24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 – Report and Photos

The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 was held 22-23 June at the 38-turn, 8.469 mile Circuit de la Sarthe in France. The 81st running of the endurance race will be remembered for many things: the celebration of 90 years of myth and legend; a new chapter in the history book; a rewritten record; and, a stark reminder of the risk that motorsport presents.

Tom Kristensen and his teammates Allan McNish and Loïc Duval in the #2 Audi Sport Team Joest LM P1 took overall victory, the ninth overall victory for Kristensen.In GTE, Porsche prepared the way for its return to LM P1 competition in 2014 by securing its 99th and 100th class wins by taking both the Professional and Amateur classes respectively with #92 Porsche AG Team Manthey of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz and #76 IMSA Performance Matmut of Raymond Narac, Jean-Karl-Vernay and Christophe Bourret. The LM P2 class win went to the #35 Morgan – Nissan of Oak Racing driven by Bertrand Baguette, Martin Plowman and Ricardo Gonzalez.