Peugeot stands in the way of Audi's bid for a sixth straight victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend.
Defending champions Tom Kristensen of Denmark, Allan McNish of Britain and Rinaldo Capello of Italy were dislodged from pole position after Stephane Sarrazin produced a lightning run in the dark on Thursday to clinch pole position.
The Frenchman in his Peugeot No. 8 clocked the fastest lap in 3 minutes, 22.888 seconds on the 13.629-kilometer circuit, pushing the Audi No. 1 driven by McNish into second place on the grid.
Speed does not guarantee victory at the world's most famous endurance race. Reliability matters just as much in an event …
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