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The good news for Porsche is that the two retro-liveried Manthey cars are still holding a 1-2 out front, although Makowiecki's advantage over Eng's BMW is down to a mere 0.5s.
GTE AM
Lead change in Am as Andlauer pits the #77 Porsche, gifting the advantage to Segal's #84 Ferrari.
LMP1
Conway's lead up front is now a strong 34.5s over Buemi - although the Swiss is currently quicker than the #7 driver.
Things are relatively tame between the Toyotas at the moment, given that a couple of hours ago they were circulating within one second of each other
LMP1
Buemi's knocked Conway's lead down to just over 30s now. Man on the move.
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Our earlier concerns about Buemi's pace have been put down to the slow zone by Toyota.
LMP1
Lotterer has pitted the #1 Rebellion Racing R-13, but he can put his feet up and have a Yorkshire Tea from Manor-Ginetta if he fancies it.
Well, not quite. But it's got a lap on the LMP2 and it's one of the few LMP1s actually in contention for a podium.
Well, not quite. But it's got a lap on the LMP2 and it's one of the few LMP1s actually in contention for a podium.
LMP1
There had been some speculation on social media that Alonso had broken the rules during his first stint by reversing the #8 Toyota after over-shooting his pitbox.
Not only did the mechanics clearly push it back, the stewards have confirmed there was no offence.
Not only did the mechanics clearly push it back, the stewards have confirmed there was no offence.
GTE AM
Update on the GTE Am lead fight: Andlauer is back ahead in the #77 Porsche after Segal pitted the #84 Ferrari to hand over to Cooper MacNeil.
LMP1
A WEC spokesperson has confirmed the race director made an investigation into Alonso and the second investigation was made by the stewards - who saw the pit marshal and the two technical delegates from the ACO and FIA who used data to prove he did not engage reverse. There was also video evidence supporting Alonso's exoneration.
Comprehensive.
Comprehensive.
LMP1
Buemi makes his 14th stop of the race, Conway still holds a strong lead of over 40s.
LMP1
Conway has stopped from the lead and has taken on only fuel, so that big lead will remain in place.
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Buemi has got a stop and go penalty of 60s for speeding in a slow zone!
Autosport
Here's our latest report to bring you up to date on the race: 
LMP1
Buemi's gap has been 35s behind Conway, so we'll keep an eye on how this plays out.
LMP1
Not that it's a surprise, but Laurent in third is 3 laps down on Buemi, so he will stay second. It's just that victory has just gotten that bit harder.
LMP1
Buemi is in to the pits and serves the penalty.
LMP1
And Buemi heads straight back out after the penalty.
LMP1
SMP Racing’s Sebastien Philippe on Isaakyan: “The driver is still not back, so I still don’t know exactly what happened to him.
"Race control asked us to stop because we were causing a problem for other drivers.
"So it was not safe enough, so we had to stop trying. Being out of the race after eight hours is never nice, but we’ll be back next year.”
"Race control asked us to stop because we were causing a problem for other drivers.
"So it was not safe enough, so we had to stop trying. Being out of the race after eight hours is never nice, but we’ll be back next year.”
LMP2
Pizzitola's lead over Negrao is coming down, but not by much. As of lap 143 it's around 2m34s, having been around 2m43 when Pizzitola took over from Vergne on lap 131. Julien Canal has taken over from Will Stevens in the #23 Panis-Barthez Ligier, and is still just the wrong side of three minutes behind.
LMP1
Buemi's now 2m09.552s behind Conway. That's quite the gap.
LMP2
Loic Duval meanwhile is just four seconds behind Jonathan Hirschi in the battle for fifth. Both are catching Memo Rojas in fourth, but he's got a 1m12s buffer over Hirschi to defend.
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The #51 Ferrari and the #82 BMW make scheduled stops.
LMP1
Lotterer is tonking on the #1 Rebellion. He's just posted a 3m23.3s, which is only half a second or so slower than than a no-doubt fired-up Buemi and quicker than everyone else on track.
GTE PRO
The #91 Porsche pits out of second in GTE Pro. Just fuel for that man Mako.
GTE PRO
The #81 BMW that's right up there in GTE Pro pits and is 'skated' into its garage.
It's a damper issue again for BMW. The #82 car needed a new front left early, now #81 requires attention to the front right.
LMP1
We've got four LMP1 cars leading the way as the attrition has claimed the ByKolles and the SMP Racing's #17 BR1.
But the wear and tear of Le Mans also has the two Ginetta-Manors in Rowland (6th in class) and Simpson (7th) in 32nd and 52nd overall.
Between them is the DragonSpeed of Hanley in 33rd overall.
But the wear and tear of Le Mans also has the two Ginetta-Manors in Rowland (6th in class) and Simpson (7th) in 32nd and 52nd overall.
Between them is the DragonSpeed of Hanley in 33rd overall.
LMP1
The Manor-Ginettas spent 83 minutes between them in the garage on their last stops.
GTE PRO
Hand has just pitted out of third in the best of the Ganassi Fords. It's still two Porsche's up front - one in a fetching pink and one bearing the colours of the 956s and 962Cs that used to do a lot of winning at Le Mans in the 1980s.
LMP1
Rowland's Manor-Ginetta has come to a halt coming out of Tetre Rouge.
LMP1
Race control warns that Rowland is moving slowly, before a double yellow is briefly called and revoked.
LMP2
Andre Negrao vacates second in the #36 Singatech-Alpine to hand back to Pierre Thiriet, who was last seen spinning at the exit of the slow zone at Arnage in the sixth hour. He'll be hoping for a less eventful stint this time around.
LMP1
Buemi has stopped and there's a chance he could be almost a lap down on leader Conway. That stint was only eight laps, but his last stop was the stop/go penalty which meant he could not take on fuel or new tyres.
LMP1
Conway now pits from the lead, as does Laurent in the third-placed Rebellion R-13.
LMP2
Pizzitola comes in two laps later, no fuss and he's on his way again. This really has been a faultless race from the TDS-run crew so far.
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