LE MANS, France (AP)"Andre Lotterers Audi No. 2 was beneath force as of inquisitiveness Peugeots on Sunday as Audis odds of defending its title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans relax on one car following two crashed out on Saturday.
The Audi No. 2 finished 311 laps to guide following 21 hours, one lap in front of the Peugeot No. 9 driven by Sebastien Bourdais.
Franck Montagnys Peugeot No. 8 was in come into view place, inquisitiveness laps behind, and Anthony Davidsons Peugeot No. 7 in fourth, five laps off the pace.
The Peugeot No. 7 and No. 9 had overtaken the Audi No. 2 overnight but crashes of the Lola-Toyota No. 13 and Ferrari No. 59 in the 15th and 16th frequently corporation out the security car and helped the Audi No. 2 create up ground.
Later, Lotterer clocked the best lap in 3 minutes, 25.289 place on the 13.6-kilometer circuit to construct a important lead.
Defending winner Mike Rockenfeller was in next put in the eighth serving of food at what time he inappropriately to go by the grainy Ferrari No. 71 driven by Robert Kauffman.
Rockenfellers Audi No. 1 was bumped by the Ferrari and slid off the path in darkness to smash eager on a guardrail, forcing the deployment of the security car for the next occasion in the race.
The German intended was clever to get out of the cockpit on his own preceding to the wrecked car caught fire. He picked up cuts and grazes in the event but was otherwise unhurt.
Audi too lost a car at what time Allan McNishs Audi No. 3 collided by means of a Ferrari barely 50 notes following the start.
McNish, in next place, was attempting to overtake the grainy Ferrari No. 58 driven by Anthony Beltoise"who was trailing by two laps"when the cars came jointly resulting in the Audi deafening after that to a tire partition and disintegrating.
œI contain absolutely no idea come again? happened, Beltoise said. œI didnt still see the Audi pending up at the back me. The crash was extremely heavy.
The spectacular collide corporation out the security car to let crews to obvious the debris.
McNish was unhurt and got out of his cockpit to saunter absent as of the crash. The Scottish intended was in use to a checkup middle as a precaution and after that went to a sanatorium for additional checks.
œThe Ferrari closed the door, Allan had no possibility whatsoever, Audi Sport director Wolfgang Ullrich said. œHe went off extremely quickly, but luckily managed to get out of the car unharmed. To see so as to the cars are so physically powerful is good, but essential not the way we similar to to demonstrate it.
Audi has won six of the previous seven titles at Le Mans, but Peugeot won the contest in 2009.
A sum of 56 cars in progress the 79th version of the French later power race, construct determination end on Sunday afternoon.
24 cars retired as of the race.
The contest is won by the side so as to completes the the majority laps in 24 hours, alternating up to inquisitiveness drivers.
Audi quick the top inquisitiveness spots previous day at what time no Peugeot was clever to come to an end the race.
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