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Audi RS 5 DTM
WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW AUDI RS 5 DTM
Clear the stage for an exciting new race car: At the same time as the production model, Audi Sport presented the DTM racing version of the Audi RS 5 Coupé at the Geneva Motor Show. The new RS design language premieres in this model that features numerous modifications required by the regulations as well. “This … Continue reading
LAST DTM TEST FOR AUDI BEFORE WORLD PREMIERE
Audi prepared for the new DTM season in a three-day test on the Portuguese race track at Portimão, covering 1,971 kilometers in total. It was the last test with an interim car before the world premiere of the new Audi RS 5 DTM that will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on March 7 … Continue reading
LOIC DUVAL: “I’D LIKE TO MOUNT THE PODIUM IN THE DTM”
A new challenge for Loïc Duval: Following five years with Audi in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), a title win and a Le Mans victory, the 34-year-old Frenchman is switching to the DTM in 2017. In an interview, Duval talks about his initial impressions in the Audi RS 5 DTM and the feeling of … Continue reading
AUDI TO ENTER THREE DTM TEAMS IN TITLE CHASE
Three months before the 2017 DTM season opener, Audi has announced its team assignments. The premium brand will be the only manufacturer to put three teams on the grid. The DTM season will kick off at the Hockenheimring on May 5. In making the DTM team assignments, Audi’s new Head of Motorsport Dieter Gass has … Continue reading
DUVAL AND RAST IN AUDI RS 5 DTM IN 2017
Audi is bringing a breath of fresh air into the DTM. The Frenchman Loïc Duval and the German René Rast will be two new campaigners to compete in the Audi RS 5 DTM next season. Both have previously been successful in other racing series for Audi, most recently having been active in the WEC. Mattias … Continue reading
AUDI SECURES TWO OF THE THREE DTM TITLES
Audi secured two of the three DTM titles in the finale at Hockenheim. For the third time, Audi is DTM manufacturers’ champion and for the fourth time, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline is teams’ champion. In spite of his fifth victory this season, Audi campaigner Edoardo Mortara in the Castrol EDGE Audi RS 5 DTM … Continue reading
MOLINA WINS, MORTARA SHOWS STRONG NERVES AT HOCKENHEIM
Suspense galore in the DTM: Following an impressive comeback by Audi driver Edoardo Mortara in the first of the two final races at the Hockenheimring, the decision in the battle for the drivers’ title will only be made on Sunday, in the last race of the year. The manufacturers’ and teams’ classifications remain open as … Continue reading
DTM FINALE: AUDI TO BATTLE FOR THREE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
Audi Sport entered the 2016 DTM season with the ambitious aim of winning all three Championship titles. In the eagerly awaited finale at the Hockenheimring from October 14 to 16, this aim may become reality. Before the last two races of the season, Audi is leading two of the three classifications. In the manufacturers’ standings, … Continue reading
ONE-TWO WIN AS WELL AS FRUSTRATION FOR AUDI IN THE DTM
Only two contenders left: In the grand finale of the DTM at the Hockenheimring on October 15/16, Marco Wittmann (BMW) and Edoardo Mortara (Audi) will be battling for the drivers’ title. In the manufacturers’ and the teams’ standings, Audi is leading before the last two races. Following the 1-2-3-4-5-6 success on Saturday, Audi celebrated a … Continue reading
PERFECT DAY FOR AUDI AND EDOARDO MORTARA
A perfect Saturday for Audi and Edoardo Mortara in the DTM at Budapest (Hungary): On clinching his fourth victory this season, the Audi driver reduced his deficit to Marco Wittmann (BMW) in the drivers’ classification to 14 points. In the manufacturers’ standings, Audi recaptured the lead with a one-two-three-four-five-six result. Among the teams, Audi Sport … Continue reading
