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24H Le Mans - Hour Four

Toyotas No.8 and No.7, respectively in second and third position, are placed to ambush the leading Audi No.1. The fight in GTE Pro is still an intense 3-way battle between Ferrari No.51, Aston Martin No.97 and Corvette No.74. Morgans No.24 and No.35 in 1st and 2nd in LM P2.

18:13:02 No 16 Pescarolo now has power steering failure
#16 PESCAROLO 03 - JUDD (Emmanuel COLLARD)
18:18:52 No 81 Ferrari in the gravel at Indianapolis
#81 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Matthew GRIFFIN)
18:21:46 1st official retirement #29 Lola-Nissan at 17:35
#29 LOLA B12/80 COUPE - NISSAN
18:29:41 No 75 Porsche has 30 secs stop and go penalty for speeding in pit lane
#75 PORSCHE 911 RSR (997) (Abdulaziz ALFAISAL)
18:32:07 No 99 Aston off into tyres at Porsche curves
#99 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8 (Kristian POULSEN)
18:37:30 No 99 has rejoined and returned to pit
#99 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8 (Kristian POULSEN)
18:40:21 No 0 Deltawing has had gearshift problem but ok now
#0 DELTA WING DELTA WING NISSAN (Satoshi MOTOYAMA)
18:45:57 No 67 Porsche takes lead in GTE Am
#67 PORSCHE 911 RSR (997) (Raymond NARAC)
18:48:31 #51ferrari now back in lead of GTE Pro
#51 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Giancarlo FISICHELLA)
18:50:14 #7 Toyota with flapping tail fin on rear wing but still lapping quickly
#7 TOYOTA TS 030 - HYBRID (Nicolas LAPIERRE)

Photo: CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES (LE MANS, SARTHE), 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, 16TH JUNE 2012. The No. 8 ToyotaTS030 Hybrid is moving up to challenge the Audis.