2009 24 hours of lemans


2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Peugeot finally at the top

382 laps. 3,247 miles. 24 hours. If you haven't been following along, that's the recipe for Peugeot's first and second place finish at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. After a ten-minute stint in the pits, the No. 1 R15's fate was sealed, and when the checkered flag finally dropped, the Audi was seven laps behind the No. 9 Peugeot. But just as impressive asPeugeot's win (and its first-place standing since 9 pm last night) is the 007 Lola Aston Martin's fourth-place finish, the Corvette C6.R's complete and utter dominance of GT1 and the fact that ... Read more →

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Late night/early morning Damon Lavrinc

We managed to snag just over an hour's worth of sleep underneath the stairs of the Audi Arena after bouncing around the track in the early hours of the morning. Before dawn broke, two massive ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Dusk descends Damon Lavrinc

The air is thick and the sun is setting over the Circuit de la Sarthe as the competitors press on deep into their eighth hour of racing. By the time these words hit the screen, the No. 9 Peugeot will ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Pit Walk Damon Lavrinc

Before the action at Le Mans got underway, we went for a quick walk through the pits moments before it went hot. Unfortunately, before we could make it down to the Audi crew, we were shuffled ...

From the stands: 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans Driver Parade Damon Lavrinc

The Driver Parade at the 24 Hours of Le Mans combines the world's finest cars and top driving talent. It's a veritable wonderland for motorsports geeks, and with tens of thousands of people ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Peugeot finally at the top 5 months ago on Autoblog

382 laps. 3,247 miles. 24 hours. If you haven't been following along, that's the recipe for Peugeot's first and second place finish at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. After a ten-minute stint in the pits, the No. 1 R15's fate was sealed, and when the checkered flag finally dropped, the Audi was seven ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Late night/early morning 5 months ago on Autoblog

We managed to snag just over an hour's worth of sleep underneath the stairs of the Audi Arena after bouncing around the track in the early hours of the morning. Before dawn broke, two massive strings of racers were caught behind the safety cars for over 40 minutes after the No. 17 Pescarolo ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Dusk descends 5 months ago on Autoblog

The air is thick and the sun is setting over the Circuit de la Sarthe as the competitors press on deep into their eighth hour of racing. By the time these words hit the screen, the No. 9 Peugeot will have done over 120 laps, with the No. 1 Audi R15 trailing by a full lap. The final five LMP1 slots ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Pit Walk 5 months ago on Autoblog

Before the action at Le Mans got underway, we went for a quick walk through the pits moments before it went hot. Unfortunately, before we could make it down to the Audi crew, we were shuffled away, but we still managed to snag some up-close shots of dozens of cars, including the front-running ...

From the stands: 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans Driver Parade 5 months ago on Autoblog

The Driver Parade at the 24 Hours of Le Mans combines the world's finest cars and top driving talent. It's a veritable wonderland for motorsports geeks, and with tens of thousands of people packed into the city's central square (think McQueen's entrance at the opening of Le Mans), next to the ...






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