This was produced by NFL Films and I had the pleasure of doing the finishing. To this date, it's still one of the most fascinating projects I've worked on. I especially love the sequence where our producers put a camera on a car for a practice lap and Allan McNish narrates from the driver's perspective. It's too bad it's out of sync.
I watched this movie and spent 30 minutes to myself to appreciate what I've just seen. What an amazing film and WHAT A TEAM AUDI IS! Brilliant! Absolutely amazing! RESPECT to these Engineers! Imagine the courage to bring diesel engines to racing, to the toughest gruelling race of Lemans and win it. Everyone from the Director of the Audi sport down to the mechanic was completely all in throughout the process. Its people before machines all the way. Thank you for this movie.
as an engineer i completely understanding the lack of emotion with great success and just looking for a place of solitude. the mental capacity required is something few people care to tap into, and doing so makes seconds feel like years. the engineer is the unsung hero, but a hero nonetheless. hats off to audi.
Just watched this video for like hundredth time and still loved it all the same. What a race 2008 Le Mans was! simply awesome. Good that Audi is coming back to Le Mans in 2022
Audi won through sheer hard work and genuine brilliance and the drivers were brilliant too. I feel sorry for Peugeot because if Audi had not been there they could have been the best but Audi were simply better as a team. I knew this even before i watched this despite the fact i am a Peugeot fan myself.
Peugeot may have won the buildup races to LeMans through pure speed but Audi is built not just for speed but durability to withstand 24 hours of flat-out racing pace through both low-speed sections in the corners and chicanes and high speed through the Mulsanne Straight. Also, the drivers are the best of the best in endurance racing.
I have watched and also driven a lot of races in my life, but this was the best movie on Le Mans I have ever watched. I have always been a BMW person. Not so much now.
Fantastic movie, thank you very much. Le Mans 24 has always been and will be my favourite event of the year. It's never about who is the fastest, but who can reliably bring the car over the finish line.
Having previously watched a few F1 docs today, this race seems to have far more skill, excitement and spirit than any F1 race I've seen. Dunno, just seems more genuine than corporate, rule infested, willy waving F1. Great documentary, thanks for the upload.
Honestly i thought it was just someone who sounded like him, looked it up, Yes it is Jason Statham. My favorite actor commentating on a documentary that covers my favorite race. Just amazing.
proud to say been since i was six always get the same buzz every year and watching it back gives me the biggest goosebumps ever. Really you should watch the second one. thats the best lemans race in modern history
1:20:00 - 1:22:30 - pretty tense between TK and Haynes. Haynes: "let's get inters on." TK: "weather's dry" Haynes: "inters I'm soaking wet in the lane, inters, Tom." Audi #2 puts inters, Peugeot goes slicks. TK: "I would like to know what Peugeot has done." Haynes: "Tom, let's not worry about Peugeot. I want you to get through this race on the tires you have on your car." Peugeot spins. TK: "These tires are perfect. Half the track is wet." Hayne says "Copy That. You have a 2 min 35 sec lead. Do you understand?" TK: "Thank you very much. Now we're talking." Haynes unspokenly says, "Any other questions you have for me?" TK replies, "No, I think we're good. In fact, we're real good." Haynes: "That's why we get the big bucks, my friend." TK: "And the wins and honors too, H."
It sounds more to me like he's saying "copy that, pit stop" as if to acknowledge Kristensen's report and summarise it as a potential pit stop for the affected car. Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if he said piss off sneakily after Kristensen dared to argue with him but when you're dealing with professionals like them it wouldn't make sense for H to say that after getting a good report at that stage of the race. Just wanted to try and clear it up for anyone who has trouble with British accents or is a non-native speaker
Possible both ways......;) I have a few friends with scottish and northern english accents, so I'm rather used to it. It would also be weird if he deviated from Radio Procedure, as they usually use box this lap etc. to communicate that he should come in. Similar to aviation, team radios can be tough to understand in certain situations, you use a lot of codewords or pre agreed phrases. Could've also been H being smart enough to say things in a way that he could say he was just tired and his speech not perfect, if he said piss off...........given that he knew he was on camera....;)
Oh yeah, not denying that when H would call Kristensen in to the pit he would say box this lap which you hear him say at other points. When he said pit stop I think he was using short hand to say "copy that, Peugeot car has suspension problems and will need to pit as soon as possible" not "copy that, time for you to come in to the pits Tom". It was my fault though for wording it awkwardly though so sorry for the confusion :D
I feel bad for the man who made the decision to stay on dry tires for Peugeot, that is a weight he will carry for life. His desire to win was greater than his desire to keep the driver and car safe. GG Audi, that was truly a team effort, no one man was the hero, as it should be in racing.
