Audi's Diesel Racers Ruled Le Mans, Then Died

For almost two decades, Audi was the team to beat at the twenty-four hours of Le Mans, and for most of that time it did it with a diesel engine. This is the story of the R eight, the R ten, the rivalry with Peugeot, and the scandal that ended it all. Sources: Audi MediaCenter: Flashback, Le Mans 2006 and the first diesel success Motor Sport Magazine: Audi R10 Diesel wins Le Mans 24 hours (August 2006) 24h-lemans.com: Peugeot and Audi, the rivalry that defined a generation Autosport: Audi ends WEC LMP1 programme Image credits (resized and cropped for video): Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). --- Voiceover is produced with AI text-to-speech. Licensed photos are credited above; other photos are courtesy of their respective owners; archival film is public domain. #history #cars #RayStricklandCars