The legendary Dane completed his fairy-tale career by spraying champagne over his team mates, rivals and the Audi Sport Team Joest personnel below him on the podium in an unforgettable scene. It was a fitting way for a remarkable career to come to a close.

 

In fourth position was the #7 Toyota TS 040 Hybrid driven by Stephane Sarrazin, Alex Wurz and Mike Conway. The winners of the last round in Bahrain were delayed after Wurz was adjudged to have impeded Brendon Hartley at turn four. The resulting drive through penalty ensured they missed out on a podium position.

 

The #2 Audi R18 e-tron qauttro driven by Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler finished in fifth position after being delayed on the opening lap after contact with an LMP2 car appeared to trigger a brief electrical problem. A brilliant recovery drive saw them in contention for at least a podium position as Lotterer scorched to a fastest lap of 1m18.367. A brief excursion though lost some momentum and after the safety car period they had to settle for fifth.

 

The #27 SMP Racing crew take the LMP2 teams title and Sergey Zlobin was crowned Drivers’ champion. However, it was a tough race for the #27 SMP Racing Oreca-Nissan as they lost many laps in the pits with a variety of problems. The Russian teams’ fortitude shone through these issues though as Maurizio Mediani and Nicolas Minassian ensured that Zlobin became the first Russian to claim an endurance world title in an LMP car. The #27 SMP trio also took the LMP2 Teams title.