Le Mans 24 Hours, Hour 4 18:05 Marc Lieb hits trouble - the #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche suffering a puncture on the Hunaudieres. Slowly returning to the pit now. #007 Aston Martin AMR-One returns from the pitbox and rejoins the race after being in the box for over 2.5 hours. Reports that Allan McNish is already back on his way to the circuit after given the 'all-clear'. 18:13 Stefan Mucke already back in the pit - Felbermayr-Porsche wheel changed and Richard Lietz returns the #77 to the track, dropped to 15th in GTE Pro. Dumas pits for fourth time - Treluyer now leads by 50 seconds. Hope Racing Oreca Hybrid has a problem with its engine. Everything works, apart from the engine. Mechanics even working on the spare engine to get things sorted. 18:23 Pit stops for the Oreca Peugeot and the Peugeot Sport Total #8. Audi Sport Team Joest getting ready for the #2 Audi R18 TDI to come in. 18:26 It is now exactly 56 years ago that Pierre Levegh and 83 spectators were killed. Let us never forget... OAK Racing #15 reported to have a hydraulic power steering issue -but back now, whilst the Signatech Oreca Nissan is having issues with the paddle shift. 18:38 CRS Racing's Pierre Ehret is in, minor damage to the left front of the Ferrari. Nothing serious. 18:39 Big blow up for the Quifel-ASM Team #20 on its outlap just before Tertre Rouge. That's the end of the race for the Zytek 09SC. The OAK Racing #15 is back in the pit. Peugeot #9 also made its fourth pit stop. Fassler back to second place, 40 seconds behind Davidson, who still has to pit. 18:43 Davidson is pitting, remains in the car. Fassler passes the line as the Peugeot #7 is still being serviced. 18:44 Xavier Maassen runs wide on his outlap at Mulsanne Corner. Quickly returns the JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia to the track. Alexandre Premat - leader in LMP2 - sets the fastest lap of the race in LMP2, almost as quick as the car was in qualifying! Barbosa moves into second place in LMP2. 18:50 Right rear puncture on the #55 BMW. Long way back for Jorg Muller. Another faster lap time for Premat. Tenth overall now and eight tenths quicker than the car was in qualifying. 18:54 Tank slapper for Simon Pagenaud at Arnage. Third placed Peugeot goes straight, but recovers and back on track. BMW #55 is in the pits and pushed back into the box as the Hope Racing car has hit trouble again on its out lap and stopped on track - but rejoins slowly. #83 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 in the gravel trap. 18:57 Alexandre Premat pits from the lead in LMP2 - Premat gets out of the car and Dominik Kraihamer takes over. 18:59 BMW #55 problems fixed and Jorg Muller is sent out again. Steve Zacchia struggling to get the #5 Hope Racing car back to the box. |