Colin McRae will return to the Wales Rally GB next month and be joined by his former co-driver Nicky Grist as part of the Skoda team.

Audi boss Dr Wolfgang Ullrich hopes his all-conquering team will be allowed to try and maintain their domination of the Le Mans 24-Hour Race.

Johnny Herbert established himself as favourite for next month’s Le Mans 24-Hour Race when he blitzed the opposition in yesterday’s trials at the historic French venue.

Tom Kristensen put last year’s winning Audi trio in provisional pole position for a Le Mans 24-Hour Race repeat victory with a stunning opening qualifying performance.