Peugeot, no question. I suppose Porsche & Toyota suffer in comparison for not being the first, but from what I've been told watching the 908 blow the R10 out of the water was a real eye-opener, especially when most people thought Audi were so much faster because they were the only factory entrant.
It was the first time people were made aware of Audi's weaknesses, both concerning the car - specifically the powertrain (Peugeot kept this advantage throughout their time in LMP1) and Audi's driver lineup at the time (which Audi notably upped their game on; surely it triggered the end for Premat/Luhr/Werner/Biela and accelerated the Young Driver program).
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