Porsche No.19 car wins Le Mans

With Nico Hulkenberg behind the wheel Porsche's No.19 car has won the Le Mans 24 Hours Race, Mark Webber second in the No.17 Porsche.

Porsche Team N¡ 19 in a Porsche 919 Hybrid

Porsche are leading at the halfway point in the 83rd edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours Race in France. (AAP)

With German Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg behind the wheel, Porsche won the 24 Hours Le Mans on Sunday to end Audi's five-race winning run and clinch a record 17th victory at the famous endurance race.

Hulkenberg was one of the three drivers in the No.19 car, which finished ahead of No.17 Porsche, featuring Australia's former F1 driver Mark Webber and Audi's No.7 car.

Audi had won seven of the past eight races, with Porsche's last win coming in 1998.

Returning to Le Mans after a 16-year absence in the top category, Porsche missed out last year because of a mechanical problem as Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer, and Benoit Treluye drove Audi to its fifth straight title.

This time, Porsche overcame an early crash in a dominant win.


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