9 June 2011

Le Mans 24 Hours live on the internet from Audi

Motor sport fans can watch the Le Mans 24 Hours live on the internet this week, courtesy of Audi.

When the race starts at 3pm on Saturday, the 'Audi Live Racing' microsite will go online at www.audi-microsites.com/lemans, and will be delivering a 24-hour live stream with onboard footage of the three Audi R18 TDI cars.

Every two hours the microsite will provide a summary of the race. On Twitter, the five-time Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro will contribute current information and assessments of how the race is developing.

Information, photos and videos from Le Mans is available on www.twitter.com/Audi_Sport and on www.facebook.com/AudiSport.

Audi has already won the Le Mans 24 Hours nine times since 2000 and is competing for its tenth overall victory in total wih the Audi R18 TDI this year. The drivers running in car number 1 are last year's winners, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller. Car number 2 is driven by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer. In car number 3, Dindo Capello, Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen, and Allan McNish are taking turns at the wheel.