3:00PM Le Mans, France – The Audi R18 driven by Benoit Treluyer, Andre Lotterer, and Marcel Fassler has won the most prestigious endurance race there is, by a mere 13.854 seconds over the #9 Peugeot 908 driven by Simon Pagenaud. Both #2 Audi R18 and #9 Peugeot 908 pitted for their final fueling at the same time with about half an hour to go into the race, from then out it was a drag race to the end. The winning team covered 355 laps during the 24 hours, or 4,838km. In the last 24 hours, the teams driving at Le Mans have driven roughly 400km more than the entire F1 racing season. The Audi R18 used 42% less fuel for racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans than a team uses in the whole F1 season! As of this win, Audi has won more 24 Hours of Le Mans than Ferrari!
Final Results:
| pos | # | Team | Class | Driver | Best | Gap | Last | Laps | Pit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest -Audi R18 Tdi |
LMP1 | Lotterer A. | 3:25.289 | 3:36.284 | 355 | 31 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Team Peugeot Total -Peugeot 908 |
LMP1 | Pagenaud S. | 3:26.298 | 13.854 | 3:34.552 | 355 | 28 | |
| 3 | 8 | Peugeot Sport Total -Peugeot 908 |
LMP1 | Minassian N. | 3:27.790 | 2 Laps | 3:34.777 | 353 | 30 | |
| 4 | 7 | Peugeot Sport Total -Peugeot 908 |
LMP1 | Gene M. | 3:27.713 | 4 Laps | 3:37.354 | 351 | 28 | |
| 5 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut -Peugeot 908 Hdi-Fap |
LMP1 | Lapierre N. | 3:29.443 | 16 Laps | 3:49.227 | 339 | 32 | |
| 6 | 12 | Rebellion Racing -Lola B 10/60 Coupe-Toyota |
LMP1 | Jani N. | 3:36.495 | 17 Laps | 3:52.352 | 338 | 30 | |
| 7 | 22 | Kronos Racing -Lola Aston Martin |
LMP1 | Leinders B. | 3:39.803 | 27 Laps | 3:57.637 | 328 | 32 | |
| 8 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport -Zytek Nissan |
LMP2 | Lombard O. | 3:43.883 | 29 Laps | 4:11.671 | 326 | 29 | |
| 9 | 26 | Signatech Nissan -Oreca 03-Nissan |
LMP2 | Ayari S. | 3:42.625 | 35 Laps | 3:59.727 | 320 | 30 | |
| 10 | 33 | Level 5 Motorsports -Lola Coupe-Honda Performance |
LMP2 | Bouchut C. | 3:46.809 | 36 Laps | 4:02.295 | 319 | 32 | |
| 11 | 73 | Corvette Racing -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1 |
GTEPro | Garcia A. | 4:00.553 | 41 Laps | 4:21.157 | 314 | 23 | |
| 12 | 36 | Rml -Honda Performance Development Arx 01 D |
LMP2 | Collins B. | 3:45.622 | 41 Laps | 3:51.370 | 314 | 30 | |
| 13 | 51 | Af Corse Srl -Ferrari 458 Italia |
GTEPro | Fisichella G. | 3:59.415 | 41 Laps | 4:34.720 | 314 | 21 | |
| 14 | 49 | Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Bmw |
LMP2 | Nakano S. | 3:45.057 | 42 Laps | 9:14.763 | 313 | 32 | |
| 15 | 56 | Bmw Motorsport -Bmw M3 Gt |
GTEPro | Hand J. | 3:58.876 | 42 Laps | 4:09.856 | 313 | 23 | |
| 16 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
GTEPro | Lieb M. | 4:00.221 | 43 Laps | 4:15.808 | 312 | 22 | |
