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24 Hours of Le Mans
The 79th Le Mans 24 Hours
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Thanks for joining us for this marathon coverage from Le Mans.
We'll be back a little later this afternoon with complete live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Stick with AUTOSPORT for all the reaction to a brilliant 24 hours of racing here at Le Mans.
As the teams gather for the podium celebrations, we're off to hear from the winning drivers.
Treluyer and Fassler, who both put in impressive stints to cement the winning advantage, are getting ready to celebrate the victory.
Lotterer has the door of his closed-cockpit Audi wide open as he salutes the plaudits from the fans and marshals.
The cars are slowly touring around the traditional cooling-off lap.
There is delight in the Audi garage as the team celebrates a fine victory for the #2 R18 TDI.
Corvette also takes the spoils in GTE Am, with the #50 of Patrick Bornhauser, Julien Canal and Gabriele Gardel taking the win.
It's another success in the revised GTE classes fro Corvette as the #73 wins Pro with Olivier Beretta, Tommy Milner and Antonio Garcia.
The #41 Zytek driven by Karim Ojjeh, Olivier Lombard and Tom Kimber-Smith win LMP2.
Peugeot #9 takes a hard-fought second place, followed home by the penalised #8 and delayed #7 machines.
Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer win at Le Mans for Audi!
Through Indianapolis and then Arnage, the #2 Audi sets a course for home and a remarkable win.
Lotterer steams down the Mulsanne for the final time and is on course for another Audi victory.
24h00m The time is up but we are racing around the final lap in an incredibly tense finish at Le Mans.
23h59m It's a full-speed final tour as the clock ticks down to the completion of 24 hours.
23h59m The sole-remaining #2 Audi has battled Peugeot strongly throughout the night and Lotterer sets off into the final lap.
23h58m The smoke from the #49 looks to be more like a suspension problem as Nakano is trailing back with smoke from the car.
23h56m It has been a tough race for Team Joest, with the #3 and #1 Audis going out in huge accidents after tangles with GTE cars.
23h56m The pink-liveried #49 passes the pits in a cloud of smoke. Looks like an engine problem for that Oak racing car.
23h54m Lotterer has been in the #2 for well over three hours but is now just over five minutes away from taking Audi to victory at Le Mans.
23h53m The #2 has stopped 31 times, generally running a lap shorter on its fuel than the Peugeots. #9 has been in for 28 visits to the box.
23h51m Under 10 minutes on the clock now with the lead gap timed at 16.3 seconds between Audi #2 and Peugeot #9.
23h49m Lotterer is on to his 352nd lap as light drizzle continues to fall on the circuit.
23h47m The grandstand is packed opposite the pits as the crowd enjoys a tense conclusion to 24 hours of racing.
23h46m The clock ticks down to 15 minutes remaining as Pagenaud closes slightly to 12 seconds behind Lotterer.
23h44m Antonio Garcia is in fact up to 11th overall in the GTE-leading #73 Corvette.
23h42m No sign yet of a late battle for GTE Pro honours with the #51 AF Corse Ferrari some two minutes behind the #73 Corvette.
23h40m Lotterer is clocked 13.3 seconds ahead of Pagenaud with just 20 minutes to the flag.
23h38m The #68 Ford GT is in for final service with Andrea Robertson taking over the car, which is on for third place in GTE Am.
23h37m Not that much moisture at the moment and the cars just about managed to stay on the track earlier when it was damp while on slicks.
23h35m Just when it couldn't be more dramatic, the drizzle has returned on the pit straight.
23h35m Tension building here in the press room as everyone looks up at the screens each time the French PA commentary team whips up the crowd.
23h33m Andre Lotterer is the man to beat now as he clocks a 3m28s tour to pull 10.3 seconds clear of chasing Peugeot #9.
23h32m Race control announces that there will be a full cool-down lap after the flag due to the close finish. Cars are often stopped straight away.
23h30m The #10 is in to deal with flappy rear bodywork once again.
23h30m Just 30 minutes remain in a fascinating Le Mans 24 Hours.
23h29m On to the Mulsanne again and Audi #2 is clocked 8 seconds ahead of Peugeot #9. The leader does have a slight advantage of fresh tyres.
23h26m Lotterer cuts past a Ferrari and the gap to Pagenaud is 6.790s for the sprint to the flag.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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