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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 78th Le Mans 24 Hours
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6h27m The GT2 battle is back on with Jaime Melo losing out to Oliver Gavin in the Corvette on the previous lap. The pair are scrapping in 23rd and 24th overall.
6h25m The #2 Peugeot and #8 Audi machines are in the pits. Nicolas Minassian rejoins after a very efficient stop, taking on fuel only.
6h23m The #008 Signature Plus entry has been in the pits for some time. This car was tenth but is now beginning to slip down the order.
6h22m The next pit visitor is the #9 Audi. Mike Rockenfeller is fourth and rejoins following routine service, but now fifth as the #8 Audi sweeps by.
6h22m In LMP2, the Strakka car has lost the LMP2 lead after that off behind the safety car. Jonny Kane is now at the controls and the car is around 40 seconds behind the Highcroft entry.
6h20m And now the #4 Oreca is in for service. Olivier Panis is staying in the cockpit and he rejoins still in third place overall.
6h19m The #82 Risi Ferrari has been in for a stop with Gianmaria Bruni taking the wheel. The safety car has taken the fizzle out of the great battle with the #64 Corvette and effectively handed the Ferrari a free pitstop.
6h18m In the pits we see the #73 Corvette. The lead in GT1 is handed back to the #60 Matech Competition Ford GT.
6h15m The #1 Peugeot finds itself battling with the #7 and #9 Audi as the field resumes after that safety car period.
6h14m The safey cars peel off and we are back to racing.
6h13m Leventis is heading back to the pits in the Strakka but that could prove to be a costly off.
6h12m Manuel Rodriguez brings the #14 Kolles Audi into the pits with front bodywork damage. Fresh tyres are fitted but the car wil now be jacked up and wheeled into the garage while repairs are made.
6h12m The marshals did recover the #42 Strakka quite quickly but he is likely to fall behind the #26 Highcroft once it stops for checks and a change of driver.
6h11m Nick Leventis is being slowly towed out of the gravel trap and this is a disaster for the #42 Strakka.
6h10m More drama at Le Mans as the LMP2-leader is in the gravel.
6h09m Under safety car conditions, the #14 Kolles Audi has spun. Manuel Rodriguez is at the wheel and manages to get going again.
6h08m The safety cars will release the field at the end of this lap.
6h07m The three cars at the front are all separated by safety cars. The #1 Peugeot leads with the #2 factory Peugeot behind the second safety car and the Oreca Peugeot is further back behind the third safety car as they move round at different points on the circuit.
6h04m Highcroft can't be happy with that split in the LMP2 battle: "We're in a different safety car pack to Strakka. Will lose us a bit of time."
6h03m The #64 Corvette has also been into the pits, with Emmanuel Collard handing over to Oliver Gavin. This releases the #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari into a clear lead for the time being.
6h01m That delay for the #14 has put the LMP2-leading Strakka Racing HPD right on its tail. The Highcroft car is now shown a lap behind its rival.
5h59m The #14 Kolles Audi and the #60 Matech Ford were briefly held at the pit exit after making stops.
5h58m The Audi crew is changing tyres while the safety car remains in control of the field.
5h57m Into the pits comes the #7 Audi from seventh position. Dindo Capello will stay on-board for another stint.
5h56m The marshals are taking this opportunity to give the circuit a brush where gravel has been pulled on to the track.
5h56m The #92 Aston Martin Vantage has front end damage as the marshals remove it behind the barrier.
5h54m The field forms up behind the safety cars and it will be interesting to see how the cars bunch up here.
5h54m Bryce Miller was at the wheel of the #92 and he climbs out. The car doesn't look badly damage but we understand it has indeed crashed.
5h52m The #92 JMW Motorsport car has pulled off to the side of the track.
5h51m The safety car has been deployed.
5h50m The #42 Strakka Racing entry leading in LM P2 is due in the pits any time soon. The Highcroft #26 is only 13 seconds behind.
5h47m The #82 Ferrari and the #64 Corvette pass the pits another time with the gap unchanged. This battle for the lead in GT2 is certainly living up to the billing.
5h45m The #26 Highcroft racing entry has been into the pits. Marco Werner stays in the car but the lead in LMP2 has been handed back to the #42 Strakka Racing HPD.
5h44m RML reports a painful moment for one of its men in the pits: "Mechanic Adam Hughes was injured in the last stop, no car contact just a knee failure! With medics now having treatment, will be fine soon."
5h42m Collard closes the gap even more and is now challenging for the lead, but Kaffer in the #82 Risi Competizione Ferrari holds him off.
5h41m Out of view, the GT2 lead battle continues to rage, with Pierre Kaffer only 0.5 seconds ahead of Emmanuele Collard. Meantime, the #13 is fixed and rolls back into the action.
5h39m Andrea Belicchi has the #13 in tenth place overall but as the work continues, so this car slips down the classification.
5h37m The engine cover is missing from the car. The mechanics are getting ready to fit a fresh one so that it can go back out.
5h36m The #13 Rebellion Racing Lola comes into the pits and is being wheeled into the garage.
5h33m In GT1, the #60 Matech Competition Ford GT enjoys a slight advantage over the #73 Luc Alphand Corvette.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Steven English, Sam Tremayne
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