All the news and the top three class positions after 17 hours
LMP1
1. 2 LM P1 R.Capello, A.McNish, T.Kristensen Audi Sport North America Audi R10 272 4:02.168
2. 7 LM P1 M.Gene, N.Minassian, J.Villeneuve Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 272 1:34.488
3. 9 LM P1 F.Montagny, R.Zonta, C.Klein Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 270 2 Laps
LMP2
9. 34 LM P2 P.van Merksteijn, J.Verstappen, J.Bleeke Van Merksteijn Motorsport Porsche RS Spyder 253 19 Laps
13. 35 LM P2 P.Ragues, M.Lahaye, C.Cheng Saulnier Racing Pescarolo Judd 245 1:29.086
15. 31 LM P2 J.Nielsen, C.Elgaard, S.Maassen Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder 244 25.144
GT1
12. 00 LM GT1 D.Brabham, D.Turner, A.Garcia Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin DBR9 245 27 Laps
14. 63 LM GT1 J.O'Connell, J.Magnussen, R.Fellows Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R 244 28 Laps
16. 64 LM GT1 O.Beretta, O.Gavin, M.Papis Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R 243 29 Laps
GT2
21. 82 LM GT2 M.Salo, J.Melo, G.Bruni Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GTC 233 4:29.703
22. 96 LM GT2 T.Mullen, R.Bell, T.Sugden Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GTC 231 41 Laps
23. 97 LM GT2 F.Babini, P.Ruberti, M.Malucelli BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GTC 230 42 Laps
- At 6:33am Jean Christophe Boullion brings the #16 Pecarolo back into its pit garage. The team reckon that the engine is down on power. So the mechanics set about removing the airbox and filters. There is no real need to rush the job since the #5 Team Oreca Matmut, Courage-Oreca Judd that is behind them is also in the garage changing its starter motor. But sadly at 6:40am the #16 garage door came down, this is the traditional way of showing that a car has retired.
This car was eight laps ahead in LMP2 and had been ahead for ages. Now it‘s the #34 Porsche RS Spyder of the #34 Van Merksteijn Motorsport which threatens to take the lead in LM P2, and 8th place overall. - At 6:58am the #4 Saulnier Racing, Pescarolo Judd hit the barriers at Tertre Rouge but they got the badly damaged car back to the pits but the car was still there 30mins later. When the incident happened, the car was running in 23rd position.
- The #24 Terramos, Courage Mugen driven by Takahashi spun at the
Michelin Chicane and rejoins. - The #10 Charouz Racing System, Lola Aston Martin has had a new ECU fitted during its pit stop and is out again 11th overall. Meanwhile the #21 Epsilon Euskadi, Epsilon Euskadi Judd is in the pits having a new starter motor fitted.
- The #21 Epsilon Euskadi, Epsilon Euskadi Judd is in the pits having a new starter motor fitted, and the suspension setup is being changed.
- The #45 Embassy Racing, Embassy Zytek driven by Hughes, Kane and Foster has retired after hitting the barriers very hard about an hour ago.