This live blog will be updated during the middle two hours of the Six Hours of Silverstone, the first round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
16:00Part three of our live blog from Silverstone FIA World Endurance Championship is now live and can be foundHERE
15:59Contact between the Krohn Ferrari and the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, the latter losing out
15:57LMP2 leaders #25 pit, the #45 car is also in the pits and has been for some time.
15:56Tom Kristensen takes the fastest lap of the race with 1:43.695
15:54#8 Toyota is in the pits, scheduled pitstop by the looks of it
15:51Both the #7 Toyota and the #2 Audi have slight mistakes with a lock up and running wide off track
15:49Christoffer Nygard continues the Aston Martin domination in the GTE Am class, #81 Ferrari of Philipp Pepper in second while third place is currently the #50 Corvette
15:48#7 Toyota in the pits for a driver change, Wurz back in control
15:47Stefan Mucke continues in the lead of the GTE Pro class in the #97 Aston Martin, Kobayashi is doing a solid job on his FIA WEC debut in the #71 Ferrari with the #92 Porsche in third
15:45James Walker leads the LMP2 class in the #25 Delta-ADR with the OAK racing #24 in second while the #35 of Baguette remains in third
15:43Audi continue to lead #1 and #2, Buemi in the #8 Toyota third with Lapierre in fourth
15:43Looks like whatever the problem with the KCMG car has been solved and the car heads out on track once again
15:42Gianmaria Bruni brings in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari for a pitstop, the #47 KCMG LMP2 is still in the garage being worked on, as is the #45 OAK racing car
15:40Patrick Bornhauser and team manager (Car #50) being called to race control
15:39Flash fire in the KCMG pit as the #47 is worked on, quickly put out, #1 Audi pits
15:38#45 is pulled in to the garage while the #2 Audi pits for a scheduled stop
15:37Looking at the weather radar, we may see some rain in the closing stages of the race, possibly around 5pm
15:36#41 and #88 in the pits while the #45 OAK is slow on circuit, now coming in to the pits, #47 also in
15:30Bruno Senna “Can’t complain too much” about his first FIA WEC run and admits that its difficult to deal with the traffic
15:28GTE Pro leaders #97 Aston Martin pits for a driver change, Stefan Mucke now in control
15:26Cheng has spun the #13 Rebellion coming on to the pit straight
15:25The #1 Audi of Lotterer sets the fastest lap of the race on lap 111 with a tie of 1:43.698
15:24#13 Rebellion pits for fuel as the #8 Toyota gets a little sideways
15:23Other than the #31 Lotus Praga which stopped out on track earlier and the #21 Strakka LMP1 we have all cars out on circuit after nearly 3 and a half hours of racing
15:21We’re back racing again as the marshals have cleared the track
15:20The #12 Rebellion have also pitted with Prost taking over the driving duties
15:19#49 and #45 in the pits along with the #81 Ferrari
15:18LMP2 leaders KCMG come in to the pitlane, looks like a driver change, #25 Delta-ADR takes over the lead with James Walker leading the way
15:17FULL COURSE YELLOW – Debris being cleared at turns 2 and 3
15:16The #88 Proton Competition Porsche is currently running third in class after missing qualifying yesterday following a heavy impact in Free Practice 3 in the morning
15:16The #26 which was involved in the incident with the 8 Star Ferrari remains in the garage, currently being worked on by the team
15:15Brundle takes over driving duties in the #24 car, resuming in fourth place, KCMG leads #LMP2
15:13#7 Toyota comes in to the pits, along with LMP2 leader #24
15:12KCMG are having a strong race on their FIA WEC debut, currently running in second place in the LMP2 class with Alexandre Impertori lapping faster than the #24 who has pitted only 3 timess compared to four of the KCMG car
15:11Seems that the #26 and #81 got together in turn 2 resulting in the on-track debris, the #26 is now being pushed in to the garage to be worked on
