Having started from pole, Stoner slipped back at the start but soon regained the lead and seemed in command of the race when he unexpectedly slid off on the fifthlap.
Capello took the lead at the start of the fourth hour while Minassian's Peugeot No.7 was refuelling, but Minassian overtook the Audi No.2 on the inside in the fifth hour on lap 71 to recapture the top spot.