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10h37m Christian Klien brings the #7 Peugeot into the pits for regular service. He will rejoin in tenth place, falling back behind Ayari in the Oreca AIM, but he will begin to catch up quickly.
10h33m The LMP2 battle has gone off the boil with the recent trouble for the #5 Team Goh car, which is now over three laps behind class leaders Team Essex.
The #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car remains third in class after a recent stop for Benjamin Leuenberger.
The #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car remains third in class after a recent stop for Benjamin Leuenberger.
10h31m The #7 Peugeot is now up to ninth position ahead of Soheil Ayari in the #11 Oreca AIM - the latter having pitted very recently.
Christian Klien is now just 30 seconds behind Bruce Jouanny in the eighth-place Pescarolo Judd.
Christian Klien is now just 30 seconds behind Bruce Jouanny in the eighth-place Pescarolo Judd.
10h29m As we have seen throughout the evening, the #8 quickly follows the sister car into the box. A driver change on this occasion as Franck Montagny scrambles out of the car and Stephane Sarrazin climbs aboard.
10h28m The leading #9 Peugeot comes into the pits. David Brabham stays inside the 908 and resumes in front.
10h27m Soheil Ayari comes into the pits in the eighth placed #11 Oreca AIM and loses a spot to the Pescarolo Judd #16.
The #7 Peugeot is closing down rapidly on these two now as a three car battle for eighth develops.
The #7 Peugeot is closing down rapidly on these two now as a three car battle for eighth develops.
10h25m The #8 Peugeot 908 continues to close on the #1 Audi. Franck Montagny is due in shortly. The Audi often stretching to 13 laps on its tank of diesel in comparison to the normal 12 lap run for the Peugeot so the two are now pitting at very different times.
10h21m The last time we checked the progress of the #7 Peugeot, Christian Klien was over two minutes behind ninth place.
That gap is now down to 56 seconds, as he continues to close down on Bruce Jouanny in the Pescarolo Judd petrol car, with Soheil Ayari only another 30 seconds up the road in eighth place in the Oreca AIM.
The #7 continues the charge and is set to challenge for two more spots in the next hour or so if Klien's strong pace continues.
That gap is now down to 56 seconds, as he continues to close down on Bruce Jouanny in the Pescarolo Judd petrol car, with Soheil Ayari only another 30 seconds up the road in eighth place in the Oreca AIM.
The #7 continues the charge and is set to challenge for two more spots in the next hour or so if Klien's strong pace continues.
10h21m The #008 Lola-Aston Martin, currently driven by Jos Verstappen, has been handed a stop-go penalty.
The car ahead of them on the the road - Speedy Racing Sebah's Lola-Aston Martin - has been in for a stop with Swiss Neel Jani at the wheel.
The car ahead of them on the the road - Speedy Racing Sebah's Lola-Aston Martin - has been in for a stop with Swiss Neel Jani at the wheel.
10h15m In GT2 the #82 Risi Competizione now has a one lap lead over the JMW Motorsport #92 car. IMSA Performance are keeping the Porsche challenge alive in third place with Raymond Narac in the #76 entry - despite two high-speed trips off the circuit in the last couple of hours.
10h14m Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer has taken command of the GT1 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9. They are now fourth in GT1, after the demise of the Luc Alphand Corvette, but well behind the podium trio.
10h10m Peugeot #9 continues in the lead with David Brabham having reacted to the threat of Allan McNish in the #1 Audi. Franck Montagny is third in the #8 Peugeot and now just 74 seconds behind McNish and closing down the Scot.
Simon Pagenaud is fourth in the #17 Pescarolo Sport Peugeot, with Tomas Enge now in the #007 Aston in fifth spot, ahead of the two Kolles entries.
The seventh placed Kolles Audi with Christijan Albers on board is five laps off the lead as the night running continues.
Simon Pagenaud is fourth in the #17 Pescarolo Sport Peugeot, with Tomas Enge now in the #007 Aston in fifth spot, ahead of the two Kolles entries.
The seventh placed Kolles Audi with Christijan Albers on board is five laps off the lead as the night running continues.
10h09m McNish in the #1 stops for fuel and is quickly back into the race.
10h09m The #9 Peugeot 908 has a lead of around three minutes just before the next, imminent, stop for Allan McNish in the #1.
10h04m The best of the Lola-Aston Martins, #007, has been in for another stop from fifth overall. Tomas Enge is the current driver.
10h04m The #17 Pescarolo Peugeot has recently been in for a stop. Jean-Cristophe Boullion has vacated the chair and handed over to Simon Pagenaud.
9h59m The troubled #3 Audi has once again been in the garage.
Alexandre Premat tells Radio Le Mans that they are now testing on behalf of the #1 car, looking for ways to speed up the Audi challenge.
Alexandre Premat tells Radio Le Mans that they are now testing on behalf of the #1 car, looking for ways to speed up the Audi challenge.
9h56m Christijan Albers has been in for a stop in the #15 Kolles Audi. They remain seventh overall, around a lap behind the two-man #14 car.
9h53m The #7 Peugeot has taken a long time to catch and pass the tenth placed Speedy Racing Lola Aston, but after tracking the #13 for many laps, Christian Klien is finally thorough as the car continues its move up the classification.
Klien is running some seven seconds per lap quicker than those immediately ahead of him.
He comes in for a stop, fuel only this time, and the Austrian heads back out to chase down the #11 Oreca Matmut car - currently driven by Soheil Ayari. The gap is around two minutes between them.
