Gallery: Le Mans winning Bentley Speed 8 after dark
For British motorsport fans, Bentley's Le Mans campaign in 2003 sticks in the memory – it was the team's first victory at Le Sarthe for 73 years. Both Bentley Speed 8s are here at the Goodwood Members' Meeting, with the winning car leading two 15-car fields for a high speed demonstration of LMP cars.
The number seven car was driven to victory by Tom Kristensen, Guy Smith and Rinaldo Capello, and both Kristensen and Smith are here at Goodwood to drive the cars. For nine-time Le Mans winner Kristensen, it's the first time he has sat in the Speed 8 since that win sixteen years ago. It's joined in the paddock by the number eight car which came second, and after the night-time demonstration we were able to bring both cars together on the grid to capture these stunning images.
Photography by Peter Summers.
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