Hour 12: Half way there! Here is the complete running order at the halfway point.

Pos N° Participants Drivers Laps Gap Best lap Last lap
1 1 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST (DEU)
AUDI 3596T (PROTO LMP 900) Biela F. (DEU)
Kristensen T. (DNK)
Pirro E. (ITA)
184 3:34.464 3:39.695
2 2 AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA (DEU)
AUDI 3596T (PROTO LMP 900) Capello R. (ITA)
Herbert J. (GBR)
Pescatori Ch. (ITA)
182 2 L 3:34.626 3:39.749
3 3 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST (DEU)
AUDI 3596T (PROTO LMP 900) Krumm M. (DEU)
Peter Ph. (AUT)
Werner M. (DEU)
181 3 L 3:35.953 3:38.948
4 8 TEAM BENTLEY (GBR)
BENTLEY 3995T (LM GTP) Wallace A. (GBR)
Leitzinger B. (USA)
Van De Poele E. (BEL)
178 6 L 3:39.484 3:41.670
5 6 TEAM CADILLAC (USA)
CADILLAC 4000T (PROTO LMP 900) Taylor W. (USA)
Angelelli M. (ITA)
Tinseau CH. (FRA)
177 7 L 3:41.488 3:43.630
6 15 PLAYSTATION TEAM ORECA (FRA)
ORECA DALLARA JUDD 3994A (PROTO LMP 900) Beretta O. (MCO)
Lamy P. (PRT)
Comas E. (FRA)
176 8 L 3:40.268 3:49.869
7 16 RACING FOR HOLLAND B.V. (NLD)
DOME JUDD 3994A (PROTO LMP 900) Lammers J. (NLD)
Hillebrand V. (NLD)
Coronel T. (NLD)
175 9 L 3:40.141 3:46.511
8 14 PLAYSTATION TEAM ORECA (FRA)
ORECA DALLARA JUDD 3994A (PROTO LMP 900) Sarrazin S. (FRA)
Montagny F. (FRA)
Minassian N. (FRA)
175 01:11.531 3:40.571 3:41.771
9 4 RILEY & SCOTT RACING (USA)
RILEY & SCOTT ELAN 5980A (PROTO LMP 900) Goossens M. (BEL)
Matthews J. (USA)
Theys D. (BEL)
174 10 L 3:40.648 3:50.705
10 5 AUDI SPORT JAPAN TEAM GOH (JPN)
AUDI 3596T (PROTO LMP 900) Ara S. (JPN)
Dalmas Y. (FRA)
Katoh H. (JPN)
171 13 L 3:39.722 3:53.990
11 27 MG SPORT & RACING LTD (GBR)
MG 1995T (PROTO LMP 675) Blundell M. (GBR)
Bailey J. (GBR)
Mc Garrity K. (GBR)
170 14 L 3:37.221 3:48.034
12 12 PANOZ MOTOR SPORTS (USA)
PANOZ ELAN 5983A (PROTO LMP 900) Jeannette G. (USA)
Donohue D. (USA)
Auberlen B. (USA)
167 17 L 3:44.721 5:20.939
13 58 PRODRIVE (GBR)
FERRARI MARANELLO 5983A (LM GTS) Enge T. (CZE)
Rydell R. (SWE)
Menu A. (CHE)
167 14:49.490 3:57.158 4:00.498
14 7 TEAM CADILLAC (USA)
CADILLAC 4000T (PROTO LMP 900) Bernard E. (FRA)
Collard E. (FRA)
Lehto J.J. (FIN)
166 18 L 3:40.618 3:54.025
15 63 CORVETTE RACING (USA)
CORVETTE 6991A (LM GTS) Fellows R. (CAN)
O'Connell J. (USA)
Gavin O. (GBR)
165 19 L 4:00.293 4:00.728
16 64 CORVETTE RACING (USA)
CORVETTE 6991A (LM GTS) Pilgrim A. (USA)
Collins K. (USA)
Freon F. (FRA)
164 20 L 4:01.980 4:06.920
17 17 PESCAROLO SPORT (FRA)
COURAGE-PEUGEOT 3199T (PROTO LMP 900) Boullion J.CH. (FRA)
Lagorce F. (FRA)
Bourdais S. (FRA)
162 22 L 3:43.292 3:50.605
18 52 EQUIPE DE FRANCE FFSA (FRA)
CHRYSLER VIPER 7986A (LM GTS) Belloc J.P. (FRA)
Cochet J. (FRA)
Treluyer B. (FRA)
162 01:39.829 4:02.410 4:06.025
19 66 KONRAD MOTORSPORT (DEU)
SALEEN S7R 6886A (LM GTS) Konrad F. (AUT)
Borcheller T. (USA)
Seiler T. (CHE)
160 24 L 4:05.306 4:16.620
20 68 RML (GBR)