| 17 | 76 | Imsa Performance Matmut -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
GTEPro | Narac R. | 4:00.952 | 44 Laps | 4:28.465 | 311 | 22 | |
| 18 | 80 | Flying Lizard Motorsports -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
GTEPro | Luhr L. | 4:01.585 | 45 Laps | 4:08.791 | 310 | 23 | |
| 19 | 40 | Race Performance -Oreca 03-Judd Bmw |
LMP2 | Frey M. | 3:44.546 | 51 Laps | 4:27.903 | 304 | 29 | |
| 20 | 50 | Larbre Competition -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1 |
NA | Gardel G. | 4:06.478 | 53 Laps | 4:33.283 | 302 | 22 | |
| 21 | 70 | Larbre Competition -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
NA | Gibon P. | 4:04.546 | 54 Laps | 4:59.586 | 301 | 21 | |
| 22 | 65 | Lotus Jetalliance -Lotus Evora |
GTEPro | Mowlem J. | 4:07.958 | 60 Laps | 4:17.288 | 295 | 24 | |
| 23 | 75 | Prospeed Competition -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
GTEPro | Van Lagen J. | 4:00.980 | 62 Laps | 4:05.164 | 293 | 23 | |
| 24 | 66 | Jmw Motorsport -Ferrari 458 Italia |
GTEPro | Bell R. | 4:01.480 | 65 Laps | 4:10.371 | 290 | 23 | |
| 25 | 35 | Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Judd Bmw |
LMP2 | Da Rocha F. | 3:50.658 | 67 Laps | 4:39.563 | 288 | 25 | |
| 26 | 68 | Robertson Racing Llc -Ford Gt-Doran |
NA | Robertson A. | 4:07.417 | 70 Laps | 4:42.509 | 285 | 24 | |
| 27 | 83 | Jmb Racing -Ferrari F430 |
NA | Marroc N. | 4:05.762 | 83 Laps | 57:33.646 | 272 | 25 | |
| 28 | 44 | Extreme Limite Am Paris -Norma M200p-Judd Bmw |
LMP2 | Haezebrouck P. | 3:55.254 | 108 Laps | 4:08.704 | 247 | 26 | |
| 29 | 16 | Pescarolo Team -Pescarolo Judd |
LMP1 | Collard E. | 3:34.472 | 50 Laps | 3:49.452 | 305 | RET | 27 |
| 30 | 55 | Bmw Motorsport -Bmw M3 Gt |
GTEPro | Muller J. | 3:59.708 | 79 Laps | 4:08.293 | 276 | RET | 21 |
| 31 | 74 | Corvette Racing -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1 |
GTEPro | Magnussen J. | 3:59.815 | 144 Laps | 4:01.876 | 211 | RET | 15 |
| 32 | 81 | Flying Lizard Motorsports -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
NA | Pumpelly S. | 4:05.411 | 144 Laps | 4:10.920 | 211 | RET | 17 |
| 33 | 48 | Team Oreca Matmut -Oreca 03-Nissan |
LMP2 | Hallyday D. | 3:41.536 | 155 Laps | 4:03.729 | 200 | RET | 18 |
| 34 | 63 | Proton Competition -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
NA | Ried C. | 4:03.613 | 156 Laps | 4:19.044 | 199 | RET | 13 |
| 35 | 13 | Rebellion Racing -Lola B 10/60 Coupe-Toyota |
LMP1 | Boullion J. | 3:37.102 | 165 Laps | 4:38.731 | 190 | RET | 17 |
| 36 | 61 | Af Corse Srl -Ferrari F430 |
NA | Perazzini P. | 4:04.288 | 167 Laps | 6:54.472 | 188 | RET | 15 |
| 37 | 59 | Luxury Racing -Ferrari 458 Italia |
GTEPro | Ortelli S. | 4:00.788 | 172 Laps | 4:02.739 | 183 | RET | 12 |
| 38 | 71 | Af Corse -Ferrari 458 Italia |
GTEPro | Waltrip M. | 4:03.057 | 177 Laps | 4:51.857 | 178 | RET | 14 |
| 39 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) |