I love this race, and I love this movie. But I always chuckle a little bit when he says, "the French automaking giant Peugeot..." to make Audi sound like an underdog. VAG is one of the biggest automakers ever.
considering it was released in 2009, when peugeot was literally faster in qualifying since they rejoined in 2007, fair to assume that audi was being challenged for once
He rested on the tires that he relied on so heavily to win he race. They carried his car to victory and gave him a place to rest afterwards. Those tires are the real MVP
I think the Dindo Capello's "Lion through Rings" quote is epic. Basically saying that the Peugeot (Lion) is very good, but as time moves on and things get more difficult, they're putting themselves at risk of slipping up against the Audi (4 Rings).
Anyone here after the Alonso/Buemi/Nakajima 2019 win about an hour ago?…..1 hour without motor-racing after the 24 end never feels real! - withdrawal symptoms!
The funny thing is, that I've heard the same statement as Herr Baretzky made in totally different area, steam locomotives. There are those two locos, the Merchant Navy Pacific and West Country/Battle of Britain Light Pacific, designed by Olliver Bulleid, that are uncommonly quiet for steam locos, only having a whisper instead of the usually more pronounced bark. And that is attributed to the same reason as the Audi Engine......very good internal layout, so that most of the energy is used for traction. In other words it's so quiet, because it's so effective. Further proof of the concept from a totally unrelated area. ;)
I'd be making them tear it up and fix it. Hell, I'd even ask the other two drivers if they wouldn't mind me vandalising it so they HAVE to replace it, and then I'd go out of my way to make damn sure the name was spelt correctly the next time.
i find it absolutely incredible that the new r18 e tron quattro is just as fast as this, despite only having a 3.7 litre single turbo v6 rather than a twin turbo 5.5 liter v12, that for me is what innovation is all about, taking the new rules, and making it faster than the last even if the rules do suggest other wise. well done audi, this is what 'real racing' is all about, great racing, great driving, great cars, and great ideas
Audi are truly mighty. They are mega busy in Motorsport. LMP1, DTM, GT's.......but I wish so much for them to come into Formula One in either an engine supplier or Team.
39:50 mate. The time you've quoted is the end of the lap, and there's hardly any point directing them to that time if they want to watch the lap narration... Not that it mattered much, you posted that before time-stamps auto-converted to a hyperlink.
This is the professional blood sports. Legend could happen to Audi, and it could happen to Audi again, and again, and again and again and again. Vorsprung durch Technik!
Such an incredible race,Audi had everything against them,and this victory proofs that with dedication,planning and most important pacience you can achive everything in life..Definetly inspiring... 2014= Audi r18 e-tron quattro for the win :)
super video! i am sorry the PEUGEOT has retired this year from LE MANS 24 hours ,the race betwen this two teams was fantastic it was a show! sorry mi english
I love the fact that there were two flag-bearers on the corner with the parked van, halving the already slim chance the driver would not see the yellow flag.
I wish they’d restore Le Mans to the mid-late 80s configuration. It’s still a great track and perhaps my all time favorite next to Sebring but the way it looked in the 80s without the chicanes was cool. It still had that country side look but was also beginning to look more like a closed modern circuit.
I was grossing 80,000 traveling toward Miles City - E. on I-90. It was raining hard and I recalled a thing about Hydroplaning above 60 M.P.H. It worked there. Amazing difference with these cars.
Funny how they claim the 5,5 litre Diesels only had 650hp. In their weakest form they had far, far over 700hp. In 08 and 10 the engines had around 800hp. In the ALMS Audis were Running 4 digit horsepower in Quali.