Klien is running some seven seconds per lap quicker than those immediately ahead of him.
He comes in for a stop, fuel only this time, and the Austrian heads back out to chase down the #11 Oreca Matmut car - currently driven by Soheil Ayari. The gap is around two minutes between them.
9h49m The #008 Lola-Aston Martin makes a brief pit call for fuel with Jos Verstappen still controlling that car.
9h47m The #5 Team Goh car is back on track after lengthy service while the team looked into reports of a vibration.
9h45m Jaime Melo pits the #82 Risi Ferrari F430 from the GT2 lead, which is now almost a lap over the #92 JMW Motorsport Ferrari.
9h45m The leader comes into the pits for a scheduled stop. David Brabham continues on and rejoins the race, retaining his lead.
9h44m Franck Montagny brings the #8 Peugeot 908 into the pits. The Frenchman remains in the car and he rejoins, still in third place, behind the leading #9 sister car and the Audi McNish Audi.
Montagny took a tank of diesel only during that stop.
Montagny took a tank of diesel only during that stop.
9h42m The Team Goh car remains under service in the #5 pit and is again falling behind class leaders Team Essex.
9h41m The news in the Aston Martin garage is that Stuart Hall, who initiated that heavy shunt for the #26 Radical much earlier in the race, has been excluded.
The #009 Aston runs in 28th position overall, but will have to complete the trip with only Peter Kox and Harold Primat at the controls.
The #009 Aston runs in 28th position overall, but will have to complete the trip with only Peter Kox and Harold Primat at the controls.
9h38m At the sharp end, David Brabham continues to lead the race for Peugeot in the #9 car. His pace is not great though at this stage and is being caught by three seconds per lap by Allan McNish in the #1 Audi.
Franck Montagny in third with the #8 Peugeot is five seconds quicker than McNish on that last lap. Gradually the spread is beginning to close at the front.
We are set for a wonderful night battle at La Sarthe.
Franck Montagny in third with the #8 Peugeot is five seconds quicker than McNish on that last lap. Gradually the spread is beginning to close at the front.
We are set for a wonderful night battle at La Sarthe.
9h38m The #5 Team Goh is back in the pits again and once again is put into the garage. Jack stands go under the car and attention is again focusing around the front right of the car.
9h35m The #63 Corvette continues to lead in GT1, although the #64 driven by Olivier Beretta has been closing that gap over the last hour.
There is just over a minute between those cars now.
There is just over a minute between those cars now.
9h33m The #3 Audi is in the garage once again as the problems continue for Audi. The R15 is undoubtedly fast, but a poor first nine hours has left the German marque with only the works #1 car offering a serious challenge to the Peugeots at the front of the field.
9h28m Tom Kristensen brings the #1 Audi into the pits for service. 'The Great Dane' hands over to team-mate Allan McNish for a repeat of his night run from last year.
Interestingly, McNish was second last year when he climbed aboard for that magical quadruple stint. He came out into the daylight in the lead. Will history repeat itself in 2009?
Interestingly, McNish was second last year when he climbed aboard for that magical quadruple stint. He came out into the daylight in the lead. Will history repeat itself in 2009?
9h27m The #10 ORECA-AIM car has come in to the pits and is immediately turned in to the garage.
Bruno Senna has been in the car - and the hedge. There is heavy damage to the rear of that machine once again, with no rear wing and some deranged suspension.
Bruno Senna has been in the car - and the hedge. There is heavy damage to the rear of that machine once again, with no rear wing and some deranged suspension.
9h25m Risi Competizione continue to lead the way in GT2. The #82 Ferrari now has a three-minute lead over the JMW Motorsport machine as Ferrari continue to dominate against the five Porsche cars.
9h22m Pitstops are due for the leaders in the next couple of laps as we move well past the stroke of midnight.
The #9 Peugeot continues to lead by one lap over the #1 Audi.
The #9 Peugeot continues to lead by one lap over the #1 Audi.
9h21m The #007 AMR Eastern Europe Aston has been in and out of the pits, continuing in fifth place.
9h20m Jetalliance Racing get the #66 back on track after repairs concentrating around the front end of the car.
9h18m The #66 Jetalliance Aston Martin is back in the pits for repairs. The team have had a horrible race, losing a lot of time early on. That car is down in 50th position overall.
9h16m The #4 Creation comes into the pits for service. Romain Iannetta has continued Vanina Ickx's good work and has moved the car up into 18th position.
Iannetta stays on board and rejoins the fray.
Iannetta stays on board and rejoins the fray.
9h12m Behind Brabham and Kristensen, Franck Montagny is third in the #8 Peugeot.
The #17 Pescarolo Peugeot is fourth, ahead of the #007 Aston Martin and then the two Kolles entries in sixth and seventh places.
The top positions on the leaderboard have remained static for some time.
The #17 Pescarolo Peugeot is fourth, ahead of the #007 Aston Martin and then the two Kolles entries in sixth and seventh places.
The top positions on the leaderboard have remained static for some time.
9h08m The third-placed GT2 IMSA Performance car has been involved in a high-speed incident approaching the Mulsanne corner. Very difficult to see in the dark what the other car involved was, but Pilet did an amazing job in regaining control of the #76 and lost only a handful of seconds after skillfully avoiding the tyre barrier. He continues in third behind the Risi Competizione Ferrari #82 and the #92 JMW Motorsport entry.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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