07 Nov 2010 1000km of Zhuhai - 4hr

15:10: Peugeot pace falters. Will the French team change to new rubber at the next stop? The Audi No#7 and #8 respectively catching the tails of Peugeots #2 #1, at 3 seconds per lap.

15:15: Stop for both Audis. Dindo Capello replaces Romain Dumais in #8, while Allan McNish in #7. When he stopped, the Scot was only 15 seconds off the leading Peugeot. But the R15 is much more demanding than the 908 on tyres.

15:30: Stop the Peugeot #2. Franck Montagny restarts behind Allan McNish.

15:39 p.m.: Allan McNish passes Simon Pagenaud. The French are in distress with tyres. Peugeot #1 has not yet made its fourth stop.

15:41 p.m.: Franck Montagny passes his teammate. It is only 10 seconds to the Audi #7.

15:44 p.m.: Sebastien Bourdais replaces Simon Pagenaud. The four leading cars have now stopped four times. McNish ahead of Montagny and Capello Bourdais one lap behind

15:53 p.m.: Franck Montagny made a trip into the gravel trap in the last corner. He controls the situation well, but loses 5 seconds. He now 25 seconds off the leading Audi.

16:00: In GT2, Jörg Müller still holds the lead. BMW M3 is quick but also very fuel efficient.

Positions after 4 hours :
1 - 7 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Tom Kristensen (DNK)/Allan McNish (ECO),
2 - 2 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA)/Franck Montagny (FRA),
3 - 8 - Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Rinaldo Capello (ITA)/Romain Dumas (FRA),
4 - 1 - Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Sébastien Bourdais (FRA)/Simon Pagenaud (FRA),
5 - 35 - OAK Racing - Pescarolo Judd - Jacques Nicolet (FRA)/Frédéric Da Rocha (FRA)/Patrice Lafargue (FRA),
6 - 92 - Porsche AG - Porsche GT3-R Hybrid - Joerg Bergmeister (ALL)/Patrick Long (USA),
7 - 78 - BMW Team Schnitzer - BMW E92 M3 - Jörg Müller (ALL)/Dirk Werner (ALL),
8 - 77 - Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Marc Lieb (ALL)/Richard Lietz (AUT),

Photo : ZHUHAI (PRC), 1 000 KM OF ZHUHAI, 7 NOV 2010. Audi take the lead!