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0h45m So Peugeot #3 leads the field behind safety car one, followed by the #2 and #1 machines.
0h44m The first safety car crosses the start-finish line yet again with several cars in tow behind it. Now we see the #4 Team Oreca Matmut in the pits for routine service. Nicolas Lapierre will continue behind the wheel.
0h42m The ambulance carrying Nigel Mansell has arrived in the pitlane.
0h41m Dindo Capello tells Eurosport that he expects to lose half-a-lap immediately when the safety cars peel in and allow racing to resume.
"When you lose such a big gap it is not easy to recover,", said the Audi driver.
"When you lose such a big gap it is not easy to recover,", said the Audi driver.
0h39m At the scene of the accident, there is some damage to the armco barrier. It is now being repaired by a team of marshals and course workers.
0h38m The ambulance with Nigel Mansell inside is now on its way towards the paddock and the medical centre.
0h38m The third safety car has the LMP2 battle in tow, with the Strakka Racing HPD driven by Jonny Kane holding the class lead.
0h37m The #81 Jaguar team are reporting an electrical problem causing a misfire.
0h36m Unsurprisingly, it's a troubled start for the #81 Jaguar, which is undergoing work in the pitlane.
0h36m The #81 Jaguar XKR5 is in the pits. Reports indicate that Mansell had just passed that car when he suffered the puncture.
0h34m There are a handful of lapped GT2 cars behind the four leading Peugeots on the road, with the majority of the pack behind the second safety car.
0h34m The Beechdean Mansell Motorsport has been cleared and we should be back to racing quite soon, with the four Peugeots now enjoying an early advantage over the Audis.
0h32m The Audi squad has lost out badly in the safety car chaos following Nigel Mansell's accident in the #5.
All three R15s are behind the second safety car, some way behind the leading Peugeots.
All three R15s are behind the second safety car, some way behind the leading Peugeots.
0h29m At the end of the pitlane, the #009 Lola Aston Martin and the Drayson Racing Lola #11 have been held for at least two minutes and will be forced to restart the race behind the third and final safety car.
0h27m The #5 Beechdean Motorsport car is being removed by a tractor as the field remains under the control of the safety cars.
0h25m The #009 Lola Aston Martin comes into the pits, as does the #11 Drayson Racing Lola. The #009 is being held at the end of the pitlane to wait for the next safety car to appear.
0h25m The pack is formed up behind the pair of safety cars as the clean up continues from the crashed #5 car.
0h24m Nigel Mansell is now being carried from the #5 car to a waiting ambulance. There is obviously no news as yet regarding his condition.
0h22m The #70 Matech Ford has taken the opportunity to pit to have tape removed but is now being held at the end of the pitlane.
0h20m Mansell is not yet out of the car and a team of ACO marshals are attempting to get the 1992 Formula 1 champion out of the car.
0h19m The #5 Beechdean Mansell Motorsport car appeared to have a puncture. Possibly unaware of this, Mansell lost control of the Ginetta-Zytek and hit the barrier.
0h18m The safety car has been deployed.
0h17m Pedro Lamy is badly held up in the Ford chicane by one of the Ford GTs, but there are bigger problems for Nigel Mansell. He has crashed at the Mulsanne corner.
0h15m The GT2 scrap is already hotting up with the #95 Ferrari driven by Jean Alesi in a scrap with Patrick Long in the IMSA Porsche.
0h14m Montagny is running much quicker than the #3 leading car with Pedro Lamy. They now run together at the head of the pack, with the #2 Peugeot now being caught by Nicolas Lapierre in the #4 entry.
Nigel Mansell has maintained 17th position in the #5 Beechdean Mansell Motorsport car in these opening minutes of the race.
Nigel Mansell has maintained 17th position in the #5 Beechdean Mansell Motorsport car in these opening minutes of the race.
0h12m Peter Kox leads LMGT1 in the Young Driver Aston Martin DBR9 with Oliver Gavin heading the GT2 pack in his Corvette C6.R.
0h10m Franck Montagny eases the #2 Peugeot past Marc Gene in the #1 machine. Peugeots still very much in control at the front of the field in the early stages.
0h10m Down in the classes, there's no change in the grid order with the Jonny Kane in the #42 HPD car leading LMP2.
0h09m Then in fifth place Allan McNish is driving the #7 Audi with the #9 in sixth spot.
The Lola Aston Martins come next behind the three Audi but are already dropping back to the tune of ten seconds.
The Lola Aston Martins come next behind the three Audi but are already dropping back to the tune of ten seconds.
0h07m Lamy leads in the #3 Peugeot by just over one second ahead of the #1 entry and the #2 car right on its tail.
The Oreca Matmut Peugeot is a further couple of seconds back.
The Oreca Matmut Peugeot is a further couple of seconds back.
0h04m The #19 Autocon Motorsport Lola has stopped on the circuit.
0h04m Audi team boss Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich is smiling as he sees his #7 car fighting for position with the Oreca Matmut Peugeot in the early stage.
But up front it's still #3 Peugeot leading with Pedro Lamy at the controls.
But up front it's still #3 Peugeot leading with Pedro Lamy at the controls.
0h02m Lapierre just holds his position in the first of the Mulsanne chicanes but here comes McNish once again. It's a fantastic battle for position in just the first couple of minutes.
0h01m There is jostling through the pack as they steam down the Mulsanne for the first time.
0h01m Allan McNish is on it already on the opening lap and he is climbing over the back of Nicolas Lapierre in the Oreca car.
0h00m The three factory Peugeots get away in formation with the Oreca Matmut #4 maintaining fourth ahead of the Audis in the opening exchange.
0h00m 24 hours of racing at Le Mans is underway!
The fever builds and we are about to get underway once again. Here they come into the Ford chicane at the end of the lap.
Standby for action ...
Standby for action ...
Into the final portion of the parade lap now and they sweep through the Porsche curves on their way to the final chicane with one minute to go.
Pedro Lamy leads the pack round Indianapolis and into Arnage, with just under two-and-a-half minutes to go until the start.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Steven English, Sam Tremayne
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