Le Mans 24 Hours 2019
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LMP1
Dillmann pits the ByKolles. He's still in the car and heading towards three hours behind the wheel.
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The FCY was the result of debris resulting from a left-rear puncture for Nyck De Vries - who was running third before that and will now go off-sequence.
Green flag
We're back under green flag conditions.
LMP2
The unscheduled early stop for De Vries promotes Gonzalez back to third in the #31 DragonSpeed, but he has Jordan King right on his tail. 4 seconds down the road, the sister Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA of Richelmi is under stout pressure from Paul Di Resta's #22 United Autosports Ligier.
Driver Change
Dillmann was one driver who had to make an emergency stop, so he's come in on this tour to hand over the car to Webb. That will have cost time, so he's dropped to 14th overall and directly behind Lotterer's Rebellion.
LMP2
Van Uitert has now slipped 5.2s behind Lapierre, but it's an impressive start to what is sure to be a long long Le Mans career for the Dutch rookie. Gonzalez is still clinging onto third from King and Richelmi, their battle pack some 1m20s off the lead.
GTE PRO
There was almost a coming together between the #63 Corvette and #67 Ford as the latter left its pitbox, that's second and third in GTE Pro so that was almost dramatic!
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Matthias Beche will have a 30s stop and go penalty for speeding under the FCY. Not an ideal start to his stint in the #20 High Class Racing ORECA.
Pit stop
Orudzhev is into the pits for a fifth stop of the race, he continues on and will return in fifth overall.
LMP1
Hedman's still progressing through the GTE Am field, he's up to 50th overall now in the DragonSpeed.
LMP1
Vandoorne's still gaining on Berthon, he's reduced the gap to 32s and is lapping around a second quicker than his rival in third.
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The Ford of Bomarito is now under investigation for that pitlane kerfuffle with the Corvette.
Pit stop
Vandoorne's charge takes a break for now, he's into the pits and will return in fourth.
Pit stop
Berthon pits on the lap after Vandoorne.
LMP2
Change for third place as King gets ahead of Gonzalez with a decisive move into Mulsanne Corner. Richelmi is right behind the Mexican now and will hope to follow his team-mate through.
Three hours down, and here's the LMP1 top five order
LMP1
Vandoorne actually lost three seconds to Berthon in the pitlane, not that it mattered. The gap's now down to 34s as the HWA Formula E driver continues to close in.
LMP1
Lotterer is ninth overall, ahead of the 10th-placed ByKolles by a strong margin. But the Rebellion is still two laps down on the lead LMP1 pack.
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GTE PRO
As you watch that clip below, worth bearing in mind that Magnussen's Corvette holds a near-15s class lead over the Ford driven by Bomarito.
GTE PRO
Not anymore mind! Calado's just stormed past Bomarito in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari for second in class.
LMP2
It's all happening in LMP2 - shortly after losing third to King on lap 48, Gonzalez pits and is followed in by Richelmi. Despite completing a driver change to Gabriel Aubry, the #38 car comes out ahead. Paul Di Resta has also come in, but remains behind the wheel.
Meanwhile, Van Uitert passes Lapierre to take the lead into the second chicane, and both pit at the end of their 49th lap, with Pierre Thiriet taking over from Lapierre. However, Van Uitert's 10s penalty means Thiriet has rejoined ahead. King has also pitted from third, and emerges just ahead of Aubry.
Right, can we breathe now?
Meanwhile, Van Uitert passes Lapierre to take the lead into the second chicane, and both pit at the end of their 49th lap, with Pierre Thiriet taking over from Lapierre. However, Van Uitert's 10s penalty means Thiriet has rejoined ahead. King has also pitted from third, and emerges just ahead of Aubry.
Right, can we breathe now?
LMP1
Make that two 3m19s in a row from Alonso.
Pit stop
Alonso comes into the pits next time by, but is back out once more.
LMP1
The #3 Rebellion has now gone a lap down, but remember Kobayashi needs to pits again shortly - most likely on this lap.
GTE PRO
Bomarito's starting to slip back further, Pilet's Porsche is now gaining and is just 0.482s the third-placed Ford.
Pit stop
Sure enough, in comes the #7 Toyota - which spends 1m04s in the pits before rejoining the track.
LMP2
Change for third in LMP2 - Aubry gets past team-mate King and begins his chase of the two leaders. He was a second quicker than Van Uitert last time out and a full 5s faster than leader Thiriet.
GTE PRO
Pilet is all over Bomarito for fourth into the Porsche Curves, that Ford's going to have to get a bit bigger. Not BMW M8 GTE-size, but as close as possible.
LMP1
That Toyota stop has also brought the #11 - which, in the hands of Vandoorne, is now just 18s behind Berthon for third - and #17 SMP cars back onto the lead lap.
We've had an esteemed visitor at the Team Autosport hub, the first Japanese driver to race at Le Mans no less. Hiroshi Fushida (left) contested the 24 Hours in 1973 at the wheel of a Mazda-powered Sigma prototype.
LMP2
Meanwhile Loic Duval has joined the fray for the first time in the #28 TDS Racing ORECA, after two stints from Bronze driver Francois Perrodo. He's now P13, 3m07s off the lead, but we expect him to make ground from here.
GTE PRO
Calado is making a bit of progress towards Magnussen in the class-leading Corvette. The gap is down to 10s.
GTE PRO
And Pilet's into third in class now, that Porsche is making some moves. He has the Fords of Hand and Bomarito behind him.
LMP1
The gap between the two leaders is fairly static again. Kobayashi is 57s clear of Alonso, who now has 90s over the leading independent - the #3 Rebellion.
Autosport
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And there's a drivethrough penalty for Bomarito for that unsafe release earlier. He's not had the most enjoyable of stints in the #67 Ford.
GTE PRO
GTE Pro really is a bit good, isn't it? It's hard to keep up with all the manufacturer battles throughout the field.
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