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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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22h43m Chasing Peugeot #9 enters the pitlane for a tank of diesel.
22h44m Pagenaud remains onboard the #9 and heads off in pursuit of the leading #2 Audi.
22h46m GTE Am #83 Ferrari is the next visitor to its garage. The #83 Ford is chasing down that car in a fight over the final podium place.
22h47m The #26 is back underway after 4m35s of repairs in the Signatech Nissan garage.
22h48m Another Peugeot in the pitlane and this time it is third-placed #8, with fuel only being the call for Minassian.
22h49m Meanwhile the rain is back on the pit straight, although it is still not that heavy.
22h51m The #10 Oreca Peugeot is in for a tank of fuel. That car runs fifth overall but with little challenge since the demise of the #16 Pescarolo.
22h51m The #10 is fueled but then turned back into the garage, perhaps for some opportunistic repairs.
22h52m Some tape is being applied to the rear bodywork of #10, which was replaced after it was shed in that earlier off at Indianapolis.
22h55m Problems continue for the #83 JMB Ferrari and it remains in the garage. The #68 Robertson Racing Ford GT is about to take position.
22h56m GTE Pro leader #73 is in the pits for routine work. It thunders off to resume the race.
22h57m #68 Ford GT enters the pits just as the JMB Ferrari gets going again. That's a tight scrap for the final GTE Am podium place.
22h58m The #35 OAK Racing Pescarolo has smoked its way into the pits with some serious problems at the rear. The car is garaged for attention.
22h59m One hour remains in a spectacular 79th Le Mans 24 Hours.
23h02m Pagenaud still pushing hard in the #9 Peugeot, and the gap is 1m21s to the #2 Audi. Both cars still to pit at least once more
23h03m Bouchut pits from third in the #33 Lola-HPD
23h03m Antonio Garcia will take control of the #73 Corvette for the final hour. Fisichella is in the #51 Ferrari in second
23h04m Audi pit crew out, and Lotterer will be stopping from the lead a few laps too early to make this its last stop.
23h05m Leader into the pits. Routine stop for the #2 Audi crew and they're out cleanly. They'll need a last splash and dash to make it to the flag
23h07m The lead is down to just 22s now, but both crews still need to stop. Straight shoot-out between the #2 Audi and #9 Peugeot
23h08m Lombard pits from the LMP2 lead in the #41 Zytek-Nissan
23h10m The LMP2-leading #41 Greaves Motorsport Zytec has just been in for a stop and what is likely to be fuel to the flag.
23h12m Weather-wise, the drizzle has eased off once again and it is looking brighter overhead for the final 48 minutes of racing.
23h13m Audi #2 flashes past with a lead of 25 seconds over Peugeot #9. Lotterer in the Audi has picked up his pace again, lapping in 3m28s.
23h19m Peugeot are in the pitlane to give the #7 car a tank of diesel. Gene is back underway with under 40 minutes still to race.
23h21m The #2 Audi crew are getting ready for another fuel stop for the leader.
23h23m #2 is in the pits now and the Audi squad go to work for what should be the final stop of the race.
23h23m #9 reacts and is in for its tank of diesel to make the flag.
23h24m Audi make a gamble on a tyre change and #2 just makes it out of the pits ahead of #9.
23h25m They race out onto the Mulsanne with the gap clocked initially at just 7 seconds.
23h26m Lotterer cuts past a Ferrari and the gap to Pagenaud is 6.790s for the sprint to the flag.
23h29m On to the Mulsanne again and Audi #2 is clocked 8 seconds ahead of Peugeot #9. The leader does have a slight advantage of fresh tyres.
23h30m Just 30 minutes remain in a fascinating Le Mans 24 Hours.
23h30m The #10 is in to deal with flappy rear bodywork once again.
23h32m Race control announces that there will be a full cool-down lap after the flag due to the close finish. Cars are often stopped straight away.
23h33m Andre Lotterer is the man to beat now as he clocks a 3m28s tour to pull 10.3 seconds clear of chasing Peugeot #9.
23h35m Tension building here in the press room as everyone looks up at the screens each time the French PA commentary team whips up the crowd.
23h35m Just when it couldn't be more dramatic, the drizzle has returned on the pit straight.
23h37m Not that much moisture at the moment and the cars just about managed to stay on the track earlier when it was damp while on slicks.
23h38m The #68 Ford GT is in for final service with Andrea Robertson taking over the car, which is on for third place in GTE Am.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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