WONDERFUL PRODUCTION - Since the 60's - it's always been my Fav'd event. Even my Art teacher in highschool knew I was a freak of the Sport - carving large lithographs in vinyl to offset print the car that Newman & McQueen drove.
I respect Audi and they are my favorite team in the new era, but never forget that the most dominant constructor at Le Mans is my all favorite Porsche. 16 total wins and the most consecutive wins: 7. Never underestimate Porsche,even now when it's LMP1 car is missing. They'll be back in 2014 to regain the title.
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The engine lack of noise explanation. Simplified by love making. I love this guy
Baretzky is this guy, who lives for his job and still a man who has fun doing it...
7:51
If you get it you get it.
I still prefer a screamer
I miss these days so much. Thank you Tom Kristensen!
This was produced by NFL Films and I had the pleasure of doing the finishing. To this date, it's still one of the most fascinating projects I've worked on. I especially love the sequence where our producers put a camera on a car for a practice lap and Allan McNish narrates from the driver's perspective. It's too bad it's out of sync.
Old post i know. It must have been really cool working on this. Finishing meaning editing?
The captions are hilarious.. "24 hours of your mom" "24hours of lamont" "24 hours of limo" everything but Le Mans.. 🤦♂️
Danny Williams hey why are you so aggressive? he just didn’t see it probably, no reason to call him retarded
It’s weird actually, the onboard lap actually does line up with modern lmp1 nowadays
Strange coincidence
No, actually I had the plesure of doing the finishing.
And yes it was fascinating I guess🥱
McNish 17:08 "I personally do not believe in luck"
McNish 19:55 "Allen McNish narrowly miss real trouble" xD
I watched this movie and spent 30 minutes to myself to appreciate what I've just seen. What an amazing film and WHAT A TEAM AUDI IS! Brilliant! Absolutely amazing! RESPECT to these Engineers! Imagine the courage to bring diesel engines to racing, to the toughest gruelling race of Lemans and win it. Everyone from the Director of the Audi sport down to the mechanic was completely all in throughout the process. Its people before machines all the way. Thank you for this movie.
as an engineer i completely understanding the lack of emotion with great success and just looking for a place of solitude. the mental capacity required is something few people care to tap into, and doing so makes seconds feel like years. the engineer is the unsung hero, but a hero nonetheless. hats off to audi.
1 hour 32 minutes and 35 seconds of complete and utter AWESOMENESS!!!! Waiting on #2...
Just watched this video for like hundredth time and still loved it all the same. What a race 2008 Le Mans was! simply awesome. Good that Audi is coming back to Le Mans in 2022
Will ICE cars be permitted in 2022??
In U.K., someone is emptying the market of used cars. How? Who? To what end?
@@GT380man the cars are most likely hybrid bmw is also joining a year later and so is Porsche, Honda (Acura) and Ferrari
@@fdc2367 Audi is also joining a year later (2023). Only brand that might join Toyota this year is Peugeot
@@jorhop4005 forget it. Audi won't join wec anymore
@@25Berlina well yeah, I made that comment before they cancelled the program.
Without a doubt the best film I have ever seen. Well done to all involved.
Audi won through sheer hard work and genuine brilliance and the drivers were brilliant too. I feel sorry for Peugeot because if Audi had not been there they could have been the best but Audi were simply better as a team. I knew this even before i watched this despite the fact i am a Peugeot fan myself.
Noooooo wwwaaaayyy!!!!!
Audi actually 'engineered' that victory - genuinely engineered it.
Peugeot may have won the buildup races to LeMans through pure speed but Audi is built not just for speed but durability to withstand 24 hours of flat-out racing pace through both low-speed sections in the corners and chicanes and high speed through the Mulsanne Straight. Also, the drivers are the best of the best in endurance racing.
Well they'll have their chance next year!
I have watched and also driven a lot of races in my life, but this was the best movie on Le Mans I have ever watched. I have always been a BMW person. Not so much now.
