Peugeot take first Le Mans win in 16 years

Peugeot clinched their first victory since 1993 in the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race with a one-two finish at the Circuit de la Sarthe that ended Audi's five-year reign yesterday. Spaniard Marc Gene, Australian David Brabham and Austrian Alexander...

Peugeot clinched their first victory since 1993 in the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race with a one-two finish at the Circuit de la Sarthe that ended Audi's five-year reign yesterday. Spaniard Marc Gene, Australian David Brabham and Austrian Alexander Wurz completed 382 laps to give the French manufacturer the win. Another Peugeot, driven by Frenchmen Sebastien Bourdais, Stephane Sarrazin and Franck Montagny, took second place, one lap behind. Eight-times champion Tom Kristensen of Denmark, driving the Audi number one, was third six laps behind with team-mates Rinaldo Capello of Italy and Briton Allan McNish, one year after the trio prevailed in France.

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