15:09Engine cover of one of the G-Drive cars, looks like the #26 is blowing down the track at Turn 2
15:08#8 Toyota In the pits for a scheduled stop and driver change, Buemi takes over, #92 Porsche also in
15:06#99 Aston Martin of Makowiecki comes in to the pits as the 8 Star Ferrari spins at Village
15:06#24 Oak Racing leads LMP2 with #47 KCMG now in 2nd place
15:05The second place GTE Pro #71 Ferrari is in the pits
15:05#24 Oak Racing now back on the lead lap for LMP2
15:05#32 Lotus has issues with right rear in pitlane, following from earlier damage. #25 Delta-ADR is in pitlane – Graves out and Walker in
15:01After hour 3, #1 Audi leads LMP1, #25 Delta-ADR leads LMP2, #97 Aston Martin leads GTE Pro and #95 Aston Martin leads GTE Am
14:57#1 Audi has gone past #2 Audi, as Loterrer takes the lead
14:57#13 Rebellion has just gone off track
14:55Fassler out and Loterrer in – tyre and fuel stop for the reigning champions
14:54#1 Audi now in pit lane
14:54#8 Toyota now back down a lap, as #1 Audi goes past
14:53#2 Audi pits, with Duval out and Kristensen in. Tyres and fuel stop
14:5330 second stop and go penalty for #96 Aston Martin for speeding in pit lane
14:51#50 Larbre Corvette under investigation for overtaking under earlier Full Course Yellow
14:46#21 Strakka was pushed wide by #61 AF Corse, as stated by Nick Leventis
14:42#97 Aston Martin currently driven by @BSenna leads GTE Pro
14:41#61 AF Corse now back out on track after repairs completed
14:40#91 Porsche in the pits – Timo Bernhard has got behind the wheel
14:39Team Manager of #50 has been asked to report immediately to Race Control
14:37Ant Davidson says that the TS030 is suffering with graining on front tyres
14:34#24 Oak Racing forced onto the grass after slight contact with the #81 8 Star Ferrari
14:33#13 Rebellion Racing back onto slicks in pit lane
14:32#51 Ferrari in the pits for tyres and fuel, whilst #24 Oak Racing spins
14:31#49 Pecom Racing in for fuel and tyres
14:31#7 Toyota is back on slicks and has left pitlane
14:30#47 KCMG and #12 Rebellion in the pits
14:30#1 & #2 Audi LMP1 cars have just passed #7 Toyota, which pits after no luck with the Hybrid tyres – track is drying
14:29#61 Ferrari still being feverishly working on in the garage
14:28#24 Oak Racing has left pitlane after fuel stop only
14:27#24 Oak Racing now in 2nd place with #47 KCMG in third for LMP2
14:27#25 Delta-ADR now leads LMP2 class after #26 G-Drive spun at Club and hit the wall
14:25Correction – #7 has gone back onto the lead lap
14:24#96 and #88 reported for speeding in pit lane – #8 Toyota has got back onto the lead lap
14:23#1 into the lead, having been side by side up until Brooklands and Fassler takes the lead
14:22#8 Toyota off at Club, with #7 Toyota in for tyres and fuel – Hybrid tyres have been fitted
14:21Last lap timed at 3m08s
14:20#12 Rebellion and #26 G-Drive LMP2 leader. #47 KCMG in the pits as well
14:19#96 car spun out at Stowe
14:19#8 Toyota in the pits – staying on slick tyres – now exited pit lane
14:17#25 Delta-ADR in the pits
14:17#26 G-Drive limping back to the pits – smoking heavily from damaged front end – spun out at Club
14:16#97 Aston Martin pits for Bruno Senna to take over driving duties
14:15Now at Full Course Caution on track
14:15#26 G-Drive hit the wall on the main straight – front end damage
14:14#13 Rebellion and #8 Toyota go wide as well at Village
14:13#96 Aston spins at Village
14:13Rain in pitlane, as #7 Toyota pits – rain in increasing in intensity
14:11#51 Ferrari, #96 Aston and #81 Ferrari in the pits
14:11#24 Oak Racing car off track
14:10#13 Rebellion Racing car in the pits
14:10Race Director has called team manager for #7 Toyota to go to Race Control
14:08Gap between #2 and #1 Audi just under 9.5 seconds
14:07#45 Oak Racing LMP2 back out on track
14:06#1 Audi leaves pitlane – fuel stop only
14:05#1 Audi now in the pits
14:05#1 Audi R18 e-tron with Fassler behind the wheel now leads
14:04#2 Audi LMP1 leader now in the pits
14:04#45 Oak Racing LMP2has possible suspension damage to left rear – tyre is punctured
14:02#17 Aston Martin GTE-AM Leader in the pits