The 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 82e 24 Heures du Mans) was an automobile e

ndurance racing event held from 11 to 15 June 2014 at the Circuit de la Sarthe a
t Le Mans, France. It was the 82nd running of the event, as organized by the Aut
omobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third round and the p
remier event of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship, with half of the race
's fifty-five entries contesting the championship.
The race was won by the No. 2 Audi driven by Swiss Marcel Fssler, German Andr Lott
erer, and Frenchman Benot Trluyer, who previously won Le Mans as a trio in 2011 an
d 2012. The victory was Audi's thirteenth since the company debuted at the race
in 1999. The Audi team took the lead after the No. 7 Toyota came to a stop after
leading half the race distance, but were challenged by Porsche when two Audis r
equired turbocharger replacements. The No. 1 Audi finished in second place, thre
e laps behind the race winners, while the No. 8 Toyota recovered from an acciden
t in the first hour to finish in third.[1] The LMP1-L category was won by the No
. 12 Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche, and Nico
las Prost, the sole finisher in the class. The LMP2 class finished with the Jota
Sport Zytek-Nissan of Simon Dolan, Oliver Turvey, and Harry Tincknell ahead of
the TDS Racing Ligier-Nissan by less than a lap's distance. The No. 51 AF Corse
Ferrari won the LMGTE Pro category with drivers Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisic
hella, and Toni Vilander, while the LMGTE Am category was won by Aston Martin Ra
cing's trio of Danish drivers: David Heinemeier Hansson, Kristian Poulsen, and N
icki Thiim.[2] Approximately 263,000 spectators attended the event, the largest
crowd since 1989.[3]