a long time in the pits in the #51 Ferrari last time, though it's now showing the AF Corse as having left the pitlane.
Lieb suffers in traffic in the Porsche Curves and the final chicane, so Albuquerque gets a bit of a gap for now in third.
The #64 Corvette and #97 Aston stopped the latest of the frontrunners last time, so no surprise they've run a little longer.
Should be in this lap but have another in the tank in theory.
Christensen's jumped Fisichella in the pits, so the Porsche is up to fifth in GTE Pro.
Should be in this lap but have another in the tank in theory.
Christensen's jumped Fisichella in the pits, so the Porsche is up to fifth in GTE Pro.
The #17 Porsche that leads in the hands of Hartley is currently on its second stint on its second set of Michelins of the race.
Albuquerque has gone from attack to defence since his stop. He's now got the #18 Porsche of Lieb for company in the battle for third. They are around 8s behind Treluyer in P2.
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@AMR_Official: "So who's enjoying our battle with @corvetteracing? @fernandorees pits but we look forward to meeting them on track later."
By: Scott Mitchell, AUTOSPORT staff, Mitchell Adam, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Gary Watkins
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