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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 77th Le Mans 24 Hours
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1h20m The GT2 scrap has shaken out in favour of Patrick Long's IMSA Performance Porshe for the moment, with Christophe Bouchut in the #99 Ferrari now up to second, ahead of early class leader Jaime Melo.
1h18m The #1 and #2 Audis are running close together in second and third.
1h14m Down at Peugeot, the #7 car is finally back out after spending 25 minutes in the pits being repaired.
1h14m Mark Gene's #9 Peugeot is through on the #007 Aston and is now up to fourth.
1h12m Up front, Franck Montagny in the #8 Peugeot 908 continues to set a blinding pace and is pulling away from McNish's #1 Audi, which is now almost two minutes behind.
1h10m Mark Gene in the #9 Peugeot has passed Darren Turner in the #008 and is off in pursuit of the #007.
1h10m The other car involved in that pitlane disaster, the #17 Pescarolo Peugeot, is back on track with Jean-Christophe Boullion at the wheel.
They have fallen to 19th after repairs in the garage.
They have fallen to 19th after repairs in the garage.
1h08m The #007 and #008 are fighting to lap that incredible GT2 battle for the class lead.
The #9 Peugeot continues to tail the pair of Astons.
The #9 Peugeot continues to tail the pair of Astons.
1h06m The #9 Peugeot is battling back through the field, with Marc Gene at the wheel.
He is right on the tail of the #008 and #007 Lola-Aston Martins.
He is right on the tail of the #008 and #007 Lola-Aston Martins.
1h05m Battle resumes in GT2, with Patrick Long back in front of Jaime Melo's Ferrari as the scrap continues nose-to-tail.
1h02m The #2 Audi with Mike Rockenfeller at the wheel runs third on the road, ahead of the #007 Lola-Aston Martin.
Darren Turner in the #008 rounds out the top five overall.
Darren Turner in the #008 rounds out the top five overall.
0h59m The #1 Audi of Allan McNish is second but the Scotsman has picked up a piece of debris on the front of his car.
0h58m As the #8 Peugeot leads away again, the #6 Ginetta has run up an escape road but is pushed back into the fray by the marshals.
0h58m The #009 Lola Aston Martin is in the pits with a broken alternator belt.
Problems already in the early stages of the race for many cars as we approach the end of the first hour.
Problems already in the early stages of the race for many cars as we approach the end of the first hour.
0h56m The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
0h52m The safety car is due in at the end of this lap.
0h52m The #9 Peugeot comes into the pits. Alex Wurz climbs out and Marc Gene is now aboard the car. Routine service for the #9 car at least and Marc heads out to join the safety car queue.
0h49m The #7 Peugeot is still on its way back to the pits with the left rear wheel now destroyed. They tyre has shredded off completely and the flailing rubber has caused heavy damage to the left rear bodywork.
Pedro Lamy gets the car into the pits but the damage to the #7 is such that this will take a long time to fix.
Pedro Lamy gets the car into the pits but the damage to the #7 is such that this will take a long time to fix.
0h49m There is a rash of pitstops as safety car conditions continue.
The pair of safety cars around the long lap has split the pack and will, as ever, result in some shuffling of the order when racing resumes.
The pair of safety cars around the long lap has split the pack and will, as ever, result in some shuffling of the order when racing resumes.
0h46m The Aston Martin #009 is in the pits and instantly wheeled into the garage with problems. The car was up in seventh place with Harold Primat behind the wheel.
0h46m Just before that dramatic contact between #7 and #17 Peugeots, the GT1 battle had changed in the favour of Patrick Long.
0h45m Replays show that the #7 Peugeot was released at the end of its pitstop with seemingly no problem. As Lamy drove out of the pit box, he was clipped at the left rear by the #17 (Boullion) Pescarolo entry as it was moving in towards its stop.
0h43m Allan McNish reacts with a stop in the #1 car.
0h42m The pace car is out for the #7 as it is touring slowly round the circuit with its rear tyre in shreds, spreading debris everywhere.
0h42m The safety car has been deployed.
0h42m The flailing tyre on the #7 car has destroyed the rear bodywork and is spreading debris on the Mulsanne straight.
0h41m The #7 car headed out of the pits but has a rear-left punture and is touring slowly, with an entire lap to do.
0h40m Drama in the pits as the #7 car has been crashed in to by the Pescarolo #17!
0h39m The intense scrap for the GT1 lead continues with Jaime Melo in the Risi Ferrari leading a train of Porsches.
0h39m The sad news comes through that Narain Karthikeyan will definitely not be able to take part in the race. The Indian driver has a dislocated shoulder. This means the #14 Kolles Audi will be down to just two drivers.
0h38m The #66 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 is out of the pits and has joined the fray the field at the back of the field, 7 laps down.
0h37m The #9 Peugeot pits from third place. Alex Wurz stays in the car and rejoins the race.
0h36m With the early problems suffered by the #3 Audi, we have four Peugeots versus two Audis at the top of the order.
Behind them, the three Lola Aston Martins have started well. Stefan Mucke is at the wheel of the #007 and is around half-a-minute behind the leaders so far. The #008 Aston is in eighth place i the hands of Darren Turner currently.
Behind them, the three Lola Aston Martins have started well. Stefan Mucke is at the wheel of the #007 and is around half-a-minute behind the leaders so far. The #008 Aston is in eighth place i the hands of Darren Turner currently.
0h35m The #68 JLOC Lamborghini reportedly has engine trouble and it looks like the race is already over for the Japanese squad.
0h27m Jaime Melo is back in the lead of GT2 as the battle for class honors is nose to tail in the early stages.
The #82 slipped by the Felbermayr Porsche as the pair continue to battle, followed closely by Patrick Long in the IMSA Performance Porsche.
The #82 slipped by the Felbermayr Porsche as the pair continue to battle, followed closely by Patrick Long in the IMSA Performance Porsche.
0h24m The #15 Kolles Audi entry comes into the pits from 16th place. Christijan Albers briings the car in and the mechanics begin changing the nose. The car rejoins further down the field.
0h23m Aside from the drama with the #3 Audi, there are three cars struggling already and remain in the garage.
A third of the GT1 field - the #66 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 and the #68 JLOC Lamborghini - are in the garage, leaving the four Corvettes to battle amongst themselves.
The #39 Kruse-Schiller Lola-Mazda also remains stuck in the garage.
A third of the GT1 field - the #66 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 and the #68 JLOC Lamborghini - are in the garage, leaving the four Corvettes to battle amongst themselves.
The #39 Kruse-Schiller Lola-Mazda also remains stuck in the garage.
0h22m The three works Peugeots continue to pull away at the front of the field. The #8 with Franck Montagny at the wheel is leading, ahead of Pedro Lamy in the #7. Alex Wurz is third at the moment in the #9, with Allan McNish fourth in the #1 Audi - just under ten seconds off the lead.
0h19m The #3 Audi is wheeled back out into the pitlane and is sent out but it is already two laps down in 51st position.
0h17m Marc Lieb in the #77 Team Felbermayr Porsche has taken over in the lead of GT2 after Jaime Melo lead the early stages in the Risi Ferrari.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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