Club Arnage the Le Mans 24 hours LIVE coverage

Live Updates
Sunday 05:00hrs-06:00hrs
By: Stella-Maria Thomas and Lynne Waite

As we move into the last hour before dawn we are in serious danger of running out of cars if the rate of attrition doesn't reduce soon. Most teams have been seriously reduced with the MGs having gone completely.
The No. 58 Larbre Competition Chrysler is in for a pit stop with Tiago Monteiro handling the driving duties at present.
The No. 76 PK Sport car gets to go back out.
No. 1 Audi is in for a refuelling stop but no new tyres while the No. 16 car has also been in.
Warnock: "Was that me? I went a little bit off line to be honest. The track's drying but it's deceptive. I went into that corner a little more aggressively than previously and I went off."
There are huge amounts of work being done front and back on the No. 83 Seikel Porsche. It all looks a little desperate although they seem to be putting it back together. There was a lot of gravel when they took it apart too.
The No. 38 Roc Reynard is in for a longish stop too and they seem to be doing something to top up the coolant levels.
We've just seen Dindo Capello in the No. 2 Audi having a lurid moment as he tries to pass a back marker, while his teammate Pescatori waits for his turn.
The No. 30 WR is coming in to the pits. The No. 80 is in for a stop and a driver change. The No. 82 car is in too.
The No. 83 car has lost the GT lead to the No. 77 car and has dropped to 3rd in class.
No. 2 Audi comes in at last and Christian Pescatori gets in. There are intermediates to hand, which they duly change to.
The No. 8 Bentley is in for refuelling but stays on the same tyres.
The remaining Cadillac comes in and pulls into the garage. The bodywork is being removed but Angelelli is getting into the driving seat already - obviously they don't expect this to take very long.
Dr. Ulrich (Audi): "We have now about 5 hours without rain but it's still damp on several areas and we are close to go on slicks but for now we stay on intermediates. We had to change the gearbox on one of the cars because there was a problem with upshifting in 6th gear. We could change it in 6 minutes including fuel and tyres."
The Cadillac is back out of the garage so the optimism was not misplaced although it's still taking time to get it out - it goes out quite late after a small starter problem.
The No. 79 Noel del Bello Porsche has been in and out again quite quickly.
No. 30 WR is in again.
The GTS lead car, the No, 63 Corvette of Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell and Gary Pratt has just stopped and they put the car on slicks. There is a hint of dawn now.
There's a car off on the Mulsanne straight and the driver is throwing bits out of it - it could be No. 30. The Noel de Bello Porsche No. 79 goes off in a fairly big way and lands in the tyre barriers at the pit lane entrance. It will have to be extracted by tractor or at least the assistance of several burly marshals. After some time they get him going again.
The Chrysler of Pedro Lamy is now charging through the field and trying very hard to get up to 4th. No. 14 comes in for a routine stop with Kondo at the wheel, including a driver change. They send Seiji Ara out in the car now.
No. 17 coasts in to the pits with Sebastien Bourdais at the wheel. He stays in and they refuel and change tyres.
The Larbre Competition car has a bit of a spin but Monteiro recovers well.
The 72 Taisan Porsche is in for a pit stop.
Right now it's getting close to 6 am but it looks like daylight is not really going to arrive today. The sky is very dark and the clouds are threatening more rain and probably in very large quantities.
The del Bello car (No. 79) has just staggered in to the pits and been hauled into the garage. The radiator pipes seem to have been torn away and there is quite a lot of damage to that car.
The No. 1 Audi is taking it relatively easily in comparison to the No.2 Audi but they are still very fast and dauntingly far ahead.
The GT leader, No. 77, is in for a routine stop again and Gunnar Jeanette gets in for stint. This is pretty impressive considering how heavily damaged it was earlier in the week.
The No. 6 Cadillac comes in unexpectedly. Max Angelelli is gesticulating wildly and the mechanics take the front off. They work for a few minutes and he goes out again. Apparently he has a radio problem (he can hear them but they can't hear him) and a nasty vibration on the car.
Pedro Lamy in No. 16 is also in for an unscheduled stop but gets out in time to take the 4th place from the Cadillac.
The No. 14 car came in for quite a long time and had the rear lights fixed and the car went out very slowly.
The No. 74 Luc Alphand Porsche dives in for a routine stop and the No. 60 Saleen is in again as well.
The No. 1 Audi comes in for a scheduled stop. They have intermediates ready in case they are needed. Torches are shone under the car, they obviously are not worried by what they see and they send him out without bothering to change the tyres.
Placings at 06:00:
1, Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP900), Frank Biela (D), Tom Kristensen (DK), Emmanuele Pirro (I)
2, Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP900), Laurent Aiello (F), Rinaldo Capello (I), Christian Pescatori (I)
8, Team Bentley (LMGTP), Andy Wallace (GB), Eric Van De Poele (B), Butch Leitzinger (USA)
16, Team Playstation (LMP900), Olivier Beretta (F), Karl Wendlinger (A), Pedro Lamy (P)
6, DAMS (LMP900), Wayne Taylor (USA), Massimo Angelelli (I), Christophe Tinseau (F)
38, Roc Auto (LMP675), Jordi Gene (E), Pascal Fabre (F), Jean-Denis Deletraz (CH)
63, Corvette Racing Gary Pratt (LMGTS), Ron Fellows (USA), Scott Pruett (USA), Johnny O'Connell (USA)
17, Pescarolo Sport (LMP900), Sebastien Bourdais (F), Jean-Christophe Boullion (F), Laurent Redon (F)
62, RML (LMGTS), Bruno Lambert (B), Ian McKellar (GB), Johnny Mowlem (GB)
60, Saleen (LMGTS), Franz Konrad (D), Oliver Gavin (GB), Terry Borcheller (USA)
14, Viper Team Oreca (LMP900), Ni Amorim (P), Seiji Ara (J), Masahiko Kondo (J)
64, Corvette Racing Gary Pratt (LMGTS), Andy Pilgrim (USA), Franck Freon (F), Kelly Collins (USA)
77, Freisinger Motorsport (LMGT), Gunnar Jeannette (USA), Romain Dumas (F), Philippe Haezebrouck (F)
74, Warmup Luc Alphand Adventures (LMGT), Luc Alphand (F), Michel Ligonnet (F), Luis Marques (F)
83, Seikel Motorsport (LMGT), Gabrio Rosa (I), Fabio Babini (I), Luca Drudi (I)
9, Racing For Holland (LMP900), Jan Lammers (NL), Val Hillebrand (NL), Donny Crevels (NL)
80, Larbre Competition (LMGT), Patrice Goueslard (F), Jean Luc Chereau (F), Sebastien Dumez (F)
75, Perspective Racing (LMGT), Thierry Perrier (F), Michel Neugarten (B), Nigel Smith (GB)
82, Seikel Motorsport (LMGT), Tony Burgess (CAN), Max Cohen-Olivar (MAR), Andrew Bagnall (NZ)
72, Team Taisan Advan (LMGT), Hideo Fukuyama (J), Atsushi Yogo (J), Kazuyuki Nishizawa (J)
76, PK Sport Ltd (LMGT), Mike Youles (GB), Stephen Day (GB), Dave Warnock (GB)
79, Noel del Bello (LMGT), Sylvain Noel (F), Georges Forgeois (USA), Jean Luc Maury Laribiere (F)
58, Larbre Competition (LMGTS), Christophe Bouchut (F), Jean-Philippe Belloc (F), Tiago Monteiro (P)
20, Team Ascari (LMP900), Werner Lupberger (RSA), Ben Collins (GB), Harri Toivonen (SF)
30, Welter Gerard (LMP675), Yojiro Terada (J), Jean-Rene De Fournoux (F), Stephane Daoudi (F)
21, Team Ascari (LMP900), Scott Maxwell (CAN), Klaas Zwart (NL), Xavier Pompidou (F)
18, Pescarolo Sport (LMP900), Didier Cottaz (F), Boris Derichebourg (F), Emmanuel Clerico (F)

