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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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20h22m Peugeot are in the pitlane to service car #7.
20h21m Light rain continues to fall on the pit straight but it is still pretty dry down on the asphalt.
20h20m Audi #2 is clocked 9.34 seconds behind the #9 Peugeot.
20h19m #9 flashes by and is the new leader as #2 takes off from the pits in chase.
20h18m Lotterer clambers aboard #2 and the tyres are changed.
20h18m Treluyer pits to wrap up a very impressive run in Audi #2.
20h17m Tyres are being readied in the Audi garage.
20h17m The Audi leads by 1m12s as it laps considerably quicker than Bourdais in the #9 Peugeot at this stage.
20h15m Treluyer should be handing over the lead car when he visits the pits shortly, ending an epic five-stint run on a set of Michelins.
20h13m Treluyer's lead is up to 1m7s ahead of his next stop.
20h12m The track remains drivable on slick rubber for now but wet tyres may become a consideration in a few minutes if this keeps up.
20h12m Umbrellas are up as the crowd builds in the grandstands opposite the pits.
20h11m Engineers are looking to the skies up and down the pitlane as rain continues to fall.
20h10m Meanwhie, the rain is picking up intensity on the pit straight.
20h09m Treluyer has been taking some risks with the run-off approaching the Ford Chicane, but it is unclear what the #2 has done to upset officials
20h08m The team manager of Audi #2 is being summoned to see the stewards.
20h07m A spate of stops at the tail of the LMP1 pack, with #16, #12 and #22 all in for service at the same time.
20h05m Scenes of frustration in the Audi garage, but the #2 is still pulling a gap on the #9 of Bourdais. He's now 1m3s behind the leader.
20h05m Treluyer tries a move at the first chicane but finds Davidson closing the door once again.
20h04m Treluyer has fallen back slightly from the lapped #7 Peugeot but there is only around a second between them as they flash across the line.
20h02m Davidson continues to hold back the leader Treluyer down the Mulsanne once again.
20h00m Four hours remain in the 79th Le Mans 24 hours.
20h00m Still nothing more than drizzle from the skies and no impact on grip levels just yet.
19h59m Treluyer has a 58.7s advantage over the #9 but is not making ground on this epic fifth stint as he struggles to pass Davidson's #7.
19h58m Side by side between Peugeot and Audi as Treluyer tries to make it past the delayed #7. He can't make it stick for the moment.
19h55m Nothing more than drizzle at this stage as weather approaches the circuit from behind the main grandstand.
19h55m Some of the fans in the stands opposite are looking for their rain coats!
19h54m That puts Benoit Treluyer in Audi #2 back into the lead once again. He's currently chasing the lapped Davidson in #7.
19h53m The #9 leading Peugeot is in for routine refuelling.
19h52m No sign of rain yet, but there's still four hours for one of the approaching showers to get involved with this battle to the flag.
19h51m Weather deteriorating rapidly now at the circuit as fully overcast conditions set in above the pits.
19h50m Another sharp intake of breath in the press room as Treluyer slices through the traffic past the #40.
19h48m Car #35, the LMP2 Oak Pescarolo, is touring slowly on track with a problem - looks like a puncture. Patrice Lafargue is driving.
19h45m The #76 IMSA Porsche has gone off at the Dunlop chicane immediately after heading out of the pits.
19h44m Audi is clearly rolling the dice here, trying to extend its advantage before the full-service stop.
19h43m Treluyer is clocked 3.2s behind Bourdais on well-worn rubber but will take over again at the front once the Frenchman makes his next stop.
19h42m The delayed #7 Peugeot is in for a fill of fuel. Davidson is quickly serviced and heads off to try and recover ground lost with Wurz's crash
19h41m Skies continue to darken beyond the pits in the direction of the airport and teams will be watching the radar very closely now.
19h39m #2 Audi resumes but there is a cheer from the crowd as he emerges just behind local hero Bourdais in the #9 Peugeot.
19h38m Treluyer remains seated and is going for a fuel only stop.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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