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Hour 20: Attrition mounts as finish approaches

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Hour 20: Attrition mounts as finish approaches

The number of retired cars continues to climb at the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

There are two new retirements at Le Mans. The No. 55 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia from LM GTE Am has left the race after running out of fuel on track. The No. 42 Strakka Racing Dome S103 - Nissan is out with a mechanical problems.

No. 19 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid still leads. Nick Tandy is behind the wheel. Timo Bernhard is second in the No. 18 sister car, but just took a rough ride through the Dunlop Esses gravel whilst trying to avoid a Ferrari. The No. 9 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 e-tron quattro driven by Marco Bonanomi is third.

KCMG is unchallenged in LM P2 in the No. 47 Oreca 05 - Nissan with Nicolas Lapierre behind the wheel. The No. 26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan still chases. Roman Rusinov is driving. Jota Sport's No. 38 Gibson 0155 - Nissan (Evans) is third.

The No. 51 AF Corse Ferrar 458 Italia leads LM GTE Pro with Giammaria Bruni aboard, but Corvette Racing remains in hot pursuit. Jordan Taylor is in the No. 64 Corvette C7.R. The No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR is third.

In LM GTE Am, the No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Vantage V8 is your leader with Mathias Lauda inside. The No. 72 SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia is second. Victor Shaytar is driving. Townsend Bell is third, driving theNo. 62 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia.

Erin Cechal / ACO

PHOTO: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2015, RACE. The No. 51 Ferrari from AF Corse leads LM GTE Am.

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