LMP1
Congratulations to Audi Sport Team Joest’s Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, and Benoît Tréluyer who claimed their third win in four years at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Congratulations too to Audi for their 13th overall victory in the last 15 years, their sixth consecutive win…the last six all with TDI diesel technology.
It was a 17th consecutive overall win for Michelin.
Marc Gené, who made a late switch from ELMS entrant back to Audi, scored his fourth overall podium. Lucas di Grassi climbed onto the podium for a second time in his two years of participating.
Tom Kristensen missed out on his 10th overall win following the turbo problems for the No.1 R18 e-tron quattro, but scored his 14th podium finish including those nine wins.
It’s the second consecutive podium for Toyota Racing and for Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi, and the first at Le Mans for Nicolas Lapierre and the Toyota TS040 Hybrid.
Rebellion Racing’s R-One not only achieved its pre-race aim of taking the chequered flag but exceeded it by finishing in a fine fourth position with the No.12 of Nick Heidfeld, Nicolas Prost and Mathias Beche.
LMP2
JOTA Sport did one better than in the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps by winning at Le Mans – a debut victory for Simon Dolan, Oliver Turvey, and Le Mans rookie Harry Tincknell.
It was the second consecutive podium sweep in the class for the Nissan engine.
Dunlop claimed its third consecutive class podium sweep and fourth consecutive LMP2 win.
It was the first podium finish in 39 years for a Ligier in the hands of ELMS championship contender, Thiriet by TDS Racing, and the first for Alpine since the overall win for Renault Alpine in 1978.
Caterham Racing/Greaves Motorsport’s Matt McMurry made history by become the youngest driver ever to start and finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans (age 16).
LMGTE Pro
It was a second class victory for AF Corse by Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander and Giancarlo Fisichella. The trio has now finished on the podium together three times.
It was the third class win (first being in 2008) and fourth class podium for Gimmi Bruni.
The Porsche 911 RSR scored a podium finish for the second consecutive year as did Porsche Team Manthey.
Richard Lietz scored his fourth podium finish, while Fred Makowiecki stepped onto the podium for a second time and Marco Holzer recorded his second third-place finish.
LMGTE Am
It was a hugely emotional class win for the No.95 Aston Martin Racing Vantage V8, the all Danish-crewed, Young Driver team winning in memory of their 2013 team mate, Allan Simonsen.
It was a second class win at Le Mans for Kristian Poulsen, a second class podium for David Heinemeier Hansson, and a win on his Le Mans debut for Nicki Thiim.
Also celebrating with a first podium finish for all three of its Proton Competition drivers from the No.88 Porsche 911 RSR were Christian Ried, Khaled al Qubaisi and Klaus Bachler.
It was a second third-place class finish at Le Mans for Luis Perez Companc and a first podium for both Marco Cioci and Mirko Venturi, the latter on his Le Mans debut.
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Photos: CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES (LE MANS, FRANCE), 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, RACE, SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014. 1) LMP1 winners Benoît Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler; 2) Rebellion Racing's No.12 R-One finished 4th overall and won LMP1-L; 3) JOTA Sport's Oliver Turvey, Harry Tincknell and Simon Dolan won LMP2 and represented an excellent ELMS field; 4) AF Corse's Fisichella, Bruni and Vilander won from pole position in LMGTE Pro; 5) It was an emotional and extremely popular victory in LMGTE Am for David Heinemeier Hansson, Nicki Thiim and Kristian Poulsen.
