source: Audi Sport
- First TCR win for Audi RS 3 LMS in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
- Extensive program for all three Audi customer race cars
- Audi Sport customer racing present in North America like never before
Neuburg a. d. Donau/Daytona – Following the one-two class win of the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 in Dubai two weeks ago, the North American season began with a success for Audi Sport customer racing as well. To kick off the IMSA season at Daytona, all three products of the brand – the GTD and theGTD versions of the Audi R8 LMS and the Audi RS 3 LMS – were on the grid in America for the first time. In the TCR class of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the Audi RS 3 LMS scored a 1-2-3-4 result.
The Audi customer teams in the TCR class delivered top-class entertainment in the famous oval at Daytona. After four thrilling hours of racing with many slipstream duels, Americans Britt Casey Jr./Tom Long in the Audi RS 3 LMS from Compass Racing won ahead of their teammates, Rodrigo Sales/Kuno Wittmer, with an advantage of just 1.955 seconds. Matt Fassnacht/Justin Piscitell from Team Murillo Racing trailed them by only 0.079 seconds in third position. Lee Carpentier/Kieron O’Rourke completed the 1-2-3-4 success of the Audi RS 3 LMS for eEuroparts.com Racing. The Grand Sport class saw four Audi R8 LMS GT4 cars on the grid for the first time. Following an action-packed race, the American-Polish women’s team of Ashley Freiberg/Gosia Rdest with GMG Racing in position 18 was the best Audi driver team.
“Sincere congratulations to our TCR teams on this 1-2-3-4 success,” said Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. “This was a strong start to a season in which more Audi Sport customer race cars than ever before will be seen in North America. We look forward to further successes in various classes.”
