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24H Le Mans - Hour Nine

After nine hours of racing, the race has once again settled into a rhythm - Audi and Rebellion racing remaining in the top five places in LM P1, with the No. 1 R18 e-tron quattro of Lotterer-Fassler-Treluyer in the lead. The Irish Murphy Prototypes No.48 car has been trading places with the No.24 Oak Racing Morgan Judd, and a puncture to the Oreca delayed them slightly but the battle in this class is very close and promises to be scintillating right through to the finish.

As does GTE Pro. Corvette Racing's No.74 car of Gavin-Milner-Westbrook heads the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia, while the No.59 Luxury Racing Ferrari and the second Corvette are swapping position for third in class. It's a Porsche-Corvette-Ferrari three-way fight in GTE Am.

23:02:35 No 51 AF Corse Ferrari exits pits into 2nd position in class

#51 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Gianmaria BRUNI)
23:04:44 Leading Audi e-tron quattro No 1 makes a routine stop and retains lead
#1 AUDI R18 E-TRON QUATTRO (Marcel FÄSSLER)
23:09:21 No 61 AF Corse-Waltrip Ferrari has has climbed up to 4th in class
#61 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Robert KAUFFMAN)
23:16:06 No 0 Delta Wing officially retires
#0 DELTA WING DELTA WING NISSAN
23:24:20 Toyota No 7 rejoins after lengthy repairs Nakajima at the wheel
#7 TOYOTA TS 030 - HYBRID (Kazuki NAKAJIMA)
#8 TOYOTA TS 030 - HYBRID
23:27:27 Work going on at rear of Pescarolo Dome No 17 in pitlane, then pushed back into garage
#17 DOME JUDD (Seiji ARA)
23:29:11 Spin at Ford Chicane then into pits for Strakka No 21
#21 HPD ARX 03A - HONDA (Jonny KANE)
23:32:41 Minor body damage for No 21 Strakka after spin at Ford chicane. Repairs underway
#21 HPD ARX 03A - HONDA
23:41:17 Leading LM P2 car makes a routine stop No 67 Oreca 03 - Nissan
#48 ORECA 03-NISSAN (Warren HUGHES)
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23:43:39 Kauffman in No 61 Ferrari goes off at last turn in Porsche curves then rejoins and goes to pits for repairs
#61 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Robert KAUFFMAN)
23:59:30 A 1 min stop-and-go for No 21 Strakka HPD ARX 03a - Speeding in pit lane
#21 HPD ARX 03A - HONDA (Jonny KANE)

Photo: CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES DU MANS (LE MANS, SARTHE), 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, 16TH JUNE 2012. The No.48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca Nissan.
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