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More drama for the #98 Aston as Paul Dalla Lana clouts the barriers at Arnage!
Pit Stop
Both Audis have pitted, and had particular attention to cleaning the number panels on the side.
Looks like Dalla Lana has been able to continue, but not his finest hour right now.
Lapierre on a good run right now, he has Beche's LMP2 lead down to 43s. Rast's G-Drive machine the only other car on the lead lap.
Hartley is back on track in the #1, 19 laps down on the leaders.
But not for long as the #1 Porsche is limping around very slowly.
Yellow Flag
Yellow flags at Porsche for the stricken, er, Porsche.
Mechanical problem
And it's going again, well, a bit faster.
Crash
The #47 KCMG Oreca is in the gravel.
Richard Bradley - or 'Captain Bonkers' as he's affectionately known to the team - gets out and hotfoots it to safety.
Yellow Flag
Slow zone at the Porsche Curves, presumably for the #47.
Pit Stop
Both the LMP2 leaders pitted, with the gap down to 34s between #46 and #36.
Pit Stop
Hartley meanwhile has got the #1 car back to the pits.
An incredibly slow stop from LMP2 leader #46, it has dropped from first to third in class.
Lapierre now leads LMP2 in the #36 Signatech, with Rast in second in #26 G-Drive.
Oreca (that Alpine is really just a rebranded Oreca) dominating as anticipated, locking out the top three places.
Green Flag
Slow zone finally cleared.
Pit Stop
Leading Toyota #6 makes its 11th pitstop. Conway stays in, no fresh tyres.
Penalty
Penalty time - this time it's Minassian in the #27 BR01 for passing behind the Safety Car.
On the positive side, at least he didn't throw gravel at anyone.
Quote
Dumas reports in Porsche #2: "Big understeer now"
All pretty static in GTE Pro right now. It's still Muller's #68 Ford 18 seconds clear of Vilander in the #82 Ferrari.
The #88 Porsche, with Heinemeier-Hansson at the wheel, still out front in GTE Am.
Jani is done for the night...
Who said Germans don't have a sense of humour? Not us, we find them hilarious. And to prove it. This...
Stopwatch
Enough frivolity, lead gap is 12s between #6 Toyota and #2 Porsche.
Dumas is slicing into Conway's lead. He's on lighter tanks, remember, as they are both running to different pitstop sequences.
Off Track
Dumas is flashing his lights at Conway in the Porsche Curves, like an impatient salesman wanting to pass a tractor towing a caravan.
Safety car
Safety car is out!
There's oil down at the Porsche Curves.
Quote
Race Control: "Team manager Team #7 can you ask your driver if he's having a problem identifying the blue flags that are being shown to him?" Ooooooh, sarcasm.
Mechanical problem
The #91 Porsche of Kevin Estre is the offending party as its engine cries enough.
Safety car
Conway was just 3s clear of Dumas. At least the same safety car should pick them up.
Crash
And Andrea Pizzitola has gone off in the #25 Ligier!
Leading positions after 10 Hours:
1) #6 Toyota2) #2 Porsche
3) #5 Toyota
4) #8 Audi
5) #13 Rebellion
6) #7 Audi
LMP2:
1) #36 Alpine2) #26 Oreca
3) #46 Oreca
GTE Pro:
1) #68 Ford2) #82 Ferrari
3) #69 Ford
GTE Am:
1) #88 Porsche2) #62 Ferrari
3) #55 Ferrari
Mechanical problem
The #66 Ford, which had been running fifth in class, is wheeled into the garage.
Pit Stop
The #2 Porsche, which was on a scheduled stop, has been held at the end of pitlane until the second safety car.
Video
This lull in the action gives us the perfect opportunity to find out from FIA President and ACO President Pierre Fillon just why this sportscar racing lark is so popular right now...
Video
While the safety car is out, let's catch up on some race highlights too.
The first two hours feel like a long time ago, eh... We had Brad Pitt, and everything!
Pit Stop
Lead change in LMP2 as Lapierre hands over the #36 Alpine to Menezes. Now Rast in the #26 G-Drive leads the #46 TDS Racing car of Beche.
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