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Kubica is told that all three Ferraris are on triple stints on their tyres, which is good information as the Pole stretches the lead again. It's 18.5s.
Almost a disaster for Campbell in the #6 as the United Autosports McLaren gets in the way on entry to Mulsanne and the Porsche has to take evasive action off-track. Now the gap to Ferrari's #51 is 9.2s.
Dillmann has kept Gray at a comfortable buffer since the driver changes at the last LMP2 stops: The gap between #43 and #48 remains at around 17 seconds. Another round of pit visits is coming up soon though.
Kubica has just been asked if he could run to the end of the race, to which the answer is: "No way."
So will it be Ye or Hanson to try and clinch victory?
Race direction have declared a FCY - unsure for why at the moment but likely another quick debris clean-up.
Back to green we go!
The gap is now at 32 seconds between first and second, with the #51 10 seconds further back.
Porsche is coming back to the Ferraris though, which will concern the #51 crew.
The gap between the two lead LMP2 cars is down to just nine seconds with Gray on a charge for the #48 VDS Panis car. Both the top classes are teed up for a thrilling final two hours.
Some silly antics heading to pitlane as the #21 is almost taken out by the #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes, which tries to make an overtake bizarrely. Grove is under investigation for dangerous driving.
That could have been worse for what is net-second in LMGT3.
The #27 Aston is out of sequence so now ahead of the #21 Ferrari but should be soon stopping.
Meanwhile, it's game on in Hypercar with Campbell using his fresher tyres to pull within a second of Calado for third. The Porsche probably has two laps before the next stop though...
Huge traffic for both drivers through the Ford Chicane and across the line but they both clear it all before the Dunlop Chicane. This is shaping up for Campbell out of Tertre Rouge.
No move into Daytona but the Michelin Chicane may present a new opportunity and yes! The #6 flies past on fresher tyres and into third... for now.
The LMP2 lead gap is just four seconds now! Gray is on some mission to close into the #43 Inter Europol machine.
It is clear that the fresh tyres are working beautifully for the #6 PPM, with the gap closing right up to the #50 as the top three prepare to box at the end of the lap.
Kubica is in and will stay in for the next stint as the #50 and #6 follow into the pits.
Tyres are being fitted to the race leading machine, we know the #6 won't so should jump the #50, which also changes tyres.
More woe for the #38 Cadillac, which is under investigation again - this time for a technical infringement. From bad to worse for that crew but the sister #12 car is comfortable in the top five.
Dillmann has stabalised the gap to Gray in the battle for LMP2 supremacy - the gap back out to six seconds from four.
In LMGT3, the #92 Manthey Porsche still has a lead well over a minute as we enter the final two hours.
But just 10 seconds separates second and third in class - the #21 and #81.
The #59 McLaren that was last of the runners still circulating is back in the garage and having a diagnosis by mechanics. At this stage of the race any issues could be terminal.
Calado out and Giovinazzi in for the #51 team as it hits pitlane. Now tyres are going on the car and they are back in the game. Can the Italian chase the #6 Porsche?
Trouble for the #20 BMW as it's wheeled into the garage, with not a lot of work going on around the car. The #15 is also in the garage and falling out of the top 10.
The #51 is sitting pretty apparently as Giovinazzi is told the #50 needs more fuel than him and the #6 needs another tyre change before the chequered flag. There's eight seconds to the #50 and a further 20 to the #6 - the Porsche within 18 seconds of the race lead.
Gray has almost dropped it on the way into the pits for VDS Panis and the #48 may find itself in hot water for cutting across the white lines there. The #43 continued and will pit shortly to realign the gap at the top of LMP2.
BMW is unsure what is wrong with the #15 but a suspected hybrid cooling issue has left it stuck. An engine issue is suspected for the #20.
Full service for the LMP2 leader as Dillmann makes way for Yelloly. Gray had left the #48 car for Masson to take over.
There is some recovery mission going on at Toyota with the #7 all over the back of the #12 Cadillac for fifth. Given how qualifying and the early hours of this race transpired, a top five would be well received I'm sure.
Remember the pitlane shenanigans from the #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes earlier? That's handed that crew a 10-second hold at its next stop.
Now the Ferraris are on fresher tyres the #6's charge is slowing. The gap to the #83 is now 20.5s and the #50 is closing, now within 18s.
Fifth in LMP2 - the polesitting #29 - has been handed a five-second penalty for a pitlane infringement as the LMGT3 leader pits.
As that happens, the #15 BMW is pushed back into pitlane and back on the way.
It's worth pointing out that the Pro-Am leader in LMP2 is the AO by TF #199 car - Spike the Purple Dragon.
That would be one of the more celebrated storylines if it can hold on for the class win there. It is third overall in LMP2 period, and has Louis Deletraz at the helm.
The LMGT3 gap is down to under a minute between the #92 Manthay Porsche and the #21 Vista AF Corse.
Talking of lead battles, the #43 LMP2 leader is being hunted by the #48, the gap now four seconds again.
Good news for BMW as the #20 returns to the track with Frijns at the wheel.
Just finishing this race means so much after all the work that is put in, as was evident by the outpouring of emotion at IDEC Sport earlier.
1 hour, 25 minutes to go and somehow we have still only had one safety car period in the entire race. It's quite extraordinary how clean the race has been in terms of major incident.
There's still 51 of 62 cars circulating, some achievement from the field.
A nice battle shaping up for 11th in Hypercar as Mick Schumacher blasts past Stoffel Vandoorne to put the Alpine #36 ahead.
In come the #83, #6 and the #50. Just fuel for all three it looks like - that would make sense given the previous two rounds of stops, although it means Kubica continues in the leading car.
The #51 will likely be back in in two laps, maybe three if Giovinazzi stretches usable energy.
A big penalty in the race for the LMP2 podium as fourth-placed car, the #9 Iron Lynx-Proton engtry, is handed a drive-through penalty for pitlane speeding.
All of a sudden the #50 is all over the #6 car and thinking about a look into Indianapolis. Nothing doing there though.
It was a driver change for the #6 with Estre getting behind the wheel, which is why the car has lost so much time to Ferraris either side.
The #15 is back in the BMW garage so hopefully that can be fixed and get back out for the final hour.
By: Autosport staff
