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17/06/2008 03:41. LE MANS, France -- Audi survived a collision late in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to win the endurance race for the fifth straight year and give Tom Kristensen a record eighth victory.
Kristensen, a Dane, teamed with Rinaldo Capello of Italy and Allan McNish of Britain in the Audi No. 2 that made the best of wet racing Sunday to beat the faster Peugeot cars.
"It was a perfect race," Kristensen told France 2 television. "The Audi had no problem at all. It's really unbelievable."
Audi's victory thwarted Jacques Villeneuve's bid to win the Triple Crown of auto racing.
The diesel-powered Audi No. 2 survived a scare when it collided with the Zytek 07S No. 32 in the 22nd hour. The Audi carried on without apparent damage while the Zytek car went into the pits.
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