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The star performers from Le Mans 2017

Sixty cars, with three drivers each, started the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours - but who were the standout performers?

Sometimes it really doesn't matter what a driver does in the Le Mans 24 Hours - if luck isn't on your side, victory in the famous French enduro will elude you.

Toyota went unrewarded again at the Circuit de la Sarthe, despite standout performances from a quartet of LMP1 drivers representing the Japanese marque. Meanwhile, in LMP2, a crew that stood on the overall podium ended up with a cruel exclusion.

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Author Gary Watkins

Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.

Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.