
The Peugeot team finally secured victory over rivals Audi at the third time of asking, with a 1-2 finish after 24 gruelling hours at the La Sarthe track. The French crowd didn't get the drivers they wanted on the top step, but they did get the car.

The Peugeot team finally secured victory over rivals Audi at the third time of asking, with a 1-2 finish after 24 gruelling hours at the La Sarthe track. The French crowd didn't get the drivers they wanted on the top step, but they did get the car.

The epic 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours promised an Audi vs Peugeot battle, thrills, spills, a sleepless night and plenty of action. Did it deliver some, all or any of that? Relive the action of the day with The Head's lengthy and confused lap-by-lap report.

Former Minardi failure Stephane Sarrazin nabbed the Peugeot team's third straight Le Mans 24 Hours pole position with a dramatic late run in the dark at the La Sarthe track, bumping last year's winners Audi down to second place.

The most intense endurance event, the longest race, the greatest prize on motorsport, or a tiresome pointless day of lapping. Whatever your opinion, Le Mans is here! And Patronise has an almost-entirely nonsensical preview for you.