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Audi wins 24 Hours of Le Mans

The Columbian
Published: June 10, 2011, 5:00pm

LE MANS, France (AP) — Audi overcame two crashes and held off a charging Peugeot to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday.

Andre Lotterer, Marcel Fassler and Benoit Treluyer drove the Audi No. 2 to victory, giving the German manufacturer a 10th title in the race.

Audi moved into sole possession of second place for most victories at the world’s most famous endurance race. Porsche holds the record with 16 titles. Ferrari is third with nine.

The Audi No. 2 completed 355 laps in 24 hours, leading the Peugeot No. 9 driven by Simon Pagenaud, Pedro Lamy and Sebastien Bourdais by 13.854 seconds.

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