For the last 13 years and for second consecutive year Audi ruled over the chequered flag at the much famed Le Mans 24 hours endurance race. The 11^th time victory was bagged with drivers Marcel Fässler (CH), André Lotterer (D) and Benoît Tréluyer (F) behind the wheel of the R18 e-tron quattro.

Its really significant that Audi win at the Sarthe circuit as it was a first for a diesel-hybrid car. In 2011, Audi had won the supremacy with a diesel model.

Some early mishaps from the chief rival Toyota, gave the two R18 e-tron quattro diesel-hybrids and the two conventionally diesel-powered R18s an edge in the race with the German brand occupying positions one (R18 e-tron), two (R18 e-tron), three (R18 Ultra) and five (R18 Ultra).

“By achieving this further success at the world’s most important endurance race our engineers demonstrated their high technological expertise in a particularly impressive way,” Audi board member Rupert Stadler reacted to the achievement.

He adds,“With the e-tron quattro in combination with ultra-lightweight design, we put a completely new technology on the grid and immediately won with it – this cannot be taken for granted by any means, particularly here at Le Mans.”

The top six had the No.12 Rebellion Racing Lola Toyota of Neel Jani-Nicolas Prost-Nick Heidfeld that could save fourth place and the No.22 JRM Motorsport HPD ARX-03a of David Brabham, Peter Dumbreck and Karun Chandhok that finished in sixth.

via Carscoop