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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 77th Le Mans 24 Hours
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22h07m The problems continue with #13 Speedy Racing Sebah Lola-Aston Martin having pulled up on the Mulsanne straight.
Andrea Belicchi was seventh overall and that team had been involved in some great battles this morning.
Andrea Belicchi was seventh overall and that team had been involved in some great battles this morning.
22h04m The #64 Corvette remains stranded just outside the pits with a suspected transmission failure.
The #73 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette is rapidly closing down on second place in GT1 but the next car in class, the Jetalliance Racing Aston, is unlikely to catch up in the time remaining.
The #73 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette is rapidly closing down on second place in GT1 but the next car in class, the Jetalliance Racing Aston, is unlikely to catch up in the time remaining.
21h57m That Aston is being pushed to a place of safety and may struggle to rejoin.
21h57m Jonny Cocker has pulled up to the side of the road in the Drayson Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
21h55m Nicolas Lapierre brings the fifth-placed #11 Oreca-AIM into the pits. He hands over to Soheil Ayari and they remain in fifth spot.
21h53m The #007 car is now in the hands of Stefan Mucke and has made another stop. It remains fourth overall.
21h53m The second place car - the #8 Peugeot - comes into the pits for a stop. Sebastien Bourdais remains at the wheel and he rejoins the race, still just under two minutes behind the leading #9 car.
21h50m There are clearly further problems for Patrick Long as is slowly tours the #76 IMSA Porsche round to the pits.
21h49m The #64 Corvette mechanics are running down the pit lane to try and guide their driver back in to the pits.
21h48m The #76 IMSA Performance car has spun while in the control of Patrick Long. After a strong challenge against the Ferraris in GT2 for the first 18 hours of the race, this car dramatically fell away from the battle, handing Ferrari the GT2 honours on a plate.
Long gets the #76 going again but in now 11th in class after leading at one stage.
Long gets the #76 going again but in now 11th in class after leading at one stage.
21h47m The #64 Corvette is sliding down the order and needs to get going shortly to retain second place in class.
The black Corvette is tantalisingly close to the pits and under discussion with the marshals.
The black Corvette is tantalisingly close to the pits and under discussion with the marshals.
21h43m High drama in GT1!
The leading #64 Corvette has stopped just before the pit lane entry, handing the class lead back to the #63.
The leading #64 Corvette has stopped just before the pit lane entry, handing the class lead back to the #63.
21h43m The leader pits in the #9 Peugeot. Marc Gene remains on board and he's away with fuel only.
21h39m Pedro Lamy brings the #7 Peugeot in from sixth place, and there is a rear bodywork cover change this time. Lamy rejoins to resume the chase of the Oreca Matmut.
21h37m The #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari comes in for routine service, taking on tyres and fuel. Jaime Melo rejoins with his two-lap lead still intact.
21h34m The GT1-leading #64 has a 1m6s lead over #63 after the latest stops. That fuelling fumble on the #63 may prove costly.
21h33m The #7 Peugeot is continuing to close down fifth-placed #11 the Oreca Matmut entry driven by Nicolas Lapierre. The gap is down to 2m10s.
The Peugeot trio are due in the pits in the next lap or two.
The Peugeot trio are due in the pits in the next lap or two.
21h30m Didno Capello is in the pits with the #1 Audi. They change tyres on this stop and he resumes.
21h29m The #3 works Audi R15 is soon going to break into the top 20 after all the problems they have suffered in the first half of the race.
Timo Bernhard is at the wheel and he passes GT2 class leader Jaime Melo in the #82 Ferrari to take 20th overall.
Timo Bernhard is at the wheel and he passes GT2 class leader Jaime Melo in the #82 Ferrari to take 20th overall.
21h23m The leading #63 Corvette is in the pits. It was a slow stop with a driver change to Antonio Garcia and a fumble on the fuel.
