LMP2: Frijns makes his stop a lap after Blomqvist and emerges with just 24s in hand over the catching Jota driver. A change for second place in class still looks on.

08:51:32 am

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GTE Pro: Estre has pitted in his Porsche and will rejoin the track behind Garcia but ahead of Makowiecki, who also stopped.

Pit stop

08:50:25 am

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LMH: Forgive us, amid all the LMP2 excitement, we've neglected to mention the top class for a while. Conway has just brought the #7 Toyota in for its latest stop and Kobayashi takes over from the Briton - will he finally take the crew's first Le Mans win?

08:48:55 am

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LMP2: Deletraz, who shares the class-leading #41 WRT machine admits "we were surprised to get in front" of long-time leader the sister #31 car. Deletraz adds the team's performance this weekend has been impressive: "This started in February and to look where the team is in this short amount of time is pretty amazing." But it will it hold on for a dream 1-2?

08:47:35 am

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GTE Am: Fraga has taken 3s out of Nielsen, but he's still 1m37s down with 73 minutes left.

08:44:41 am

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LMP2: At the front of the class, Frijns definitely does not have the pace of leader Ye in the sister WRT car. And now Blomqvist is just 48s behind as he continues to close the gap.

08:44:27 am

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350 laps done, and we've got just over an hour left at the Circuit de la Sarthe.

08:43:07 am

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LMP2: The #34 Inter Europol car pits from fifth, promoting di Resta in the United Autosports car to the place. Brundle takes over from van der Zande and it will be fascinating to see which of the Brits will prevail in that battle.

08:38:16 am

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GTE Am: The TF Sport Aston Martin of Neilsen will be in the lead after Rovera pitted, but both are likely to need another stop before the end of the race.

08:35:49 am

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LMP2: Blomqvist really is on a charge in the third-placed Jota car. Just 10 minutes ago, the gap to second was 73s, now it's 57s. The WRT 1-2 is far from guaranteed at this rate.

08:34:06 am

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GTE Am: Fraga is finally in for Keating in the #33 TF Sport Aston Martin, but has lots of time to make up on Rovera.

08:30:42 am

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GTE Pro: Pier Guidi has just pitted one lap after Garcia, reducing the gap between the pair to 50s.

08:30:28 am

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LMP2: There's now just 90 minutes to go, but predicting the LMP2 finishing order is a no easy task. The WRT machines and the leading Jota car are all on the same lap and we could be in for a grandstand conclusion.

08:27:16 am

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LMP2: The battle for fifth is also not over, either! Di Resta is looming large in the mirrors of the Inter Europol machine of van der Zande.

08:25:34 am

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LMP2: After making that move, Ye is now pulling clear and leads by four seconds. But, behind, Blomqvist is on a charge in the Jota machine and sets a 3m31.703s - a personal best - as he has the gap down to 73s to second-placed Frijns.

08:23:44 am

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GTE Pro: While the LMP2 action hots up out front, Pier Guidi maintains his lead from Garcia, with more than a two minute advantage.

08:20:55 am

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LMP2: But all eyes are now on the WRT machines. And we have a change for the class lead! Ye blasts past Frijns but Frijns hasn't given up on this. Battle is on - and it would seem there are no team orders.

08:19:59 am

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LMP2: Hanley is now out of the pits and maintains a slender lead in the class.

08:18:48 am

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LMP2: Hanley finally limps the DragonSpeed ORECA back to the pits. Mechanics aren't frantically working on it and it's been refuelled. Was that the problem?

08:15:28 am

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LMP2: That's a significant car as it is leading the Pro-Am class within LMP2 but is surely about to lose that advantage.

Mechanical problem

08:14:41 am

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LMP2: And there's a problem for the #21 DragonSpeed ORECA as Hanley slows!

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LMP2: It's also close in the battle for fifth in class as van der Zande in the Inter Europol currently has the place ahead of the #23 United Autosports car - which, a long time ago, was in contention for the win.

Pit stop

08:12:22 am

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LMP2: Any potential LMP2 lead battle has now been halted as Frijns dives into the pits. But will he still be ahead when the #41 car makes its stops?

08:09:46 am

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LMP2: The battle is on in LMP2 between the WRT team-mates! Ye is closing hand over fist on Frijns and the gap is now barely five seconds.

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It's great to see the legendary Goodyear blimp take to the skies once again and it's providing some brilliant pictures over the Circuit de la Sarthe. Will it catch any late drama?

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08:03:56 am

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LMP2: Over in LMP2, the places have been fairly static for a while - but there's still plenty of time for things to change, particularly when the two WRT cars are so close at the front. 1 #31 WRT (Frijns); 2 #41 WRT (Ye) +12.141s; 3 #28 Jota (Vandoorne); 4 #65 Panis Racing (Stevens); 5 #23 United Autosports (Lynn)

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08:02:18 am

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LMH: The places have been fairly static for a while but here's a reminder of the order: 1 #7 Toyota (Conway); 2 #8 Toyota (Nakajima) - 1 lap; 3 #36 Alpine (Lapierre); 4 #708 Glickenhaus (Pla); 5 #709 Glickenhaus (Briscoe). But will there be any late changes?

Pit stop

08:00:51 am

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LMH: With two hours to go, Nakajima makes another stop from second as he continues to circulate a lap between the leading Toyota.

07:59:40 am

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GTE Am: TF Sport would love to get Keating out and swap in Fraga, but it has to use up his six hours of Bronze drive time. Once that's done, they can really start to move in on Rovera's #83 Ferrari.

07:54:54 am

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GTE Pro: It's Jani in for Christensen in the third-placed #92 Porsche now.

Pit stop

07:50:41 am

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LMH: Conway now pits from the lead for another set of tyres and some fuel and it's still looking good for the #7 Toyota.

07:49:02 am

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It's been a long slog and, understandably, some of the mechanics are now grabbing some shut eye in this latter stage of the race - while others are tucking into some much-needed lunch.

07:45:53 am

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GTE Am: Cressoni is back in for Ilott in the #80 Iron Lynx that is still P3.

07:43:47 am

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