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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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13h08m Audi continues to lead at Le Mans with the #2 machine, by 37 seconds over Peugeot #9. The #7 Peugeot is third and Sarrazin brings the #8 in for service from fourth.
13h09m Sarrazin hands over to Nicolas Minassian and he gets away, still in fourth place with the fifth placed Pescarolo some five laps back.
13h10m Prior to that stop by Sarrazin, the top four cars were covered by just 93 seconds.
13h10m The leader pits and the #2 Audi receives routine service.
13h11m Fassler is dropped to the floor and he whistles quietly out of the pits.
13h13m So, Pagenaud retakes the lead of the race in the #9 Peugeot, 28s ahead of Fassler in the #2 Audi
13h14m Davidson in the #7 Peugeot meanwhile is third, seven seconds behind Fassler, and flying - his last lap being a 3m29s...
13h15m Oil warning flag comes out at the exit of the Dunlop curve
13h15m In GTE Am, the game of musical chairs continues at the top. The #50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette now leads with Julien Canal behind the wheel, ahead of the #81 Flying Lizard entry and the other Larbre machine in third place.
They remain within a couple of minutes of eachother on track.
They remain within a couple of minutes of eachother on track.
13h16m Top three within 36s of each other and all now lapping at a very similar, and very competitive, pace. #2 Audi splitting the #9 and #7 Peugeots
13h17m The #51 AF Corse Ferrari pits and Bruni will remain in the car. He rejoins but may lose that second position to the Luxury Racing Ferrari.
13h18m Karim Ojjeh pits from second in the #41 LMP2 Zytek-Nissan. Tom Kimber-Smith takes over behind the wheel
13h18m The #50 has pitted, handing the lead in GTE Am back to the Flying Lizard Porsche. This is turning into a classic with all four classes being closely fought.
13h19m Davidson sets the fastest lap of the race - 185 laps after Treluyer's previous best. He goes purple in S3 and dips into the 3m27s bracket for the very first time in the race
13h20m Davidson now just 2s behind Fassler in the #2 Audi, and takes another 0.5s with a personal best in sector one
13h21m The extra fuel efficiency of the Peugeot starting to tell now, as the #2 Audi has stopped two more times than the #9 and #7 908s
13h23m Davidson in the 3m28s, as Fassler ups his pace to dip into the 3m29s. Both cars within 29s of the overall leader, the #9 Peugeot.
13h26m Davidson's charge is halted partly by traffic, and partly by Audi's persistent ability to respond to the challenge. Gap back to over 2s now.
13h26m Westbrook the in the GTE Pro lead #74 Corvette dives into the pits for a routine stop
13h27m ...gap back down to 0.8s now as Fassler hits traffic in the #2 Audi in the second sector. Lead #9 Peugeot just 30s down the road
13h29m Leader into the pits, as Pagenaud peels off the circuit in the #9 Peugeot
13h29m Davidson also into the pits in the #7, handing the race lead back to Fassler in the #2 Audi
13h30m Lucas Luhr in the #80 Flying Lizard Porsche comes into the pits from sixth in the GTE Pro class
13h30m Pagenaud in the #9 and Davidson in the #7 rejoin in second and third, 35s and 65s respectively behind Fassler in the #2 Audi
13h32m Dominik Kraihamer still running well in the LMP2-leading #48 ORECA. Tom Kimber-Smith is marginally faster last time around but the gap is over one minute
13h34m Fassler not letting his pace slacken out in front, as the #2 Audi R18 takes a precious few tenths out of the following Peugeots in S1
13h35m In GTE Am the class-leading #81 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche has extended the lead to just over 90s ahead of the #61 AF Corse Ferrari. The #50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette is third, just 25 seconds further back.
13h36m Have we mentioned that Vanina Ickx is behind the wheel of the #22 Kronos Racing car, which currently sits ninth overall?
13h37m Duval in the #10 Matmut Peugeot into the pits for a seemingly routine stop
13h38m In the LMP1 petrol class, Emmanuel Collard keeps up the #16 Pescarolo's momentum with a personal best in S2. Their lead remains over one lap
13h41m The #77 Felbermayr Porsche is in for a routine stop. Richard Lietz stays in and gets away, but may lose ninth in the GTE Pro category to the #56 BMW.
13h43m Lead LMP2, #48 ORECA, peels into the pitlane as Kraihamer hands over to David Hallyday. #41 Zytek-Nissan retakes the class lead
13h44m 3rd and 4th in LMP2 now stop - Ayari in the #26 leading in Barbosa in the #33
13h46m Fassler's pace in the #2 Audi has slackened slightly and his lead is back down to 37s, as Pagenaud in the #9 and Davidson in the #7 match each other blow for blow
13h47m And Fassler pits! Lead #2 Audi into the pitlane for a routine stop, and he rejoins in second - with Davidson breathing down his neck
13h48m So, once again top three are covered by less than 30s and it's the #2 Audi splitting the #9 and #7 Peugeots
13h49m The #61 AF Corse Ferrari is in and now heading out of the pits from second place in the GTE Am category.
13h49m Boullion pits in the #13 Rebellion Lola, from third in the petrol class
13h49m Davidson already within one second of Fassler as they tear down the Mulsanne straight
13h50m While the battles at the head of LMP1 and LMP2 remain close, gaps are starting to grow a little in the GTE categories.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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