Audi Hold Off Peugeot to Take Third Le Mans Title

21/06/2008 10:43. Received wisdom says it takes three years to win the 24 hours of Le Mans. The first to try and finish, the second to finish well and, with the experience, the third for victory. Peugeot, occupying the front three places on the grid, felt it was time to prove the maxim wrong in their second year of entry. Audi, meanwhile, were looking for their third consecutive win for their R10 and were in no mood to give it up without a fight. They didn't. At Le Mans, nothing is straightforward and, in a gripping battle that will rank amongst the greatest ever in the 76 stagings of this ultimate motor race, both of them took it right to the wire.

The 258,000 fans who packed La Sarthe this weekend, had been expecting a close fight, and saw a form book opening for the first twelve hours. The No7 Peugeot... // Buzzle