TOM KRISTENSEN admitted his record breaking seventh Le Mans 24 Hours victory yesterday was his greatest win to date.

Denmark’s Tom Kristensen created motor racing history this afternoon as he notched up a record-breaking seventh victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

The Champion Audi shared by JJ Lehto, Marco Werner and Tom Kristensen took advantage of several incidents and a safety car to take charge of the Le Mans 24 Hours after four hours.

Two Bentleys headed three Audis after the opening four-hour time trial at Le Mans today in preparation for this year’s 24 Hour race.

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 got his Le Mans weekend off to the perfect start after his Audi car qualified in provisional pole position last night for the 24-hour French classic.

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.