Photo : Pascal Saivet - P.SAIVET/VSC Pictures
A stunning but eventful dawn came up. 59 stops, 58 crashes and then so does 48 then 4th safety car period.
02h03: #39 hits wall at Esses
02h07: #16 leads LM P1 petrol class by a lap
02h10: #81 Porsche now leads GTE Am
02h14: # 57 Ferrari officially retired - 9th retirement
02h16: Interview with Dough Fehan. http://bit.ly/mSiXBk
02h19: # 56 in gravel at Indy
02h20: # 10 in gravel at first chicane
02h25: # 10 rejoins
02h27: # 15 oak racing retired
02h28: # 39 Pecom Lola retired - 11th retirement
02h29: # 10 Oreca back to garage right front wheel damage
02h34: # 70 back in lead of GTE Am
02h36: # 10 now 7th overtaken by #16 Pescarolo and # 13 Rebellion
02h48: # 81 back in front of GTE Am
02h51: # 81 has vibration and will pit early
03h04: 03.00 Halfway point of an eventful race # 2 leads by 1 min 51 secs
03h04: # 42 now officially retired
03h08: # 89 Ferrari rejoins after over an hour stop
03h16: # 81 pits right rear puncture
03h17: # 61 Ferrari now leading GTE Am
03h21: # 88 in with rear puncture and damaged rear bodywork
03h23: sorry # 88 has front puncture
03h35: Pagenaud in # 9 takes lead as # 2 Audi has longish stop for fuel/tyres and driver change
03h37: # 64 stopped at Mulsanne corner
03h39: # 64 has lost a wheel
03h42: # 60 spins at Ford chicane
03h46: #42 Strakka Racing: low oil pressure. The team asked the driver to stop.
03h47: # 42 strakka retired with low oil pressure maybe caused by damage when hit kerb?
03h48: # 2 back in lead 41 secs over # 9
04h03: The leading car is pitting.
04h06: 2 hours to sunrise
04h07: # 50 Corvette back in lead of GTE Am
04h11: The leading car is pitting. Marcel Fässler stays in the car.
04h20: # 9 Pagenaud back in lead from # 2 Fassler
04h22: Davidson in # 7 sets fastest race lap 3:27.713
04h23: # 2 Fassler in danger of losing 2nd place
04h29: # 64 retires officially
04h30: # 60 also retires 14 cars out - 42 left
04h31: # 2 retakes lead when Davidson in #7 stops
04h39: Olivier Panis took over from Loic Duval in the #10 Oreca Peugeot.
04h48: Marcel Fässler is pitting with the #2 Audi.
04h49: # 2 stops , #9 leads again
04h50: # 5 stops between Michelin chicane and Mulsanne corner
04h51: Air temperature: 13°. Track temperature: 14°.
04h52: # 89 Ferrari officially retires
04h54: 12 hours in and 12 to go. http://bit.ly/iDGsFW
04h55: Davidson (#7 Peugeot) passed Fässler (#2 Audi) and is now second.
04h57: # 7 takes 2nd Fassler down to 3rd - Peugeots 1st and 2nd
05h00: Safety car!
05h01: Safety car may be caused by # 13 off at Porsche curves?
05h02: it is # 13 in barriers Bouillon driving
05h03: Jean-Christophe Boullion (#13 Rebellion) is off in the Porsche curves.
05h06: Pagenaud has lost margin of lead as first three have been picked up by same safety car
05h17: Safety car in this lap # 13 will be retired.
05h19: # 5 Hope Hybrid retires
05h23: Green flag at 05.22
05h25: # 33 lola spins at tertre rouge
05h29: # 59 stopped at Porsche curves no electrics
05h29: # 33 rejoins
05h31: # 13 now retired after accident
05h48: # 71 Robert Kauffman excluded from the race for passing 10 flashing warning lights
05h51: Fassler and Davidson less than a second apart for the lead, Bourdais 20 secs behind
05h52: Davidson takes lead.
05h54: Davidson off track at Playstation chicane, Fassler retakes lead
05h56: Fässler is leading again due to Davidson making a mistake.
05h59: # 88 into gravel at Esses
06h04: # 70 off at Porsche curves
06h04: Highlights 7 : http://bit.ly/jNHPI7
06h04: # 88 rejoins
06h06: Safety-car!
06h11: # 59 stopped at entrance to pit lane reason for safety car.
06h12: The #9 and #7 Peugeots pitted undr FCY
06h17: # 49 broken suspension in garage.
06h19: # 48 off at Porsche curves 2nd in LM P2, #58 also had off at same time as # 59
06h19: #48 Oreca (David Hallyday) went off and stopped after Arnage corner.
06h22: # 44 also went off not sure where
06h26: # 44 now back in its pit
06h29: Safety car in this lap
06h32: # 61 off hits wall at Porsche curves
06h35: # 44 rejoins
06h38: Marcel Fässler hands over to André Lotterer in the leading car (#2 Audi).
06h39: # 88 in gravel at Indy
06h41: # 9 and # 7 lead after # 2 stops at pits
06h42: oil flag at Indy which may explain some of recent accidents
06h47: Best lap for André Lotterer and the #2 Audi in 3:27.710.
06h52: # 48 officially retired
06h58: Bourdais (Peugeot n°9), Gené (Peugeot n°7), Lotterer (Audi n°2) et Montagny (Peugeot n°8) sont à l'attaque !
Photo: The #58 (LM GTE Pro) Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia driven by Anthony Beltoise, Pierre Thiriet and François Jakubowski