15 Jul 2019

Saintéloc Racing Celebrates First Victory This Season With The Audi R8 LMS

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="30918"] source: Audi Sport French customer racing team wins Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe round Jamie Green to complete lineup for Spa 24 Hours Further successes for Audi R8 LMS GT4 and Audi RS 3 LMS Audi Sport customer racing has every reason to celebrate in the middle of July: The Audi R8 LMS GT3 drove to an important victory in Europe and is also the car that the leaders of the standings in Australia rely on. On the same continent, ...
8 Jul 2019

First Victories This Season for Audi in Japan and in North America

source: Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS evolution scores first win in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia String of success for Audi Sport customer racing in DMV GTC at Hockenheim First victory this season for Audi RS 3 LMS in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge The month of July started with excellent results for the Audi R8 LMS in Japan, Germany and Portugal, and with victories for the Audi RS 3 LMS in North America, China and Italy. Audi R8 LMS GT3 First victory this season in Japan: The new ...
1 Jul 2019

First victory of the Audi R8 LMS in Blancpain GT Series this season

source: Audi Sport) Vanthoor/Weerts win at Misano for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS GT4 remains unbeaten in Canada Tom Kristensen drives demo laps at Spielberg Audi Sport customer racing scored further successes with its customer teams last weekend. In round two of the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, the Audi R8 LMS drove to its first victory this season. The Audi R8 LMS GT4 triumphed again in the Canadian Touring Car Championship and clinched podium finishes in the United St...
27 Jun 2019

Facts pertaining to Audi Sport’s fifth victory in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring

source: Audi Sport First Nürburgring win for three of the four winning Audi Sport drivers Victory scored in fastest previous-generation car Audi R8 LMS now with 13 victories in 24-hour races On June 23, Audi Sport customer racing celebrated its fifth victory in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Background information and facts pertaining to this success. The victory of the number 4 Audi R8 LMS in the 47th running of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring marked the...
24 Jun 2019

Drive-Through, Bad Breaks Ultimately Spoil Imola Italian Gran Turismo Weekend for Audi Sport Italia Young Guns

source: Audi Sport Italia Mattia Drudi claims maiden GT3 pole position in rain-soaked qualifying one Mishaps keep Andrea Fontana stuck to P6 in drivers' points standings Imola, Italy – The Italian GT Sprint meeting staged at historic Imola venue started on a high note for Audi Sport Italia, with Mattia Drudi claiming his maiden GT3 pole position in his one-off come back in the same R8 LMS chassis that he made first acquaintance with. Unfortunately the accomplishment of the young Italia...
24 Jun 2019

International successes for Audi customer teams

source: Audi Sport Further club racing successes of the Audi R8 LMS in Australia Successful debut of the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia First lap of an Audi R8 LMS without a steering column on the Nordschleife While Audi Sport customer racing won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, customer teams clinched international successes on the same weekend. The Audi R8 LMS, the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and the Audi RS 3 LMS achieved numerous podium finishes in Europe, Asia and Australia on ...
23 Jun 2019

Audi Sport Wins 24 Hours of Nürburgring for the Fifth Time

source: Audi Sport 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019: a 45-percent win rate of the Audi R8 LMS in the world’s biggest endurance race since 2009 Audi Sport Team Phoenix wins with Pierre Kaffer/Frank Stippler/Dries Vanthoor/Frédéric Vervisch Good class results for customer teams complete the brand’s showing The 47th running of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring was a thriller up until the last second: Following a turbulent final stage, the number 4 Audi R8 LMS won the battl...
18 Jun 2019

Victories for the Audi R8 LMS at the Nürburgring

source: Audi Sport Strong juniors in the Audi R8 LMS in the DMV GTC Phoenix Racing in front at home round with the Audi R8 LMS GT4 Strongest race weekend so far for Andreas Wernersson in the Audi RS 3 LMS Audi Sport customer racing experienced another good weekend with its customers: The Audi R8 LMS achieved its fifth sprint and second endurance racing victory in the DMV GTC series at the Nürburgring. Plus, the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and the Audi RS 3 LMS clinched victories a...
14 Jun 2019

Audi Sport customer racing Shoots for Fifth Victory at the Nürburgring

source: Audi Sport 24-hour race with ten Audi Sport customer racing cars WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup season’s midpoint on the Nordschleife Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup augments brand’s appearance For Audi Sport customer racing, the entire racing event revolving around the Nürburgring 24 Hours again marks a weekend of superlatives this year: From June 20 to 23, seven teams will be competing with a total of ten customer race cars from Audi that represent the entire breadth of ...
6 May 2019

Audi R8 LMS Victorious in Australia and Sweden

source: Audi Sport Two victories, respectively, in Australian GT and Swedish GT Championship Wins for Audi RS 3 LMS in Italy and Sweden Gripping races in Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup and Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup Two last year’s champions had a strong weekend: in Australia, Geoff Emery in an Audi R8 LMS clinched his first victory this season and in Sweden Jan Brunstedt did. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Two Audi victories in Australia: The second round of the Au...
21 Mar 2019

Audi Sport Shoots For Hat-Trick In California

source: Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS unbeaten to date in California 8 Hours Evolution of the Audi R8 LMS to debut in Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport customer racing holds a record in the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the world’s most prestigious GT3 racing series. The Audi R8 LMS has been unbeaten to date in the California 8 Hours in the United States. Following two straight victories, Audi is now aiming to continue its string of success at Laguna Seca on March 30 wh...
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...