21h22m The #84 Team Modena Ferrari deserves another mention in the GT2 category. Leo Mansell has recently stepped out of the cockpit, handing over to Roman Rusinov. They are now up to seventh in class, while up front the Risi Competizione #82 Ferrari continues to dominate, maintaining its two-lap advantage with Jaime Melo now behind the wheel.
21h19m In LMP2, the Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder continues to hold a three-lap advantage over the Team Goh Porsche. Speedy Racing Sabah remain on course for the final podium place.
21h17m The #7 Peugeot in sixth is relentlessly pulling in the #11 Oreca Matmut car with Nicolas Lapierre at the wheel. The last time we checked in with the #7 it was more than one lap behind the Oreca. That gap is now down to under three minutes. Lamy is still closing in at at least six seconds per lap.
21h14m Marcel Fassler has pitted the #64 car, handing a temporary class lead to the #63. This is an excellent inter-team battle over the class win.
21h07m Marcel Fassler has pulled to over five seconds ahead of the #63 Corvette. The #64 car currently has the fresher tyres of the battling duo, with the #63 due for new rubber at the next stop.
21h06m The risk of rain is now decreasing at Le Mans as the showers now begin to swing away from the circuit on the latest rainfall radar.
The distance from the track to the closest showers is increasing all the time as the sky brighten slightly overhead.
The distance from the track to the closest showers is increasing all the time as the sky brighten slightly overhead.
21h01m Stephane Sarrazin pits the #8 Peugeot in second place, and he hands over to fellow-Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais.
21h01m Alex Wurz brings the leading #9 Peugeot in and hands over to Marc Gene. The Spaniard leaves the pits and resumes out front.
20h59m Lamy comes into the pits in the #7 and is back out quickly to continue the chase of the Oreca. Pedro stays in the car.
20h58m #008 pits from 13th overall with Anthony Davidson remaining in the car.
20h58m Peugeot are now completely dominant at Le Mans as we near the 21-hour mark. The #9 and #8 cars have a large six-lap lead now over the #1 Audi - that equates to around 21 minutes.
The #007 Aston Martin is just one lap behind the Audi now in fourth. Nicolas Lapierre runs fifth in the #11 Oreca AIM car but track position may come under threat in the final hours of the race. The #7 Peugeot with Pedro Lamy at the wheel is one lap behind in seventh, but running up to 11 seconds per lap faster than Lapierre.
The #007 Aston Martin is just one lap behind the Audi now in fourth. Nicolas Lapierre runs fifth in the #11 Oreca AIM car but track position may come under threat in the final hours of the race. The #7 Peugeot with Pedro Lamy at the wheel is one lap behind in seventh, but running up to 11 seconds per lap faster than Lapierre.
20h53m Mika Salo in the #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari F340 enjoys a healthy lead of over ten minutes in GT2 ahead of the #97 BMS Scuderia Italia car. Fabio Babini is behind the wheel of the #97.
20h51m Marcel Fassler has taken the GT1 lead at the second Mulsanne chicane.
20h47m Battle continues between the Corvettes over the GT1 lead. Marcel Fassler is looking for a way by Johnny O'Connell and no quarter is being given between the team cars.
20h43m Dindo Capello pulls out of the pits in the #1 Audi but has spun the car immediately in the Dunlop chicane.
20h41m The Corvette pair are nose to tail on the circuit in the battle over the GT1 win.
20h40m Meanwhile in GT1, the battle has shaken out in favour of Johnny O'Connell in #63 - for now.
20h40m Pedro Lamy has overtaken Nicolas Prost and put the #7 Peugeot into sixth place.
20h39m The #007 Lola-Aston Martin is now just two laps behind the garaged #1 Audi.
Dr Wolfgang Ulrich's squad have very little time to complete this major repair to their best-placed car.
Dr Wolfgang Ulrich's squad have very little time to complete this major repair to their best-placed car.
20h39m Rob Bell is behind the wheel of the #92 and he is bringing the ailing Ferrari slowly back to the pits.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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