Hour 14: Audi emerge from the darkness

The three cars have not skipped a beat for fourteen hours and also look set to take a clean sweep of the podium positions.The gap between the number one and number two Audis has remained stable at around two laps, both crews lapping consistently in the high 3m30s.

By contrast, the Team Goh Audi has struggled, showing good pace but also spending some time in the pits with mechanical niggles. Hiroki Katoh survived a trip across the gravel trap and the car now lies in ninth place, three laps down on the eighth placed ORECA Dallara of Nicolas Minassian.

The Bentley and number 6 Cadillac complete the top five, but pose no threat to the all-conquering Audis.

Jan Lammers will be delighted that the Racing For Holland Dome-Judd is still running in the top ten. Tom Coronel currently lies 7th despite spinning on cold tyres after pitting.

However, the crew are being made to work for there position, as Minassian is pushing hard to move up a position.

The battle for GT class honours remains tight, Sascha Maassen leading Timo Bernhard by only 1 lap.

Biela/Kristensen/Pirro Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R8, 215 laps
Capello/Herbert/Pescatori Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R8, 213 laps
Krumm/Peter/Werner Audi Sport North America, Audi R8, 213 laps
Wallace/Leitzinger/van de Poele Team Bentley, Bentley EXP Speed 8, 207 laps *
Taylor/Angelli/Tinseau Team Cadillac, Cadillac 207 laps
Beretta/Lamy/Comas Team ORECA, Dallara-Judd LMP, 206 laps
Lammers/Hillerbrand/Coronel Racing for Holland, Dome-Judd S101, 205 laps
Sarrazin/Montagny/Minassian Team ORECA, Dallara-Judd LMP, 205 laps
Ara/Dalmas/Katoh Team Goh Audi, Audi R8, 197 laps
Bernard/Collard/Lehto, Team Cadillac, Cadillac 197 laps

*GTP class


Fellows/O'Connell/Gavin, Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette, 193 laps


Dumas/Maassen/Bergmeister, Fresisinger Motorsport, Porsche 911 GT3-RS 185 laps