Audi Wins the 8 Hours of Castellet

Audi makes a successful return to Le Mans Series by winning the 8 Hours of Le Castellet. The Audi R15 Plus, driven by McNish and Capello finished first in 8 hours and 36 seconds after having completed 266 laps at an average speed of 192.3 km/h.

Aston Martin Racing and Rebellion Racing have finished in second and third place respectively lagging five laps behind the Audi. Team Oreca-Matmut who had successfully secured the pole position during qualifying sessions only finished in fourth place, 8 laps behind the winner, with an average speed of 185.9 km/h