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The autosport.com team at Le Mans tell us that the safety car will pit at the end of this lap.
The safety cars pull in and we are racing once again in Le Mans.
The Peugeot No.7 answers the call and leads the field back to green flag racing. It leads by 2 minutes 02 seconds over the No.2 Audi in second place, who in turn is a full lap ahead of the No.9 Peugeot in third.
The safety car did not close Allan McNish up on the leader as the No.2 Audi was behind the opposite pace car to the No.7 Peugeot.
In the GT1 category, we have a race for the lead in progress. Ron Fellows still holds first position in the No.64 Corvette, but under the safety car the 009 Aston Martin had closed up right behind it. The gap between the pair is one second. Darren Turner is at the wheel of the 009 currently.
The Darren Turner Aston has overtaken the Ron Fellows Corvette somewhere around the circuit.
The 009 regains the lead in GT1 and leads the No.63 by three seconds.
Turner's last timed lap was a 3:52 compared to Fellows' 3:55, in a pass for the lead that was unseen by the cameras around the circuit.
The 009 regains the lead in GT1 and leads the No.63 by three seconds.
Turner's last timed lap was a 3:52 compared to Fellows' 3:55, in a pass for the lead that was unseen by the cameras around the circuit.
Minassian sets a 3:24.332 to lead by just over two minutes from McNish in the best of the Audis.
Franck Montagny continues in third for Peugeot, ahead of Lucas Luhr and Emanuele Pirro in the other Audis.
Alex Wurz continues the recovery of the No.8 Peugeot in sixth.
Franck Montagny continues in third for Peugeot, ahead of Lucas Luhr and Emanuele Pirro in the other Audis.
Alex Wurz continues the recovery of the No.8 Peugeot in sixth.
In LMP2, Jeroen Bleekemolen in the Van Merksteijn RS Spyder is now around one lap ahead of Team Essex and runs tenth overall.
The No.11 Dome has been out for an exploratory lap after lengthy repairs. They have come back in to the pits and have been wheeled back for another spell in the garage.
With the recent problems that have affected the No.5 Oreca Courage-Judd, the Pescarolo Sport entry takes over the lead of the Petrol-powered race, and run in seventh place.
The fourth-placed No.3 Audi comes into the pits. The tyres are changed, fuel has gone in, no driver change on this occasion and Lucas Luhr rejoins the fight.
The autosport.com news team at the circuit tell us that the No.45 Embassy Racing car that is running in 33rd in overall classification, has been given a penalty as they were running on the circuit without the lights on.
Alex Wurz pulls the No.8 car in to end his stint.
It is a slow stop and the car is struggling to restart ...
It is a slow stop and the car is struggling to restart ...
The No.8 Peugeot, previously in trouble with the gearbox, is turned to push back in to the garage.
The No.8 team were rocking the car back and forwards, indicating that the transmission gremlins may have returned.
The leader comes into the pits. The No.7 Peugeot has fresh tyres, fuel taken, no driver change on this occasion and Nicolas Minassian rejoins retaining the lead.
Emanuele Pirro pits the No.1 Audi for tyres and fuel.
Allan McNish is another to pit, staying on board the No.2 Audi in second place.
The No.9 Peugeot in third position comes into the pits. Fuel only, no tyres. Franck Montagny remains in the cockpit and he's away.
Frantic work continues in the No.8 Peugeot garage. The team have the slave battery plugged in to the car and are now attaching umbilical cables from the gantry overhead.
The No.25 RML Lola AER has now rejoined the race, after repairs. That car has dropped down the order to 44th in the overal classification.
The No.8 has fallen to eighth behind two petrol cars as they are hauled out of the garage and Wurz thunders off to rejoin the race.
The No.1 Audi with Emanuele Pirro driving comes into the pits for routine service. No driver change and Pirro rejoins the race.
The No.17 Pescarolo now runs sixth with Benoit Treluyer at the wheel. The No.5 Courage-Oreca Judd is seventh, ahead of the No.8 Peugeot, despite clutch repairs during the safety car.
The GT1 leaders come into the pits. The No.64 Corvette is serviced and rejoins. The 007 Aston Martin also comes in at the same time and goes back out.
The 009 Aston was leading the class before the latest round of stops, and had a 19 second lead over the Corvette No.63.
The 007 Aston and the No.63 Corvette pit on the next lap (first and second in class) and both leave the pitlane without problem.
The 009 Aston was leading the class before the latest round of stops, and had a 19 second lead over the Corvette No.63.
The 007 Aston and the No.63 Corvette pit on the next lap (first and second in class) and both leave the pitlane without problem.
With almost all cars stopping under the safety car, the pit stops are now coming in tightly-bunched groups.
Jeroen Bleekemolen continues to lead in LMP2, almost three minutes ahead of the Team Essex car, now driven by Sascha Maassen.
Lucas Luhr has had an off-track moment in the No.3 Audi. He is spotted coming back on to the track at Mulsanne corner after a spin.
The autosport.com news team in Le Mans tell us that it was a battery problem that caused the No.8 Peugeot to be garaged for repairs.
The No.10 Lola Aston Martin is back in the garage once again. After running well since the last round of repairs, the team are once again at work with bodywork off both front and rear.
Up front Nicolas Minassian continues to lead the race in the No.7 Peugeot. He has a 2 minute 20 second lead over the No.2 Audi driven by Allan Mcnish.
The No.9 Peugeot with Franck Montagny at the wheel runs third, a lap off the lead. The No.3 and No.1 Audis continue to run in fourth and fifth places, with the Pescarolo Sport machine No.17, being driven at the moment by Benoit Treluyer leading the petrol cars in sixth place.
The No.8 Peugeot runs in the ninth position after recent mechanical problems.
The No.9 Peugeot with Franck Montagny at the wheel runs third, a lap off the lead. The No.3 and No.1 Audis continue to run in fourth and fifth places, with the Pescarolo Sport machine No.17, being driven at the moment by Benoit Treluyer leading the petrol cars in sixth place.
The No.8 Peugeot runs in the ninth position after recent mechanical problems.
Alexandre Premat is ready to receive the No.3 car from Lucas Luhr.
We hear that the ACO who run the race expect no rain to occur until at least 09:00 local time. It is 01:42 at the moment. They go on to say that any rain in the morning will be in the form of isolated showers, and that the end of the race will be dry.
The No.3 Audi is in the pit lane for the change from Luhr to Premat.
The No.82 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 continues to lead LMGT2. Gianmaria Bruni is currently at the wheel and runs a lap ahead of Tim Mullen in the No.96 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari.
The GT1 cars have reordered themselves after the last round of stops a short time ago.
The 009 Aston Martin running in 15th in overall classification, leads the class by 40 seconds now over the No.64 Corvette. Jan Magnussen is back in the Corvette and running a second slower than the Aston.
The 007 Aston DBR9 is third in class (19th overall). Karl Wendlinger is back at the wheel there, with the No.64 Corvette running fourth.
The 009 Aston Martin running in 15th in overall classification, leads the class by 40 seconds now over the No.64 Corvette. Jan Magnussen is back in the Corvette and running a second slower than the Aston.
The 007 Aston DBR9 is third in class (19th overall). Karl Wendlinger is back at the wheel there, with the No.64 Corvette running fourth.
The leading No.7 Peugeot has stopped, with Nicolas Minassian staying on for another stint.
The No.9 Peugeot comes into the pits for routine service from third place.
Driver change this time for that car, as Franck Montagny climbs out and Christian Klien gets in.
Driver change this time for that car, as Franck Montagny climbs out and Christian Klien gets in.
Rinaldo Capello jumps in to the second-placed Audi as Allan McNish ends his run.
Earlier we reported that the No.25 RML machine was in mechanical trouble. This is the Tommy Erdos / Andy Wallace / Mike Newton MG Lola AER entry.
The autosport.com team at the circuit tell us that the team have sadly been forced to retire the car, after floor damage made it unsafe to continue.
The autosport.com team at the circuit tell us that the team have sadly been forced to retire the car, after floor damage made it unsafe to continue.
By: Geoff Creighton, Emlyn Hughes
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