28 Feb 2019

2019 Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup With New Incentives

source: Audi Sport Asian racing series starting its eighth season First winners of special “Road to Spa” prize to compete in 24-hour race in Belgium in 2019 New Challenger Trophy within the popular one-make cup for privateers The Asian Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup is starting its eighth season with an attractive events calendar in 2019. New incentives are complementing the diversified promotion program that in recent years helped many drivers make the leap into internation...
4 Feb 2019

Success for Audi Sport customer teams at Bathurst

source: Audi Sport Two Audi R8 LMS score podium spots in Pro-Am category Disappointment for both driver crews of Audi Sport Team Valvoline Audi Sport customer racing experienced a setback in the launch of its title defense in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. After both Audi R8 LMS of the Audi Sport Team Valvoline had at times led the 12-hour race in Bathurst in the early phase, the squad with drivers Christopher Haase/Christopher Mies/Markus Winkelhock ultimately had to ...
18 Dec 2018

Land Motorsport With Strong Quartet In Daytona

source: Land Motorsport Preparations for the 2019 season are in full swing at MONTAPLAST by Land-Motorsport. From January 25th to 27th the team from Niederdreisbach starts at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 will be driven by Christopher Mies, Dries Vanthoor, Ricardo Feller and Daniel Morad. Traditionally, the 24-hour race in Florida is the prelude to the IMSA WeatherTechSportsCar Championship. Already in the years 2017 and 2018 MONTAPLAST by Land-Motorsport was on the D...
19 Nov 2018

Audi Sport Customer Teams With Victories In Dubai And Australia

source: Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS successful in Gulf Sportscar Championship and GT-1 Australia Class victory for Audi RS 3 LMS in Brazil 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 Spo...
18 Nov 2018

Two Victories For Audi Sport customer racing In Macau

source: Audi Sport Jean-Karl Vernay and Frédéric Vervisch in an Audi RS 3 LMS each win a race in FIA WTCR Challenging race for Audi R8 LMS in FIA GT World Cup Audi’s tally in Macau increases to eight victories Audi Sport customer racing returns from the race weekend in Macau with remarkable results. With two victories in the finale of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup Audi, from a historical perspective, has now clinched a total of four touring car victories on...
19 Oct 2018

Season Finale At Laguna Seca, California: Three Audi R8 LMS With Unique Liveries

source: Audi Sport Special liveries of the GT3 sports cars: three cars, standing side by side, to sport the “Stars and Stripes” of the American flag Championship-winning team from the Pirelli World Challenge to race in GT4 class Audi will offer fans not just one but several treats at the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) finale in California from October 26 to 28: Besides the GT3 model, the GT4 version of the Audi R8 LMS and the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR race car will be on...
18 Sep 2018

Audi Wants To Defend Titles In Finale At Laguna Seca

source: Audi Sport Drivers’ and manufacturers’ classifications in Intercontinental GT Challenge still undecided before season finale in California Currently two teams with three Audi R8 LMS cars and nine drivers on the grid Before the finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) in California from October 26 to 28, Audi Sport customer racing has determined driver and team lineups: Two of the three Audi R8 LMS cars entered so far will be fielded by Vincent Vosse...
6 Aug 2018

Magnus Racing Sees A Lot of Positive in Top-10 at Road America

[source: Magnus Racing] ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 6, 2018) – Following a wild up-and-down race in which Magnus Racing drivers John Potter and Andy Lally worked their way up through the field to be ranked as high as sixth, the team can still take a lot of solace in yet another top-10 finish in their 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign. “Looking at the car after the race, there’s a lot of things to look positively at,” stated Magnus Racing team owner and ...
20 Jul 2018

Audi Aims For Fifth Victory in Spa 24 Hours

[source: Audi Sport] This year’s running of the Spa 24 Hours will be a race of superlatives: Audi Sport customer racing will meet with the sport cars from twelve other marques at the anniversary event of the iconic endurance race. 67 race cars in total will be on the grid in the Ardennes from July 26 to 29. In the world’s major GT3 competition, Audi Sport will be battling for its fifth overall victory after 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017. No other brand has been more successful since...
17 Jul 2018

First Win for Audi customer team in Pirelli World Challenge

[source: Audi Sport] TruSpeed AutoSport won SprintX round in Portland with Audi R8 LMS First trophies for Audi R8 LMS GT4 in France Audi RS 3 LMS unbeatable in Portuguese hill climbing With an win and a third place, Team TruSpeed AutoSport showed its strongest performance so far in North America while Audi Sport Italia claimed a fourth podium finish in its local championship with the Audi R8 LMS. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Win and one more podium: The fourth Spr...
11 Jul 2018

Magnus Racing Lands Best Result for Audi in 2018

[source: Magnus Racing] Running their most competitive race of the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, Magnus Racing and Audi Sport customer racing would enjoy their best result of the year, taking third during yesterday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at the historic Candian Tire Motorsport Park, formerly known as Mosport. Gaining eight positions in treacherous heat throughout the race, the two-hour, forty-five minute sprint race would generate the first podium for any Audi ve...
2 Jul 2018

First Victory This Season for Audi in Blancpain GT Series Asia

[source: Audi Sport] Audi R8 LMS victorious in Asia, Australia and Italy Audi R8 LMS GT4 wins race at the Nürburgring Audi RS 3 LMS at the very front in Brazil, Italy and North America The Audi Sport customer teams started the second half of the year with a string of successes including all three race car models. Audi R8 LMS GT3 First victory this season in the Blancpain GT Series Asia: In the third event of the season, the Absolute Racing customer...
29 May 2018

Victories for Audi Sport in Australia and Portugal

[source: Audi Sport] Daniel Gaunt in Audi R8 LMS successful at Wakefield Positive opener for Francisco Carvalho in TCR Portugal Neuburg a. d. Donau - In Australia and Portugal, Audi Sport customers clinched a total of three trophies. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Audi customers continue string of success: In the Australian CAMS NSW Production Sports Car Championship club sport series, the Audi R8 LMS has remained unbeaten this season to date. Following three successes in t...
21 Feb 2018

Montaplast by Land-Motorsport with Strong Squad of Four Drivers

source: ADAC GT Masters Alessio Picariello set to become Christopher Mies' new partner The two brothers, Kelvin and Sheldon van der Linde, will share the second Audi R8 LMS Team intend to take the ADAC GT Masters title after their success in 2016 Munich -  Montaplast by Land-Motorsport will tackle the 2018 ADAC GT Masters campaign with two former champions and two young drivers. The 2016 title winner, Christopher Mies (28, DEU), will have a new team-mate, Alessio Picariello ...