Two Audi R18 cars among the 60 Le Mans entrants

The field for the 84th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours is beginning to take shape: At a press conference in Paris on Friday, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) announced the 60 teams that will be receiving an invitation for the race on June 18 and 19, 2016. For the top LMP1 category, nine sports prototypes have been nominated, including the two new Audi R18 cars of Audi Sport Team Joest. Audi was represented in Paris by Head of Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and three-time Le Mans winner Benoît Tréluyer.