Eurosport.yahoo caught up with the class winners of the Le Mans 24 hours and found out what they thought of the gruelling race.

Audi's driver line-up were understandably delighted with their victory, even if Marco Werner, Frank Biela and Emanuele Collard did not have the outright pace of the number two car that crashed out of a three-lap lead in the 17th hour.

Both German driver Biela and Italian Pirro claimed their fifth win at the French classic, meaning only Jacky Ickx and Tom Kristensen have been more successful at the circuit, while it was Werner's third triumph.

"Le Mans was simply incredible this year, said Pirro. "There was a great battle with Peugeot. To beat such a competitor makes our victory even sweeter."

Werner, who took the chequered flag in atrociously wet conditions added: "Of course it is a great feeling to win but tomorrow for sure I will feel even better because there was gigantic pressure on our shoulders until the very end of the race. In the closing stages this was more like a boat race.

LMP2 saw a real race of attrition with only two cars finishing. In the end the 16-lap victory by the Binnie Motorsports Lola looked comfortable, but only came after a serious late race panic.

Brit Chris Buncombe brought the car he shared countryman Allen Timpany and American Bill Binnie into the pits with a major electrical problem and only got back out on track in the final minute.

It was still enough to give Lola its fourth LMP2 victory in a row and Buncombe denied that he felt the stress.

"I had no doubts about the Lola not making the finish," he said. "Everything felt right for our strategy and it all went perfectly to plan. Apart from a bit of slight contact early in the race, it was a faultless performance from the whole package and especially the team who were fantastic."

In GT1 there was more success for Britain in the form of the Aston Martin team. Car 007 of Britain's Darren Turner along with Swede Rickard Rydell and Australian David Brabham, came home a lap ahead of the only works Chevrolet left.

Brabham took the finish to give the manufacturer their first class win at Le Mans for 48 years in fifth place and said: "I think that last lap this year was the longest of my entire life. The quantity of standing water made judging the amount of grip available a complete gamble."

Turner, who drove a triple stint on Saturday night, added: "It's been a fantastic 24 hours. Having been involved in the Aston Martin Racing programme from the very start in 2005, Le Mans was always a bit of unfinished business for me. Now we've finally done it, which makes it a very special day."

Perhaps the most topsy-turvy class was GT2 with The IMSA Porsche going ahead early on before dropping back with a slow pit-stop and a puncture.

But after the Risi and Scuderia Ecosse Ferraris and the Aurtolando Porsche crew hit trouble early on Sunday morning, American Pat Long, German Richard Leitz and Frenchman Raymond Narac resumed their spot at the top of the pile and held it to the finish in 15th place overall.

Long said: "It feels great. It's my second win here but this one was much more difficult because of how much the weather changed."

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