Samples 2016 Le Mans Special Edition | Page 122

24.HOURS A STING IN THE TAIL A huge crowd of263,500 spectators came to watch as Neel Jani, Marc Lieb and Romain Dumas won the 2016 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Porsche 919 Hybrid #2 and witnessed a spectacular twist of fate! With three minutes to the end, the #5 Toyota looked to be heading for a famous victory, when suddenly it ground to an agonsing halt, Forcing the team to helplessly watch as the Porsche cruised past. After several nailbiting moments the Toyota managed to limp across the line only to be disqualified for not completing the last lap within the 6-minute time limit. In the end, victory for Porsche ahead of the the #6 Toyota TS050 Hybrid and the #8 Audi R18 take second and third respectively. Agony and ecstacy at Le Mans.