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Toyota confirms it will retain its two-man driver line-up with Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi, leaving Nicolas Lapierre out of the team.

Nicolas Lapierre, Sam Bird and Marco Bonanomi reflect on the crash that ruined their 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours hopes.

Toyota's Nicolas Lapierre crashed out of contention for a podium position as heavy rain swept over Le Mans, causing mayhem and the 11th safety car of the 24 Hour race.

Nicolas Lapierre admits that even without the team's night-time troubles in the 79th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours earlier this month, it would have been difficult for Oreca to finish any higher than fifth at La Sarthe

Former F1 star Olivier Panis has renounced his dream of adding to his Monaco Grand Prix success with glory in the Le Mans 24 Hours after witnessing the terrifying high-speed accidents suffered by Audi rivals McNish and Mike Rockenfeller last weekend

Audis continue to hold sway in the closing stages of the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours, but the delayed #1 Peugeot is closing in on the second of them in the hands of two-time La Sarthe winner Alex Wurz. And closing fast.

1. Panis/Lapierre Team Oreca Oreca 01-AIM 5hr 29min 12.688secs 195 laps LMP1 2. Belicchi/Fassler/Prost Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/60 Aston Martin 195 laps LMP1

1. Panis/Lapierre Team Oreca Matmut-AIM Courage-Oreca LC70-AIM 1min 31.020secs LMP1 2. Charouz/Enge/Mucke Aston Martin Racing Lola Aston Martin 1min 31.160secs LMP1

1. Nicolas Lapierre FRA Signature Plus Dallara-Renault 25 laps 2. Fabio Carbone BRA Signature Plus Dallara-Renault +05.416s 3. Katsuyuki Hiranaka JPN Prema Powerteam Dallara-Opel +15.382s

Frenchman Nicolas Lapierre won one of the most dramatic Macau Grands Prix in recent times, while Japanese F3 champion - and leg one winner - James Courtney was left heartbroken when a puncture saw him crash out of the lead with just four laps to go in the second heat.