Record-breaking seventh Le Mans the best yet, says Kristensen

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

The Dane secured a place in motor racing history as he steered home the Champion Audi he was sharing with JJ Lehto and Marco Werner to first place, two laps ahead of the Pescarolo driven by Emmanuel Collard, Jean-Christophe Boullion and Erik Comas, after taking the lead just over three hours into the race.

The second Champion Audi shared by Scotland’s Allan McNish, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela ended up third to round off a successful seven-year career for the Audi R8 car at Le Mans - which has won five races since its debut back in 1999, but will not return to the event next year.