H16: Leading Audi hits trouble

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The leading #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro was in its garage at three-quarters distance and on the brink of losing the lead to the sister machine of Marc Gene.

Marcel Fassler, who had a lead of more than two laps, was pushed into the garage after taking on fuel.

The car's front and rear bodywork was removed and then replace and pushed back onto the pit apron, before failing to restart and being taken back into the garage. The problem was with the turbo, which was being changed at the the top of the hour.

The #1 R18 moved into second place in Lucas di Grassi when the #20 Porsche swapped from Brendon Hartley to Mark Webber and took on tires.

Di Grassi was able to pull away from Webber despite the Porsche driver's fresh rubber and built up enough of a gap for Marc Gene to hang onto second when he took over the #2 Audi.

In LMP2, the G-Drive-backed OAK Racing Ligier continues to dominate the class, with Brundle leading from the #36 Alpine Signatech ORECA.

The #46 TDS Ligier, driven by Badey, is third with the #34 Race Performance ORECA of Frey.

Toni Vilander took over from Gianmaria Bruni in the GTE Pro-leading Ferrari 458 Italia and enjoyed a clear lead from the #97 Aston in which Stefan Mucke set a lap quicker than the car's qualifying mark.

Kristian Poulsen continues to lead the GTE Am class in the #95 Aston Martin, chased by the #88 Proton Porsche.