The #7 Toyota continues to lead with Stéphane Sarrazin behind the wheel. The Frenchman has completed 187 laps. Sarrazin is followed by the #2 and #1 Audis driven respectively by André Lotterer and Tom Kristensen. Timo Bernhard is fourth, two lap down in the #20 Porsche. His teammate the #14 Porsche driven by fellow German Marc Lieb rounds out the top five, six laps back after suffering a minor mechanical issue early in the race.
The #8 Toyota of Sébastien Buemi is sixth, 12 laps back of it's teammate. The #8 was involved in an accident with the #3 Audi of Marco Bonanomi and the GTE-Am leader at the time #81 AF Corse Ferrari of Sam Bird early in the race. Both the #3 Audi and #81 Ferrari retired from the race after that accident.
Alex Brundle leads in the LMP2 having completed 173 laps in the #35 OAK Racing Ligier. Paul-Loup Chapin is second in the #36 Alpine-Nissan with Pierre Thiriet in third in the #46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Ligier. Jon Lancester is fourth in LMP2 driving the #34 Race Performance Oreca-Judd. The #38 Jota Sport Zytek of Simon Dolan rounds out the top five in LMP2.
Bruno Senna leads in GTE-Pro driving the #97 Aston Martin having completed 165 laps. Second third and fourth place of Giancarlo Fisichella (#51 AF Corse Ferrari), Richard Westbrook (#74 Corvette) and Richard Lietz (#92 Porsche) all on the same lap. Jordan Taylor in the #73 Corvette is fifth in class, one lap down.
Aston Martin is sweeping the GT classes with the #95 of David Heinemeier Hansson leading having completed 163 laps. He leads the #72 SMP Racing Ferrari of Alexsey Basov sand #88 ProSpeed Porsche of Christian Ried by a lap. Luíz Pérez Companc is fourth in class in the #671 AF Corse Ferrari. The #90 8Star Ferrari of Frankie Montecalvo rounds out the top five in GTE-Am.
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