Biela having a cigarette before his stint like an OG
Excellent... Glad to hear Statham doing voice-over work, too!
Just love the way allan mcnish. Describe the full lap on circuit de la sarthe. Very passionate yet focus
He should be commentating every race!! He's amazing!!
Too many hiccups, stalls in his speech and a tad over-excited to be an announcer.
@@fitnesspoint2006 plus he's not that great of a driver.
Qua 😩😣😣😩😩😣😫😫
@@jkk20 , but better than you'll EVER be!
Jason Statham has had many JOBS like narrating this film.
is it him i thought its him
@@ramijegham5728 yes, I chek, its him
Fantastic movie, thank you very much. Le Mans 24 has always been and will be my favourite event of the year. It's never about who is the fastest, but who can reliably bring the car over the finish line.
Having previously watched a few F1 docs today, this race seems to have far more skill, excitement and spirit than any F1 race I've seen. Dunno, just seems more genuine than corporate, rule infested, willy waving F1. Great documentary, thanks for the upload.
apples and oranges. sprint vs marathon. the great short story vs epic novel.
I will miss Audi again this year at the Circuit de la Sarthe! Thankfully we have these YT videos to look back at what was!
I worked as a Tyre Man & travelling fabricator in the European Le Mans Series in the Year. Audi are a total legend.
Wow,they got the Transporter to narrate. Impressive!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
"Everything seems ok......but I will kill somebody" LOL best line ever in motorsport.
O.M.G... these guys rebuild the car in 15 mins...wow ..no wonder they are the best..in the game...well done auto union
Honestly i thought it was just someone who sounded like him, looked it up, Yes it is Jason Statham.
My favorite actor commentating on a documentary that covers my favorite race. Just amazing.
proud to say been since i was six always get the same buzz every year and watching it back gives me the biggest goosebumps ever. Really you should watch the second one. thats the best lemans race in modern history
1:20:00 - 1:22:30 - pretty tense between TK and Haynes.
Haynes: "let's get inters on."
TK: "weather's dry"
Haynes: "inters I'm soaking wet in the lane, inters, Tom."
Audi #2 puts inters, Peugeot goes slicks.
TK: "I would like to know what Peugeot has done."
Haynes: "Tom, let's not worry about Peugeot. I want you to get through this race on the tires you have on your car."
Peugeot spins.
TK: "These tires are perfect. Half the track is wet."
Hayne says "Copy That. You have a 2 min 35 sec lead. Do you understand?"
TK: "Thank you very much. Now we're talking."
Haynes unspokenly says, "Any other questions you have for me?"
TK replies, "No, I think we're good. In fact, we're real good."
Haynes: "That's why we get the big bucks, my friend."
TK: "And the wins and honors too, H."
This is the part I always remember, fantastic thanks for the time haha.
go to 1:22:55 to 1:23:01 where H says "copy that, piss off!" ;)
Might've been a bit miffed, or just a bit of banter! ;)
It sounds more to me like he's saying "copy that, pit stop" as if to acknowledge Kristensen's report and summarise it as a potential pit stop for the affected car. Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if he said piss off sneakily after Kristensen dared to argue with him but when you're dealing with professionals like them it wouldn't make sense for H to say that after getting a good report at that stage of the race. Just wanted to try and clear it up for anyone who has trouble with British accents or is a non-native speaker
Possible both ways......;) I have a few friends with scottish and northern english accents, so I'm rather used to it.
It would also be weird if he deviated from Radio Procedure, as they usually use box this lap etc. to communicate that he should come in.
Similar to aviation, team radios can be tough to understand in certain situations, you use a lot of codewords or pre agreed phrases.
Could've also been H being smart enough to say things in a way that he could say he was just tired and his speech not perfect, if he said piss off...........given that he knew he was on camera....;)
Oh yeah, not denying that when H would call Kristensen in to the pit he would say box this lap which you hear him say at other points. When he said pit stop I think he was using short hand to say "copy that, Peugeot car has suspension problems and will need to pit as soon as possible" not "copy that, time for you to come in to the pits Tom". It was my fault though for wording it awkwardly though so sorry for the confusion :D
I feel bad for the man who made the decision to stay on dry tires for Peugeot, that is a weight he will carry for life. His desire to win was greater than his desire to keep the driver and car safe. GG Audi, that was truly a team effort, no one man was the hero, as it should be in racing.
