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The 78th Le Mans 24 Hours
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19h38m Davidson does make it down the pitlane after an airbourne moment over those kerbs and is handing over to Alex Wurz.
19h37m Davidson in the #1 car gets it all wrong at the pit entry and he ran wide over the kerbs pushing very hard.
19h35m Confirmation from Spyker that they are nearing a return to the circuit, having only managed 219 laps thus far.
19h33m Finally the #95 Ferrari 430 rejoins after that reported technical fault which derailed Fisichella at Indianpolis. The team lost three places in the pitlane, are are now fifth after also being jumped by the #78 BMW M3.
19h32m #008 has finally made it back to the Lola-Aston Martin garage and needs quite a bit of work to refurbish the front end.
19h31m Ralph Meichtry into the pits in the #28 Radical SR9-Judd, currently running in seventh in LMP2.
19h30m A brave marshal runs out to pick up that debris from a very fast part of the circuit and the need for the safety car is thankfully avoided.
19h30m Machiels rejoins the track in the #75 Porsche, but not before a second sharing of gravel with the rest of the field.
19h30m The #008 Lola-Aston Martin is touring slowly back to the pits and seems to have left some debris at the kink heading down to Indianapolis.
19h28m The #26 Highcroft HPD is back in the pits and you have to worry whether they will be able to make it back out, let alone complete the last four and a half hours of the race. "It doesn't look good," Marco Werner confirms.
19h28m With the leading #9 car around 40 seconds ahead of the #8 Audi in the current pitstop phase, that means Davidson is now about four minutes off the lead.
19h27m Well, he ran wide a few laps ago and now Louis Machiels has beeched the #75 Prospeed Porsche 997 - he'll need a tow out after that one.
19h25m Meanwhile up front, Davidson in the #1 Peugeot has caught the #8 Audi and unlaps himself on the second-placed car.
19h24m A tractor is currently pulling #008 to safety and that car should be able to get back to the pits with front-end damage.
19h24m #008 has several laps over the #6 Oreca AIM car but that advantage is being eroded by this off in the first chicane gravel, where it currently remains.
19h23m Andy Wallace moves into a third consecutive stint at the wheel of the #25 RML Lola-HPD, which is currently fourth overall, just one lap down from the #35 OAK Lola HPD.
19h21m Confirmation that the #26 Highcroft HPD has been suffering from a Cooling System Pressure issue.
19h19m Louis Machiels in the #75 Prospeed Porsche 997 runs wide and drags a chunk of gravel out onto the circuit - he keeps it going though and is able to rejoin still in seventh.
19h19m Pierre Ragues is driving #008 and has ended up in an unusual position in the gravel towards the exit of the first Mulsanne chicane. He is currently waiting for a tow to safety by the marshals.
19h18m Marino Franchitti heads back out once again in the #26 Highcroft HPD, and the team will be crossing fingers, toes and anything else they can get their hands on that they finally have the problem fixed.
19h17m There's an Aston off again at the first chicane - this time the #008.
19h16m It seems Jean Alesi has gone back into the #95 Ferrari, at least according to Giancarlo Fisichella on Twitter.
19h14m Toni Vilander on Eurosport confirms that there was a technical problem with the #95 Ferrari. "I don't know how Giancarlo kept it on track," Vilander says. A podium isn't out of the question but it's certainly a major set back for the team.
19h14m The #009 Lola-Aston Martin has taken another off track excursion but Juan Barazi is back underway after slaloming through the tyres at the second chicane.
19h12m The #26 Highcroft HPD is back into the pits, and the team look like they want to take a long look at this - in it goes into the garage and off comes the engine cover.
19h11m The nose is going back on the #95 Ferrari 430 currently piloted by Giancarlo Fisichella, but the team has lost two places so far as a result of the accident, with the #97 BMW Porsche 997 leapfrogging the team.
19h10m Anthony Davidson has been in again for tyres and fuel in the #1 Peugeot. Despite his rapid lap times, he's still a lap down on the Audi pair with the leader matching his 3m22s pace on that last tour.
19h09m The lead #77 Felbermayr Porsche 997 comes into the pits for fuel and a screen wash, with Richard Lietz maintaining driving duties.
19h08m Highcroft confirm that Marino is back out on circuit, but now his car is travelling very slowly indeed out on track and it looks like he'll be limping back to the pits again. The team has a four lap advantage over third, but that's certainly getting eaten into at the moment...
19h06m Very long pit stops for the #85 Spyker and the #83 Ferrari 430, although Spyker are looking to get back out on circuit shortly.
19h03m Mechanics working extremely hard on that #95 Ferrari 430 following Fisichella's accident, but the car won't be going anywhere fast with the entire front being examined and pulled apart at the moment.
19h00m #009 is still ahead of the #15 Kolles Audi and the #008 but will need to get back up to speed quickly after this stop to keep that position.
19h00m The AUTOSPORT pit reporters have just confirmed the #26 Highcroft HPD has problems with a water leak, which neccesitated the last pitstop.
18h58m Juan Barazi has been helped out of the gravel in the #009 Lola-Aston Martin and is heading back to the pits at less than full pace.
18h57m Marino Franchitti in the #26 Highcroft HPD now in the pits - just a straight forward stop and they'll rejoin in second, still around six laps ahead of the #35 Pescarolo-Judd in third.
18h56m The lead petrol car - #009 Lola-Aston Martin - is off after an unusual spin under braking at the first Mulsanne chicane.
18h56m Sure enough the #89 Hankook Ferrari jumps Fisichella's #95 Ferrari 430 to move into second in class. Allan Simonsen doing avery good job in the #89 car.
18h55m The #8 Audi has been in for a stop, which will put it back over a minute behind the leading #9 car.
18h55m Busy pitlane right down the GT2 class, with the #85 Spyker and #83 Ferrari 430 both stopping - the pair are currently propping up the class standings.
18h54m The #50 Saleen is finally out of the the garage after that earlier off in the gravel. It has retained an advantage of around five laps over the #50 Young Driver AMR car.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Steven English, Sam Tremayne
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