Le Mans 24 Hours 2019
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The #93 Porsche is in trouble, it's for crossing the white line on pit entry so that's a 10s stop-and-go for the fourth-placed car.
Safety car is in this lap...
Green flag
And we're back underway.
GTE PRO
Lietz holds off the challenge of Tandy at the restart in the battle for third. They were caught behind a seperate safety car to Magnussen's Corvette, who in turn has now been separated from the lead Ferrari of Calado, which as GARY WATKINS points out, does still owe a stop.
GTE AM
A bit of a moment at the restart for GTE-Am leader Fraga, who takes a trip through the gravel at the Ford chicane but without hitting anything.
Crash
After that drama for the Keating Ford, Magnussen has gone off at the Porsche Curves!
He lost it as he entered the right-hand bend and skated across the gravel, clipping the wall with his left-front corner. What a disaster. The momentum is firmly with Ferrari now.
He lost it as he entered the right-hand bend and skated across the gravel, clipping the wall with his left-front corner. What a disaster. The momentum is firmly with Ferrari now.
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Magnussen's now been wheeled into the garage.
Disaster for Magnussen and Corvette. The Porsche Curves haven't been too kind to the American team this year, have they?
GTE AM
Matt Campbell took a fortunately timed pitstop just prior to the safety car for De Vries' shunt and has now closed to within three seconds of the Clearwater Racing Ferrari that currently sits fourth. We don't expect Luiz Perez Companc will be able to hold off the hero of this year's Bathurst 12 hour for too long.
GTE PRO
Calado has now made his latest pitstop at the front of GTE, while the Corvette heads out! Magnussen has only lost 6m37s to his crash.
Pit stop
And now in comes the LMP2 leader. Nicolas Lapierre hands back to Andre Negro without losing the lead.
LMP1
Alonso pits the #8 Toyota from second and heads straight back out. Both cars have made 30 stops across the 334 laps to date.
Standard 12-lap stint for Alonso.
Standard 12-lap stint for Alonso.
Driver Change
Aleshin pits the #11 SMP machine from third and climbs out for Petrov to take over.
Pit stop
LMP1 pitstops continue with Jani pitting now.
LMP2
We've had a a change for fourth as Paul di Resta - newly installed in the #22 United Autosport Ligier - is passed by Dumas's Duqueiene ORECA, but the Scot isn't giving up the fight and is keeping two-time Le Mans winner Dumas in his sights.
GTE PRO
Tandy is now seven seconds behind Lietz, with the train of Fords almost a minute behind the Tandy Porsche. GTE Pro is looking more and more settled.
Pit stop
Kobayashi brings the leading #7 in for a top up before being sent on his way again. Not too many pitstops for it to get through now.
GTE PRO
Lietz pits from second in GTE to release Tandy into the position. Calado is still around 1m30s clear at the front in his Ferrari.
LMP2
Gabriel Aubry now gets aboard the #38 Jota-run ORECA in second spot. Perrodo has now completed his minimum driving time in the #28 TDS car, so it will be Vaxiviere and Duval to the finish, attempting to close down the 1m40s deficit.
LMP1
It feels like a long time since there's been a significant change of gap between the leaders. Alonso is currently 2m05s in arrears.
LMP1
Laurent has pitted again in the #3 Rebellion, which is 15 laps off the leader.
Driver Change
Makowiecki is into the #91 Porsche that's third on track in GTE Pro, the Ford of Muller behind it has pitted too and is out in fourth.
LMP2
Negrao pits the leading LMP2 Signatech - some quick adjustments - and he's on his way again.
LMP1
The lead gap is back over 2m10s, thanks to Kobayashi lapping a couple of seconds faster than Alonso.
GTE PRO
Third-placed #93 Porsche heads out of the pits with Pilet driving.
GTE PRO
Magnussen's in eighth in class after his earlier crash in the Corvette.
Pit stop
Vaxiviere pits the #28 TDS Racing car from third in the LMP2 class and heads back out - that's a secure-looking position at the moment.
LMP2
LMP2 leader Negrao ran wide at the Porsche Curves on the last lap and bounced across the marbles, but no harm is done.
Pit stop
Alonso was 2m17s down on Kobayashi last time by, but crossed the line while in the pits. He's back out again after a short fuel stop.
LMP2
Di Resta's cracking on for another stint in the #22 United Autosports car. Good driving and benefitting from some attrition has been the name of the game for that Ligier.
Pit stop
Petrov and Jani and have been in and out for stops in the third- and fourth-place cars.
There's a double yellow on the run to the Porsche Curves - but it's quickly lifted.
That's the sort of update you provide when there's not a long going on!
That's the sort of update you provide when there's not a long going on!
LMP2
Van der Garde's out in the Racing Team Nederland Dallara after an hour's delay for the team following de Vries's crash.
LMP1
The #7 Toyota is in for a scheduled stop but, more alarmingly, the #8 car has an 's' - for stopped - next to it on the timing screen. We'd have thought we'd have seen a shot of it by now though.
LMP1
That 's' has now disappeared from the timing screen, so as you were.
Driver Change
Rockenfeller has taken over from Magnussen in the #63 Corvette, some hugs from the team after his difficult stint.
The DTM driver will be eighth in the GTE Pro class when he returns to the track.
The DTM driver will be eighth in the GTE Pro class when he returns to the track.
LMP1
Laurent pits the #3 Rebellion and heads back out again, he will stay fifth.
LMP2
Aubry's made his latest stop in LMP2, that's made no difference as Signatech is a lap to the good up front.
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In the latest on our timing screen, about half the field has allegedly stopped on track. So that's one hell of a finale.
It's not the case, obviously, but I'm sure a few media centre colleagues will have broken into a cold sweat at the thought of it.
It's not the case, obviously, but I'm sure a few media centre colleagues will have broken into a cold sweat at the thought of it.
By: Geoff Creighton
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