I love this race, and I love this movie. But I always chuckle a little bit when he says, "the French automaking giant Peugeot..." to make Audi sound like an underdog. VAG is one of the biggest automakers ever.
considering it was released in 2009, when peugeot was literally faster in qualifying since they rejoined in 2007, fair to assume that audi was being challenged for once
Agreed, but to make them seem vulnerable because they're an "automaking giant," compared to VAG is just silly.
Last of the great motorsport documentaries
"TOM K" my all time hero driver..
Is that Jason Statham narrating
Sounds like it
Yes it is!
He rested on the tires that he relied on so heavily to win he race. They carried his car to victory and gave him a place to rest afterwards. Those tires are the real MVP
I think the Dindo Capello's "Lion through Rings" quote is epic.
Basically saying that the Peugeot (Lion) is very good, but as time moves on and things get more difficult, they're putting themselves at risk of slipping up against the Audi (4 Rings).
Anyone here after the Alonso/Buemi/Nakajima 2019 win about an hour ago?…..1 hour without motor-racing after the 24 end never feels real! - withdrawal symptoms!
I ran into Howden at Sebring in 2011 and asked him for an autograph. Truly one of the nicest guys in motorsport.
The funny thing is, that I've heard the same statement as Herr Baretzky made in totally different area, steam locomotives.
There are those two locos, the Merchant Navy Pacific and West Country/Battle of Britain Light Pacific, designed by Olliver Bulleid, that are uncommonly quiet for steam locos, only having a whisper instead of the usually more pronounced bark.
And that is attributed to the same reason as the Audi Engine......very good internal layout, so that most of the energy is used for traction.
In other words it's so quiet, because it's so effective.
Further proof of the concept from a totally unrelated area. ;)
Amazing documentary I loved every second of it!!! The way Alan Mcnish explained the entire track really sent chills down my spine!!
Watched this when it had premier in denmark, TOM WAS THERE IN THE CINEMA!
Very good film. Enjoyed it a lot.
thanks for the upload, really enjoying the history, looking forward to the second instalment
Aw man imagine getting your name placed in bronze and they end up misspelling it! I'd be crying.
I'd be making them tear it up and fix it. Hell, I'd even ask the other two drivers if they wouldn't mind me vandalising it so they HAVE to replace it, and then I'd go out of my way to make damn sure the name was spelt correctly the next time.
Awesome. I'm the guy with the backwards 70s era Phillies cap in the right side of shot when they drop the car out of the truck. ;)
i find it absolutely incredible that the new r18 e tron quattro is just as fast as this, despite only having a 3.7 litre single turbo v6 rather than a twin turbo 5.5 liter v12, that for me is what innovation is all about, taking the new rules, and making it faster than the last even if the rules do suggest other wise. well done audi, this is what 'real racing' is all about, great racing, great driving, great cars, and great ideas
THE greatest race in the world. There is no other experience as a fan or a driver that comes close
6:51 Dayton Beat West Virginia. That's an upset. ;) I love these documentaries! Thanks for uploading!
never new Jason Statham worked as a commentator as well! hehe
i have so much appreciation for this team and their accomplishments and I'm looking forward 2 seeing this fine tuned german clock running again
Alan McNish starts his explanation of the lap @ 39:50
My favorite movie
Thank you for upload
These truth 1 & 2 series are brilliant
Audi are truly mighty. They are mega busy in Motorsport. LMP1, DTM, GT's.......but I wish so much for them to come into Formula One in either an engine supplier or Team.
Thank you thank you thank you for posting this up, this will stay with me for a long time.
43:00 ... this was the best part of the movie for me .... mcnish explaining his lap
39:50 mate. The time you've quoted is the end of the lap, and there's hardly any point directing them to that time if they want to watch the lap narration...
Not that it mattered much, you posted that before time-stamps auto-converted to a hyperlink.
