Peugeot in charge as night falls in La Mans
Peugeot were in charge of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race after seven hours of action on Saturday with the French team in three of the top four places.
The Peugeot of David Brabham, Alexander Wurz and Marc Gene led the defending champions Audi of Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish.
Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and F1 star Sebastien Bourdais were third with another Peugeot of Jean-Christophe Boullion, Benoit Treluyer and Simon Pagenaud a place further back.
Montagny, on pole position, enjoyed the best possible start in bright sunshine and teammates Sarrazin and Bourdais stayed in front for almost six hours until their car suffered a transmission problem.
The car lost nine minutes as mechanics worked to change the left rear axle.
The second Audi with German driver Lucas Luhr at the wheel had to retire after a spectacular accident when it had been running in third place.
Luhr lost control of the Audi at the Porsche curve and crashed into the trackside barriers.
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