This weekend, the 24 Hours of Le Mans celebrated its 90th anniversary. Unfortunately, the race has gone into history for all the wrong reasons; just 10 minutes after the start, Danish driver Allan Simonsen fatally crashed his Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Following the specific request of his family, Aston Martin Racing continued their effort with the four remaining cars in Simonsen's honour. After a one-hour safety car period, the race also restarted but with a heavy heart.
The remaining 23 hours were also incident packed as the track conditions changed constantly due to intermittent rain showers. Fortunately, no other drivers were seriously injured. At the head of the field, the highly anticipated fight between Audi and Toyota lasted throughout the race and in the other classes the top positions were also hotly disputed right until the finish.
As a warm-up to the main event, there was also a 45-minute race historic race for sports cars that raced at Le Mans in the 1950s through to 1965. Among the stars in the 60-car field were a Ferrari 250 LM, the sole surviving Maserati Tipo 151 and an assortment of Jaguar D-Types.
Our reporters were at the track for the duration of the event from the first action on Wednesday until the winning drivers received their trophies on Sunday. Their combined efforts have resulted in this concise report and this 370-shot gallery filled with all the highs and lows of the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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2013 24 Hours of Le Mans - Report and Slideshow