Audi Hybrid takes pole for Le Mans 24 Hour
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The Toyota teams presented in a new blue and white livery
Le Mans qualifying
You just never know what you'll see in the pits - Toyota was using a fleet of Yamaha EC-3 electric scooters as paddock bikes
The Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer took pole with a time of 3m 23.787 s, two seconds quicker than last year
The Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer took pole with a time of 3m 23.787 s, two seconds quicker than last year
The Audi R18 of Bonanomi/Jarvis/Rockenfeller
The Audi R18 Ultra of Dumas/Duval/Gené (Audi R18 ultra)
Aston Martin Racing and the Audi 3 car
The Audi e-tron Quattro of Capello/Kristensen/McNish
The Audi R18 ultra of Dumas/Duval/Gené
The Audi e-tron Quattro of Capello/Kristensen/McNish
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The three drivers from the pole-winning Audi R18 e-tron quattro and Miss Le Mans
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In the Audi drivers' sleeping capsule
The pole winners at the press conference
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Article Summary
Audi has taken pole position for the Le Man 24 Hour race with its new R18 e-tron quattro, with André Lotterer beating last year’s best time by nearly two seconds. Audi qualified second and sixth with the Audi R18 ultra and first and fourth with the two R18 e-tron quattros. Toyota's TS030 hybrids managed third and fifth to set up an interesting battle of with hybrids filling four of the top five grid placings. The race runs for 24 hours this weekend and you can monitor the tussle in a variety of ways.
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