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European Le Mans
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11:00 Cars form up behind Safety Car.
11:04 Green Lights – Start of the race – All cars safely around first corner.
11:06 Car 7 (Audi) leading Car 72 (Courage) by 1.746 seconds after first lap
11:06 GT Class – Car 77 (Porsche) leading with Pole holder Car 60 in third behind Car 66 at the end of lap 1
11:08 GTS class – Car 26 (Saleen) leading by 2.634 seconds to Car 41 on Lap 2
11:09 Car 7 (Audi) pulling away from Car 72 (Courage) - +4.541 on Lap 3
11:09 Car 28 (Debora) +24.830 behind Car 7(Audi) and +1.775 ahead of car 26 (Saleen)
11:12 Car 60 (Porsche) lost two more places on Lap 5 – Now down in 12th overall and 5th in class after starting on class pole and 7th overall.
11:14 Battle for GT lead between cars 77/ 66/ 71 and 52. Car 77 holding off Car 66, with just 0.840 seconds between the two cars on lap 7.
11:15 Car 7 (Audi) begins to lap GT runners
11:17 GTS Class – Car 26 (Saleen) just 1.797 seconds ahead of Car 41 (Saleen) on lap 8
- Car 26 is 22.006 seconds ahead of third placed Car 56 (Chrysler).
11:19 Car 7 (Audi) is now 12.450 seconds ahead of car 72 (Courage) on lap 9
11:19 Car 73 into pit lane – Overheating problem – Losing oil – Into Garage for repairs.
11:22 Safety Car on Circuit – Oil on track left by car 73.
11:26 Car 73 – Damage caused by being hit in rear by another competitor.
11:33 Marshals still working on circuit to clear the oil dropped by Car 73, which extends around three corners to the pit lane entrance.
11:35 Lights out on the safety car – One lap before green lights and racing resumes.
11:35 Car 26 (Saleen) Car into pits – Driver Change (Brun in / Konrad out), refuel and four tyres with a harder compound.
11:35 Car 41 (Saleen) Car into pits – Refuelled 11:37 Car 26 and 41 rejoin track with 41 in front and leading GTS
11:38 Green Flag – Racing resumes.
11:39 Car 73 (Porsche) rejoins the track 8 laps down.
11:44 Positions after 40 minutes of racing
- 7 – 72 – 28 – 41 – 26 – 56 – 71 – 66 – 60 – 63 – 61 – 65 – 77 – 52 – 64 – 70 – 74 – 68 – 73
11:45 Car 7 (Audi) leading by 2.358 seconds to Car 72 (Courage)
11:45 Car 28 (Debora) +38.675 behind car 72 (Courage)
11:45 Car 41 (Saleen) + 60.171 ahead of Car 26 (Saleen) in GTS
11:45 Car 71 (Porsche) Leading GT ahead of Car 66 (Porsche) +2.346s and Car 60 (Porsche) +4.464s
11:50 Fastest lap of the race so far is by Car 7 (Audi) on lap 2 – 1:31.341. Car 7 currently lapping at 1:35.239.
11:51 GT Class – Car 60 dropping away from leading pair Car 71 and Car 66. Car 60 now 11.882s behind car 71 and 9.150s behind car 66.
11:53 GTS Class – Car 41 (Saleen) pulling away from Car 26 (Saleen) – gap now +74.499s - 7 – 72 – 28 – 41 – 26 – 56 – 71 – 66 – 60 – 63 – 61 – 65 – 77 – 52 – 64 – 70 – 74 – 68 – 73