Herbert aims for repeat
Britain's Johnny Herbert has been recruited to help Audi's bid for a third successive victory in the Le Mans 24-Hour race this year.
Herbert, who retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 2000 season, will drive one of the factory-entered sports cars in the French endurance classic having driven a "customer" Audi last year.
"I'm delighted Audi has given me another realistic opportunity to win what is arguably the world's toughest and most famous motor race," said Herbert, who won in 1991 in a Mazda. "The Infineon Audi R8s finished 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 2000 and its two-car entry netted a 1-2 last year so the Audi is the car to be driving in such a marathon."
The Essex-born racer will team up with the Italian duo of Rinaldo Capello and Christian Pescatori for the race on June 15/16.
Audi head of sport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich said: "We want to win for the third time in a row to finally get the historic trophy back to our factory in Ingolstadt."