The 78th Le Mans 24 Hours

23h48m So, with ten minutes to go, we look set for an HPD win in the LMP2 class, with the Pescarolo-Judd #24 car in second and the Lola-HPD Coupe of #25 in third. The #41 Ginetta-Zytek is set for a fifth-place finish.

23h51m The leading #9 has now completed 394 laps, which breaks the distance record for the event.

23h52m Ten minutes to go, and will we see the #26 Highcroft Racing HPD re-emerge from the pits to take the chequered flag for the squad? They had been running second in the LMP2 class until cooling problems curtailed their race...and yes, Marino Andretti leaves the pits for a final flurry. Great stuff.

23h53m Audi boss Dr. Wolfgang Ulrich is struggling to hold back the emotion as he sees his cars just eight minutes away from a sweep of the podium.

23h54m The Audis begin another tour with just over six minutes remaning.

23h55m Headlights ablaze, the Audi trio cruise down the Mulsanne towards victory in Le Mans.

23h57m Audi's convoy crosses the line with just under three minutes remaining and this will be the final lap.

23h58m Mechanics are out and marshals seem ready - looks like this is the final lap!

24h00m Mike Rockenfeller, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas win at Le Mans in the #9 Audi R15 TDI Plus.

Andre Lotterer, Marcel Faessler , Benoit Treluyer take a hard-fought second place in the #8, with Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello locking out the podium for Audi.

Soheil Ayari, Didier Andre and Andy Meyrick finish an amazing fourth in the Oreca AIM as attrition took its toll in the final hours.

Incredible scenes as the Audis cross the line. Behind them, Danny Watts takes a superb victory in the #42 Strakka HPD, with Jan Charouz in second for the #35 OAK Racing Pescarolo-Judd and Mike Newton taking a richly deserved podium for the #25 RML Lola-HPD.

Timo Bernhard is absolutely delighted as he steps out of the winning Audi.

Coming over the line is the #50 Larbre Saleen to take GT1 honours, driven by Roland Berville, Julien Canal and Gabriele Gardel.

Just a little further down the road, 11th overall, Marc Lieb takes the chequered flag to seal victory for the #77 Felbermayr Proton team in its Porsche 997 GT3. Leh Keen kept him honest and takes second in his #89 Hankook Ferrari 430, with the #97 BMW Porsche 997 GT3 piloted by Richard Westbrook completing the GT2 podium.

Tom Coronel lets out a victory scream as his #85 Spyker team cross the line with an incredible battling performance.

Fans pour onto the circuit to get underneath the Le Mans podium - such a fantastic atmosphere year on year, as Le Mans keeps producing the magic.

Drivers buzzing with excitement as they wait to step out onto the podium. Hordes of fans await them, and the #9 Audi parked out in parc ferme really does deserve the adulation of the crowds after a sensational performance. Final moments now before Dumas, Bernhard and Rockenfeller lead the celebrations.

Here we go - the pitlane is a throng of passion as fans swarm to see the Audi drivers take what seemed 24 hours ago like an unimaginable clean sweep!

Congratulations of course to Audi, who are calling for the champagne to start flowing.

As the national anthem blares and the flags ripple in the breeze, Audi celebrates an historic moment. Spare a thought for Peugeot, but Audi fully deserve this moment!

There is delight across all three steps of the podium as the massive trophies are presented to Audi's winning drivers.

Le Mans is always one of the most evocative podiums, and the huge track invasion shows just what this race means to the hundreds of thousands all over the globe. Fantastic scenes from the race podium.

Champagne, and in one moment the stresses of a quite unbelievable 24 hours are released! Audi will drink in the success, and deservedly so.

A truly remarkable race. Unbelievably cruel for Peugeot, who had looked so good in the build up to the race, but Audi fully desrve their sweep. So much drama and so many talking points, a real treat to have followed!

The day of racing is not over of course, with the Canadian Grand Prix coming up later this afternoon.

Join us from 15:00 GMT for full race day coverage of the action from Montreal.

Le Mans 2010 has shown everyone that sport - and indeed life - can be unpredictable.

On Wednesday and Thursday the world marveled at the raw pace and dominance of the four Peugeot 908s, but we sit here now looking at the official results showing an Audi clean sweep.

Heartbreak for the French manufacturer as the three factory cars and the Oreca Peugeot all fell by the wayside. Others will also leave La Sarthe disappointed. Corvette should have claimed a wonderful one-two in GT2 but come away with nothing. The Mansell story also ended cruelly within the first hour and in dramatic fashion.

This was the 78th 24 Heures Du Mans on AUTOSPORT Live. Thanks for joining us over the last day of coverage. We look forward to doing it all over again in 2011!