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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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15h42m Race control warns of the slippery surface, with gravel on the road approaching Indianapolis.
15h42m The gap is timed at 40.707s between the two Peugeots and Lotterer's #2 Audi.
15h41m Sebastien Bourdais leads on home soil with a narrow margin over the #7 sister car. The #2 Audi crosses the line a short while later.
15h41m Al Faisal is at the wheel of the #88 at the moment as it is dragged out of the gravel, some of which has spread onto the circuit.
15h39m The #88 Felbermayer Porsche has ended up in the gravel at the kink approaching Indianapolis. He's getting tow to safety with a tractor.
15h38m Peugeot #9 whistles by and into the lead of the race with the #7 car now in second place.
15h38m Andre Lotterer climbs aboard as four tyres are changed and fuel is taken. He's down and away.
15h36m Fassler brings the #2 in and there will be a driver change this time round.
15h36m Audi is ready and the leader peels into the pitlane.
15h35m Hallyday's demise in the #48 ORECA has promoted the #28 Signatech Nissan into second place in LMP2.
15h34m The gap between first and second is down to 53 seconds as the trio of Peugeots make for an impressive sight from the helicam.
15h34m Cars thundering past the pits at racing speed once again, waking one or two of the fans trying to grab a nap in the grandstand opposite.
15h33m Montagny is looking to try and get past his two team-mates in an effort to get that lap back.
15h32m Audi #2 now has a lead of 67 seconds with the #9 and #7 Peugeots chasing hard. Fassler is due to stop soon.
15h31m The three Peugeots are together but separated by one lap as they head down the Mulsanne straight.
15h31m Meantime, the #16 Pescarolo pits from fifth. Collard stays on board and rejoins some six laps down.
15h30m The #61 Ferrari has spun and sustained light damage to the rear after making light contact with the wall.
15h29m Four tyres and fuel for the #8. Franck Montagny remains in the car and he's away.
15h29m Peugeot #8 peels into the pits immediately at the restart, leaving the top three to race away.
15h28m The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
15h27m Car #48 is now on that flatbed truck and is being transported slowly back to the pits.
15h26m Soheil Ayari is another driver into the pits in the #28 Signatech Oreca. That car is third in LMP2.
15h24m The #55 BMW is into the pits and now on its way back out to rejoin the snake.
15h24m A flatbed truck has arrived on the scene to remove the #48 ORECA.
15h23m Another pit visitor during this safety car period is the #49 Oak Racing machine. Nicolas de Crem is behind the wheel.
15h22m #74 Corvette maintains the lead in GTE Pro, but Giancarlo Fisichella is now on the same lap in second place, with Antonio Garcia one lap back in the #73 Corvette.
15h20m Audi #2 now holds a two minute lead over the #9 and #7 Peugeots, as they sit behind the next safety car some way back down the track.
15h18m Looks terminal for the #48 ORECA - Hallyday is out the car, which is smoking at the side of the track
15h17m Marshals trying to help coerce the #48 car back to the pits. It currently lies second in the LMP2 class
15h17m The safety car period may be extended now to to this most recent incident.
15h16m Big off for the #48 ORECA, with Hallyday at the wheel
15h13m Davidson reflective about the timing of this Safety Car period. Bourdais in the #9 car jumped his #7 during the pit stops. Marc Gene now in the #7.
15h13m Safety Car may work to Audi's advantage, as Fassler takes a 2m22s lead now.
15h12m Nicolas De Crem takes over at the wheel of the #49 OAK Racing Pescarolo
15h11m A tractor unit has finally arrived on the scene and will tow the #59 Ferrari a short distance to the pit entrance.
15h10m Ortelli's Ferrari is still stranded. Two marshals are helpfully flanking it, waving yellow flags.
15h08m Into the pits for the #7 and #9 Peugeots. Davidson hands over the reigns. Possibly a strategic call that by Peugeot...
15h07m He was running 10th in the GTE Pro class.
15h07m Ortelli's stoppage has brought out this latest intervention.
15h06m Now the #59 Luxury Racing Ferrari has ground to a halt on the circuit. Stephane Ortelli is behind the wheel.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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