Retirements:
15, Viper Team Oreca (LMP900), Yannick Dalmas (F), Franck Montagny (F), Stephane Sarrazin (F) - dead car (broken valve)
70, Aspen Knolls (LMGT), Cort Wagner (USA), Bob Mazzuoccola (USA), Vic Rice (USA)
36, Dick Barbour (LMP675), Didier de Radigues (B), Sascha Maassen (D), Hideshi Matsuda (J) - barbequed.
32, Roock-Knight Hawk Racing (LMP675), Claudia Hürtgen (D), Christopher Gleason (USA), Rick Fairbanks (USA)
33, MG Sport & Racing Ltd (LMP675), Mark Blundell (GB), Julian Bailey (GB), Kevin McGarrity (GB) - dead engine
11, Panoz Motor Sports (LMP900), Klaus Graf (D), Jamie Davis (GB), Gary Formato (RSA) - accident damage
12, Panoz Motor Sports (LMP900), Jan Magnussen (DK), David Brabham (AUS), Franck Lagorce (F) - electrical problems
3, Champion Racing (LMP900), Johnny Herbert (GB), Ralf Kelleners (D), Didier Theys (B)
10, Team Den Bla Avis (LMP900), John Nielsen (DK), Hiroki Katoh (J), Casper Elgaard (DK)
55, Paul Belmondo Racing (LMGTS), Vincent Vosse (B), Vanina Ickx (B), Carl Rosenblad (S)
7, Team Bentley (LMGTP), Martin Brundle (GB), Stephane Ortelli (F), Guy Smith (GB)
5, DAMS (LMP900), Eric Bernard (F), Emmanuel Collard (F), Marc Goossens (B)
19, SMG (LMP900), Philippe Gache (F), Anthony Beltoise (F), Jerome Policand (F)
56, Paul Belmondo Racing (LMGTS), Anthony Kumpen (B), Gregoire de Galzian (F), Jean-Claude Lagniez (F)
71, Racing Engineering (LMGT), Robin Donovan (GB), Chris MacAllister (USA), Terry Linger (USA)
4, Johansson Motorsport (LMP900), Tom Coronel (NL), Stephan Johansson (S), Patrick Lemarie (F)
34, MG Sport & Racing Ltd (LMP675), Anthony Reid (GB), Warren Hughes (GB), Johnny Kane (GB)
37, Dick Barbour (LMP675), John Graham (CAN), Milka Duno (VEN), David Murry (USA)
61, Konrad Motorsport (LMGTS), Walter Brun (CH), Toni Seiler (CH), Charles Slater (USA)
57, Equipe De France FFSA (LMGTS), Davide Terrien (F), Jonathan Cochet (F), Jean-Philippe Dayraut (F)
35, S+R Rowan Racing Ltd (LMP675), Martin O'Connell (GB), Warren Carway (IRL), Francois Migault (F)