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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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3h42m Lengthy stop for the #20 Quifel Zytek, which rejoins in 15th. Amaral behind the wheel
3h44m Raceleader into the pits. Davidson brings the #7 Peugeot in, as the #2 Audi goes by to retake the lead.
3h44m Routine stop for Davidson, who takes on fuel but no new tyres in the #7 908.
3h45m #66 JMW Ferrari runs wide and through the dirt on Mulsanne, but is able to continue
3h48m Fassler in the lead #2 Audi dips under the 3m30s bracket. Lead now stands at 24s
3h49m Battle for 5th in LMP2, and Barbosa in the #33 Lola takes the position from the #36 RML HPD as the pair battle through traffic
3h51m Puncture for Muller in the #55 BMW, which had just exited the pits. He's on the Mulsanne straight, a long way away from the pits...
3h52m Neel Jani has taken over in the #12 Rebellion Lola, following a mammoth four-hour stint by Bleekemolen
3h53m Jousse and Boullion into the pits in the #16 and #13 cars, from eighth and ninth respectively
3h54m Cat and mouse again between Audi and Peugeot. Davidson in the #7 had been closing, but Fassler dips into the 3m29s
3h55m Tank-slapper for Pagenaud in the #9 Peugeot as he runs straight on at Arnage. He will recover but loses time
3h55m Problems for the #5 Hope Racing ORECA, which has had a torrid race thus far
3h56m Into the pits for the #1 Audi, which had moved into third following that mistake by the #9 Peugeot
3h56m The #55 BMW makes it back to the pits after touring in with that puncture. A costly problem has dropped them down the order and the car is garaged.
3h57m LMP2 leading #48 ORECA-Nissan dives into the pits, with Premat handing over controls
3h58m #83 JMB Racing Ferrari stopped at the entrance to the Porsche curves
3h59m Dominik Kraihamer takes over in the leading LMP2 #48 ORECA
4h00m Duval in the #10 ORECA Peugeot into the pits from sixth
4h01m Routine stop for the #10 Peugeot, which only takes on fuel
4h03m Premat sounding confident after a marathon four-hour stint in the leading #48 LMP2 ORECA
4h03m Bas Leinders in the #22 Kronos Lola-Aston Martin comes into the pits
4h05m Hand in the #56 BMW closing in on GTE Pro leaders, the #74 Corvette. Gap around 24s now
4h05m Barbosa pits in the #33 Level 5 HPD, running in sixth
4h06m Another puncture, this time for the #68 Ford GT
4h07m Sarrazin into the pits from fourth in the #8 Peugeot 908
4h08m Trouble for the #62 CRS Ferrari, which is beached in the gravel at Indianapolis.
4h09m Fassler pits in the leading #2 Audi R18. Fuel only for Fassler, who rejoins in second
4h10m Davidson is our race leader again in the #7 Peugeot. Pagenaud in the sister #9 908 remains third
4h10m #62 CRS Ferrari pits after its earlier sojourn through the gravel
4h12m The #68 Ford GT is back underway following lengthy delays caused by that rear puncture. #62 CRS Ferrari also back out
4h13m Ordonez pits in the #26 Signatech Nissan, and he will also hand over control of the car
4h14m From 4th, Perez-Companc pits in the #39 Pecom Lola-Judd, and we'll have another driver change
4h16m Russo takes over the #39 Pecom Lola-Judd, as Lombard pits from third in the #41 Zytek-Nissan
4h17m Spin for the #70 Larbre Porsche, but it never leaves the circuit and rejoins without fuss
4h18m From sixth, Milner in the #73 Corvette comes into the pits
4h19m Fassler in the #2 Audi takes almost 3s out of Davidson's lead, but is slow through S2 this time around and loses much of that advantage
4h21m In GTE Pro, Hand in the #56 BMW still closing in on Magnussen in the lead #74 Corvette
4h21m Newton pits from fifth in the #36 LMP2 RML HPD
4h22m Watts now into the pits from second in his #42 Strakka HPD, currently second in LMP2. Leventis to take over.
4h24m Great battle in GTE Pro, as Makowiecki in the #59 Ferrari passes the #75 ProSpeed Porsche for fourth
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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