Sportscars Race Reports

Calm descends on Le Mans as Peugeot continues to lead the way

Peugeot still leads, but now the Oreca-run car has hit problems at La Sarthe

The #2 Peugeot leads at the nine hour mark of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Peugeot still ahead six hours into the Le Mans 24 Hours

Peugeot leads Le Mans after the opening three hours of racing

Sora Racing secures victory in the opening race of the new Asian Le Mans Series at Okayama

They had always described the programme as a three-year project, and Peugeot have proven to be every bit as good as their word in the 77th edition of the legendary le Mans 24 Hours this weekend - finally bringing to an end Audi's domination of the race dubbed the 'hardest in the world' with a com

Peugeot Sport celebrated a winning return to action in the Le Mans Series after Nic Minassian, Simon Pagenaud and Christian Klien took victory at Spa in the final dress rehearsal for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Having been unbeaten in the Le Mans Series since entering at the start of 2007, Peugeot saw its winning streak come to an end in dramatic fashion at Silverstone as Audi stole the championship titles in the final round of the campaign.

Peugeot continued to fly out front as the Le Mans 24 Hours entered the witching hour, holding a steady advantage over the best of the Audis which provides its closest opposition.

Rain over the Circuit de la Sarthe produced the first real change at the head of the field, as Audi finally came into its own in the battle for supremacy with Peugeot with 15 hours in the books.

Little changed at the head of the field as a damp dawn greeted the remaining runners at Le Mans, with Audi continuing to best Peugeot and the rain continuing to come and go, hampering the French team's efforts to regain the lead.

The #2 Audi continues to lead the Le Mans 24 Hours going into the final three hours of competition at La Sarthe, but continuing changing conditions and a quick Peugeot behind will ensure there is no resting on laurels for the team in the run to the flag.

For the second successive year, Audi held off the challenge of Peugeot to secure victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours despite another late rain shower in the final three hours that threatened to put a spanner in the works.

Audi leads the Le Mans 24 Hours at the three hour mark after a dramatic start to the 76th edition of the race that saw main rivals Peugeot run into problems at La Sarthe.

Peugeot rebounded from its problems in the opening three hours of the race to hold the top two positions at the quarter distance point in the 76th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Peugeot remains out front in the Le Mans 24 Hours as the clock strikes midnight to signal the nine-hour mark with the #7 car now leading the way in the hands of Nicolas Minassian.

Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin have taken victory in the second round of the Le Mans Series at Monza but only after a late race incident between Lamy and Audi driver Mike Rockenfeller.

For the second successive season, Audi trio Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner and Frank Biela have secured victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Audi's eerily quiet diesel-powered R10 has made history by becoming the first non-petrol powered car to win the world famous 24 Heures du Mans with a faultless run by the #8 R10 in its debut at the French classic with Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner scoring the emotional victory in f

Pescarolo Sport made it two wins in a row in the Le Mans Series at Spa with drivers Jean-Christophe Boullion and Emmanuel Collard leading home the impressive Swiss Spirit car, competing in only its second ever Le Mans event.

The Essex Invest-backed 'works' Zytek 04S finally broke its international race duck by claiming a comfortable victory in a weather-affected Spa-Francorchamps 1000km.

Allan McNish gave the home fans reason to celebrate after helping Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx claim victory in the 1000km of Silverstone.

Audi's Dr Ullrich watched his proud legacy drive past the finishline in Le Mans at four in the afternoon in France as the Audi squad notched up record making 1-2-3.