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The 77th Le Mans 24 Hours
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9h03m As we reach midnight in Le Mans, David Brabham in the #9 Peugeot continues with a healthy lead of over a lap on the #1 Audi in the hands of Tom Kristensen.
9h01m The #8 Peugeot comes in for service. Franck Montagny stays in the car and the mechanics work very quickly to get the Frenchman back out. He remains in third place as we tick through the nine hour mark.
9h00m That lengthy stop for the Team Goh Spyder has put them almost two laps behind Team Essex.
The simultaneous drama for the #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car has put them a further three laps behind.
The simultaneous drama for the #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car has put them a further three laps behind.
8h59m The leading #9 Peugeot has taken a minor excursion off-track at Mulsanne corner in the hands of David Brabham. He lost around four seconds on that tour, but still enjoys a healthy one-lap lead over the #1 Audi.
8h55m The #26 Radical, which was savaged by the #009 Aston several hours ago at the final chicane and crashed heavily into the tyre bariers, bringing out the safety car, has been rebuilt.
A great sporting effort by the Radical mechanics, who know that their chances of a good result with this car are gone, but they carried on, worked to repair the machine and are back in the show.
Hopefully they will enjoy a reliable run from here.
A great sporting effort by the Radical mechanics, who know that their chances of a good result with this car are gone, but they carried on, worked to repair the machine and are back in the show.
Hopefully they will enjoy a reliable run from here.
8h54m The #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car is out of the garage and back in to the fray.
8h53m Work continues to repair the Speedy Racing Sebah Lola with what looks like collision damage.
8h52m Leo Mansell brings the #84 Team Modena Ferrari into the pits. The young Briton - son of 1992 Formula 1 World Champion Nigel Mansell - was running in tenth position in the GT2 category.
The car is wheeled into the garage and the Modena crew will work on repairs.
The car is wheeled into the garage and the Modena crew will work on repairs.
8h50m The Team Goh Porsche RS Spyder is back underway but now well behind rivals Team Essex.
8h49m The Speedy Racing Sebah Lola B08/80-Judd was on to take second in LMP2 from Team Goh but they are also now in the garage.
8h47m The disastrous stop for the Team Goh LMP2 car continues as the car makes a brief visit to the garage.
They've been in for a while now and this is handing the advantage to Team Essex, with Goh now under threat from the Speedy Racing Sebah entry, currently driven by Xavier Pompidou.
They've been in for a while now and this is handing the advantage to Team Essex, with Goh now under threat from the Speedy Racing Sebah entry, currently driven by Xavier Pompidou.
8h47m Weather update: The race has been run in the dry so far, but speculation is mounting that rain is due. The latest news from the local weather radar is that the area is clear of rain to the west, and we are clear for dry conditions for some time.
8h45m The GT2 leading Ferrari is in the pits for service once again. Jaime Melo heads out with fresh rubber on the Risi Competizione machine.
8h40m Tom Kristensen has pitted the #1 Audi for a tank of diesel.
8h38m Sascha Maassen pits the Team Goh LMP2 car. He's fallen to around 15 seconds behind the Team Essex Spyder in recent laps but that is still a very close fight.
The Japanese squad take the opportunity to make some adjusments under the front bodywork and there is a bit of a struggle to finish the job quickly ...
The Japanese squad take the opportunity to make some adjusments under the front bodywork and there is a bit of a struggle to finish the job quickly ...
8h35m The #009 has been in the pits once again, this time for a routine stop.
8h33m Charles Zwolsman, Jr. has pitted the #14 Kolles car from 6th overall. He hands over to Andre Lotterer.
Narain Karthikeyan remains sidelined after dislocating his shoulder before the race. The remaining two drivers have a very long night ahead of them as they are forced to run the car between them for the entire distance.
Narain Karthikeyan remains sidelined after dislocating his shoulder before the race. The remaining two drivers have a very long night ahead of them as they are forced to run the car between them for the entire distance.
8h33m The Pescarolo crew are standing by in the pits, ready and waiting for the fourth-placed #17 with Jean-Christophe Boullion to come in for service.
The #17 is in and out without delay, maintaining fourth position.
The #17 is in and out without delay, maintaining fourth position.
8h29m Vanina Ickx brings the #4 Creation Judd into the pits for a change of tyres, a tank of fuel and a driver change this time. Ickx climbs out of the car and in jumps Romain Iannetta. They are on the fringes of the top 20 currently.
8h28m Nick Leventis has been handed a stop-go penalty for speeding in the pitlane in the Strakka Racing Ginetta-Zytek.
