In 2010, the Peugeot 908s were clearly faster than their Audi counterparts. Alas, the French manufacturer lost, one after the other, its four cars (three official and one private entered by Oreca). The German tortoise beat the French hare in this case. Yet, not entirely: the Franco-German trio did beat the distance record, held since 1971, with 5,410.713 km covered. And the record still holds today…
Photo (Copyright - Philippe CHEMIN/ACO Nikon): Mike "Rocky" Rockenfeller on the podium with Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, head of Audi Sport, and Romain Dumas.