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EIGHT AUDI R8 LMS CARS FIGHT FOR VICTORY, POINTS AND TITLES AT THE SPA 24 HOURS
The 71st edition of the Spa 24 Hours will take place for the first time in autumn. From 22 to 25 October, the three Audi Sport customer racing teams will compete in the world’s biggest GT3 race to clinch their fifth victory after 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017, but the traditional Coupe du Roi brand … Continue reading
CATCH-UP RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN INDIANAPOLIS
At the second round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, Audi Sport Team Hardpoint WRT with the Audi R8 LMS fought its way back up to fourth place after early setbacks. Rain showers of varying intensity turned the Indianapolis 8 Hour race in the US state of Indiana into an unpredictable lottery in the first phase. … Continue reading
TWELVE DRIVERS AND A NEW TEAM FROM AUDI SPORT AT THE SPA 24 HOURS
Just two days after the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the course is set for the next long-distance classic from October 22 to 25: The three best Audi factory drivers from the DTM will contest the Spa 24 Hours together with nine drivers from Audi Sport customer racing in four different Audi R8 LMS. In addition to … Continue reading
SECOND PLACE FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING AT THE NURBURGING
Fighting for its sixth overall victory in the turbulent 48th running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Audi Sport customer racing had to admit defeat by just a few seconds. Audi Sport drivers Mirko Bortolotti, Christopher Haase and Markus Winkelhock in the Audi R8 LMS crossed the finish line in the most adverse conditions in the … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT WITH TWELVE CUSTOMER RACING CARS AT THE SEASON HIGHLIGHT AT THE NURBURGRING
Audi Sport customer racing will head with the number 1 in its twelfth race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours from September 24 to 27: After its fifth victory in last year’s tradition-steeped Eifel event, the Audi R8 LMS of Audi Sport Team Phoenix will bear the leading starting number. A total of nine of the … Continue reading
AUDI READY FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE
Just one week after the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Audi Sport customer racing has the next date on its calendar: For its North American round from October 2 to 4, the Intercontinental GT Challenge will make its debut at Indianapolis, the tradition-steeped temple of speed in U.S. motorsport in the state of Indiana. The experienced Belgian … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT WITH STRONG LINEUP FOR TENTH BATHURST ANNIVERSARY
For the first time, Audi Sport Team Valvoline is tackling the most important endurance race in Australia with three Audi R8 LMS. At the opening event of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), the only worldwide GT3 racing series, eight Audi Sport drivers will be on the grid together with Australian pro Garth Tander. Following five … Continue reading
STRONG SEASON FOR AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING
Thanks to its teams Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 clinched 578 trophies, including 237 victories, in more than 750 races around the globe. For the first time, four models were fielded – the Audi RS 3 LMS as well as the GT2, GT3 and GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS. In Audi Sport … Continue reading
AUDI SPORT DRIVER LINEUP COMPLETE FOR 2020
Audi Sport customer racing is taking on a challenging international program with a strengthened driver squad. Two new signings will complement the Audi Sport GT driver lineup in strategic commitments and customer programs next year. Audi’s GT driver lineup previously encompassed ten drivers. Now, the Italian Mirko Bortolotti and the Swiss Patric Niederhauser are complementing … Continue reading
MISSED CHANCE FOR AUDI SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA
The 9 Hours of Kyalami in South Africa provided a new setting with a highly varied endurance racing competition for the finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC). Audi Sport customer racing missed its chance of clinching a sixth title in this racing series, as several setbacks repeatedly caused both Audi R8 LMS to lose … Continue reading
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