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5h29m The #1 Audi is in the pits from third. It's a clean stop and Dindo Capello is back underway.
5h23m Flying Lizard Motorsport have been struggling to fight their way back into contention in the GT2 category, but problems have struck that #80 car in the form of a puncture. Seth Neiman is still behind the wheel, and he tours back to the pits slowly.
5h23m Work continues in the #3 Audi garage and the team are struggling to get that car back in the race.
Audi boss Dr Wolfgang Ulrich is personally overseeing the repairs as the car slides down the order.
Audi boss Dr Wolfgang Ulrich is personally overseeing the repairs as the car slides down the order.
5h20m The Peugeot #7 continues its race-long climb through the field from a lowly 51st place in the opening stages. Pedro Lamy is consistently lapping in the 3m25s bracket. They are now up to 18th overall - taking one lap back from the #1 Audi in the process.
5h19m The #008 Lola-Aston Martin has been in for routine service with Anthony Davidson remaining in charge of the fifth-placed car.
5h14m Team Goh are pulling out a lead in LMP2 as Danish touring car driver Kristian Poulsen struggles to get up to speed in the Team Essex Spyder.
5h12m The #3 Audi remains in the pits under repair with turbo-charger issues. That entry continues to slip down the order and is 17th in the standings currently.
5h12m The Peugeots continue to set the pace after the restart with Sebastien Bourdais consolidating the lead for the #8 car and Alex Wurz pulling now to almost 15 seconds clear of the Audi challenge.
5h08m In GT2, IMSA Performance continue to lead the pack with the #76 machine. Raymond Narac is now at the controls. They have pulled out a one-lap lead over the competition, but it's now three Ferraris chasing them.
The Risi Competizione #82 Ferrari is second, one lap behind, with JMW Motorsport recently moving up into third. Andrew Kircaldy is currently behind the wheel of the #92, ahead of Gianmaria Bruni in the AF Corse Ferrari.
Flying Lizard have slipped down the order during that safety car period, and run in fifth place.
The Risi Competizione #82 Ferrari is second, one lap behind, with JMW Motorsport recently moving up into third. Andrew Kircaldy is currently behind the wheel of the #92, ahead of Gianmaria Bruni in the AF Corse Ferrari.
Flying Lizard have slipped down the order during that safety car period, and run in fifth place.
5h07m Behind the Peugeot and Audi pairs, the two Lola-Aston Martins continue to hold a strong fifth and sixth, a lap behind Wurz and the two Audis.
Jos Verstappen in the #008 is currently heading Jan Charouz in the sister #007.
Jos Verstappen in the #008 is currently heading Jan Charouz in the sister #007.
5h03m Alex Wurz in the second-place #9 Peugeot is now pulling away from the #1 and #2 Audis.
5h02m Alexandre Premat has told Eurosport that the #3 Audi has suffered a front-end vibration and turbo charger problems.
The team are continuing to work on the car as it drops down the order - now four laps down in tenth.
The team are continuing to work on the car as it drops down the order - now four laps down in tenth.
4h59m The #3 has recently assumed eighth place in a battle against the two Kolles Audi R10s. While repairs to the car are carried out, there wil be a driver change. Timo Bernhard climbs out of the stricken car and Romain Dumas will take the wheel, when it returns to the track.
4h58m Keisuke Kunimoto dives by the Team Essex car to take the LMP2 lead for Team Goh.
4h58m The LMP2 battle has erupted into an on-track fight as the safety car has put the two nose to tail.
4h57m The #3 Audi is spun around and in to the garage!
4h56m The #3 Audi struggled to get up to speed on that restart and Timo Bernhard is pitting the car.
4h53m The pit lane shuffle has handed a clear one-lap advantage to Sebastien Bourdais in the #8 Peugeot.
The #9 Peugeot of Alex Wurz is now in a direct scrap with the #1 and #2 Audis, who are all on the same lap.
The #9 Peugeot of Alex Wurz is now in a direct scrap with the #1 and #2 Audis, who are all on the same lap.
4h51m The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
4h49m This intervention is also a chance for the organisers to look at a problem with the concrete surface beyond the kerb at Mulsanne corner, which was breaking up.
4h49m The ACO have penalised the #009 Aston Martin for that incident with the Radical, and Stuart Hall brings the car into the pits for a stop-go penalty. He rejoins and catches up to the safety car train.
4h46m The Audis were unable to take advantage of this safety car to get track position by staying out, as they were due to stop.
4h46m The #8 Peugeot leads the field with Sebastien Bourdais now behind the wheel, having taken over from Stephane Sarrazin.
4h45m Further replays show that the #26 Radical first glance the concrete retaining wall before hitting the tyre barrier heavily.
The car is being recovered by the safety crew while the marshals are making repairs to the tyre wall. Racing won't resume until this has been achieved.
The car is being recovered by the safety crew while the marshals are making repairs to the tyre wall. Racing won't resume until this has been achieved.
4h44m The #1 and #2 Audis are in with this scramble.
Dindo Capello remains in the #1 with new tyres, while Lucas Luhr takes over the #2.
Dindo Capello remains in the #1 with new tyres, while Lucas Luhr takes over the #2.
4h43m All three Peugeots are into the pits in response to the safety car. David Brabham hands over the #9 Peugeot to Alex Wurz and the Austrian resumes.
4h41m The other two R15 TDIs are due in the pits very soon and are part of a massive gaggle of cars heading in for service.
4h41m The #009 Aston pulled up to lap the Radical as they approached the end of the lap, but Stuart Hall moved back across to the racing line without giving Radical driver Tim Greaves enough space.
The pair made contact and the #26 Radical speared off to the right and into the tyre barriers heavily, before coming to rest at the entry to the pitlane.
The pair made contact and the #26 Radical speared off to the right and into the tyre barriers heavily, before coming to rest at the entry to the pitlane.
4h40m The #3 Audi has pitted under the safety car.
4h38m The safety car has been deployed.
4h38m The #26 Radical has crashed heavily after contact with the #009 Lola-Aston Martin.
4h34m The leading Peugeot cars come into the pits for regular service. The #8 and #9 cars are in, no driver changes on this occasion, and they resume in first and second places, ahead of the Audis.
4h33m The eighth place battle has been resolved for the time being in favour of the #3 Audi. Timo Bernhard has passed both Kolles cars and has begun to pull away.
4h31m Kristian Poulsen has taken over the wheel of the Team Essex car with the LMP2 leaders again pitting on the second lap.
Team Goh have not changed their driver, so the gap has closed in that category.
Team Goh have not changed their driver, so the gap has closed in that category.
4h30m Sarrazin in the leading #8 is closing rapidly on Capello to put the Audi a lap behind.
4h29m The weather remains dry and clear as we move towards sunset at La Sarthe. Prior to the race start, the morning forecasts were calling for possibly evening showers. The latest information from the French rainfall radar is that heavy showers are moving into the north west tip of France, but these pose no immediate threat for the race.
4h28m Meanwhile, the #008 Lola-Aston Martin has pitted.
4h27m Stephane Sarrazin has the #1 car in his sights to put a lap on the Audi as they head on to the Mulsanne straight.
4h25m Dindo Capello continues to push in the #1 Audi. He's around a minute behind the second-place #9 Peugeot but the leading #8 car is getting closer to lapping the best of the Audis.
4h22m Team Essex continues to lead in the LMP2 battle between the pair of Porsche RS Spyders, with Casper Elgaard still at the wheel of that machine.
Team Goh were closing on the #31 before the last stop, but are now over a minute behind after a driver change.
Team Goh were closing on the #31 before the last stop, but are now over a minute behind after a driver change.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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