Peugeot punishes Audi with 1-2 at Le Mans
DIESELS TRIUMPH AGAIN IN CLASSIC RACE
June 14, 2009
The Peugeot of David Brabham, Alexander Wurz and Marc Gene won the Le Mans 24 Hours on Sunday to record the automaker's first victory in the competition since 1993.
The trio beat home another Peugeot driven by Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and F1 star Sebastien Bourdais while defending champions Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish, in an Audi, were third.
It was Audi's first defeat in the race since 1999. - AFP
Full story shortly.
Results of Le Mans 24 Hours
1 Alexander Wurz-Marc Gene-David Brabham
(AUT-ESP-AUS/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP) 382 laps
2 Franck Montagny-Stephane Sarrazin-Sebastien Bourdais
(FRA/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP) at 1 lap
3 Allan McNish-Tom Kristensen-Rinaldo Capello
(GBR-DEN-ITA/Audi R15 TDI) 7 laps
4 Stefan Mucke-Jan Charouz-Tomas Enge
(GER-CZE-CZE/Lola-Aston-Martin) 9 laps
5 Olivier Panis-Nicolas Lapierre-Soheil Ayari
(FRA/Oreca-AIM) 12 laps
6 Pedro Lamy-Nicolas Minassian-Christian Klien
(POR-FRA-AUT/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP) 13 laps
7 Andre Lotterer-Charles Zwolsman
(GER-NED/Audi R10 TDI) 13 laps
8 Christophe Tinseau-Bruce Jouanny-Joao Barbosa
(FRA-FRA-POR/Pescarolo-Judd) 14 laps
9 Christijan Albers-Christian Bakkerud-Giorgio Mondini
(NED-DEN-ITA/Audi R10 TDI) 22 laps
10 Emmanuel Collard-Casper Elgaard-Christian Poulsen
(FRA-DEN-DEN/Porsche RS Spyder) 25 laps
Principal retirements
Mike Rockenfeller-Lucas Luhr-Marco Werner (GER/Audi R15 TDI N.2)
Jean-Christophe Boullion-Benoit Treluyer-Simon Pagenaud (FRA/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP)
Bruno Senna-Stephane Ortelli-Tiago Monteiro (BRA-MON-POR/Oreca-AIM)
Harold Primat-Peter Kox-Stuart Hall (SUI-NED-GBR/Lola-Aston Martin)
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AND THIS WAS JUST THE START... The Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP N°8 (front) driven by Frank Montagny was in front at the start of the 2009 Les Mans 24 Hours on Saturday afternoon. Behind were the the Audi R15 TDI N°1 of Tom Kristensen, the Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP N°7 of Pedro Lamy, Alexander Wurz in a Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP N°9 and Pescarolo Sport Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP N°17 driven by Stephane Bouillon. Image: AFP |
The Peugeot of David Brabham, Alexander Wurz and Marc Gene won the Le Mans 24 Hours on Sunday to record the automaker's first victory in the competition since 1993.
The trio beat home another Peugeot driven by Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and F1 star Sebastien Bourdais while defending champions Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish, in an Audi, were third.
It was Audi's first defeat in the race since 1999. - AFP
Full story shortly.
Results of Le Mans 24 Hours
1 Alexander Wurz-Marc Gene-David Brabham
(AUT-ESP-AUS/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP) 382 laps
2 Franck Montagny-Stephane Sarrazin-Sebastien Bourdais
(FRA/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP) at 1 lap
3 Allan McNish-Tom Kristensen-Rinaldo Capello
(GBR-DEN-ITA/Audi R15 TDI) 7 laps
4 Stefan Mucke-Jan Charouz-Tomas Enge
(GER-CZE-CZE/Lola-Aston-Martin) 9 laps
5 Olivier Panis-Nicolas Lapierre-Soheil Ayari
(FRA/Oreca-AIM) 12 laps
6 Pedro Lamy-Nicolas Minassian-Christian Klien
(POR-FRA-AUT/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP) 13 laps
7 Andre Lotterer-Charles Zwolsman
(GER-NED/Audi R10 TDI) 13 laps
8 Christophe Tinseau-Bruce Jouanny-Joao Barbosa
(FRA-FRA-POR/Pescarolo-Judd) 14 laps
9 Christijan Albers-Christian Bakkerud-Giorgio Mondini
(NED-DEN-ITA/Audi R10 TDI) 22 laps
10 Emmanuel Collard-Casper Elgaard-Christian Poulsen
(FRA-DEN-DEN/Porsche RS Spyder) 25 laps
Principal retirements
Mike Rockenfeller-Lucas Luhr-Marco Werner (GER/Audi R15 TDI N.2)
Jean-Christophe Boullion-Benoit Treluyer-Simon Pagenaud (FRA/Peugeot 908 HDi-FAP)
Bruno Senna-Stephane Ortelli-Tiago Monteiro (BRA-MON-POR/Oreca-AIM)
Harold Primat-Peter Kox-Stuart Hall (SUI-NED-GBR/Lola-Aston Martin)
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