Chevrolet Team Scores Sixth Victory in Legendary Endurance Race
LE MANS, France, June 14, 2009 — Corvette Racing brought down the curtain on the GT1 era with a victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia scored Corvette Racing’s sixth class victory in the world’s biggest sports car race with the No. 63 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The winning Corvette completed 342 laps, racing to a six-lap margin of victory over the No. 73 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R of Yann Clairay, Julien Jousse and Xavier Maassen. The No. 64 Compuware Corvette C6.R of Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Marcel Fassler retired from the lead in the 22nd hour with an apparent gearbox problem.
Today’s win was Corvette Racing’s 16th podium finish at Le Mans since 2000. It was the fourth Le Mans class win for O’Connell and Magnussen, and the second consecutive Le Mans GT1 victory for Garcia. O’Connell became the first American driver to win four class titles in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  … DetailsÂ
David Brabham proudly took a place in the annals of Le Mans 24 Hours history with his first overall race and LMP1 victory, finally gifting Team Peugeot Total the coveted spoils on home soil and ending an era of Audi domination at Le Mans.
The Australian and honorary Brit has finally achieved his dream of taking the laurels at Le Mans, sealing a hat trick of different class wins in the process and granting him membership to a select club of drivers that can claim the same. Brabham’s teaming with Peugeot Sport, with the full backing of his Patrón Highcroft Racing American Le Mans Series team and Acura, offered his first shot at race glory since 2003 with Bentley… Details
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LE MANS, France (AP)—Peugeot is in front after the first set of pit stops at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Britain’s Allan McNish in the Audi No. 1 put pressure on the pole-sitting Peugeot No. 8 in Saturday’s rolling start, but Franck Montagny of France held off the charge at the first curve to keep the lead.
Montagny built a lead of 1 minute and 47.192 seconds over McNish after 18 laps.