The BMS Scuderia Italia squad finished second in class

Paolo Ruberti
Stuart Moseley
Guy Smith
Cheng Congfu
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Sugden and Virgo were going well before an engine problem hit late in the race

Tim Sugden
Alex Davison
Pierre Ragues
Caparo
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The van Merksteijn Porsche on the way to a class win

Porsche
Pescarolo
RML
Team Modena
Shell

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Gene had a wild and dangerous ride on test day but fortunately survivied with only very minor injuries

At 14:51h on June 1st, while negotiating one of the Porsche curves of the Le Mans racetrack, the Peugeot 908 Hdi-FPA number 7 flew into the air going 270 km/h. Spaniard Marc Gené was driving. When watching the violence of the crash, no one could have imagined that the Catalan driver would drive the car again, especially not for the 2008 edition of Les 24 Heures du Mans.

The night at Le Mans offers something special

The 24 Heures du Mans are always held the weekend closest to the shortest night of the year in France, the 21st of June. In fact, there is something magic about the moment the race passes from day into night- it becomes a wholly different challenge, and as they say, it is the stuff that legends are made of.

There is more to the Le Mans 24 Hours then just the cars

Among the extraordinary elements that may convince you to pay Les 24 Heures du Mans circuit a visit during the event, there are some activities in the area that awaken the imagination and let you dream. Even once the teams have taken off from the start following the official Rolex countdown, there is plenty to see in Le Mans…

Audi takes the flag for the 8th time, overcoming a great challenge from Peugeot

Alan McNish finally got his Rolex at Les 24 Heures du Mans after a tough fight to victory in the legendary 24-hour race. McNish's Audi team fought hard to overcome the three Peugeots ahead on the grid, eventually took the lead after thirteen hours and never looked back, winning in front of 285,500 spectators.