LeMans 12 Hours: Audi still in control
Allan McNish kept Audi at the front of the field at the halfway point of the 81st Le Mans 24 Hours.
The two-time Le Mans winner continued to edge away from Toyota, which in turn saw its hold on second and third weakened as Oliver Jarvis moved the #3 R18 onto the same lap.
The Briton dived past Davidson on the outside of the Porsche Curves to effectively unlap himself and gain parity with the second TS030.
The GTE Pro class lead changed hands twice as the pitstops cycled, with first Marc Lieb and then Darren Turner moving to the front once Frederic Makowiecki pitted in the lead #99 Aston Martin.
The team will have to stop again shortly however to repair a damaged car number of the illuminated panel of the #97 Vantage.
The #76 Imsa Porsche continues to lead in GTE Am, with Christophe Bourret now at the wheel.
Standings 12 Hours
| Pos | Cl | No. | Car | Drivers | Laps | Behind |
| 1. | P1 | #2 | Audi | Kristensen/McNish/Duval | 180 | +0.000S |
| 2. | P1 | #8 | Toyota | Davidson/Sarrazin/Buemi | 179 | +1 Lap |
| 3. | P1 | #7 | Toyota | Wurz/Lapierre/Nakajima | 178 | +2 Laps |
| 4. | P1 | #3 | Audi | Gene/Jarvis/di Grassi | 178 | +2m23.823s |
| 5. | P1 | #13 | Lola | Beche/Belicchi/Cheng | 175 | +5 Laps |
| 6. | P1 | #12 | Lola | Prost/Jani/Heidfeld | 172 | +8 Laps |
| 7. | P1 | #21 | HPD | Leventis/Kane/Watts | 172 | +1m15.835s |
| 8. | P2 | #35 | Morgan | Baguette/Plowman/Gonzalez | 169 | +11 Laps |
| 9. | P1 | #1 | Audi | Lotterer/Treluyer/Fassler | 169 | +1m14.281s |
| 10. | P2 | #24 | Morgan | Pla/Brundle/H Hansson | 169 | +1m38.192s |
| 11. | P2 | #38 | Zytek | Dolan/Turvey/Luhr | 168 | +12 Laps |
| 12. | P2 | #42 | Zytek | Krumm/Mardenborough/Ordonez | 168 | +21.187s |
| 13. | P2 | #46 | Oreca | Thiriet/Badey/Martin | 168 | +1m40.600s |
| 14. | P2 | #26 | Oreca | Rusinov/Martin/Conway | 168 | +2m16.195s |
| 15. | P2 | #49 | Oreca | P-Companc/Kaffer/Minassian | 167 | +13 Laps |
| 16. | P2 | #43 | Morgan | Gachnang/Mailleux/Lombard | 166 | +14 Laps |
| 17. | P2 | #47 | Morgan | Imperatori/Howson/Tung | 164 | +16 Laps |
| 18. | P2 | #32 | Lotus | Holzer/Kraihamer/Charouz | 164 | +23.692s |
| 19. | P2 | #33 | HPD | Tucker/Franchitti/Briscoe | 163 | +17 Laps |
| 20. | GTP | #99 | Aston | Makowiecki/Senna/Bell | 163 | +3m20.069s |
| 21. | GTP | #97 | Aston | Mucke/Turner/Dumbreck | 162 | +18 Laps |
| 22. | GTP | #92 | Porsche | Lieb/Richard Lietz/Dumas | 162 | +1m19.311s |
| 23. | GTP | #91 | Porsche | Bergmeister/Pilet/Bernhard | 162 | +2m15.443s |
| 24. | P2 | #48 | Oreca | Hartley/Chandhok/Patterson | 161 | +19 Laps |
| 25. | GTP | #51 | Ferrari | Bruni/Fisichella/Malucelli | 161 | +1m51.234s |
| 26. | GTP | #71 | Ferrari | Beretta/Kobayashi/Vilander | 160 | +20 Laps |
| 27. | GTP | #74 | Corvette | Gavin/Milner/Westbrook | 160 | +2m37.280s |
| 28. | GTP | #73 | Corvette | Garcia/Magnussen/Taylor | 159 | +21 Laps |
| 29. | GTP | #98 | Aston | Dalla Lana/Lamy/Auberlen | 159 | +21.991s |
| 30. | P2 | #34 | Oreca | Frey/Niederhauser/Bleekemolen | 159 | +1m48.308s |
| 31. | P2 | #36 | Alpine | Ragues/Panciatici/Gommendy | 159 | +1m52.736s |
| 32. | P2 | #41 | Zytek | Rossi/K-Smith/Lux | 159 | +3m13.181s |
| 33. | P2 | #45 Morgan | Nicolet/Merlin/Mondolot | 158 | +22 Laps | |
| 34. | GTA | #76 | Porsche | Narac/Vernay/Bourret | 157 | +23 Laps |
| 35. | GTP | #93 | SRT | Wittmer/Kendall/Bomarito | 157 | +1m29.077s |
| 36. | GTA | #55 | Ferrari | Perazzini/O'Young/Case | 157 | +2m00.878s |
| 37. | GTA | #61 | Ferrari | Gerber/Griffin/Cioci | 156 | +24 Laps |
| 38. | GTA | #77 | Porsche | Dempsey/Foster/Long | 156 | +13.539s |
| 39. | GTA | #88 | Porsche | Ried/Roda/Ruberti | 156 | +2m11.797s |
| 40. | P2 | #40 | Oreca | Dagoneau/Downs/Younessi | 155 | +25 Laps |
| 41. | GTP | #53 | SRT | Farnbacher/Goossens/Dalziel | 155 | +5.771s |
| 42. | GTA | #96 | Aston | Goethe/Campbell-Walter/Hall | 155 | +1m22.665s |
| 43. | GTA | #50 | Corvette | Bornhauser/Canal/Taylor | 155 | +2m58.992s |
| 44. | GTA | #75 | Porsche | Collard/Perrodo/Crubile | 155 | +3m03.510s |
| 45. | GTA | #67 | Porsche | Gibon/Milesi/Henzler | 154 | +26 Laps |
| 46. | GTP | #66 | Ferrari | Bertolini/Faisal/Qubaisi | 154 | +1m41.387s |
| 47. | GTA | #54 | Ferrari | Mallegol/Bachelier/Blank | 146 | +34 Laps |
| 48. | GTA | #81 | Ferrari | Potolicchio/Aguas/Bright | 145 | +35 Laps |
| 49. | P2 | #39 | Lola | Porta/Brandela/Raffin | 140 | +40 Laps |
| 50. | GTA | #70 | Corvette | MacNeil/Rodrigues/Dumas | 132 | +48 Laps |
| 51. | P2 | #30 | Lola | Mowlem/Burgess/Hirschi | 153 | Retired |
| 52. | GTA | #57 | Ferrari | Krohn/Jonsson/Mediani | 111 | Retired |
| 53. | P2 | #25 | Oreca | Graves/Hamilton/Nakano | 101 | Retired |
| 54. | P2 | #28 | Lola | Giroix/Haezebrouck/Ihara | 22 | Retired |
| 55. | P2 | #31 | Lotus | Weeda/Rossiter/Bouchut | 17 | Retired |
| 56. | GTA | #95 | Aston | Simonsen/Nygaard/Poulsen | 2 | Retired |