The No. 2 Audi R18 of Andre Lotterer continues to lead at Le Mans, with the field still running behind the safety car while repairs are effected on the barrier at the scene of Mike Rockenfeller's earlier accident. The course is not expected to be green-flagged until 0015.
All the factory Peugeots remain in the race, headed by the No. 7 entry driven by Marc Gene in second place. Sebastien Bourdais is close behind in third, while the No. 8 car which was delayed in the pits during the first safety car period is nearly a lap behind in fourth.
ORECA's year-old 908 fifth and a lap down, but it has two laps in hand over the leading gasoline-powered LMP1. The No. 16 Pescarolo-Judd driven by Christophe Tinseau held a narrow lead over Nicolas Prost's Rebellion Lola-Toyota but had to pit on lap 125, letting Prost through but emerging ahead of the second Rebellion car driven by Guy Smith, which is at the other end of the lap in eighth place.
Not content with pulling a quadruple stint this afternoon, Alexandre Premat is back at the wheel of the LMP2-leading No. 48 ORECA-Nissan, with a lap in hand over the No. 41 Greaves Zytek currently driven by Olivier Lombard.
Oliver Gavin remains aboard the GTE Pro-leading No. 74 Chevrolet Corvette, ahead of the No. 59 Luxury Racing Ferrari driven by Jaime Melo. Marc Goossens is running third in class in the No. 75 Porsche.
The leading trio in GTE Am are on the same lap, headed by Christophe Bourret in the No. 70 Porsche. The pursuing No. 50 Chevrolet and No. 57 Krohn Ferrari are a minute and a half behind.
POSITIONS AFTER NINE HOURS
Pos Car Team Class Gap
1. No. 2 Audi Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP1)
2. No. 7 Peugeot Peugeot Sport Total (LMP1) + 1 Lap
3. No. 9 Peugeot Team Peugeot Total (LMP1) + 1 Lap
4. No. 8 Peugeot Peugeot Sport Total (LMP1) + 1 Lap
5. No. 10 Peugeot Team Oreca-Matmut (LMP1) + 2 Laps
6. No. 12 Lola Rebellion Racing (LMP1) + 4 Laps
7. No. 16 Pescarolo Pescarolo Team (LMP1) + 5 Laps
8. No. 13 Lola Rebellion Racing (LMP1) + 5 Laps
9. No. 48 Oreca Team Oreca-Matmut (LMP2) + 8 Laps
10. No. 22 Lola Kronos Racing (LMP1) + 8 Laps
11. No. 41 Zytek Greaves Motorsport (LMP2) + 9 Laps
12. No. 24 OAK OAK Racing (LMP1) + 9 Laps
13. No. 39 Lola PeCom Racing (LMP2) + 10 Laps
14. No. 42 HPD Strakka Racing (LMP2) + 10 Laps
15. No. 33 Lola Level 5 Motorsports (LMP2) + 11 Laps
16. No. 49 OAK OAK Racing (LMP2) + 11 Laps
17. No. 26 Oreca Signatech Nissan (LMP2) + 11 Laps
18. No. 35 OAK OAK Racing (LMP2) + 13 Laps
19. No. 74 Corvette Corvette Racing (GTEP) + 13 Laps
20. No. 59 Ferrari Luxury Racing (GTEP) + 14 Laps
21. No. 75 Porsche Prospeed Competition (GTEP) + 14 Laps
22. No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse (GTEP) + 14 Laps
23. No. 73 Corvette Corvette Racing (GTEP) + 14 Laps
24. No. 36 HPD RML (LMP2) + 14 Laps
25. No. 80 Porsche Flying Lizard Motorsports (GTEP) + 15 Laps
26. No. 55 BMW BMW Motorsport (GTEP) + 15 Laps
27. No. 56 BMW BMW Motorsport (GTEP) + 15 Laps
28. No. 77 Porsche Team Felbermayr-Proton (GTEP) + 15 Laps
29. No. 76 Porsche IMSA Performance Matmut (GTEP) + 15 Laps
30. No. 44 Norma Extr (LMP2) + 16 Laps
31. No. 70 Porsche Larbre Competition (GTEA) + 16 Laps
32. No. 50 Corvette Larbre Competition (GTEA) + 17 Laps
33. No. 57 Ferrari Krohn Racing (GTEA) + 17 Laps
34. No. 61 Ferrari AF Corse (GTEA) + 17 Laps
35. No. 81 Porsche Flying Lizard Motorsports (GTEA) + 17 Laps
36. No. 65 Lotus Lotus Jetalliance (GTEP) + 18 Laps
37. No. 71 Ferrari AF Corse (GTEP) + 18 Laps
38. No. 40 Oreca Race Performance (LMP2) + 19 Laps
39. No. 88 Porsche Team Felbermayr-Proton (GTEP) + 21 Laps
40. No. 63 Porsche Proton Competition (GTEA) + 22 Laps
41. No. 83 Ferrari JMB Racing (GTEA) + 22 Laps
42. No. 68 Ford Robertson Racing (GTEA) + 25 Laps
43. No. 60 Aston Gulf AMR Middle East (GTEA) + 26 Laps
44. No. 66 Ferrari JMW Motorsport (GTEP) + 28 Laps
45. No. 89 Ferrari Hankook Team Farnbacher (GTEP) + 28 Laps
46. No. 64 Lotus Lotus Jetalliance (GTEP) + 41 Laps
47. No. 58 Ferrari Luxury Racing (GTEP) + 49 Laps
48. No. 5 Oreca Hope Racing (LMP1) + 57 Laps
49. No. 15 OAK OAK Racing (LMP1) + 60 Laps
50. No. 1 Audi Audi Sport Team Joest (LMP1) + 11 Laps
51. No. 62 Ferrari CRS Racing (GTEA) + 43 Laps
52. No. 79 Aston Jota (GTEP) + 53 Laps
53. No. 20 Zytek Quifel-ASM Team (LMP1) Retired
54. No. 3 Audi Audi Sport North America (LMP1) Retired
55. No. 007 AMR-One Aston Martin Racing (LMP1) Retired
56. No. 009 AMR-One Aston Martin Racing (LMP1) Retired