The GSR Kawasaki team of Gregory Le Blanc, Olivier Four and Julien Da Costa won the 33rd 2010 Le Mans 24hr motorcycle race.
..It was the first victory for a Kawasaki since 1999, with the GSR team moving on from topping the time sheets in qualifying to taking overall victory after completing some 828 laps.
The Yamaha Austria team of Igor Jerman, Steve Martin and Gwen Giabbani pushed the GSR squad hard until a mechanical problem mid-way through the race saw them lose ground. They finished 11 laps down in second place.
In third place was the RAC 41 City Bike team of Greg Black, Olivier Depoorter and Gregory Junod.
There was drama during the overnight section of the race, however, as the National Motos Honda team bike caught fire in the pits following a refuelling accident