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WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans 24 Hours – Race

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The battle in GTE remains close though, as expected.
Pit Stop
#1 Porsche pits, Bernhard handing over to Hartley. Will we see some fireworks from the Kiwi? He goes out on fresh boots.
Pit Stop
GTE-Am frontrunner #88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Porsche pits
Porsche has put both its fastest bullets in its guns right now, appears to feel the need to put some pressure on the #6 Toyota...
Pit Stop
Dixon pits the #69 Ford GT from P2 and hands it over to Richard Westbrook, who resumes in P3.
Pit Stop
#98 has stopped, Lamy is replaced with Dalla Lana
Pit Stop
Hartley is pitting again! And the #1 Porsche is going in to the garage!
Breaking news
News filtering through that it was the light panels on the sides of the Audis that needed fixing.
Mechanical problem
New nose for the #1 Porsche.
Mechanical problem
#1 Porsche going up on the high stands.
The #92 Porsche is back on track while its cousin in LMP1 remains in the garage, crew thrashing.
Mechanical problem
Hartley has climbed out of the #1 Porsche.
Mechanical problem
The floor is coming off the #1 Porsche, and we're hearing the #2 car is going to be called in for attention to its side number panels, just like the Audis had to.
Mechanical problem
#7 Audi is back in the garage now!
Mechanical problem
After attention to the front end, the #7 Audi is wheeled back out and is away again.
Pit Stop
Crash
The #98 Aston has stopped on track!
"FUEL LOW!" screams the dashboard on Lapierre's second-placed LMP2 Signatech. He was 2s behind the #46 Thiriet car after that stint.
The #98 was running 3rd in class and is sitting backwards in the gravel.
Yellow Flag
Slow zone implemented
Audi explains that garage stop for the #7 car... It went off at the Porsche Curves.
Crash
And the #83 AF Corse Ferrari is beached in the gravel as well! He's at Mulsanne Corner.
Replay shows that Dalla Lana actually contacted the armco before spinning into the gravel on the opposite side of the Porsche Curves.
Safety car
Safety car deployed!
The race-leading #6 Toyota was in close proximity to the shunt that just befell Dalla Lana.
News from Porsche:
Safety car
Sarrazin, who's due a pitstop soon, leads Jani by 1m14s – but the multiple safety car system here often confuses things mightily...
Crash
The #44 Manor is pushed back into the pits with visible bodywork damage. It could be a spin for Tor Graves has left the debris that's caused this safety car.
Quote
Race Control gives Ford GT #66 the hurry up: "You're slowing down everyone behind you. This is not a slow zone!"
Looks like there's quite a bit of chaos in the darkness as the safety car attempts to pick up the right cars.
The #36 Signatech, second in LMP2, is in the garage.
Stopwatch
Leader Sarrazin did a 5m28s lap, but Jani in second did 6m35s! Suddenly the lead is over 2m20s...
Safety car
This safety car system never ceases to bewilder...
Lapierre back on track after five minutes spent out of action. Because of the safety car, the #36 holds on to second in LMP2.
Mechanical problem
The #71 AF Corse Ferrari is back in the garage, slipping down the order

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