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It wasn't smooth sailing for everyone in practice

First track action for the 56 starters of the 2011 running of the 24 hours race of Le Mans. The sky is overcast and grey, and temperatures are pretty low, but the drivers have lost no time in discovering or rediscovering the sarthe circuit. First car on track was #73 Corvette, but the first car to cross the finish line was the Audi #2.

The Signatech Oreca Nissan is second in P2

At the forefront during free practice, Audi continued its domination over Peugeot. Before Stephane Sarrazin put the 908 #8 at the top of the timesheets

Robertson Racing's team is certainly excited to be in Le Mans

Robertson Racing make their long-awaited Le Mans 24 Hours debut this weekend with husband and wife duo Dave Robertson and Andrea Robertson joined by long-time driver partner David Murry behind the wheel of the team’s #68 Ford GT. Here the American trio offer their thoughts ahead of the great race.

It will be a tough challenge for Aston Martin and Christian Klein this year

After running successfully in 2008 and 2009, Christian Klien will have his third start at Le Mans this weekend. The Austrian shares his Aston Martin AMR-One seat with Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke in the LMP1 class of the world’s biggest endurance race.

All American Racers, Highcroft and Panoz are all behind this project

Some of the biggest names in American motorsport have joined forces for the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans to showcase a unique concept demonstrating extreme performance with half the weight and horsepower of a traditional racing car.

Every day we will bring you a handful of shots that we really like from the Le Mans 24 Hours - here is the first post.