Le Mans - Gallery III

Former Le Mans winner Paul Frere (centre), Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, AUDI AG (left) as well as Dr. Ferdinand Piech, Volkswagen AG (right) prior to the start

Start at Le Mans: Laurent Aiello (#2) in the Infineon Audi R8 is ahead of Frank Biela (#1)

Frank Biela leads the 2001 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hour race in the Infineon Audi R8 (#1)

The first half of the race was characterised by torrential rain. This image shows Rinaldo Capello in the Infineon Audi R8 (#2)

Plenty of action: Emanuele Pirro leaves the Infineon Audi R8 (#1) after he helped his team mate Frank Biela with the seatbelt

Pit stop for the Infineon Audi R8 (#2) at night

Racing legend Mario Andretti (left) with Audi driver Emanuele Pirro (right) at the 2001 Le Mans 24 Hour race

Happy birthday: Audi driver Rinaldo Capello celebrates his 37th birthday at midnight in the Audi pits

Frank Biela waits in the Audi Sport Team Joest pits for his next stint

Audi driver Rinaldo Capello (#2) in the Infineon Audi R8 in the wet

Audi driver Emanuele Pirro after crossing the finishing line with his Infineon Audi R8

The winners'' rostrum: Rinaldo Capello, Christian Pescatori, Laurent Aiello, Emanuele Pirro, Tom Kristensen, Frank Biela, Audi Sportchef Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (from left)

Audi celebrates a 1-2 at Le Mans: Emanuele Pirro in the Infineon Audi R8 (#1) crosses the finishing line ahead of Laurent Aiello (#2)

We did it !

Emanuele Pirro enjoying his teams victory

Emanuele Pirro enjoying his teams victory

The Le Mans winning Audi R8 #1, driven by Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro, followed by the #2 Audi R8 and the #8 Bentley

The Le Mans winning Audi R8 #1, driven by Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro

Panoz #12 driven by Jan Magnussen, David Brabham and Frank Lagorce

Cadillac #5 driven by Eric Bernard, Emmanuel Collard and Marc Goossens

Chevy Corvette

Dome, Chrysler, Audi, Bently and Gulf Audi

Corvette #64 driven by Andy Pilgrim, Franck Freon and Kelly Collins

Dome #9 driven by Jan Lammers, Val Hillebrand and Donny Crevels

Bentley #8 driven by Andy Wallace, Eric van de Poele and Butch Leitzinger

Seikel Porsche #83 driven by Gabrio Rosa, Fabio Babini and Luca Drudi

MG 1995 T driven by Kevin McGarrity, Mark Blundell and Julian Bailey

... where you find your dream car

Tweet