Audi trio take control in Le Mans

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.

The Pescarolo of Emmanuel Collard, Jean-Christophe Boullion and Erik Comas, which had been leading the race, was forced to pit with a gearbox problem handing the second Champion Audi of Allan McNish, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela the top spot.