GTEPro | Al-Faisal A. | 4:02.299 | 186 Laps | 4:18.577 | 169 | RET | 12 |
| 40 | 42 | Strakka Racing -Honda Performance Development Arx 01 D |
LMP2 | Watts D. | 3:44.820 | 211 Laps | 3:59.380 | 144 | RET | 15 |
| 41 | 60 | Gulf Amr Middle East -Aston Martin Vantage |
NA | Wainwright M. | 4:04.755 | 214 Laps | 4:22.617 | 141 | RET | 12 |
| 42 | 39 | Pecom Racing -Lola B11/40-Judd Bmw |
LMP2 | Russo M. | 3:45.283 | 216 Laps | 3:49.383 | 139 | RET | 12 |
| 43 | 89 | Hankook-Team Farnbacher -Ferrari 458 Italia |
GTEPro | Farnbacher D. | 4:01.390 | 218 Laps | 4:13.392 | 137 | RET | 10 |
| 44 | 58 | Luxury Racing -Ferrari 458 Italia |
GTEPro | Jakubowski F. | 4:02.357 | 219 Laps | 4:08.680 | 136 | RET | 13 |
| 45 | 64 | Lotus Jetalliance -Lotus Evora |
GTEPro | Hartshorne J. | 4:19.377 | 229 Laps | 4:42.453 | 126 | RET | 9 |
| 46 | 57 | Krohn Racing -Ferrari F430 |
NA | Rugolo M. | 4:05.181 | 232 Laps | 4:12.177 | 123 | RET | 9 |
| 47 | 24 | Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Judd |
LMP1 | Yvon J. | 3:45.127 | 236 Laps | 7:56.901 | 119 | RET | 10 |
| 48 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest -Audi R18 Tdi |
LMP1 | Rockenfeller M. | 3:28.389 | 239 Laps | 3:30.339 | 116 | RET | 10 |
| 49 | 5 | Hope Racing -Oreca Swiss Hy Tech-Hybrid |
LMP1 | Zacchia S. | 3:50.255 | 240 Laps | 16:02.254 | 115 | RET | 20 |
| 50 | 62 | Crs Racing -Ferrari F430 |
NA | Lynn S. | 4:08.998 | 271 Laps | 4:15.392 | 84 | RET | 6 |
| 51 | 15 | Oak Racing -Oak Pescarolo-Judd |
LMP1 | Monteiro T. | 3:38.674 | 275 Laps | 30:35.533 | 80 | RET | 15 |
| 52 | 79 | Jota -Aston Martin Vantage |
GTEPro | Buncombe C. | 4:02.871 | 281 Laps | 5:14.636 | 74 | RET | 6 |
| 53 | 20 | Quifel-Asm Team -Zytek 09 Sc |
LMP1 | Amaral M. | 3:40.191 | 307 Laps | 3:54.929 | 48 | RET | 4 |
| 54 | 3 | Audi Sport North America -Audi R18 Tdi |
LMP1 | Mcnish A. | 3:28.462 | 341 Laps | 3:30.265 | 14 | RET | 1 |
| 55 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing -Aston Martin Amr-One |
LMP1 | Mucke S. | 3:48.099 | 351 Laps | 2:52:46.828 | 4 | RET | 2 |
| 56 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing -Aston Martin Amr-One |
LMP1 | Fernandez A. | 3:51.783 | 353 Laps | 3:51.783 | 2 | RET | 0 |
Mark Petry June 12, 2011
Great race coverage, almost up the minute. Really enjoyed the updates. Sounds like it was an exciting race, flat out right to the end. The prototypes are so much faster than the production cars, combined with the difference between pro and amateur drivers, it really makes a very dicey situation out on the course. Some are calling for a separate event to reduce the risks associated with speed differential. However it is not so different however from the 70s when private cars were on the circuit with the mighty 917 and Ferrari 512s. There was a 100kph speed differential on the Hunadiers’ straight.
Good show. Hope the trip back is easy.