Hour 24: Historic third win for Audi crew

There were no late-race heroics by Johnny Herbert, who held station in second place, ensuring that the silver R8s took the flag side-by-side. The number three machine was sprinted through the final lap and all three Audis crossed the line together.

"To win it once was great. The second time was fantastic, but to be a three time winner is just unbelievable," said Frank Biela. "If you had said to me yesterday morning that I was going to win I wouldn't have believed you."

The sole Bentley made it home in fourth ahead of the ORECAs, who took fifth and sixth; the number 15 car finishing ahead of the 14 machine.

There was late-race heartbreak in the LMP675 class. The leading WR-Peugeot suffered a puncture and sustained suspension damage with just minutes remaining. Stephane Daoudi managed to get the car back to the pits where it was repaired and it was sent back out still in the class lead. But the car was not completely fixed and the Reynard-VW was able to move by to take a most unlikely victory.

There were no such dramas for the GTS leaders and the Corvette of Fellows/O'Connell/Gavin took a comfortable win. The GT battle was much closer, but the in the end The Racers' Group number 81 Porsche prevailed.

Biela/Kristensen/Pirro Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R8, 375 laps
Capello/Herbert/Pescatori Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R8, 374 laps
Krumm/Peter/Werner Audi Sport North America, Audi R8, 372 laps
Wallace/Leitzinger/van de Poele Bentley EXP Speed 8, 362 laps *
Beretta/Lamy/Comas Team ORECA, Dallara-Judd LMP, 359 laps
Sarrazin/Montagny/Minassian Team ORECA, Dallara-Judd LMP, 359 laps
Ara/Dalmas/Katoh Team Goh Audi, Audi R8, 358 laps
Lammers/Hillerbrand/Coronel Racing for Holland, Dome S101, 351 laps
Taylor/Angelli/Tinseau Team Cadillac, Cadillac 345 laps
Bouillon/Lagorce/Bourdais Pescarolo Sport, Courage-Peugeot C60 343 laps
*GTP class leader


Fellows/O'Connell/Gavin, Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette, 335 laps


Deletraz/Lechner/Pillon, Noel del Bello Racing, Reynard-VW, 317 laps


Buckler/Lohr/Bernhard, The Racers Group, Porsche 911 GT3-RS, 322 laps