Tom Kristensen became the first driver to win America's most famous endurance race for the fourth time, achieving another record after his seventh Le Mans victory last year.

High humidity and asphalt temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees caused particularly difficult circumstances on the Florida track which is considered one of the most demanding in the world. Allan McNish showed the 650-hp V12 TDI engines potential with a record-breaking pole position time during qualifying.

Due to the heat exchanger being replaced after the morning warm-up, Dindo Capello was forced to start the R10 TDI from the pit-lane beginning his chase from the back of the field.

It took Capello only half an hour before he had moved from 35th position to second, finally taking the lead before the end of the second hour, which he kept until the finish-line.

2006 Audi R10