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The No. 2 Audi R18 driven by Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Loïc Duval has won the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, but the tragic death of Allan Simonsen early in the race will mark the 90th edition of the event forever.
The event was also hit by frequent rain showers that made the track particularly hard to navigate.
Toyota pressured Audi, but could not take advantage of the problems encountered by the No. 1 and 3 German prototypes Saturday evening. The Ingolstadt firm therefore celebrated its 12th win in 14 years at Le Mans, Kristensen his ninth, McNish his third and the young Duval his first.
Aboard their TS030 prototypes, Toyota drivers Sébastien Buemi, Stéphane Sarrazin and Anthony Davidson ran a consistent race to second place. Toyota could have placed a second car on the podium, but an off in the final hours set the No. 7 back.
2011 and 2012 winners Andre Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler, took advantage to snatch the last place available on the podium for Audi.
Strakka Racing edged Rebellion Racing as the best independent team in LMP1, despite the pace of the Lola-Toyota coupes. Slow and steady rewarded Strakka.
The two Morgan-Judd prototypes of OAK Racing, led by Baguette, Gonzalez and Plowman, finished 1-2 in LMP2.
Aston Martin was controlling the GTE Pro race until Frederic Makowiecki lost control of his car. Porsche made good use of the opportunity to win the class.
The German manufacturer who is returning to LMP1 next year accomplished the same feat in GTE Am.
Race results - 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans
1. Duval/McNish/Kristensen (Audi R18 e-Tron) - Audi Joest - 344 laps (1st LMP1)
2. Davidson/Buemi/Sarrazin (Toyota TS030 Hybrid) - Toyota - + 1 lap
3. Genè/Di Grassi/Jarvis(Audi R18 e-Tron) - Audi Joest - + 1 lap
4. Wurz/Lapierre/Nakajima (Toyota TS030 Hybrid) - Toyota - + 7 laps
5. Lotterer/Fassler/Trluyer (Audi R18 e-Tron) - Audi Joest - + 10 laps
6. Leventis/Watts/Kane (HPD ARX 03c-Honda) - Strakka - + 16 laps
7. Baguette/Gonzalez/Plowman (Morgan-Judd) - OAK - + 19 laps (1st LMP2)
8. Pla/Heinemeier Hansson/Brundle (Morgan-Judd) - OAK - + 20 laps
9. Martin/Rusinov/Conway (Oreca 03-Nissan) - G-Drive - + 21 laps
10. Ordonez/Mardenborough/Krumm (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) - Graves - + 21 laps
(...)
16. Lietz/Lieb/Dumas (Porsche 911) - Porsche AG - + 33 laps (1st GTE Pro)
(...)
26. Bourret/Narac/Vernay (Porsche 911) - IMSA - + 42 laps (1st GTE Am)
Etc.
The event was also hit by frequent rain showers that made the track particularly hard to navigate.
Toyota pressured Audi, but could not take advantage of the problems encountered by the No. 1 and 3 German prototypes Saturday evening. The Ingolstadt firm therefore celebrated its 12th win in 14 years at Le Mans, Kristensen his ninth, McNish his third and the young Duval his first.
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| The start of the race (Photo: Audi Motosport) |
Aboard their TS030 prototypes, Toyota drivers Sébastien Buemi, Stéphane Sarrazin and Anthony Davidson ran a consistent race to second place. Toyota could have placed a second car on the podium, but an off in the final hours set the No. 7 back.
2011 and 2012 winners Andre Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler, took advantage to snatch the last place available on the podium for Audi.
Strakka Racing edged Rebellion Racing as the best independent team in LMP1, despite the pace of the Lola-Toyota coupes. Slow and steady rewarded Strakka.
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| No. 8 Toyota TS030 (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
The two Morgan-Judd prototypes of OAK Racing, led by Baguette, Gonzalez and Plowman, finished 1-2 in LMP2.
Aston Martin was controlling the GTE Pro race until Frederic Makowiecki lost control of his car. Porsche made good use of the opportunity to win the class.
The German manufacturer who is returning to LMP1 next year accomplished the same feat in GTE Am.
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| No. 1 Audi R18 (Photo: Audi Motorsport) |
Race results - 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans
1. Duval/McNish/Kristensen (Audi R18 e-Tron) - Audi Joest - 344 laps (1st LMP1)
2. Davidson/Buemi/Sarrazin (Toyota TS030 Hybrid) - Toyota - + 1 lap
3. Genè/Di Grassi/Jarvis(Audi R18 e-Tron) - Audi Joest - + 1 lap
4. Wurz/Lapierre/Nakajima (Toyota TS030 Hybrid) - Toyota - + 7 laps
5. Lotterer/Fassler/Trluyer (Audi R18 e-Tron) - Audi Joest - + 10 laps
6. Leventis/Watts/Kane (HPD ARX 03c-Honda) - Strakka - + 16 laps
7. Baguette/Gonzalez/Plowman (Morgan-Judd) - OAK - + 19 laps (1st LMP2)
8. Pla/Heinemeier Hansson/Brundle (Morgan-Judd) - OAK - + 20 laps
9. Martin/Rusinov/Conway (Oreca 03-Nissan) - G-Drive - + 21 laps
10. Ordonez/Mardenborough/Krumm (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) - Graves - + 21 laps
(...)
16. Lietz/Lieb/Dumas (Porsche 911) - Porsche AG - + 33 laps (1st GTE Pro)
(...)
26. Bourret/Narac/Vernay (Porsche 911) - IMSA - + 42 laps (1st GTE Am)
Etc.