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Unique in Le Mans history, the same driving team of Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen were victorious over three consecutive years driving the Audi Sport Team Joest Type R8. The image shows the 2002 race with Pirro negotiating the first chicane at dusk. Depicted left is a study of the winning car in 2000 with Kristensen driving, whilst to the right is Biela winner in the wet race of 2001. -
Bentley returned to the Sarthe after an absence of over 70 years. Driving the EXP Speed 8 it was the car driven by Butch Leitzinger, Eric van de Poele and Andy Wallace which finished third overall, winning the LMP 900 class. The image shows the triumphant Bentley leading an Audi on the Mulsanne Straight in torrential conditions.