- Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer take win at Silverstone
- Porsche and Toyota also on podium in World Endurance Championship
- Mark Webber forced to retire on lap 44
- Fed up with Bernie Ecclestone’s F1 circus? Then try Le Mans
- Anthony Davidson wins drivers’ FIA World Endurance Championship
- Audi sign Britain’s Oliver Jarvis role for World Endurance Championship
That Audi would mount a strong challenge in this year’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) was never in doubt, they have not dominated the top-end of sportscar racing for 14 years by accident but after a difficult run in 2014, that they should come out of the blocks with a win was proof again, were any needed, that they remain the benchmark against which all other marques must test themselves. Fortunately for fans, while last year’s Le Mans winners, Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer, did return Audi to the top spot, they did so only after an absolutely enthralling fight with rivals Porsche and Toyota, setting the scene for what promises to be a fascinating season-long, ding-dong.
The winning No7 R18 e-tron quattro took the flag after six hours of racing just 4.61 seconds ahead of the No18 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Neel Jani, with which it had been battling throughout the race, while the Toyota of last year’s WEC champions, Sebastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima, followed them home in third, only 15 seconds further back, with all three having reached a new record distance for the race of 201 laps.
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