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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 77th Le Mans 24 Hours
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17h03m The #92 Ferrari is well off track up an escape road. This is bad news for the second-place car in GT2.
17h03m Vanina Ickx pits the #4 Creation and hands over to Romain Iannetta. She had taken the car up the order from 30th to 27th place, but has since dropped back to 28th with that stop.
17h02m Christophe Tinseau in the Pescarolo Judd is now less than ten seconds behind Soheil Ayari in the Oreca Matmut AIM. This is a battle developing for fifth overall.
16h58m Jos Verstappen now has climbed out of the #008 Lola-Aston Martin as the mechanics work on what increasingly looks like serious trouble for that car.
16h57m Christijan Albers is pushing hard in the 11th-placed Kolles Audi R10, and runs over the Dunlop Chicane. He loses little time but brings the car into the pits at the end of the lap for a stop.
16h54m The incendiary #35 Lola-Mazda is back in the pits with smoke once again from the rear.
16h53m Franck Montagny had the gap to the leading #9 car down to 40 seconds, but the Frenchman comes into the pits for another stop. Fuel only this time for the #8 car and Franck stays on board for another 12-lap stint.
16h51m Nicolas Minassian is now within range of the Verstappen Aston Martin as problems continue for the #008 machine. The #7 Peugeot is set to take over ninth position.
16h49m The #008 team are struggling to get that car back on the circuit as a long garage spell continues.
16h49m The #007 Aston Martin in fourth and #11 Oreca-AIM fifth-placed car both come into the pits and resume in that order.
Tomas Enge stays in the cockpit of the Aston, but Nicholas Lapierre vacates the #11 as Soheil Ayari takes the wheel for another stint.
Tomas Enge stays in the cockpit of the Aston, but Nicholas Lapierre vacates the #11 as Soheil Ayari takes the wheel for another stint.
16h47m Tom Kristensen has been in for fuel in the #1 Audi. Tom also took fresh rubber on that stop.
16h45m Neel Jani has also been in the pits with the seventh-placed Speedy Racing Lola Aston Martin. Christophe Tinseau brings the #16 Pescarolo petrol car in as the latest sequence of stops continue.
The stops are not changing the running order, as the gaps between each entry are now quite big.
The stops are not changing the running order, as the gaps between each entry are now quite big.
16h44m Work continues on #008 as Jos Verstappen waits patiently for his machine to be repaired.
16h41m Nicolas Minassian comes into the pits in the #7 Peugeot. That car is still running in tenth place and the Frenchman rejoins the fray.
16h41m The Lola-Aston Martin #008 has been wheeled into the garage. The rear bodywork has been removed and the mechanics are paying close attention to the right rear suspension.
16h37m The in-house Corvette Racing bid for the GT1 win continues in the favour of the #63, with Johnny O'Connell currently driving. The #64 is currently 1m14s behind.
16h36m The top four in GT2 remain unchanged. Risi Competizione remain in charge with their #82 Ferrari holding a two-lap lead over the BMS Scuderia Italia #97 car. The #97 has pulled away to the tune of one minute over the JMW Motorsport #92 machine in third.
The fourth placed IMSA Performance Porsche is pressing on in an effort to get on terms with the Ferraris. Raymond Narac has recently taken over that mount, but is still between two and three minutes behind the JMW car.
The fourth placed IMSA Performance Porsche is pressing on in an effort to get on terms with the Ferraris. Raymond Narac has recently taken over that mount, but is still between two and three minutes behind the JMW car.
16h32m Over the last 90 minutes, Franck Montagny in Peugeot #8 has been lapping quicker than the leading #9 car. He has taken almost a minute out the the lead and is now clocked 1m58s behind.
16h27m The bodywork is going back on the #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car and they are resuming, still on the LMP2 podium.
16h25m The #15 Kolles Audi has been in for a stop. That car has fallen to 11th overall after front suspension was replaced during a lengthy spell in the garage.
16h23m Problems continue for the #33 Speedy Racing Sebah car in LMP2 and the car is back in the garage for further attention.
That entry remains third in LMP2, four laps ahead of the #25 RML car.
That entry remains third in LMP2, four laps ahead of the #25 RML car.
16h16m The racing remains close in the lower reaches of the top ten.
Pescarolo Judd #16 is in sixth with Christpophe Tinseau still in the cockpit. Neel Jani is seventh in the #13 Speedy Racing machine, but just 60 seconds behind him is Andre Lotterer in Kolles Audi #14.
