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The #3 Audi is out of the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours after crashing in a rain shower that also causes Nicolas Lapierre to crash the #8 Toyota.

Full qualifying results for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours at the Circuit de la Sarthe

Audi secures pole for the Le Mans 24 Hours after three dramatic qualifying sessions at the Circuit de la Sarthe

Audi takes a 1-2 finish in the opening round of the World Endurance Championship season at Silverstone

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.

Le Mans rookie Andy Meyrick offers his thoughts on the build-up to his debut in the world's most famous round-the-clock race - and admits he 'couldn't ask for a better place to be' than Oreca

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) has revealed the official entry list for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours - the 78th running of the celebrated round-the-clock French sportscar classic

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

Former Monaco Grand Prix winner Olivier Panis has described the prevailing political in-fighting in F1 in 2009 as 'a joke' - and one that is threatening to overshadow and spoil what is turning out on-track to be a classic season.

As it had from the start of the race, Peugeot continued to pace the Le Mans 24 Hours into the night, but the race was not without drama for the French marque or its main rivals.

Peugeot leads the way after the opening three hours of the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours with the diesel-powered 908 HDis occupying the top two positions, but it has been far from a trouble-free start for either the home heroes or arch-rivals and defending race-winners Audi.

Liam McMillan has been forced out of this weekend's HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship meeting at Oulton Park after engine builder Oreca failed to return any of his powerplants in time for the event.

Rubens Barrichello has suggested that a 'culture difference' and language barrier were the key elements separating Honda from success in Formula 1 in recent years - as he revealed his hopes that Brawn GP will turn out to be something of a hybrid of what he found at Ferrari and Stewart Grand Prix.

The full season entry list for the 2008 Le Mans Series has been revealed, with 50 cars set to take part in the five-event calendar during the season ahead.