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24H Le Mans - Hour Three

Three hours of great racing so far - 21 to go! The Audis are holding station at the top of the time sheets in first and second position ahead of the two Toyotas, but No.2 and No.4 have both had small delays in the pits. Olivier Pla - on a triple stint in the No.24 Oak Racing Morgan Judd - has a comfortable lead over the second placed Oak Racing Morgan Nissan.

GTE Pro has thrilled the crowds once again with the lead being traded time and time again. Current leader is the No.51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia, which was re-built completely after a testing accident, but Corvette and Aston Martin are chasing at their heels. Porsche remain in command in GTE Am, and the No.16 Pescarolo 03 Judd has re-joined the race.

17:00:51 No 83 Ferrari slow after the Esses
#83 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Manuel RODRIGUES)
17:02:47 "Rebuilt" Ferrari No 51 now leads GTE Pro
#51 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Gianmaria BRUNI)
17:07:36 No 74 Corvette takes lead in GTE pro
#74 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6 ZR1 (Tom MILNER)
17:12:56 No 71 Ferrari wheeled into garage
#71 FERRARI 458 ITALIA (Andrea BERTOLINI)
17:18:54 No 97 retakes lead in GTE Pro
#97 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE V8 (Darren TURNER)
17:23:16 No 74 Chevrolet retakes lead in GTE Pro
#74 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6 ZR1 (Tom MILNER)
17:24:38 30 secs stop and go penalty for No 40 Oreca Judd for pit lane speeding
#40 ORECA 03 - JUDD (Jonathan HIRSCHI)
17:41:12 30 secs stop and go penalty for No 49 Oreca Nissan for speeding in the pit lane
#49 ORECA 03-NISSAN (Pierre KAFFER)
17:43:33 No 2 Audi wheeled back into pit box
#2 AUDI R18 E-TRON QUATTRO
17:47:53 No 75 Porsche in the gravel at Indianapolis
#75 PORSCHE 911 RSR (997) (Abdulaziz ALFAISAL)
17:53:22 Audi e-tron No 2 stop was due to rubber pick up interfering with rear suspension
#2 AUDI R18 E-TRON QUATTRO (Tom KRISTENSEN)
17:54:55 No 17 Dome back into garage
#17 DOME JUDD (Sébastien BOURDAIS)
17:57:45 No 43 Norma has small fire in pitlane
#43 NORMA MP 2000 - JUDD (Philippe HAEZEBROUCK)