Jos Verstapen is ninth at the controls of the #008 Aston Martin. The Dutchman has just been into the pits, and stayed on board for another stint, with Nicolas Minassian rounding out the top ten in the #7 Peugeot.
Pescarolo Judd #16 is in sixth with Christpophe Tinseau still in the cockpit. Neel Jani is seventh in the #13 Speedy Racing machine, but just 60 seconds behind him is Andre Lotterer in Kolles Audi #14.
Jos Verstapen is ninth at the controls of the #008 Aston Martin. The Dutchman has just been into the pits, and stayed on board for another stint, with Nicolas Minassian rounding out the top ten in the #7 Peugeot.
16h11m Risi Competizione continue to rule the roost in GT2 with their #82 Ferrari F340, but the scrap for second place between BMS Scuderia Italia and JMW Motorsport continues. Patrick Pilet is still running quickly in the fourth-placed #76 IMSA Performance Porsche but has a long fight on his hands to make inroads into the Ferrari dominance.
16h06m The #8 now pits and Franck Montagny continues on for another stint. The #9 Peugeot restores its one-lap lead.
16h03m Audi #1 is in for a tank of diesel. Tom Kristensen is unable to make an impression on the pair of leading Peugeots and resumes in third.
16h03m The #8 Peugeot in second place now runs on the lead lap - but Franck Montagny is due to bring that car in soon for service.
16h01m The #7 Peugeot has also been in. Minassian stays in the car and rolls out in tenth place - two laps behind the #14 Kolles Audi in ninth.
16h01m The syncronised stops continue as the #007 Lola-Aston Martin makes a visit to the Prodrive crew.
15h59m The leading #9 Peugeot comes into the pits and Marc Gene hands over to David Brabham. The Australian rolls out and back onto the circuit. A full house for the #9 this time - fuel, tyres and a driver change.
15h58m Vanina Ickx is still driving the #4 Creation that has spent several long stints in the pits overnight. That car was running as high as 17th at one stage, but problems dropped it way down the order. They have recovered to 30th position as we approach the end of hour 16.
15h57m Meanwhile, LMP2 leaders Team Essex are in for a stop with Kristian Poulsen remaining in control.
15h56m The spanners are out for the #33 Speedy Racing Sebah LMP2 car. The crew are currently changing the alternator on that car out in the pitlane.
15h54m The IMSA Performance #76 Porsche is putting on a spurt in GT2. Patrick Pilet is back behind the wheel and recovering the bone he dropped in the twilight hours. That car remains fourth in class behind the three Ferraris, but is the quickest GT2 car at the moment.
Pilet has a large gap to make up of over three minutes to the #92 JMW Motorsport car in third place.
Pilet has a large gap to make up of over three minutes to the #92 JMW Motorsport car in third place.
15h52m #17 Peugeot team principal Henri Pescarolo has confirmed that Benoit Treluyer suffered no serious injuries following his huge accident during the night.
15h50m It is static down in LMP2, with Team Essex continuing to hold the class lead. That Porsche RS Spyder is now up to 12th overall.
15h44m Problems for some of the leading LMP1 cars are helping the GT2 combatants to move up the general classification.
Jaime Melo is back behind the wheel of the leading #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari and is two laps ahead of the BMS Scuderia Italia #97 car. JMW have dropped to third in class with their #92 Ferrari F340, with the fastest Porsche still fourth in the form of IMSA Performance and their #76 machine.
The #82 is now 23rd in the overall standings, 35 laps behind the LMP1 front-runners.
Jaime Melo is back behind the wheel of the leading #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari and is two laps ahead of the BMS Scuderia Italia #97 car. JMW have dropped to third in class with their #92 Ferrari F340, with the fastest Porsche still fourth in the form of IMSA Performance and their #76 machine.
The #82 is now 23rd in the overall standings, 35 laps behind the LMP1 front-runners.
15h42m The #15 Kolles Audi is finally back out of the pits. It has fallen right to the back of the LMP1 leaders and almost in to the clutches of the LMP2-leading Porsche RS Spyder.
15h37m Peugeot #7 is moving forward once again in the capable hands of Nicolas Minassian. He will soon move into the top ten as the #15 Kolles Audi remains in the garage with work being carried out by the mechanics.
Minassian moves into tenth place.
Minassian moves into tenth place.
15h34m The #10 ORECA-AIM is apparently beyond repair and the team has given up its heroic effort to keep that machine in the race.
15h32m The #15 Kolles Audi remains under a costly garage halt for repairs after trailing in to the pits with deranged front suspension.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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