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The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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21h19m Bourdais pits from second in the #9 Peugeot. Full change - tyres, fuel and driver, as Pagenaud takes over
21h17m Signatech Nissan get the #26 back out in second, as the lead LMP2 #41 Zytek-Nissan pits
21h16m Teams readying intermediates now as the rain continues. As long as track temperature holds it should remain slicks however
21h15m Twin LMP2 pit stop as #49 OAK Pescarolo and #36 RML HPD come in from 4th and 5th in class
21h14m Umbrellas going up in the grandstands, as rain begins to spit more heavily. Bourdais in the #9 Peugeot unable to match the pace of the #2 Audi out front
21h13m Mailleux brings the #26 Signatech Nissan into the pits, where it will need a lengthy spell for repairs
21h12m The lead is up to 28s for Andre Lotterer as light rain begins to fall again in the pits.
21h08m #26 is back underway to resume a slow tour back to the pits.
21h08m Franck Mailleaux is talking to the team on the radio, with his rear puncture seemingly causing some damage to systems on the car.
21h07m Joao Barbosa in the Level 5 #33 is now closing on the stranded #26 to take over second place in LMP2.
21h05m The #26 Signatech Nissan has pulled off at the side of the road on the down towards Indianapolis.
21h02m Cameras pick up the #26 Signatech Nissan crawling back to the pits with a puncture at the rear.
21h01m Lotterer is well into his outlap now and clocked 17s ahead of the #9 Peugeot.
20h59m Meanwhile, the #26 LMP2 Signatech Nissan, backed by the GT Academy, is reported slow on the circuit. Franck Mailleaux is at the wheel.
20h58m Audi #2 is in the pitlane.
20h57m Toni Vilander has pitted in the GTE Pro AF Corse Ferrari and has another troubled stop of 1m7s. Antonio Garcia takes over the class lead.
20h54m The Audi team are getting ready to refuel the leader.
20h53m Lotterer almost runs into the rear of the #8 at the second chicane as #2 finally makes his way by with a stern move at Mulsanne corner.
20h51m Lotterer has now caught Peugeot #8 and once again finds no easy route around his lapped rivals.
20h49m No sign of the continuing drizzle impacting speed for the moment as Lotterer clocks a rapid 3m26s lap to pull 1m16s clear of the #9 Peugeot.
20h47m Pescarolo #16 bails out of that battle with the #10 and pits for a tank of petrol.
20h46m Meanwhile, #2 continues to slowly build its advantage and is clocked 1m12s ahead of Peugeot #9 - comfortably enough to pit and remain ahead.
20h45m The #10 Oreca diesel has been rapidly closing its #16 rival and Duval looks likely to take track position from Collard pretty soon.
20h43m The #50 GTE Am-leading Corvette is in for another stop.
20h42m Lotterer's lead is clocked at 1m7s over Bourdais, with Audi's driver change stop now out of the way.
20h41m Wet tyres continue to be readied up and down the pitlane as teams monitor the skies for further signs of rain.
20h39m Montagny is the next man in for routine refuelling in the #8 Peugeot.
20h38m Still drizzling here, with plenty more showers around the circuit on the latest radar images.
20h38m Fuel only for Bourdais in the #9, not taking the intermediate tyres that the team had on standby.
20h37m Indeed, Bourdais stops now and Audi #2 whistles past into the lead.
20h36m The #2 continues to chase leader #9, but the Peugeot will need a stop in the next few laps.
20h34m Press room filling up now after thinning out considerably overnight, increasing the volume of the reaction to dramatic moments on the TV.
20h33m Heading for the 300 lap barrier as the leader Bourdais ticks over into lap 299 with Audi #2 right on his gearbox.
20h32m Lotterer is getting into his stride on fresh rubber and is now clocked just 2 seconds behind the leading #9 Peugeot.
20h31m The to and fro continues between the #10 grandfathered Oreca diesel and Pescarolo's petrol #16, which is now shown back in fifth overall.
20h29m Toni Vilander continues on top of GTE Pro in the AF Corse Ferrari, chased about 90s behind by the remaining works Corvette, #73.
20h28m Little change down in the classes, with the #41 still holding a four-lap advantage over the recently-pitted #26 in LMP2.
20h26m The rain has eased in recent minutes, at least here on the pit straight but it does still look very gray beyond the main grandstand.
20h25m The delayed Peugeot #7 is in for a routine tank of fuel and Davidson quickly resumes. That car is three laps down after Wurz's earlier off.
20h23m The demand for #2's representative to attend the stewards' room has finally been removed from the screens, but no news yet on any sanction.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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