Audi are definitely short on luck at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. The #7 R18 was already behind early in the race and has fallen back even further after mechanics replaced a pull-rod when Benoît Tréluyer reported vibrations. The second Audi has not encountered major issues since the start but has never really managed to keep up with the leaders. It is now two laps behind the car out in front. No change at the top with two Toyotas and the #2 Porsche jockeying for positon between refuelling stops.

It is quite a similar picture in LM P2 where four manufacturers are all still in with a chance of victory: Alpine, Oreca, Gibson and BR. There was a collision between the #40 and #49 Ligiers after John Pew lost control at the Forza Motorsport chicane. Both cars were able to make their own way back to the pits for repair.

The #68 Ford GT experienced a few issues with its electronics so lost some ground, but soon came back behind the #82 Ferrari, leader in the LM GTE Pro class. As the twentieth hour approached, Dirk Müller was just 15 seconds behind Matteo Malucelli.

IN LM GTE Am, the #50 Corvette hit a barrier at the Porsche Curves. Driven by Yutaka Yamagishi for Larbre Compétition, the car is currently seventh in class.

LM P1
1. Toyota Gazoo Racing (#Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Sébastien Buemi - Anthony Davidson -  Kazuki Nakajima
2. Toyota Gazoo Racing (#6 Toyota TS050 Hybrid) Mike Conway - Stéphane Sarrazin -  Kamui Kobayashi
3. Porsche Team (#2 Porsche 919 Hybrid) Romain Dumas - Marc Lieb - Neel Jani

LM P2
1. Signatech Alpine (#36 Alpine A460-Nissan) Gustavo Menezes - Nicolas Lapierre - Stéphane Richelmi
2. G-Drive Racing (#26 Oreca 05-Nissan) Roman Rusinov -  Will Stevens - René Rast
3. Strakka Racing (#42 Gibson 015S-Nissan) Nick Leventis -  Danny Watts - Jonny Kane

LM GTE Pro
1. Risi Competizione (#82 Ferrari 488 GTE) Giancarlo Fisichella - Toni Vilander - Matteo Malucelli
2. Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (#68 Ford GT) Joey Hand -  Dirk Müller - Sébastien Bourdais
3. Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA (#69 Ford GT) Ryan Briscoe - Richard Westbrook - Scott Dixon

LM GTE Am
1. Scuderia Corsa (#62 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) Bill Sweedler - Townsend Bell - Jeff Segal
2. Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing (#88 Porsche 911 RSR) Khaled Al Qubaisi - Patrick Long - David Heinemeier Hansson
3. AF Corse (#83 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2) François Perrodo - Emmanuel Collard - Rui Águas

Photo: there is still a fierce tussle going on among the GTs with Ferrari and Ford battling for supremacy.

 

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