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THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET MOVING IN THE DESERT: BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT IN LINE-UP FOR 2019 24-HOURS OF DUBAI
BWT Mücke Motorsport aim to move mountains in the desert! The illustrious Berlin-based team are going to contest the famous 24-Hours of Dubai for a second time. The team will fight for a top result in their kfzteile24 Audi R8 LMS at Dubai’s Autodrome with a crack squad of drivers at the wheel of their … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER TEAMS WITH VICTORIES IN DUBAI AND AUSTRALIA
In preparation for the FIA GT Nations Cup up-and-coming Belgian drivers Charles Weerts and Mike den Tandt got to know the Audi R8 LMS in Dubai and won the Gulf Sportscar Championship opening round in it. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Debut victory in Dubai: The first race victory in the new Gulf Sportscar Championship goes … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING IN MACAU WITH 14 RACE CARS
At the street race in Macau from November 15 to 18, customer teams from Audi Sport customer racing will compete with both touring cars and GT3 sports cars for the first time. The race in the heart of the city is a classic on the international motorsport calendar. Audi has celebrated six victories in total … Continue reading
SENSATIONAL SECOND WRAPS WILKINSON & ELLIS’ STELLAR DEBUT GT3 SEASON
Rising British sportscar star, Ollie Wilkinson and teammate Bradley Ellis wrapped up their debut International GT Open campaign with an outstanding recovery drive in Barcelona, storming from 26th and ninth in class to finish sixth overall and second in Pro-Am. Returning to the circuit where the young Yorkshireman proved his GT3 potential with a second … Continue reading
XU JIA HAS CHINA GT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN SIGHTS AHEAD OF SEASON FINALE
Xu Jia of KINGS has a second consecutive China GT Championship title in his sights heading into this weekend’s season finale. The Chinese privateer has been formidable all season in the KINGS Audi R8 LMS GT3 and, one win away from the 2018 title, he will once more share driving duties with Audi Sport R8 … Continue reading
ABSOLUTE RACING TAKES BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA OVERALL PODIUM AND PRO-AM CLASS WIN AT NINGBO
Martin Rump and Cheng Congfu finished second in the penultimate race of the Blancpain GT Series Asia season in Ningbo, China. The Absolute Racing duo were impressive to secure their third podium of the season and move up to third in the Silver Cup. Teammates Adderly Fong and Andrew Kim secured their maiden Pro/Am victory … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT CUSTOMERS PREPARE FOR FINAL PUSH AT BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA FINALE
Four Audi customer driver pairings will contest the final two rounds of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia this weekend at China’s Ningbo International Speedpark, with two still in contention to lift the Silver and Pro-Am championship titles. Absolute Racing’s Cheng Congfu of China and Martin Rump of Estonia lie fourth in the Silver standings … Continue reading
NEW EVOLUTION OF THE AUDI R8 LMS FOR CUSTOMER RACING
Audi Sport customer racing presents its fourth new model in just four years: Following on from the radically new second-generation Audi R8 LMS (2015), the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR touring car (2016) and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 sports car (2017), the evolution of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 was unveiled at the Paris … Continue reading
TONI FORNE TAKES SIXTH PLACE FINISH IN BLANCPAIN GT SERIES PRO-AM CLASS IN BARCELONA
Toni Forné delivered a strong performance at his home round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which played host to the final round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Forné made his comeback to the series sharing the driving duties of the Car Collection Motorsport with Dimitri Parhofer and Frank Stippler. Forné hit the … Continue reading
TONI FORNE GETS BACK TO BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ENDURANCE CUP IN BARCELONA WITH CAR COLLECTION
Toni Forné will be present at Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup’s season finale: the 3 hours of Barcelona. Forné will make his comeback to the series with Car Collection Motorsport, with whom Forné has previously achieved success such as the Imola 12 hours. Forné will share the Audi R8 LMS with German drivers Dimitri Parhoffer … Continue reading