SALEEN S7R 6886A (LM GTS) Pickering G. (GBR)
Ramos M. (PRT)
Chaves P. (PRT)
158 26 L 4:06.209 5:05.289
21 9 KONDO RACING (JPN)
DOME JUDD 3994A (PROTO LMP 900) Kondo M. (JPN)
Mc Kellar Jnr I. (GBR)
Migault F. (FRA)
158 01:31.748 3:47.834 3:50.789
22 25 WELTER GERARD (FRA)
WR PEUGEOT 1999T (PROTO LMP 675) Daoudi St. (FRA)
De Fournoux J.R. (FRA)
Bouvet J.B. (FRA)
158 01:54.613 3:57.450 4:04.780
23 80 FREISINGER MOTORSPORT (DEU)
PORSCHE GT3 3598A (LM GT) Dumas R. (FRA)
Maassen S. (DEU)
Bergmeister J. (DEU)
158 03:44.012 4:14.919 4:16.882
24 29 DEL BELLO NOEL (FRA)
REYNARD LEHMANN 1998T (PROTO LMP 675) Deletraz J.D. (CHE)
Lechner JR W. (AUT)
Pillon Ch. (CHE)
157 27 L 3:54.675 4:43.142
25 81 THE RACERS GROUP - KEVIN A. BUCKLER (USA)
PORSCHE GT3 3598A (LM GT) Buckler K. (USA)
Luhr L. (DEU)
Bernhard T. (DEU)
157 01:58.923 4:11.431 4:20.981
26 50 LARBRE COMPETITION - CHEREAU (FRA)
CHRYSLER VIPER 7986A (LM GTS) Bouchut C. (FRA)
Goueslard P. (FRA)
Vosse V. (BEL)
156 28 L 4:01.163 4:06.879
27 77 TEAM TAISAN ADVAN (JPN)
PORSCHE GT3 3598A (LM GT) Iida A. (JPN)
Yogo A. (JPN)
Nishizawa K. (JPN)
154 30 L 4:20.041 4:25.151
28 82 SEIKEL MOTORSPORT (DEU)
PORSCHE GT3 3598A (LM GT) Rosa F. (ITA)
Drudi L. (ITA)
Riccitelli L. (ITA)
154 01:24.600 4:16.575 4:22.109
29 13 COURAGE COMPETITION (FRA)
COURAGE JUDD 3994A (PROTO LMP 900) Cottaz D. (FRA)
Derichebourg B. (FRA)
Bjork T. (SWE)
153 31 L 3:42.670 3:44.702
30 75 ORBIT (USA)
PORSCHE GT3 3598A (LM GT) Hindery L. (USA)
Baron P. (USA)
Kester T. (USA)
145 39 L 4:19.852 4:26.152
31 72 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES (FRA)
PORSCHE GT3 3598A (LM GT) Alphand L. (FRA)
Lavieille Ch. (FRA)
Thevenin O. (FRA)
143 41 L 4:21.298 4:27.006
32 51 LARBRE COMPETITION - CHEREAU (FRA)
CHRYSLER VIPER 7986A (LM GTS) Chereau J.L. (FRA)
Lagniez J.C. (FRA)
Rosenblad C. (SWE)
140 44 L 4:08.910 8:25.134
33 85 SPYKER AUTOMOBIELEN BV (NLD)
SPYKER C8 DOUBLE 12R 3999A (LM GT) Kox P. (NLD)
Hugenholtz H. (NLD)
Simon N. (DEU)
134 50 L 4:24.991 4:27.206
34 19 MBD SPORTSCAR TEAM (USA)
PANOZ-MUGEN 3996A (PROTO LMP 900) Duno M. (VEN)
De Radigues D. (MCO)
Graham J. (CAN)
131 53 L 3:52.595 4:13.728
35 73 DEWALT-RACESPORTS SALISBURY (GBR)
MORGAN AERO 8 3999A (LM GT) Stanton R. (GBR)
Hyde S. (GBR)
Hay R. (GBR)
130 54 L 4:28.026 9:03.598
36 74 AUTO PALACE (FRA)
FERRARI MODENA 3586A (LM GT) Gomez G. (FRA)
Fukuda R. (JPN)
118 66 L 4:23.041 4:49.775
37 10 DAMS (FRA)
VAILLANTE 3994A (PROTO LMP 900) Neugarten M. (BEL)
Gache PH. (FRA)
Clerico E. (FRA)
115 69 L 3:49.787 3:53.814
38 11 PANOZ MOTOR SPORTS (USA)
PANOZ ELAN 5983A (PROTO LMP 900) Brabham D. (AUS)
Magnussen J. (DNK)
Herta B. (USA)
90 94 L 3:41.074 3:58.272



Not too many developments this hour. The 12 Panoz came in "dead" Gunnar Jeanette pushed it into the pits for the required service of a new rearend and driveshaft.


Matthew W. Campbell-- bigMoney Racing
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