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Pit stop
Lopez is also in now, going one lap longer than Alonso.
LMP2
Vaxiviere had motored up to the back of the #48 IDEC ORECA prior to Chatin jumping back aboard, and it's definitely had the desired effect. He's pulled out a 40s gap to the #28 TDS ORECA and looks fairly comfortable in fourth, albeit 54s behind Lapierre's Signatech-Alpine in the last of the podium positions.
LMP1
Lopez exited the pitlane to find a series of LMP2 cars in his way, so the gap between the two Toyotas could become interesting.
GTE AM
Driver change in GTE-Am, as Julien Andlauer takes over from Matt Campbell aboard the #77 Porsche. Meanwhile, sometime BTCC driver Liam Griffin has taken over the reigns of the #84 Ferrari, which was demoted to third by Luca Stolz' #85 Risi Ferrari earlier on.
LMP1
And the gap between Lopez and Alonso is 1m26.141s - so that's a decent return for Alonso after an evenly-matched stop.
LMP2
Lapierre has resumed his quest to deprive Buret's Ligier of second in LMP2 and has got the gap back down to four seconds. He and Chatin's IDEC ORECA are comfortably the fastest on track right now.
GTE AM
The evergreen Jeroen Bleekemolen is now at the wheel of the #84 Ferrari which is second in GTE-Am. He's 92 seconds behind class-leader Julien Andlauer, but infinitely more experienced at night racing. That'll be one to watch.
LMP2
Lapierre is now right on the tail of Buret in the battle for second in LMP2 - this looks like it could be a battle that rages on for hours to come yet, with the vagaries of the respective non-professional drivers on each car.
LMP1
We can't overstimate how impressive Alonso is in the #8 Toyota, he's 1m15s behind Lopez.
He's taken over a minute out of the initial deficit it had after Buemi's penalty, which totalled around 2m10s.
He's taken over a minute out of the initial deficit it had after Buemi's penalty, which totalled around 2m10s.
GTE AM
Instead of making inroads into Andlauer's lead, Bleekemolen has slipped back to the tune of 9.5s in his first laps of the stint. It's been a very impressive run so far from the 18-year-old in the #77 Porsche - also the reigning Carrera Cup France champion.
LMP1
One member of Team Autosport has suffered from a cold all week - which he hasn't complained about at any point - but a potential return of a close Toyota battle helps keep us alert.
The gap is now 1m14s between leader Lopez and Alonso.
The gap is now 1m14s between leader Lopez and Alonso.
LMP1
Roussell's climbed a few places in the last hour or so, he's up to 47th and lapping in the 3m31s range - which is the top end of LMP2 laptimes.
LMP2
After Chatin showed Vaxiviere who was boss in the battle over fourth in LMP2, TDS have taken stock and thrown Loic Duval at the problem. He'll have 1m08s to make up if he wants to trouble the IDEC car anytime soon, although Chatin is currently on his third stint on these tyres and will likely give way to Paul Lafargue on lap 196.
LMP2
Meanwhile, Juan-Pablo Montoya has jumped back aboard the #32 United Autosport Ligier. After he admitted to "running out of talent" earlier with his Indianapolis gravel-trap rendez-vous, he'll be hoping the graveyard stint doesn't yield any more skeletons in the closet.
LMP1
Lopez has responded to Alonso's charging, he's gone a second quicker and pushed the gap back to 1m15s.
I think we can all tell that skeletons and graveyard pun didn't really hit the sweet spot, but at 3 in the morning, we'll hopefully be forgiven that. Sorry JPM.
LMP1
But again Alonso finds a second, gaining 1s on Lopez.
Even those who complain about Alonso headlines have to admit this is a spectacle.
Even those who complain about Alonso headlines have to admit this is a spectacle.
LMP1
It's also because outside of Alonso and Lopez, there's very little to report on LMP1. Even if we have just tempted fate.
GTE PRO
We haven't checked in on the new Astons for a while - that's because the leading #95 car is down in 10th and the #97 is languishing in 14th after a troubled run. After the elation of last year, this will be a weekend that goes in the 'forgettable' category.
Driver Change
Menezes is back into the Rebellion #3 machine.
LMP1
Having ticked past 200 laps, Toyota's advantage is now five laps over the privateers.
LMP2
Those hoping to see a chink in the #26 G-Drive car's armour have so far been disappointed. And they won't be likely to find one anytime soon either, as Jean-Eric Vergne takes over from Rusinov after another trouble-free treble stint.
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We'll avoid pig-related puns, no-one deserves that at 3:24am.
LMP2
Lapierre's pace has been such that the Signatech-Alpine is back on the lead lap - albiet only just. He's 3m29s behind Vergne, and a lap around here takes about 3m33...
Pit stop
Alonso has stopped again, this is a quadruple stint for him now.
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Rusinov speaks after handing over to Vergne in the LMP2 leading G-Drive ORECA: “We don’t want to take any risks, it’s difficult at night to know what the other [cars] want to do.
"We’re only just past hour 12, we just want to see the chequered flag”
"We’re only just past hour 12, we just want to see the chequered flag”
Pit stop
Lopez pits now - he's onto his third stint on these tyres now, so will have a minor advantage over Alonso.
Pit stop
Oh. The #3 Rebellion of Menzes has been wheeled into the garage...
It's been third for most of the race, but will surely lose that place to the sister car of Senna. At the very least.
It's been third for most of the race, but will surely lose that place to the sister car of Senna. At the very least.
LMP1
The Lopez versus Alonso battle is now being contested over 1m06s. Alonso is close to bringing that gap down to below the minute mark even on older tyres.
LMP1
The #3 Rebellion is up on jacks in the garage.
LMP1
We're still yet to know why Menezes was forced into the garage, as Senna has taken third in LMP1 and overall.
LMP2
Buret was four seconds slower than IDEC Sport's Chatin on their last laps - our LMP2 pole-sitter is steadily closing down the 36s gap between him and the third place Ligier.
GTE PRO
The #92 class-leading Porsche of Christensen is close to two minutes up on the #91 car, even with the marquee signing Bruni at the wheel.
LMP1
Alonso is now a minute behind Lopez!
LMP1
Alonso is 3s faster than Lopez on lap 205, he's 58s behind his Toyota stablemate.
Driver Change
Jani is now in the #1 Rebellion, taking over from Senna. The #3 Rebellion R-13 is still in the pits...
LMP1
But not any longer, Menezes rejoins after eight minutes and 30 seconds in the pits. He's fourth in class.
LMP2
Menezes has a two-lap cushion over Vergne in the LMP2-leading G-Drive Racing ORECA.
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Menezes is comfortably circulating, but it was reported that smoke came from the rear of the #3 Rebellion R-13 when it pitted.
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