8h25m The #9 and #7 Peugeots come into the pits for regular service. Marc Gene stays aboard the leading car and heads back out into the night with a comfortable lead.
8h24m The #7 Peugeot is going to take another scalp soon and move into the top ten. Nicolas Minassian is pressing on at a very high pace and is just 2.6 seconds behind Neel Jani, who has recently climbed aboard the tenth-placed Speedy Racing Lola Aston #13.
On the last lap Minassian was 12 seconds quicker than the Swiss driver.
On the last lap Minassian was 12 seconds quicker than the Swiss driver.
8h19m The #8 Peugeot handled by Sebastien Bourdais comes into the pits. It is a slow stop and a clumsy nose change for the second-placed car. Bourdais hands over to Franck Montagny and he rejoins with the sister #9 car enjoying a clear lap lead over the field.
8h19m The #6 LMP1 Team LNT Ginetta is back in the pits with the mechanics working under the rear bodywork.
8h17m IMSA Performance have enjoyed a marvellous stint of driving by Patrick Long in the third-placed #76 Porsche. For a long time he was catching the two Ferraris up ahead of him. Recently he pitted, handing over the car to Patrick Pilet ...
Within minutes Pilet has thrown the car at the scenery at Mulsane corner, losing several seconds. Tim Sugden now has well over 90 seconds worth of breathing space in the #92 JMW Motorsport Ferrari.
The #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari continues out front in class.
Within minutes Pilet has thrown the car at the scenery at Mulsane corner, losing several seconds. Tim Sugden now has well over 90 seconds worth of breathing space in the #92 JMW Motorsport Ferrari.
The #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari continues out front in class.
8h11m The #16 petrol-powered Pescarolo Judd is about to take eighth place from Nicolas Lapierre in the #11 Oreca Team Matmut entry. This is the closest battle on the circuit currently - they are one second apart.
8h06m The #3 Audi is back into the pits and wheeled into the garage again. More problems and repairs. Romain Dumas is still in the car as the Joest mechanics go to work.
8h05m In GT2, the second place battle continues through another round of stops. Once again Tim Sugden pits the #92 JMW Motorsport Ferrari a lap before Patrick Long in the challenging Porsche IMSA Performance car.
The #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari has extended its lead to over two minutes and is continuing to gradually pull out a lead.
The #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari has extended its lead to over two minutes and is continuing to gradually pull out a lead.
8h00m The AMR Eastern Europe Aston #007 is in fifth place, with the two Kolles machines running consistently well in sixth and seventh.
7h59m Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich has confirmed to Eurosport that the #1 car was garaged to deal with rising water temperatures.
They will hope that a clean of the radiators has cured that problem
They will hope that a clean of the radiators has cured that problem
7h58m The #8 Peugeot has taken second place from the #1 Audi entry and the French manufacturer runs one-two at Le Mans.
The Audi #1 car is third, with the Pescarolo Peugeot #17 unable to take advantage, after a quick unscheduled pitstop.
The Audi #1 car is third, with the Pescarolo Peugeot #17 unable to take advantage, after a quick unscheduled pitstop.
7h55m The #8 works Peugeot and the #17 Pescarolo car will have closed the gap enormously, and the prospect of a French one-two-three at home looms, unless Tom Kristensen can get back up to speed quickly.
7h53m The #1 is out of the garage quickly and is back underway.
7h52m The Audi team clearly have more work to do than can be done out in the pitlane.
The mechanics seem to be busily cleaning the radiators.
The mechanics seem to be busily cleaning the radiators.
7h51m The #1 Audi has pitted but it has been wheeled back into the garage!
7h47m After the recent Peugeot stop, Marc Gene leads by over a minute from the #1 Audi, with Tom Kristensen due in shortly.
7h47m Harold Primat brings the #009 Aston Martin into the pitlane, but he overshoots the Aston ox and has to be pulled back by the mechanics. The pitstop itself is fine once the crew get to work and Primat stays on board for another stint. He rejoins still in a lowly 40th position overall.
7h46m A lap after the stop for the sister car, the #82 Risi Ferrari pits from the GT2 class lead. Jaime Melo remains at the controls.
7h45m Vanina Ickx has spent a considerable amount of time in the pits with some repair work being carried out. Ickx rejoins once the work has been completed, but the #4 Creation Judd has slipped down to 21st position.
7h43m The #83 Risi Ferrari makes a regular stop with Tracy Krohn remaining at the wheel.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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