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Beche has visited the pits, so his chase of Senna is off for the time being - at least in terms of an on-track fight. The mechanics did have to give the door a firm push shut but he is back on his way.
LMP1
Toyota is planning to have Nakajima and Kobayashi finish the race. That'll be fun, considering their quick one-lap pace in qualifying.
GTE PRO
Bourdais is also now 1m clear of Priaulx, who had been the previous Ford to have a go at the Porsche.
GTE PRO
Metaphorically, obviously. Unless Bourdais shouts very loudly.
GTE PRO
Bourdais is properly stalking the Porsche ahead now, peeking around the rear of the Porsche and telling Makowiecki that he's ready to pounce.
LMP1
New fastest lap for the #7 Toyota as Lopez records a 3m17.980s. Unfortunately for him, that was only seven tenths faster than Alonso's lap - so the gap is still around the 1m20s mark.
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GTE PRO
Bourdais is still stalking Makowiecki's Porsche in the fight for second in GTE Pro. Priaulx is a little over a minute down after his last stop.
LMP1
The lead gap is pretty static at the moment, but the battle for third between the two Rebellions is still going on. Beche is 4.5s behind Senna, although he lost a second on the previous lap.
GTE PRO
Priaulx pits the second-place GTE Pro Ford after that thrilling battle with Makowiecki and Bourdais.
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LMP1
Roussel is now driving the #5 Manor-Ginetta down in 47th place overall and sixth in class. It's miles away from the nearest car in both class and the order, but it's competed for over 20 hours and it deserves some credit for that considering all the problems that team has faced.
LMP2
We've had the two leading cars in during the last five minutes. Jean-Eric Vergne gets a well-earned rest as Andrea Pizzitola climbs back aboard the #26 G-Drive, while Pierre Thiriet remains behind the wheel of the #36 Signatech-Alpine.
LMP1
Beche's been reported for having the door open.
LMP1
Lopez making Alonso's job easier there, replays show he touched the grass through the Esses and had a wobble. Nervy moment!
LMP1
Alonso is currently lapping a second quicker than Lopez, keeping the gap at 1m20s.
GTE PRO
Priaulx gets by Bourdais and then lines up Makowiecki at Indianapolis to go from fourth to second in one fell swoop. The three-time WTCC champion is starting to edge away, too.
GTE PRO
Makowiecki has had a trip across the gravel, and now has the Fords of Bourdais and Priaulx right on his tail! This is for second, third, and fourth in GTE Pro.
LMP1
That #11 BR1 is fifth in class and has a run of GTE cars ahead, so expect it to be close to the top 40 overall in the next hour.
LMP2
Meanwhile, Chatin is resuming his pursuit of Thiriet for second. The gap was 1m48s last time around and is decreasing lap on lap.
LMP1
Aleshin hands the #11 SMP Racing BR1 over to Petrov, which has just had its nose replaced.
LMP2
Sporting a very obvious spare nose, Capillaire dives past Perrodo into the Ford chicane to snatch fourth.
LMP1
As Lopez starts his outlap, Alonso pulls a 1m23s lead.
LMP1
Senna's into third in the #1 Rebellion by virtue of a much quicker pitstop compared to Beche, it was 30s quicker and put the Brazilian 10s ahead of the sister R-13.
LMP1
Lopez is into the pits and taking on fuel, he had a 25s deficit to Alonso before the stop.
GTE PRO
Makowiecki has got the hammer down in this stint aboard the Rothmans-themed Porsche; he's pulled four seconds clear of Bourdais's Ford in the fight for second in GTE Pro.
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And the slow zone has finally ended.
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LMP2
We could have a change for fourth soon, as Vincent Capillaire - he of fake marshal fame last year remember - closes in on Francois Perrodo. Capillaire's car had to serve a one minute stop/go penalty earlier on for speeding in a slow zone, which would have put them in the podium fight.
Alonso's last pitstop from above (Photo: LAT)
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The slow zone is still ongoing.
LMP1
Alonso begins his outlap with a 25s lead over Lopez.
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Beche has brought the #3 Rebellion R-13 into the pits as well.
LMP1
Quite a few checks going on around the bodywork of Alonso's car while he takes on fuel. Now heading back out.
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Alonso pits from the lead.
GTE PRO
More driver changes in GTE Pro. Makowiecki takes over the #91 Porsche from Bruni, while Bourdais is in for Muller in the #68 Ford. The pair are circulating a second apart, with the off-sequence Priaulx just behind.
A reminder that the slow zone is running from Tertre Rouge all the way down to the first Mulsanne chicane.
It's a bit like the traffic heading in and out of the track during the race.
It's a bit like the traffic heading in and out of the track during the race.
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