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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 78th Le Mans 24 Hours
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14h45m Another oustanding lap from Jonny Kane, who really has looked good in his current stint in the #42 Strakka HPD - helping himself to a 3m348.549s, which is less than half a second off the 008 Lola Aston Martin's pace. Very impressive stuff.
14h45m Olivier Jarvis comes into the pits with the #15 Kolles Audi R10 from ninth place. Regular service for that car and he's away, 11 laps down on the leader.
14h47m Drayson Racing hoping to head out after a very long break - great effort from the mechanics and fantastic determination from the team. Drayson Twitter.
14h50m Oliver Gavin hands the lead #64 Corvette over, ending a very strong spell leading the GT2 class.
14h54m Timing and scoring paints a neat picture with the top seven cars in the race all spaced by one lap each.
14h55m Good stop too for the #26 Highcroft LMP2 car, even with a faulty left front wheel nut. The car rejoins and I'm declaring that night has finished as it rejoins a circuit now bathed in the rosy fingers of dawn.
14h55m Olivier Panis pits the #4 Oreca Peugeot from sixth place and hands over to Nicolas Lapierre.
14h57m So car #2 leads with second placed #9 Audi one lap down. The #8 Audi is two laps adrift, with #1 Peugeot at three laps, the #7 Audi at four laps and the #4 Oreca Peugeot at five laps behind the leader.
14h58m Confirmation that Marco Werner ended his long stint in the #26 HPD, with David Brabham taking over the driving duties as we enter the 16th hour of the race.
14h58m Andy Meyrick pits #6 AIM Oreca from 12th position. He helps to strap Soheil Ayari into the car and he roars back out following a full service of tyres and fuel. This car is 19 laps behind the leader.
15h00m Hideki Noda comes into the pitlane in his #39 Lola-Judd, which is currently running in eighth position in the LMP2 class.
15h02m Peugeot #1 is back to being the quickest on the circuit once again, as Marc Gene breaks the beam with a lap of 3m24.547s.
15h03m Great stuff at the front of the GT2 battle - Olivier Beretta out in front in the #64 Corvette posts a 4m03.941s, with Johnny O'Connell in the #63 Corvette fractionally faster having done a 4m03.519s. The #77 Felbermayr Porsche 997 posts a 4m00.853s, and the trio are covered by just two laps.
15h06m Car #7 comes in and Dindo Capello gets four fresh tyres and a tank of diesel. He resumes still in fifth position, four laps down on the leader.
15h10m Even at this hour there's plenty of brave and devoted fans who have lasted the night, and there's almost a bit of drama as a cloud of smoke blows out from the rear of the #83 Ferrari 430.
15h12m Worth mentioning of course that Risi Competizione is the defending champion team in the GT2 class - although that crown looks likely to be snatched away as the team is currently 18 laps down on the lead GT2 car.
15h13m Smoke still issuing from the #83 car and there's a lot of action as mechanics inspect the rear of the car in the pitlane.
15h15m Jonny Kane into the pits in the lead #42 Strakka HPD
15h15m The #8 Audi is now in the pits and Benoit Treluyer stays on board. Fuel only on this visit and he's off and running, still in third place.
15h17m Drama out on track as the #40 Ginetta-Zytek stops out on circuit - looks like Olivier Pla simply outbraked himself though, and after a helping hand from the marshals he's back out on track.
15h17m Nicolas Minassian has recently cracked off a swift 3m21.182s lap at the front of the field in Peugeot #2 as it continues to lead the 24 hours.
15h18m All three Peugeots are going for it. Gene reeled off a 3m22.802s and Lapierre even quicker at 3m22.015s.
15h19m The #35 OAK Racing Pescarolo-Judd comes into the pits now.
15h20m The leading car is into the pits and Minassian climbs out of the Peugeot 908. He hands over to fellow Frenchman Franck Montagny.
15h22m Drayson Racing finally return to the circuit after a fantastic effort in the pitlane - Drayson Racing Twitter.
15h24m Audi Sport team boss Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich is taking a breather. He is shown looking slightly tired and also slightly dejected at the way things are going.
Although, he more than anyone will know that there is still a long way to go and all it takes is one slip from the #2 Peugeot and his cars are right back in this.
Although, he more than anyone will know that there is still a long way to go and all it takes is one slip from the #2 Peugeot and his cars are right back in this.
15h28m Jonny Cocker is at the wheel of Drayson #11 ... and wouldn't you believe it the car is in the gravel at Indianapolis.
15h29m A tractor unit is pulling the #11 Drayson out of the gravel bed.
15h30m The ACO marshals are struggling to remove the Drayson from the gravel as the rear end of the #11 meets a lip between the end of the gravel trap and the asphalt.
15h31m The marshals complete the job and Jonny Cocker is able to get the Drayson running again.
15h32m The #83 Risi Ferrari 430 is back in the pits, it's been something of a torrid race so far for the team...
15h33m Jonny Cocker brings the Drayson back into the pits and the team will inspect the #11 entry after that visit to the gravel.
15h35m Franck Montagny is on the pace in the leading #2 Peugeot. He turns a lap of 3m21.573s.
15h36m Good battle still reigning in the GT2 category, with the top five all separated by one lap consecutively. Neither Corvette seems to be suffering from any mechanical woes, and the #64 still leads the #63 at the head of the field.
15h38m The Drayson mechanics have changed tyres on the #11 car and sent Cocker back out into the action. The car is 97 laps down in 38th position overall - although it's still ahead of the JLOC.
15h39m Giancarlo Fisichella waiting in the pitlane as the #95 Ferrari 430, under the command of Jean Alesi, heads down the pitlane...
15h40m Timo Bernhard is clearly pushing hard in the #9 Audi. Replays show the second placed car running slightly wide under braking for Arnage.
15h42m Bernhard brings the car into the pits and will stay at the controls for another series of laps. No tyre change this time but a full load of fuel and out he goes.
15h42m David Brabham into the pits for the #26 Highcroft HPD team, and its a simple routine stop with fuel put into the car.
15h43m Meantime, Montagny posts 3m21.164s in the leading #2 Peugeot. That is only two-tenths of a second shy of the quickest time the car has achieved all race.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Steven English, Sam Tremayne
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