Audi's motorsport boss Dr Wolfgang Ullrich believes the firm's ninth Le Mans win this year was the toughest so far

Audi has taken a one-two-three finish in the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours after a succession of mishaps befell its chief competitor, Peugeot. Fewer than half of the 55 starters were classified at the finish of this brutally attritional race

ORECA team principal Hughes de Chaunac said that his entire team was 'devastated' when their factory-supported Peugeot 908 broke down with just over an hour to run at Le Mans

The last vestiges of a fight for the podium positions between Audi and Peugeot ended in the 23rd hour of Le Mans as the ORECA 908 HDi FAP appeared to suffer the same fate as the #1 and #2 factory cars while hunting Rinaldo Capello's third-placed Audi

Peugeot's Simon Pagenaud says the marque is determined to come back and win the Le Mans 24 Hours next year.

Race leader Mike Rockenfeller suffered a tyre scare during a dramatic phase of the enduro in which the charging Peugeot 908 driven by Alex Wurz got on to the lead lap before expiring in a plume of smoke.

The Le Mans 24 Hours has been robbed of a dramatic finish after the #1 Peugeot dropped out of the race with just over two hours to go, effectively handing an unexpected potential 1-2-3 podium sweep to Audi.

Peugeot's third and final works car has dropped out of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Alex Wurz's charge towards second place was cut short just over two hours from the finish

There was more drama in the 21st hour of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Peugeot's last remaining 908 HDi FAP moved within striking distance of second position thanks to a mistake by Andre Lotterer in the #8 Audi R15 TDI Plus.

Strakka Racing's Nick Leventis believes that his team are still in charge of the LMP2 class at Le Mans despite an extended pitstop to repair the #42 car's rear bodywork.