Le Mans Circuits Added to Forza Motorsport 3

On June 13 and 14 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, the world's best drivers and their finely tuned race cars will compete in the oldest and most prestigious endurance race in the world at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

To properly celebrate the 77th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Xbox 360® was joined by Peugeot Sport top pilot Stéphan Sarrazin to announce that the famed Le Mans Le Sarthe and Bugatti circuits along with a new multi-class racing mode will make their Forza Motorsport® debut when Forza Motorsport 3 launches exclusively on Xbox 360 in October. A consultant to developer Turn 10 on the re-creation of the track for the game, Stephan took some laps on the in-game version of Le Mans with press prior to taking the pole position with his Peugeot Sport 908 teammates when the actual race begins on Saturday.

Xbox 360 also announced at Le Mans the first set of more than 100 race cars that will be featured in the game. For the first time in Forza Motorsport history, fans will be able to get into the cockpit of some of the world's most famous race cars including the Peugeot Sport 908, the Audi FSI Champion Racing R8 or even the Ferrari MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP. With the best graphics and most realistic performing cars in gaming, Forza Motorsport 3 will let racing fans worldwide exercise their love of motorsport like never before.

Among the more than 100 race cars in Forza Motorsport 3 announced today:

• Audi #2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI
• Audi #2 FSI Champion Racing R8
• Bentley #7 Team Bentley Speed 8
• BMW #15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
• Cadillac #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
• Ferrari #30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
• Peugeot #8 Peugeot Sport 908
• Peugeot #3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
• Porsche #17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
• Toyota #3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
• Audi #8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
• Ferrari #12 Risi Competizione F333 SP

Back in the U.S. the weekend of June 13-14, Xbox 360 and Audi North America invite motorsport fans and media to the Audi Forum New York City for a host of activities celebrating Le Mans. The AXF-24 Audi-Forza Challenge has nine of North America's top Forza drivers, as determined by rankings on Xbox LIVE®, competing in a simulated 24-hour endurance competition complete with regular pit stops to refuel on the just debuted Le Mans Le Sarthe circuit in Forza Motorsport 3. The competition runs concurrent to the actual race in France with gamers being split into three teams of three drivers, racing to win an all-expenses paid trip for them and a guest to the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans race hosted by Audi. Other activities for media and guests include taking their own turns on Le Mans in the Forza Motorsport 3 racing pod, pit stop demonstrations featuring the real-world Audi R8 and R10 Le Mans race cars, and a live broadcast of the race from France.

Source: Xbox