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LMH: #36 Alpine pits under this safety car in third place and looks set to go a lap down as a result.
Green flag
The safety cars pull in and it is green flag racing conditions once again.
GTE Pro: If there's any crew that has welcomed that safety car interruption, it's the WeatherTech team. Cooper MacNeil, the Silver in that car, has used up some more of his drive-time nicely without losing any time relative to those around him.
GTE Am: Immediately after the restart, Andrews comes in from second in the #57 Kessel Ferrari. It feels like he's been aboard that for ages. We expect the Am in that crew, Kimura, to now take his turn aboard the 488 that was started by future Peugeot hypercar driver Mikkel Jensen.
Yellow flag
LMP2: Not for the first time in this race the #44 ARC Bratislava is facing the wrong way. Matej Konopka spins coming out of the first chicane on the Mulsanne straight but avoids the barriers. That part of the circuit is soaking wet and it looks very tricky.
LMP2: Canal in the #65 Panis Racing continues to lead in class after the restart, as Scherer in the #22 United Autosports USA car moves up to second place overtaking Deletraz in the #41 Team WRT.
GTE Am: Perhaps in light of the tricky conditions, Kessel elects to plug Jensen back into the car. Rovera is promoted to second, while Jensen emerges third - just ahead of Ilott, who immediately passes Bronze-rated Lacorte at the restart. Perfetti meanwhile is up to sixth, having passed Duncan Cameron.
Pit stop
LMH: Fuel, tyres and a driver change for the leader, as Kobayashi heads off for a late dinner and hands over the #7 Toyota to Lopez.
GTE Am: Pereira's advantage in the class lead was 1m18s last time around over Rovera. It'll be an interesting battle over this stint between the two Silvers - Fraga and Nielsen are the respective Pros in those cars who will be next aboard.
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GTE Am: Perfetti has clearly had his Mentos before climbing aboard - the Norwegian powers past fellow Bronze Lacorte's Cetilar Ferrari and takes fifth. Might be a step too far to ask him to chase down Ilott though...
GTE Pro: Meanwhile Laurens Vanthoor is back aboard the WeatherTech Porsche, taking over from MacNeil. It's a bit further back down the order than he left it in, currently seventh, so no doubt we can expect a charge from the 2018 class winner.
GTE Pro: Jani has done a quietly effective job in his first stint at Le Mans in a GT car. He's closed right in on second-placed man Bird, who has to skip over the first Mulsanne Chicane.
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LMH: Gary Watkins with an update on the Toyotas: "Both the #7 and the #8 Toyota have switched to the grooved inters during this rain shower."
GTE Pro: Alexander Sims is racing the Corvette for the first time since Sebring back in March and doing a fine job - the Mahindra Formula E man missed the test day to race in Berlin, but has got the gap down to fellow Corvette third man Nick Catsburg ahead in the #63 inside 50s. Those pesky safety cars keep dropping the #64 crew back, but there's a long way still to go yet.
GTE Am: Rovera is doing a great job in the #83 Ferrari. He's reduced the deficit to Pereira to 66s, having been over 80s when he jumped aboard.
Pit stop
LMP2: The #22 United Autosports USA car, now the team's leading hope after the other two clashed earlier, pits from third place in class, but Scherer remains in the fight at the front with the top two still due to pit in this cycle.
GTE Pro: Neel Jani is on a charge in third placed #92 Porsche. He is told by his team he is quicker than the leader Come Ledogar in the #51 AF Corse. He does however have the #63 Corvette chasing him.
Yellow flag
Full course Yellow as we complete 6 hours.
Penalty
LMP2: Vandoorne has been given a 90-second stop/go penalty AND a drivethrough penalty for not respecting the restart procedure. That's a heavy hit to the #28 Jota car's hopes.
Just a short full course Yellow to clear some debris. It's GO! again.
LMP2 Top 5 at the end of hour six: P1 #41 Team WRT, P2 #22 United Autosports USA, P3 #31 Team WRT, P4 #65 Panis Racing, P5 #34 Inter Europol Competition
GTE Pro: Bird and Jani are having a great dice.
LMH Top 5 at the end of hour six: P1 #7 Toyota, P2 #8 Toyota, P3 #36 Alpine, P4 #708 Glickenhaus, P5 #709 Glickenhaus.
GTE Pro Top 5 at the end of hour six: P1 #51 AF Corse, P2 #52 AF Corse, P3 #63 Corvette, P4 #92 Porsche, and P5 #63 Corvette. Catsburg has just snared third from Jani's Porsche.
Right, it is time for our next stint handover, as Jake and Tom return to the action so James and I can go hunt some dinner. Watch out for these guys lighting up the timing screens. Or something like that. Enjoy!
GTE Am: The Cetilar Racing Ferrari has had spin and is beached which has triggered a slow zone.
Thanks to Haydn and James for their excellent stint, and we wish them the best in their endeavours to find food. At this late hour, it's either a quick fridge omelette or a cursory swipe through Deliveroo.
GTE Am Top 5 at the end of hour six: P1 #33 TF Sport, P2 #83 AF Corse, P3 #57 Kessel Racing, P4 #80 Iron Lynx and P5 #Team Project 1
LMP2: Scherer in the #22 car has reclaimed the class lead, sitting ahead of Canal in the #65 as Deletraz has now dropped back to P3 after a stop.
GTE Am: The leading TF Sport Aston pits for a sixth stop. The #83 AF Corse takes the class lead. Quick driver change at TF Sport the rapid Fraga is back, takes over from Pereira.
LMP2: A change for the class lead again! The #65 Panis car was tucked up right behind the #22 United machine, and Canal has cleared it! Scherer went off at one of the chicanes, which has allowed Deletraz to nip past again too.
GTE Am: The Iron Lynx Ferrari has also pitted. Ilott is at the wheel. The Ferrari has dropped to P4.
Off track
LMP2: Scherer's had another off at what looked like Arnage, and that's allowed Habsburg in the #31 WRT to slip past and take third in class.
GTE AM: The #54 AF Corse has popped up tin P5 now with Giancarlo Fisichella setting a hot pace, just a tenth slower than the leader on the last tour.
LMP2: More action for the lead battle, and both the #65 and the #41 are side by side down the straight! Deletraz nips past Canal and reclaims the class lead.
GTE Pro: Catsburg has brought the #63 Corvette into the pits from P3 and has rejoined in P4 ahead of Jani, who has followed suit in making a sixth stop. The top three in class are yet to make their sixth stops.
GTE Pro: #91 Porsche pits from P3 which sees Catsburg and Jani regain their positions prior to the round of stops.
Pit stop
LMH: The #708 is in for a fuel stop, Derani retaining fourth in class but drops behind the four-way LMP2 lead battle.
Off track
LMP2: It's the 900th spin of the race for the ARC Bratislava car, this time with a slightly skewiff rear bumper. Meanwhile, the #28 Jota comes in for a stop with Sean Gelael taking over from Stoffel Vandoorne.
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