ILMC, Zhuhai - Hour 5

Into the gravel trap is the #94 Audi R8 LMS, spinning its wheels. Yellow flags being waved at Turn 8...as the stricken Audi R8 LMS needs assistence to get out. "Full Yellow" on the timing screens, but no safety car yet.

No need for a safety car as the tractor has pulled the Audi R8 LMS out of the gravel trap and the car is back on its way to the pit.

Meanwhile the gap between the two Peugeots has increased - with the #1 Audi closing in on the #8 Peugeot. Looks like the #8 has run wide somewhere and got dirty tyres. Gap between the leader and second placed car is now at 22 seconds. The Audi 34 seconds behind the #8 in third place.

Allan McNish confirms the #2 Audi has been retired due to a torn cable loom following on-track incidents. Caused shorts in the electrics.

Franck Montagny and Guillaume Moreau are both under investigation for passing under yellow.

Fastest lap of the race for Sebastien Bourdais - a 1:23.177 for the #7 Peugeot 908.

Meanwhile Nicolas Prost has moved back into fourth place. Timo Bernhard is catching Franck Montagny for second place, gap has been reduced to 23 seconds.

Peugeot preparing their pit stops - as the #1 Audi pits.Bernard takes over from Fassler.

Leader pits - Bourdais stays in the car and returns right in front of the #1 Audi.

Montagny pits one lap later. Replaced by Sarrazin.

No further action on cars #8 or #15!

1 hour and 15 minutes left as the #12 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota pits - this hands over the lead in the LMP1 petrol class to the OAK Racing team...for now.

Problems for the Tokai University Hybrid. The #23 has lost its left rear wheel out on the track. Crawling back to the pit.

In fact the wheel has completely broken off. Metal fatique? Car pushed back into the box.

Krohn Racing takes third in GTE Am after a nice, textbook pass on the #62 CRS Racing Ferrari 430 GT2. Jonsson on his way to the podium at the expense of Ehret.

The battle between Rebellion Racing and OAK Racing also far from over - only a couple of seconds separate the two LMP cars.

Bourdais leads at the end of the hour - 54 seconds ahead of Sarrazin. The #1 Audi a further 33 seconds behind. 1.3 seconds now between Pla and Jani in the battle for the LMP1 Petrol win.