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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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21h54m Laptimes up front have tailed off into the 4m bracket as everyone struggles for grip in the continuing rain shower.
21h54m Barbosa in the third-placed #33 Lola can't take advantage however, as he pits as well
21h55m Pagenaud seems much more confident in these greasy conditions and is now clocked just 32s behind the leader.
21h55m The rain does appear to have eased off in the last couple of minutes.
21h56m This shower does appear to be passing and those on wet rubber may begin to have problems with the tyres burning up.
21h57m Mailleux back out in the #26 Signatech Nissan, while Bouchut takes control of the #33 Lola, one lap down in third
21h57m Pagenaud in #9 is still chopping into the lead gap and is now just 24 seconds behind the #2 Audi.
21h58m Milner continuing to make progress through the field, and his GTE Pro lead is up to 1m34s over Vilander in the #51 Ferrari
21h59m #9 continues a rapid close on the struggling Lotterer with just 20s between the pair at the latest sector split.
22h00m Pagenaud is in the pits for routine refuelling of his #9 car.
22h00m Milner into the pits from the GTE Pro lead in the #73 Corvette
22h02m Milner back out and the #73 retains the GTE Pro lead - Vilander in the #51 Ferrari is 9s down the road
22h02m A bit brighter here on the pit straight and it looks like those gambling with slicks during that shower have got away with it, for now.
22h03m Julien Canal running well in the lead GTE Am #50 Larbre Chevrolet, and he dives into the pits almost a lap clear of the #70 Porsche in 2nd
22h04m Peugeot #8 is in the pits and is planning a change from the intermediates back to slick rubber.
22h05m The #8's intermediates are totally burned out and are well beyond their life after running on the ever-drying circuit.
22h08m Milner stretching the #73 Corvette's lead again, with the gap back up to 16s over Vilander in the #51 Ferrari
22h09m 1m21s is the measure on the lead gap from #2 to #9 as the Peugeot gets back up to speed after that recent stop.
22h11m Lotterer's pace is improving but he's coming up against the familiar obstacle of a lapped Peugeot.
22h12m While it is still a bit brighter in the pits, there is still some drizzle falling from the sky.
22h13m The ever-present #41 continues to hold a solid lead in LMP2 after the early morning demise of the overnight leader #49.
22h15m Lotterer is all over the back of the #7 Peugeot but once again the French team's drivers are not making it easy for the leading #2.
22h16m The battle rages on and it comes to blows on the Mulsanne as Peugeot deploys some very questionable tactics against its rivals.
22h18m Lotterer is through but it is not clear if there is any damage to the #2 after he was clipped by the unsavory driving from Gene in the #7.
22h20m #2 seems to be running at full speed and is clocked 1m16s ahead of #9 after surviving that incredible swipe from Gene down the Mulsanne.
22h23m Still a bit of drizzle around but looking brighter around the circuit now.
22h25m Another stop for the LMP2-leading Zytek #41, which is back underway driven by Olivier Lombard.
22h26m The leader #2 is in for fuel, with Audi checking for damage after that unnecessary contact with the #7 Peugeot.
22h26m The #2 is down and away in 52 seconds, heading back out into the lead.
22h27m The gap is clocked at 18.1s as Peugeot #9 flashes past the pits.
22h30m In GTE Pro, the #73 factory Corvette still holds the lead over the #51 Ferrari. The latter has been struggling to get away from the pits.
22h30m There is about two minutes gap in that GTE Pro battle, with the Ferrari just getting up to speed after a recent stop.
22h31m Lotterer leads by 15.2s ahead of the next stop for the #9 Peugeot.
22h32m Just under 90 minutes remaining now at Le Mans - the normal length of a Formula 1 race.
22h34m Audi #2 pulls another three tenths of a second ahead of #9 as the Peugeot crew get ready to service the controversial #7 car.
22h34m Despite the drizzle, a big crowd is building opposite the pits in anticipation of a grandstand finish to an already dramatic race.
22h36m Gene is in for fuel and is away again in the #7 Peugeot.
22h38m The #83 Ferrari is shown as slow on the circuit.
22h40m Audi #2 leads by 19 seconds from Peugeot #9 ahead of an imminent stop for the latter.
22h43m The #26 Signatech Nissan hasn't had a great morning and is now being wheeled back into the garage for more attention.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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