Hour 12: Audi 1-2 at Halfway

German Marco Werner increased his advantage back to one lap after the sister Champion Racing Audi of Allan McNish completed a scheduled stop. Slow punctures were revealed as the reason for the car unscheduled stop in the previous hour.

The major change came three laps further back in third place, where the Pescarolo Sport of Eric Comas moved back onto the final podium position after trouble hit the Dome of Ryo Michigami.

Comas had managed to move onto the same lap as Michigami on pace alone at one point in the hour, but the Frenchman finally took the position on the timesheets when the Dome's engine cover came off for an ECU change. Comas ended the hour being the fastest car on track, five seconds per lap quicker than McNish in second.

LMP2 continued to be led by the Paul Belmondo Racing pair of Courages, with the #36 car of Adam Sharpe leading the #37 of Didier Andre by a lap.

The GT1 battle was still tight - Peter Kox's Aston Martin holding off Oliver Gavin by a minute and a half after both cars completed scheduled pitstops without drama.

The GT2 battle continued to be led by the Porsche of Mike Rockenfeller, however oil appeared to be catching out some of the other GT2 runners at the Mulsanne corner. The TVR Tuscan of Piers Johnson and the Panoz Motorsport car of Patrick Bourdais both spun before rejoining.