Key numbers 2008 and heritage of Petit Le Mans

Key numbers
2,54 : The length of the circuit in miles.

5 : The record number of wins at Petit Le Mans, held by Rinaldo Capello.
12 : The number of corners (5 left-handers and 7 right-handers).
50 : The distance, in kilometres, from the circuit to Atlanta.  

Qualifying in 2008

Pole position for the N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP driven by Nicolas Minassian, Stéphane Sarrazin and Christian Klien.
Stéphane Sarrazin set pole position with a lap in 1m 6.242s.
This is the outright lap record at Road Atlanta.

The race in 2008

The fastest race lap was posted by Christian Klien in 1m 7.056s (on Lap 173).
The N°7 Peugeot led the race ten times.
The N°1 Audi R10 TDi driven by Allan McNish, Emanuele Pirro and Rinaldo Capello took the lead for the first time on Lap 364 and held it all the way to the finish.
Following numerous incidents, the pace car was called out 11 times.
The N°1 Audi R10 won the race in 9 hours 41 minutes and 14.825 seconds (394 laps, or 1,000.760 miles).
The N°7 Peugeot finished second, 4.512 seconds behind the winner.
The N°1 Audi R10 averaged 103.296 mph (165.76 kph).