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WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans 24 Hours – Race

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No changes in the race order at the front of the field.
Action in GTE Pro, though, as Calado gets the #51 Ferrari up to second behind the #68 Ford of Muller.
But no, there's a change, one of the Toyotas has slipped back behind both Audis.
Rast holding a decent advantage at the head of LMP2.
So it's #2 Porsche leading the #1, with #6 Toyota third from the #7 and #8 Audis. It's the #5 of Buemi that lost two spots.
Blue skies over Mulsanne corner. How long before they'll change to inters, or even slicks?
Cars looking for the damp patches already.
Stopwatch
A charging Lotterer fastest on the first real lap of the race with a 3m50.160s.
#6 Toyota right on the #1 Porsche's tail, but it's the #7 Audi who's fastest on track right now. We saw the Audi being rapid in the wet on Thursday night.
Behind Jani, it's four cars running nose to tail pretty much.
In GTE Pro, it's Muller in the #68 Ford by eight tenths from the #51 of Calado.

Then it's Westbrook and Pla in Fords #69 and #66, with Bird fifth in the #71 Ferrari.

Wolf Henzler leads the way in GTE Am for KCMG in the #78 Porsche.
Conway grabs second from Bernhard at the first Mulsanne chicane.
It's now Porsche-Toyota-Porsche-Audi-Audi-Toyota.
And Conway takes the lead!
Toyota leads Le Mans!
A huge battle for third as Bernhard just fends off the Audis.
Lotterer all over him through the Dunlop Chicane.
Porsche on the move in GTE Pro now, Makowiecki's #92 Porsche is up to second ahead of Calado as Westbrook pits the #69 Ford.
Lotterer passes Bernhard for third. It's now Toyota-Porsche-Audi in the 1-2-3 spots.
And now Makowiecki passes Muller to lead in GTE Pro!
Bernhard is complaining about overheating rear tyres.
I think we're going to see some pitstops.
LMP1 cars now lapping the GTE Ams.
Pit Stop
Rast has already pitted the LMP2-leading G-Drive car, handing the class lead to Lapierre's #36 Alpine.
Close moment between the #1 Porsche and #8 Audi on run to Indianapolis. This allows the #5 Toyota to close right up on them.
Porsche now running 1-2 in GTE Pro as Pilet gets the #91 car to second ahead of Muller.
Pit Stop
#7 Audi pits from third.
#5 Toyota passes the #1 Porsche heading into the Dunlop Curve.
Rain
More rain expected in 15 minutes... 'Level 1 to 2' at the north of the track, in the Dunlop-Esses-Tertre Rouge section.
Pit Stop
Slicks go on to the #7 Audi.
Remember Michelin also has intermediates that look like slicks, so it could always be one of those.
After that tepid start behind the safety car, we've been treated to a battle royal already.
Stopwatch
Conway flying at the head of the field, his last lap was a 3m41.621s  - four seconds quicker than Jani.
Makowiecki has pitted in the lead of GTE Pro, so it's now Pilet from Muller and Pla.
Buemi passes the #8 Audi of Duval into Indianapolis.
Toyota leads Porsche, Toyota and Audi.
Henzler still in control of the GTE Am battle ahead of Long in the #88 Porsche.
Gravel on the track at the Ford chicane, we're told...
Conway 10s clear of Jani at the front.

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