With factory efforts from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Toyota, the 24 Hours of Le Mans had one of its strongest fields in 1999. Mercedes-Benz and Toyota brought closed cars, BMW and
Nissan open prototypes and at the company's first attempt Audi sampled both options. At the end of the race BMW and Mercedes-Benz had to share the headlines but for two very different reasons. In the tenth ...