Audi Motorsport wins the big event. See the full 24h Le Mans Results sheet posted below.
This third win was achieved after having endured a big technical glitch which could have cost them the victory were it not for issues suffered by their opponents.
Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Audi Motorsport Director):Â “After the first two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, we weren’t the favourites, but it wasn’t the first time that we’d been in this situation. We had to find solutions to run at the 24 Hours without issues, incidents, clashes, and by spending a minimum amount of time in the pit. It was impossible to follow the No. 7 Toyota’s pace up until it retired. The lap times got tighter but it was impossible to catch up to it. And finally, what makes the 24 Hours of Le Mans unique happened: issues for everyone.”
Marcel Fässler (No. 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro driver, Audi Sport Team Joest, LM P1): “During the night, we tried to put as much pressure as possible on the lead Toyota. When we had to change out our turbocompressor, I was the one in the car. I told myself our lost five laps were going to be impossible to make up and that we could never come back.”