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WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours

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4h12m The #68 Ford GT is back underway following lengthy delays caused by that rear puncture. #62 CRS Ferrari also back out
4h10m #62 CRS Ferrari pits after its earlier sojourn through the gravel
4h10m Davidson is our race leader again in the #7 Peugeot. Pagenaud in the sister #9 908 remains third
4h09m Fassler pits in the leading #2 Audi R18. Fuel only for Fassler, who rejoins in second
4h08m Trouble for the #62 CRS Ferrari, which is beached in the gravel at Indianapolis.
4h07m Sarrazin into the pits from fourth in the #8 Peugeot 908
4h05m Hand in the #56 BMW closing in on GTE Pro leaders, the #74 Corvette. Gap around 24s now
4h03m Bas Leinders in the #22 Kronos Lola-Aston Martin comes into the pits
4h03m Premat sounding confident after a marathon four-hour stint in the leading #48 LMP2 ORECA
4h01m Routine stop for the #10 Peugeot, which only takes on fuel
3h59m Dominik Kraihamer takes over in the leading LMP2 #48 ORECA
3h58m #83 JMB Racing Ferrari stopped at the entrance to the Porsche curves
3h57m LMP2 leading #48 ORECA-Nissan dives into the pits, with Premat handing over controls
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.
3h56m Into the pits for the #1 Audi, which had moved into third following that mistake by the #9 Peugeot
3h55m Problems for the #5 Hope Racing ORECA, which has had a torrid race thus far
3h55m Tank-slapper for Pagenaud in the #9 Peugeot as he runs straight on at Arnage. He will recover but loses time
3h54m Cat and mouse again between Audi and Peugeot. Davidson in the #7 had been closing, but Fassler dips into the 3m29s
3h53m Jousse and Boullion into the pits in the #16 and #13 cars, from eighth and ninth respectively
3h52m Neel Jani has taken over in the #12 Rebellion Lola, following a mammoth four-hour stint by Bleekemolen
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...
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
3h48m Fassler in the lead #2 Audi dips under the 3m30s bracket. Lead now stands at 24s
3h45m #66 JMW Ferrari runs wide and through the dirt on Mulsanne, but is able to continue
3h44m Routine stop for Davidson, who takes on fuel but no new tyres in the #7 908.
3h44m Raceleader into the pits. Davidson brings the #7 Peugeot in, as the #2 Audi goes by to retake the lead.
3h42m Lengthy stop for the #20 Quifel Zytek, which rejoins in 15th. Amaral behind the wheel
3h42m Both BMWs into the pitlane in GTE Pro, which promotes Fisichella in the #51 Ferrari into second in class
3h40m Pagenaud comes into the pits from second. Fuel but no tyres for the #9 908
3h39m Problems for the #20 Quifel Zytek, a big plume of smoke issuing from the rear of the car coming into the Esses
3h37m Watts in the #42 Strakka HPD comes into the pits, as do the #41, #39 and #36 cars from 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively
3h35m As Pagenaud in the #9 Peugeot closes on the overall lead, the front six are all on the lead lap
3h35m Jan Magnussen thunders out of the pits in the #74 Corvette, resuming just ahead of the chasing pair of BMWs.
3h33m Pagenaud rapidly closing in on the lead - just 1s behind Davidson in the #7 Peugeot now
3h32m From third, the #41 LMP2 Ztyek-Nissan comes into the pits
3h31m Close for Davidson in the #7 Peugeot, as he battles his way through traffic.
3h30m Smooth stop for the #2 Audi, as it rejoins in third. Davidson now leads by 2.9s in the #7 Peugeot

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang

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