RE: Le Mans 2012: The hybrids cometh

[freedman]

E38Ross said:

in fairness, times have changed a lot, and as i said, no team has been as successful as Audi over a 10 year period.

Actually Porsche have

8 wins from 10 starts 76-85 0r 78-87 take your pick

Including 7 in a row, 2 better than Audi have managed

[Nick M]

freedman said:

Actually Porsche have

8 wins from 10 starts 76-85 0r 78-87 take your pick

Including 7 in a row, 2 better than Audi have managed

Audi have won 8 from 9 races, which is arguably better than 8 from 10...

And the missing one is the Bentley win where the ACO stacked the regs in favour of the Bentley. Not that I begrudge the Bentley win I hasten to add. And it was part of the Audi 'family'... (and no, it wasn't an Audi with green bodywork).

[E38Ross]

freedman said:

E38Ross said:

in fairness, times have changed a lot, and as i said, no team has been as successful as Audi over a 10 year period.

Actually Porsche have

8 wins from 10 starts 76-85 0r 78-87 take your pick

Including 7 in a row, 2 better than Audi have managed

audi have 8 from 9

ETA: damn, beaten to it!

[freedman]

E38Ross said:

audi have 8 from 9

ETA: damn, beaten to it!

Err, so have Porsche

I used from 10 as it was the period you quoted

79-87

Including 7 in a row

Edited by freedman on Tuesday 15th May 17:26

[robmlufc]

Nick M said:

Audi have won 8 from 9 races, which is arguably better than 8 from 10...

And the missing one is the Bentley win where the ACO stacked the regs in favour of the Bentley. Not that I begrudge the Bentley win I hasten to add. And it was part of the Audi 'family'... (and no, it wasn't an Audi with green bodywork).

It wasn't an Audi but it was Joest crew I believe? So it might as well have been an Audi!

[Vocal Minority]

VAG did pull the works audis as well - presumably so the bentley could win and they could knock the project on the head without losing face