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The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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10h21m An electrical issue caused the delays for the #48 ORECA, and Premat now has a deficit of more than 2 minutes to make up
10h22m The GTE Am battle is shaping up nicely. Positions remain unchanged with the two Larbre Competition cars out front ahead of the Flying Lizard Porsche and the Krohn Racing Ferrari, but it is the latter that is quickest on the last lap and the gaps are closing.
10h23m Tinseau in the #16 Pescarolo dives into the pits. Routine stop, as Prost comes by in the #12 Lola to take the lead in the petrol standings
10h23m The #88 Felbermayr Porsche is into the pits for service. Nick Tandy remains in the car but the mechanics wheel him into the garage.
10h25m LMP2 leading #41 car peels into the pits. Lombard will remain at the wheel
10h27m Twin pit stop for the Rebellion Racing squad. Prost comes in from sixth, and hands over the reigns of the #12 Lola
10h28m Belicchi takes over the #13 Rebellion Lola, currently third in the petrol standings.
10h28m The #70 Larbre Competition Porsche has taken the lead in GTE Am. The #50 Chevrolet had been leading but a regular pitstop has dropped it down to fourth in class.
10h28m From fifth, Lapierre pits in the #10 Matmut Peugeot 908.
10h29m Driver change for the #22 Kronos Racing, as Maxime Martin hands over to Bas Leinders
10h32m The #68 Robertson Racing Ford GT is into the pits and back out a short while later, but may have slipped from eighth to ninth in class, behind the #60 Gulf AMR Aston Martin.
10h32m Treluyer in the #2 Audi has extended his lead to 2m09s now, although Bourdais is on a flyer - following up a 3m29s effort with a personal best in S1 and an overall best in S2...
10h35m Bourdais into the pitlane in the #9, and he is followed in by Wurz in the #7 Peugeot. Routine stops for both, and they resume in second and third
10h36m Patrick Long pits the #80 Flying Lizard Porsche and gets routine service. The gaps are close in both GTE Pro and GTE AM, with pitstops dropping cars several places down the order.
10h39m Toni Vilander is slowly beginning to close down the gap to the leading #74 Corvette in GTE Pro. The #51 AF Corse Ferrari is running three seconds per lap faster at the moment.
10h41m Great battle shaping up for 3rd in LMP2, as Watts in the #42 Strakka HPD closes on the #39 Lola. Watts just fractions behind now...and he makes the pass for third.
10h41m Lafargue dives into the pitlane in the #35 OAK Pescarolo, currently 8th in LMP2
10h42m The #24 Oak Pescarolo has officially retired and the garage doors come down
10h43m The third placed #59 Luxury Racing Ferrari and Tommy Milner in the #73 Corvette are tied together in GTE Pro.
10h44m Bourdais in the #9 Peugeot cuts the lead to 1m56s now. Treluyer in the #2 Audi responds though
10h45m Dirk Muller pits the #56 BMW. He gets regular service and rejoins the race eighth in the GTE Pro class.
10h46m Watts flying now in the #42 Strakka HPD, as he sets personal bests in sectors 1 and 2. He is 25s down the road from the #48 ORECA
10h48m Tommy Milner brings the #73 Chevrolet Corvette in from fourth position in GTE Pro, temporarily ending his on-track battle for third with Jaime Melo.
10h48m 4th and 5th in LMP2 dive into the pits - Russo in the #39 leads in Bouchut in the #33 Level 5 Lola
10h49m Meantime, further up the road in GTE Pro, Toni Vilander is continuing to close down the class leading #74 Corvette at around two seconds per lap.
10h49m Wurz in the #7 Peugeot struggling to match the pace of the front two - and the sister #8 of Sarrazin, who is fourth and closing
10h50m Pitstop for the RML squad as Mike Newton pits in the #36 HPD
10h51m Premat into the pits now in the #48 ORECA, which was second in LMP2. Watts in the #42 Strakka follows him in from third
10h52m Spate of LMP2 pit stops, as Ordonez brings the #26 Signatech Nissan in for its 12th stop
10h52m The #59 Luxury Racing Ferrari pits from third place in GTE Pro. Jaime Melo stays in the car and we will soon find out if the #73 Corvette has been able to take third as they resume battle.
10h52m Superb from the Strakka team, as the #42 HPD jumps the #48 ORECA to move into second. Kraihamer takes over from Premat in the #48
10h56m Watts back into the pits in the #42 Strakka HPD. Most definitely unscheduled, no word on any problems yet however...
10h57m Watts has dropped to fourth in LMP2 now, as Kraihamer in the #48 ORECA and Russo in the #39 Lola go through
10h58m Sarrazin dives into the pits from fourth in the #8 Peugeot
10h59m Big crash for Russo in the #39 Recom Racing Lola Judd through the Dunlop curves. He had just put the team third in LMP2
11h00m Puncture for the #12 Rebellion Racing Lola, which forces Bleekemolen to pit from second in the petrol class
11h00m The #70 Larbre Competition Porsche has just pitted and that will likely hand the lead in GTE Am to the #50 Chevrolet Corvette.
11h01m A new wing also being fitted to the #12 Rebellion car , which drops behind the sister #13 car and into third in petrol class.
11h02m Indeed, there has been a lead change in GTE Am with the #50 Larbre Competition car now at the front, driven by Gabriele Gardel.
11h04m The #83 JMB Racing Ferrari receives routine service and Jean-Marc Menahem roars back into the action, still sixth in GTE Am.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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