Audi’s Legendary Factory Race Cars Are Back at Red Bull Ring Classics, and Some Are for Sale

[Source: Audi Sport]

For decades, some of Audi’s greatest factory race cars seemed destined to spend their retirement in museums, private collections, or tucked away in the company’s archives. Audi Sport is changing that. And at the 2026 Red Bull Ring Classics, fans got another look at what happens when some of that racing history is brought back to life.

Held August 29-30 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, the event celebrated motorsport history with everything from historic Formula cars to sports cars and touring cars. Eight racing series were scheduled for the weekend, along with vehicle displays, pit-lane walks, and other opportunities for fans to get close to the machinery.

Racing Legends

Audi was particularly well represented. Audi Sport racing legends brought an R10 TDI for display, while a pair of RS 5 DTM cars helped showcase another chapter of the brand’s remarkable racing history.

The DTM machines were right at home. The Class One Revival brought back touring cars from one of DTM’s wildest technological eras, with the field at Spielberg spanning everything from an Audi 80 B4 Class 1 to an ABT Audi TT-R and newer machinery.

Historic Race Cars For Sale

But here’s where things get really interesting for Audi collectors. Some of these old factory racers aren’t just there to look at.

Audi Sport racing legends was created to sell selected original chassis from Audi’s former DTM and LMP factory programs. Audi rebuilds the cars using reconditioned period components and offers buyers technical inspections, repairs, spare parts, expert advice, and even support at events. The historically significant winning cars Audi wants to preserve remain in its own collection.

Demand has apparently been enormous. Audi said earlier this year that it had already sold three RS 5 DTM cars and an R18 e-tron quattro in the program’s first year. Interest was strong enough to create delivery delays, and Audi’s plans to prepare additional cars now extend beyond the 2026 season.

That makes the Red Bull Ring appearance more than another nostalgic demonstration. It’s a glimpse at a fascinating second life for Audi’s motorsport history. Most of us will never have an RS 5 DTM or Le Mans prototype sitting in the garage. But the fact that Audi will sell selected collectors a genuine factory race car, and then help them keep it running, is pretty spectacular.