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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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19h52m No sign of rain yet, but there's still four hours for one of the approaching showers to get involved with this battle to the flag.
19h53m The #9 leading Peugeot is in for routine refuelling.
19h54m That puts Benoit Treluyer in Audi #2 back into the lead once again. He's currently chasing the lapped Davidson in #7.
19h55m Some of the fans in the stands opposite are looking for their rain coats!
19h55m Nothing more than drizzle at this stage as weather approaches the circuit from behind the main grandstand.
19h58m Side by side between Peugeot and Audi as Treluyer tries to make it past the delayed #7. He can't make it stick for the moment.
19h59m Treluyer has a 58.7s advantage over the #9 but is not making ground on this epic fifth stint as he struggles to pass Davidson's #7.
20h00m Still nothing more than drizzle from the skies and no impact on grip levels just yet.
20h00m Four hours remain in the 79th Le Mans 24 hours.
20h02m Davidson continues to hold back the leader Treluyer down the Mulsanne once again.
20h04m Treluyer has fallen back slightly from the lapped #7 Peugeot but there is only around a second between them as they flash across the line.
20h05m Treluyer tries a move at the first chicane but finds Davidson closing the door once again.
20h05m Scenes of frustration in the Audi garage, but the #2 is still pulling a gap on the #9 of Bourdais. He's now 1m3s behind the leader.
20h07m A spate of stops at the tail of the LMP1 pack, with #16, #12 and #22 all in for service at the same time.
20h08m The team manager of Audi #2 is being summoned to see the stewards.
20h09m Treluyer has been taking some risks with the run-off approaching the Ford Chicane, but it is unclear what the #2 has done to upset officials
20h10m Meanwhie, the rain is picking up intensity on the pit straight.
20h11m Engineers are looking to the skies up and down the pitlane as rain continues to fall.
20h12m Umbrellas are up as the crowd builds in the grandstands opposite the pits.
20h12m The track remains drivable on slick rubber for now but wet tyres may become a consideration in a few minutes if this keeps up.
20h13m Treluyer's lead is up to 1m7s ahead of his next stop.
20h15m Treluyer should be handing over the lead car when he visits the pits shortly, ending an epic five-stint run on a set of Michelins.
20h17m The Audi leads by 1m12s as it laps considerably quicker than Bourdais in the #9 Peugeot at this stage.
20h17m Tyres are being readied in the Audi garage.
20h18m Treluyer pits to wrap up a very impressive run in Audi #2.
20h18m Lotterer clambers aboard #2 and the tyres are changed.
20h19m #9 flashes by and is the new leader as #2 takes off from the pits in chase.
20h20m Audi #2 is clocked 9.34 seconds behind the #9 Peugeot.
20h21m Light rain continues to fall on the pit straight but it is still pretty dry down on the asphalt.
20h22m Peugeot are in the pitlane to service car #7.
20h23m The demand for #2's representative to attend the stewards' room has finally been removed from the screens, but no news yet on any sanction.
20h25m The delayed Peugeot #7 is in for a routine tank of fuel and Davidson quickly resumes. That car is three laps down after Wurz's earlier off.
20h26m The rain has eased in recent minutes, at least here on the pit straight but it does still look very gray beyond the main grandstand.
20h28m Little change down in the classes, with the #41 still holding a four-lap advantage over the recently-pitted #26 in LMP2.
20h29m Toni Vilander continues on top of GTE Pro in the AF Corse Ferrari, chased about 90s behind by the remaining works Corvette, #73.
20h31m The to and fro continues between the #10 grandfathered Oreca diesel and Pescarolo's petrol #16, which is now shown back in fifth overall.
20h32m Lotterer is getting into his stride on fresh rubber and is now clocked just 2 seconds behind the leading #9 Peugeot.
20h33m Heading for the 300 lap barrier as the leader Bourdais ticks over into lap 299 with Audi #2 right on his gearbox.
20h34m Press room filling up now after thinning out considerably overnight, increasing the volume of the reaction to dramatic moments on the TV.
20h36m The #2 continues to chase leader #9, but the Peugeot will need a stop in the next few laps.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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