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Post event Press Conference Sunday 14 June

The French President has today visited the legendary Le Mans race, where he took part in a group photo to promote the importance of road safety to fans attending the FIA World Endurance Championship event

The incident packed first 6-hours saw drama and excitement at every turn of the 14km Le Mans track.

In the final track session before the start of the 24 Heures du Mans at 3pm today the three Audi R18s posted the fastest times in the 45-minute warm up session.

Hyundai Motorsport driver Hayden Paddon continues to impress on Rally Italia Sardegna and the New Zealander successfully defended his lead until a small error three stages before the finish saw Sébastien Ogier inch into the lead.

Ford announced today it is returning to one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world with its new Ford GT race car, based on the all-new ultra-high-performance supercar that goes on sale next year.

In addition to playing host to the fifth round of the FIA European Hill Climb Championship, the Ecce Homo course also welcomed the FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship. This was the third event, which saw the Czech Republic taking up the mantle from previous hosts Austria (Rechbergrennen) and Slovakia (Moris Cup, Jahodna).

The United Nations’ agency for refugees, one of the largest within the UN system, has pledged its commitment to road safety

The final two qualifying sessions ahead of the start of the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours on Saturday at 15h00 produced some improvements in the times but ultimately the provisional pole position times set in Q1 yesterday were the ones that counted towards the top spots on the grid. The weather even played its part today as the rain that was forecast failed to arrive.

Hayden Paddon tops the Rally Italia Sardegna leaderboard, becoming the first driver from New Zealand to lead a World Championship rally outside of his homeland. The Hyundai i20 WRC driver led from the second stage and heads the Volkswagen Polo R WRCs of Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala.