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A promising one-two finish for Peugeot
| An action-packed race |
| Alexander Wurz started in the N°07 car running on soft tyres and succeeded in shrugging off the pressure of team-mate Sébastien Bourdais in the sister car which was on medium-compound rubber. Pirro managed to split the two Peugeots for a while in his Lola, and the enabled the N°08 to gain an advantage as it took control and covered two stints on the same set of tyres. The lead enjoyed by Bourdais/Lamy/Minassian was further extended when Anthony Davidson span shortly after the four-hour mark. The ground lost was recovered by the halfway point, however, with the pit-stop timing causing the two French machines to trade positions again. A further change in the order came when the N°08 car emerged in front after a refuelling stop. |  |
| The drama continued on Lap 262 when the leading car fell back a place after picking up a rear-left puncture. This put the N°07 Peugeot back in front, and that’s how the race ended, with the result pretty much sealed when Sébastien Bourdais span making a final bid in the last half-hour. Great Britain’s Davidson was the first driver to take the flag, sharing victory with his 2009 Le Mans-winning team-mates Alexander Wurz and Sebring rookie Marc Gené. The crew of the N°08 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP crossed the line in its immediate wake to make it a one-two finish for the French make, while the day’s fastest race lap was the work of Sébastien Bourdais. |  |
| Monday and Tuesday will see a car continue the team’s endurance testing work at Sebring, with Marc Gené, Anthony Davidson and Simon Pagenaud all on duty. |
| Marc GENE : « This was great practice ahead of Le Mans, both for the drivers and everyone in the team. It was good training for overtaking round what is a very demanding circuit… » |
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| Alexander WURZ : « Finishing first and second is a perfect result for Peugeot. The outcome was only really settled after the last round of pit-stops and we pushed hard throughout the race. » |  |
| Final positions |
1.Peugeot 908 HDi FAP 07 (Davidson/Gené/Wurz) 367 laps in 12H00mn54.362s
2. Peugeot 908 HDi FAP 08 (Bourdais/Lamy/Minassian) at 13.817s
3. Lola-Judd (Mucke/Primat/Fernandez) at 3 laps
4. Porsche RS Spyder (Pickett/Graf/Maassen) at 14 laps
5. Honda (Pagenaud/Brabham/Franchitti) at 18 laps
Fastest race lap : S. Bourdais, 1mn44.972s
Next race : Spa-Francorchamps, May 7-9
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