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The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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20h37m Indeed, Bourdais stops now and Audi #2 whistles past into the lead.
20h38m Fuel only for Bourdais in the #9, not taking the intermediate tyres that the team had on standby.
20h38m Still drizzling here, with plenty more showers around the circuit on the latest radar images.
20h39m Montagny is the next man in for routine refuelling in the #8 Peugeot.
20h41m Wet tyres continue to be readied up and down the pitlane as teams monitor the skies for further signs of rain.
20h42m Lotterer's lead is clocked at 1m7s over Bourdais, with Audi's driver change stop now out of the way.
20h43m The #50 GTE Am-leading Corvette is in for another stop.
20h45m The #10 Oreca diesel has been rapidly closing its #16 rival and Duval looks likely to take track position from Collard pretty soon.
20h46m Meanwhile, #2 continues to slowly build its advantage and is clocked 1m12s ahead of Peugeot #9 - comfortably enough to pit and remain ahead.
20h47m Pescarolo #16 bails out of that battle with the #10 and pits for a tank of petrol.
20h49m No sign of the continuing drizzle impacting speed for the moment as Lotterer clocks a rapid 3m26s lap to pull 1m16s clear of the #9 Peugeot.
20h51m Lotterer has now caught Peugeot #8 and once again finds no easy route around his lapped rivals.
20h53m Lotterer almost runs into the rear of the #8 at the second chicane as #2 finally makes his way by with a stern move at Mulsanne corner.
20h54m The Audi team are getting ready to refuel the leader.
20h57m Toni Vilander has pitted in the GTE Pro AF Corse Ferrari and has another troubled stop of 1m7s. Antonio Garcia takes over the class lead.
20h58m Audi #2 is in the pitlane.
20h59m Meanwhile, the #26 LMP2 Signatech Nissan, backed by the GT Academy, is reported slow on the circuit. Franck Mailleaux is at the wheel.
21h01m Lotterer is well into his outlap now and clocked 17s ahead of the #9 Peugeot.
21h02m Cameras pick up the #26 Signatech Nissan crawling back to the pits with a puncture at the rear.
21h05m The #26 Signatech Nissan has pulled off at the side of the road on the down towards Indianapolis.
21h07m Joao Barbosa in the Level 5 #33 is now closing on the stranded #26 to take over second place in LMP2.
21h08m Franck Mailleaux is talking to the team on the radio, with his rear puncture seemingly causing some damage to systems on the car.
21h08m #26 is back underway to resume a slow tour back to the pits.
21h12m The lead is up to 28s for Andre Lotterer as light rain begins to fall again in the pits.
21h13m Mailleux brings the #26 Signatech Nissan into the pits, where it will need a lengthy spell for repairs
21h14m Umbrellas going up in the grandstands, as rain begins to spit more heavily. Bourdais in the #9 Peugeot unable to match the pace of the #2 Audi out front
21h15m Twin LMP2 pit stop as #49 OAK Pescarolo and #36 RML HPD come in from 4th and 5th in class
21h16m Teams readying intermediates now as the rain continues. As long as track temperature holds it should remain slicks however
21h17m Signatech Nissan get the #26 back out in second, as the lead LMP2 #41 Zytek-Nissan pits
21h19m Bourdais pits from second in the #9 Peugeot. Full change - tyres, fuel and driver, as Pagenaud takes over
21h20m Drama. A big off for the #10 ORECA Peugeot, as the #22 Kronos Lola spins. Body work panels flying off
21h21m Intermediates for the #8 Peugeot, which peels into the pits from third place
21h21m Peugeot rolling the dice with a set of intermediates here, but they have more luxury to gamble than Audi, who have just one car remaining
21h22m LMP2 leader, #41 Zytek-Nissan, beached in the gravel at the Esses. Rain starting to play havoc here
21h23m Circuit is still completely dry down the pit straight, but the rain is continuing and conditions are extremely tricky
21h25m #41 Zytek Nissan returns to the track, and manages to keep its LMP2 lead. #10 ORECA Lola going on to intermediates now
21h25m Muller pits in the #55 BMW, currently 5th in the GTE Pro class
21h25m Just been out in the paddock and the rain is getting pretty significant.
21h26m Nothing like enough for spray from the cars, but the surface is getting damp.
21h26m This is the first time this weekend the cars will have driven under rain - could be a crucial period
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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