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WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 78th Le Mans 24 Hours

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21h37m Patrick Pilet in the #76 Porsche 997 comes into the pits now, with his team currently fifth in the GT2 class.
21h39m Peter Dumbreck getting ready to go out in the #85 Spyker as the clock nears the final two hours.
21h40m In LMP2 Stephane Salini brings the #37 WR Zytek into the pits - the team are ninth out of the ten runners.
21h42m Wurz has now unlapped himself on the leading #9 car and is now on the lead lap and a similar pitstop schedule.
21h45m Lotterer in the #8 Audi is engaged in a battle with the #4 Peugeot and a lot of traffic so Wurz in #1 is closing in on second place once again.
21h49m The battle between #1 and #8 over second place is now clocked at seven seconds and Wurz is already pulling away from the leader.
21h49m But there's a problem ... #1 is slow on the circuit!
21h50m Two squads hoping simply to finish the race, as the Highcroft Racing Team target a finish following their problems with the #26 car's cooling system, while the #85 Spyker team are preparing to hand over to Peter Dumbreck as they aim for a race finish rather than track position.
21h50m There was a big puff of smoke from the #1 Peugeot and Wurz is cruising back to the pits.
21h51m There is more smoke from the #1 and this could be a similar problem to that terminal engine issue for the #2.
21h51m Oil is dripping from the #1 as it is pushed into the garage and it looks to be the end of the works Peugeot challenge.
21h52m Pitstop for the #26 car of Tommy Erdos as the team make thier 26th stop of the race - fuel only.
21h53m AUTOSPORT's pit reporters say the Peugeot team are making no serious efforts to fix the #1 machine and its day appears to be over.
21h54m Replays show a lot of smoke from the car as Wurz brought it back to the pits and this does look very similar to the exit of the #2 car earlier this morning.
21h55m This will soon promote Audi to a one-two-three on the road but the sole remaining 908 - the Oreca #4 - is chasing down the #7 Audi.
21h57m Oreca's Hugues de Chaunac is consoling Peugeot boss Olivier Quesnel, who is distraught at the terminal problem for the final works Peugeot.
21h58m As we come into the final two hours of the race, Jonny Kane and the #42 Strakka HPD still lead in the LMP2 class - it's been a hugely impressive race for the squad, who have led for almost the entire race.
21h59m It's definitely all over for the #1 crew, with that valiant fight back ultimately falling victim to another reliability problem.
22h01m The Oreca #4 Peugeot is in for a stop from fourth on the road. Hugues de Chaunac waves his hand in encouragement to the driver as he sets off in pursuit of the #7 Audi.
22h01m Over in GT2 the #77 Felbermayr Porsche 997 leads, with Wolf Henzler helping the team to establish a two lap lead over the chasing #89 Hankook Ferrari, currently piloted by Allan Simonsen.
22h02m Audi #8 has also been in for routine service from second, now unchallenged after the demise of the #1 Peugeot.
22h04m Timo Bernhard is standing by to take over the leading #9 car as it heads in for a stop.
22h05m Bernhard will plan to run to the finish and he resumes the lead on fresh rubber.
22h06m Signs that Allan Simonsen in the #89 Ferrari 430 may have a slight speed advantage over the #77 Felbermayr Porsche 997, which currently leads by two laps in the GT2 class.
22h07m Interestingly, replays of the #9 stop show the mechanic on the left front wheel checking for wobble in the suspension before he changed the tyre.
22h08m Marc Lieb transfers into that lead #77 Porsche, with Allan Simonsen closing in a little due to the pitstop delay.
22h11m Loic Duval in the Oreca #4 Peugeot is clocked just over two minutes behind Kristensen in the #7 Audi. He is circulating a couple of seconds faster per lap, but that is a large gap to close in the time remaining.
22h11m Pitstop too for the #28 Radical SR9-Judd, with Ralph Meichtry taking control of the sixth-placed LMP2 car.
22h13m The #7 Audi is in for a stop and Dindo Capello is taking over for the run to the finish.
22h16m Duval in the Oreca #4 Peugeot certainly isn't giving up and clocks a rapid 3m19.732s lap.
22h18m As it stands the RML squad is set for a podium in the LMP2 class with their #25 Lola HPD, and the team are understandably excited - RML Twitter.
22h23m We mentioned earlier that Allan Simonsen in the second-placed #89 Hankook Ferrari 430 had a slight speed advantage over the lead #77 Porsche 997. Marc Lieb has since taken over the reigns of the 997 and has improved their pace, but Simonsen still around one second per lap quicker. Only one lap between these two cars so it's still all to play for as we approach the final 90 minute strecth.
22h26m Jacques Nicolet comes into the pits in the #24 OAK Racing Pescarolo-Judd, currently running fourth in the LMP2 class. They are only one lap ahead of the fifth-placed #41 Ginetta-Zytek - one to keep your eye on as the race builds toward its climax.
22h30m At Audi, Mike Rockenfeller has told AUTOSPORT that he is hopeful of a trouble-free run to the end with the #9 car, following a precautionary check to investigate a tyre wobble earlier.

Rockenfeller confident despite tyre problem
22h32m Dominik Farnbacher takes over in the #89 Hankook Porsche Ferrari 430, currently second in GT2 and now two laps down the road from the class leading #77 Porsche 997.
22h33m The remaining Peugeot is still charging on in an effort to snatch a podium place. Loic Duval has posted a string of quick laps and most recently the fastest lap of the entire race with a stunning 3m19.074s.
22h34m The RML crew are getting ready for a driver swap, with Andy Wallace primed to relieve Thomas Erdos in the #25 Lola-HPD. Erdos has put in a real workman's shift, showing great pace and consistency over a plus-two hour spell in the car.
22h36m Toni Vilander pits in the #95 AF Corse Ferrari 430, having done a good job to close the gap to the #97 Porsche 997 which currently occupies the final podium position in the GT2 class.
22h37m Sure enough Erdos exits the #25 RML Lola, and the name of the game will be for Wallace to get the car home in its current position of third.
22h39m In GT1 the #50 Larbre Competition Saleen is now 17th overall but comfortably leading its class by five laps with the #73 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette in second spot. The Young Driver AMR #52 is back to third following a lengthy pit visit.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Steven English, Sam Tremayne

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