Peugeot 908x
The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP may have been the car that took Peugeot's third and (so far) final Le Mans win in 2009, but it was the following 908x that would star in possibly the greatest race that La Sarthe has ever seen. The 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours was a true epic, with none of the competitors knowing that it would not only go down in legend, but also be a bookend for an era of sportscar rivalry that had become increasinly bitter as the years went by. Three of Audi's brand-new R18 TDis lined up alongside three of Peugeot's brand new 908s, having been seperated by a paltry 0.5 seconds over the official qualifying sessions during the week. The Audis were blessed with better speed through the sweepy bits and, crucially, a slight overall speed advantage, but the french team had a better straight-line speed and an efficiency advantage – vital in endurance racing. By the end of the race only one Audi remained following a series of dramatic crashes that brought on over six hours of safety car running. It crossed the line just 13 seconds clear of the first 908 (all three Peugeots made it to the end), a car featuring a star driver lineup of multiple Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais, future IndyCar champ Simon Pagenaud and former F1 ace Pedro Lamy. Little did anyone know that it would end up being Peugeot's final apperance at the famous enduro, as mid-way through testing for the next season the bosses in Paris shuttered the team's preparation for the first World Endurance Championship season, and that was the end of the 908.