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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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9h27m Fuel and tyres for the #73 and Milner heads down the pitlane. That car is fourth in GTE Pro.
9h28m Milner is held at the end of the pitlane and will be released when the next safety car train passes by.
9h28m A further extension to the Safety Car period, which is now expected to run until 00.45.
9h29m The #33 AF Corse SRL Ferrari was also in at the same time as the Corvette and will join the same queue of cars.
9h32m At the crash site, the Armco barrier is still being repaired. A new section is being set into place now and the there hopefully won't be too much further delay before the racing resumes.
9h35m Haezebrouck pits in the #44 Norma-Judd, the penultimate runner in the LMP2 field
9h40m Teams are beginning to get ready for stops, as we see the #58 Luxury Racing Ferrari doing just that.
9h41m With the safety car period due to end in just under five minutes from now, some crews may consider stopping this time round.
9h44m Caution extended again, this time by five minutes to 00:50. A mammoth repair job needed, hence the delay
9h46m With multiple Safety Cars out on track, the restart procedure will most likely see each car pull off at the same place it joined...
9h47m Spin for the #5 Hope Racing ORECA at what looks like the Porsche curves
9h47m The #89 Farnbacher Ferrari is in for a stop and this may be more than routine service.
9h48m #5 able to rejoin without fuss. It's been a tough day at the office for the Hope squad, with the car propping up the LMP1 class
9h49m One minute until the Safety Cars are expected in...
9h50m Leading #74 Corvette into the pits, and Oliver Gavin switches over with Richard Westbrook
9h51m The Safety Car will now take us to 01:00, after another extension
9h51m Problems for the #89 Farnbacher Ferrari but it is down and at the end of the pitlane, waiting to be released onto the circuit.
9h53m The #57 Krohn Racing Ferrari has also been in for a stop. Driver change there and Michele Rugolo takes over behind the wheel.
9h55m Repair work all but completed now, and marshals are frantically trying to clear the last of the debris from the track
9h57m Confirmation that the Safety Car will be in this lap, and the race will be back underway
9h58m Guy Smith pits in the #13 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota, currently third in the LMP1 petrol class
10h01m The #83 JMB Racing Ferrari is in for a quick stop with the end of the safety car period drawing ever closer.
10h01m Premat in the lead LMP2 #48 ORECA peels into the pitlane. #36 RML Honda also in for a full service - fuel, tyres and driver change
10h02m The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
10h03m Spate of pit stops at the front of the LMP2 field, as #39, #42 and #33 pit from third, fourth and fifth respectively
10h05m In GTE Pro, the challenge for the #74 Corvette will be to see if it can maintain and even extend a one lap lead over the #75 Prospeed Competition Porsche.
10h06m As the field sorts itself out, the #2 Audi has established a gap of 2m18s at the front of the field. #8, #9 and #7 Peugeots second to fourth
10h07m As far as GTE Am goes, the battle will now recommence between the two Larbre Competition cars, with the Flying Lizard Porsche third and the Krohn Racing Ferrari in fourth and all on the same lap.
10h07m Franck Mailleux pits from sixth in the #26 Signatech Nissan
10h08m The #71 AF Corse Ferrari has recently been in for a stop and Michael Waltrip is now getting a taste of night racing at Le Mans.
10h11m The #48 ORECA-Nissan continues to lead in LMP2, and its advantage stands at 1m54s following that Safety Car period
10h12m All three Peugeots running very, very close on circuit - less than two seconds between the trio
10h13m Problems for the #48 LMP2 class leader, which is wheeled back into the garage after what looked like a standard pit stop
10h13m Montagny pits from second in the #8 Peugeot, releasing Bourdais in the #9 and Wurz in the #7
10h14m Olivier Lombard takes the LMP2 lead in the #41 Greaves Zytek-Nissan; Premat in the #48 still in the pits
10h15m The #75 second placed Prospeed Porsche has recently been into the pits, handing second in GTE Pro to Toni Vilander in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari.
10h16m Premat finally gets going again in the #48 ORECA, which rejoins in second in LMP2 despite a lengthy pit delay
10h17m Sarrazin meanwhile takes over the #8 Peugeot from Montagny, resuming the race in fourth
10h18m Jan Magnussen is now behind the wheel of the #74 class-leading Corvette and turning laps just under four minutes. He extends the advantage over the #75 Prospeed Porsche.
10h19m Front three in LMP1 all set a 3m33s time on their previous tour - matching each other blow for blow. Lead stands at 2m05s.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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