Le Mans 24 Hours 2015 The 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours
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@MurphyPrototype: Bad news for #murphysmen, the car is in the pits with what looks like terminal damage - more to follow soon
Rast pits the #9 Audi, at the end of a stint where Bernhard has hammered home Porsche's advantage in the fight for second. Just a couple of pitstop cycles ago Rast was ahead of the #17 Porsche, but now that's out of the question.
Long stop here for the Murphy entry, following Patterson's spin earlier. Now down to sixth.
The quickest LMP1 cars at the moment are the #17 Porsche and the #7 Audi - 2nd and 4th respectively. Both Bernhard and Fassler have been down to 3m19-20s territory in this stint.
Olivier Beretta is in the #71 not Rigon. Timing screen took a while to register the driver change. Explains the slow stop.
At the front, Bruni's quicker than Milner for the first time this race. There are 26 seconds between them, can the Ferrari man haul in the Corvette?
At the front, Bruni's quicker than Milner for the first time this race. There are 26 seconds between them, can the Ferrari man haul in the Corvette?
Since emerging from his most recent stop still ahead of the #9 Audi, Bernhard has set about putting time into Rast to solidify Porsche's 1-2. He's currently more than 40s clear of the leading Audi.
Another stop in the books for Jota, Evans stays in the car and third place.
Left-rear puncture for the #37 SMP BRE-Nissan. Aleshin is bringing it back to the pits, the car is 15th and last of those still running in LMP2.
The answer to the question 'has the #95 Aston done enough to get ahead of the #71 Ferrari' is a resounding yes.
Sorensen's in the car now and 4.2s clear of Rigon.
Sorensen's in the car now and 4.2s clear of Rigon.
Pitstop for the #26 G-Drive Ligier, in second place. Seemed straightforward enough with Canal swapped for Rusinov, but it was followed by a slight stutter leaving the bay.
The Honda-powered OAK has also stopped, with Vanthoor still behind the wheel.
The Honda-powered OAK has also stopped, with Vanthoor still behind the wheel.
It goes from bad and worse for the #99 Aston, which crashed earlier while firmly in the fight for the win and has now been reported to the stewards for speeding in the pitlane.
Thiim pits the #95 Aston. Has he done enough to jump Rigon? The Italian had a long stop for fuel and tyres.
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Time for another Nissan update - and yes, it's more problems for the Japanese cars.
@NISMO: "Last stop for the No.23 was to bleed the brakes to solve a long brake pedal. No.22 was having gearbox worked on."
@NISMO: "Last stop for the No.23 was to bleed the brakes to solve a long brake pedal. No.22 was having gearbox worked on."
The two GTE Pro leaders have stopped, and a long stay in the pits for the #51 Ferrari as Bruni takes over from Vilander hands the Corvette a 24-second lead.
This might be the biggest test of the race for Milner in the Chevy. So far he's handled everything thrown at him.
This might be the biggest test of the race for Milner in the Chevy. So far he's handled everything thrown at him.
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A rather dejected confirmation that the race is over for the #42 Strakka Dome.
@StrakkaRacing: "Afraid that it is over for us."
@StrakkaRacing: "Afraid that it is over for us."
Fun moment for one of the SMP LMP2 entries, which skipped over the gravel at the first Mulsanne chicane. Patterson has also spun, exiting Mulsanne corner in the fourth-placed Murphy entry.
As expected, Bernhard was able to make a stop and still emerge ahead of the #9 Audi, so Porsche's 1-2 position at the top gets stronger with five hours to go.
The answer is yes, but the #47 KCMG ORECA's gap has now diminished further.
Bradley pits from the lead of LMP2, will he still maintain an advantage over the #26 Ligier?
A new fastest lap for the #72 car as Victor Shaytar continues his impressive performance. It's over a minute and a half behind the #98 Aston but the pace difference between Shaytar and Lauda is probably going to be a couple of seconds on average.
Strong pace between the two leaders as well, with the gap 8.8s. It's ebbing and flowing between the Corvette and the Ferrari.
Thiim continues to be arguably the star of the GTE Pro race. The Dane deserves more from his work in the #95 car.
Since pitting he's pumped in the following flying laps:
3m56.865s
3m56.886s
3m57.605s
3m55.707s
3m55.551s
3m55.803s
That's taken the #95 to a second behind the #71 Ferrari in the fight for fourth.
Since pitting he's pumped in the following flying laps:
3m56.865s
3m56.886s
3m57.605s
3m55.707s
3m55.551s
3m55.803s
That's taken the #95 to a second behind the #71 Ferrari in the fight for fourth.
Bernhard continues to outpace the #9 Audi of Rast, which was only 4s ahead of him before it pitted. The #17 Porsche continues to put in sub-3m20s laps, so he's building a cushion that could be enough to incorporate a stop of his own and give Porsche a legitimate one-two at the front.
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Strakka still haven't given up getting back in the race.
@StrakkaRacing: "We are sending technicians trackside to see if manual gearshift procedure will get car running - update when we can."
@StrakkaRacing: "We are sending technicians trackside to see if manual gearshift procedure will get car running - update when we can."
The #64 Corvette leads the #51 Ferrari by 9.2s in GTE Pro. This fight will continue for a few more laps before the next stops.
Bernhard pumps in the best lap so far for the #17 Porsche, a 3m18.186s for the second-placed car.
Breaking news
The (minor) clash between the #7 Audi and the #19 Porsche (which leads the race) during a slow zone on the start/finish straight is under investigation.
To refresh those of you who missed it, Tandy and Fassler made very slight side-to-side contact in the slow zone, seemingly because Tandy was unaware the Audi was alongside him at the time.
To refresh those of you who missed it, Tandy and Fassler made very slight side-to-side contact in the slow zone, seemingly because Tandy was unaware the Audi was alongside him at the time.
The third-placed Porsche pits and Jorg Bergmeister continues.
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@BrendonHartley: "Our red #17 is running P3 with 5 hours 20 to go. #19 @Porsche is leading!!! All still to play for."
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Tandy brings the leading #19 Porsche in for fuel, and a few seconds ahead of him Fassler pits from P4 in the #7 Audi.
Interestingly, Tandy gets out ahead, spending six seconds less in the pits than the Audi.
Interestingly, Tandy gets out ahead, spending six seconds less in the pits than the Audi.
Bernhard (#17 Porsche) leads Rast (#9 Audi) by 56s, which could almost be enough to allow him to complete a fuel-only stop and stay ahead. It would certainly be very close if the Porsche came in any time soon - remember, he was only 4s behind the Audi before Rast made his last stop.
Whatever Bradley's problem was it doesn't seem to be affecting him now as he's immediately back on the pace of the other LMP2 cars.
Canal crosses the line in the #26 Ligier and Bradley's lead in #47 has been cut to just 1m25s - it was over four minutes before the problem struck.
Meanwhile, the Strakka has again ground to a halt. The Ctrl Alt Del didn't work.
The #47 is now on the move, but it's still unclear how much time that has cost Bradley.
Bradley's advantage was over four minutes, but can he get the ORECA going again?
Pla brings the #23 Nissan back to the pits. It's currently running 44th.
In actual fact the KCMG had already pulled off with a problem before the Nissan arrived on the scene
Crash
#47 LMP2 leader has stopped - looks like an incident with one of the Nissans.
Rast pits the #9 Audi from second, promoting Bernhard up a place and returning Porsche to a 1-2 out front.
Jarvis has also been in with the #8 Audi.
Jarvis has also been in with the #8 Audi.
By: Scott Mitchell, AUTOSPORT staff, Mitchell Adam, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Gary Watkins
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