This is the professional blood sports. Legend could happen to Audi, and it could happen to Audi again, and again, and again and again and again. Vorsprung durch Technik!
Fuck!!! Allan McNish needs to be commentating every race from now til forever!!
Thanks Len for posting this video. netflix only has part 2 and i didn't want to watch that before seeing this one.
Amazing story !!!!! just stunning
no dislikes. a video of pure emotions
Can't imagine their feelings at the end, when i had my eyes in tears at the end of movie. Kristensen all time Le Mans MVP, if i can say like that.
The best narration ever
Such an incredible race,Audi had everything against them,and this victory proofs that with dedication,planning and most important pacience you can achive everything in life..Definetly inspiring... 2014= Audi r18 e-tron quattro for the win :)
A repeat (of sorts) of 2008. Audi again didn't have the fastest car. But they had the most reliable one
Such a great Film about Le Mans
Peugeot did a film like that too, It's nice to see teams from the inside ;)
Do you have the name of it? I can't find it
sexy350Zowner Peugeot - La quête du Mans. (2009). You may find it on TH-cam.
Loved this when it was released
That was awesome, thanks for posting!
Truth in 24 II is on Audi of America ( AudiofAmerica ) channel.
J.S. does an awesome job narrating this, also check out Truth in 24 II
super video! i am sorry the PEUGEOT has retired this year from LE MANS 24 hours ,the race betwen this two teams was fantastic it was a show! sorry mi english
I'm definitly not a audi sport fan but hey, great team and great movie.
Splendid film .
I love the fact that there were two flag-bearers on the corner with the parked van, halving the already slim chance the driver would not see the yellow flag.
its also greater understanding in aero, but yes you are right, tires play a massive role too.
8:00 that's a very interesting analogy lol
Going this year can't wait!!!!!!!!
Isle of Mann TT, Le Mans, and Monaco F1. My holy trinity of racing
24h Nürburgring also legendary
this is epic :)
tbh i felt happy when they won as if i was with them
Audi FTW :)
the best part is from 39:52 to 43:09, superb!
Thank you very much.
I wish they’d restore Le Mans to the mid-late 80s configuration.
It’s still a great track and perhaps my all time favorite next to Sebring but the way it looked in the 80s without the chicanes was cool. It still had that country side look but was also beginning to look more like a closed modern circuit.
No chance after the 1999 race
thank you for uploading this video
I was grossing 80,000 traveling toward Miles City - E. on I-90. It was raining hard and I recalled a thing about Hydroplaning above 60 M.P.H. It worked there. Amazing difference with these cars.
thank you very much. now we are talking!
Absolutely awesome!!
Funny how they claim the 5,5 litre Diesels only had 650hp. In their weakest form they had far, far over 700hp. In 08 and 10 the engines had around 800hp. In the ALMS Audis were Running 4 digit horsepower in Quali.
Every diesel doubter needs to see this!
WONDERFUL PRODUCTION -
Since the 60's - it's always been my Fav'd event.
Even my Art teacher in highschool knew I was a freak
of the Sport - carving large lithographs in vinyl to offset print the car
that Newman & McQueen drove.
DAM..... i speechless great movie, thanks for uploding this.
Great doco👍👏👏
at 7:53 he has a great way of describing....well....have a listen
I'm sure his Sky F1 contract is a direct result of that part! He's brilliant in front of the camera.
Ive been looking all over to find a entertaining documentary, looks like i found it :)
Jason Statham
good promo for audi, lets see what Toyota can do next race
Thank you for uploading.
Thanks you for uploading this my friend.
Hell yes, that was awesome.
I love how he said that the Peugeot Lion couldn't jump through Audi's Rings
I respect Audi and they are my favorite team in the new era, but never forget that the most dominant constructor at Le Mans is my all favorite Porsche. 16 total wins and the most consecutive wins: 7. Never underestimate Porsche,even now when it's LMP1 car is missing. They'll be back in 2014 to regain the title.
Somehow this makes me think of war of the worlds. And Peugeot is the Martians.
This is true racing,not like f1 trash
The perfect race by Audi nr. 2 team