18 Apr 2019

New Audi RS 5 DTM Leaves Strong Impression

source: Audi Sport Audi fastest on all four days of DTM pre-season tests at the Lausitzring DTM lap record broken by more than two seconds New turbo era of DTM begins at Hockenheim on May 4/5 During the “dress rehearsal” before the DTM season opens at Hockenheim on May 4/5, the new Audi RS 5 DTM left a strong impression. In the final pre-season tests at the Lausitzring, the best time set on all four days went to an Audi driver. The Audi squad also reeled off the lar...
15 Apr 2019

Six Victories for the Audi R8 LMS in Club Racing

source: Audi Sport Audi Sport customers teams in front in Germany and Hungary Teams for fourth Intercontinental GT Challenge round confirmed Victories for the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and the Audi RS 3 LMS In the Eset V4 Cup opener, the Audi Sport customer teams remained unbeaten in Central Europe while in Germany Uwe Alzen celebrated his second victory in the DMV GTC season. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Audi customer teams unbeaten in Eset V4 Cup: In the opener of the Centr...
13 Apr 2019

Hard-Fought Points for Lucas di Grassi in Rome

source: Audi Sport From thirteenth on the grid to seventh position Daniel Abt without points for the first time in the current Formula E season Robin Frijns clinches fourth place for Audi customer team Envision Virgin Racing With a hard-fought seventh position, Audi driver Lucas di Grassi scored crucial points for the Formula E title race in the E-Prix in Rome. His teammate, Daniel Abt, finished out of the points for the first time this season. Lucas di...
8 Apr 2019

Strong Weekend for the Audi RS 3 LMS with Three Victories

source: Audi Sport Audi Sport customer teams successful in Italian and French touring car racing Class victory for the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in Spain The Audi RS 3 LMS on scoring two second places not only clinched trophies in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. Last weekend customers won two races in Italy and one in France with Audi Sport customer racing’s entry-level touring car. Plus, customer teams claimed further podium finishes. Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR...
7 Apr 2019

Good Start for Audi Sport to 2019 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup

source: Audi Sport Runner-up spots for Jean-Karl Vernay and Frédéric Vervisch in Morocco Trophies for both Audi Sport teams in FIA WTCR First pole position for Frédéric Vervisch, fifth pole for Audi Sport Audi Sport customer racing managed an impressive start to the 2019 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup season with the RS 3 LMS. Frédéric Vervisch from Comtoyou Team Audi Sport secured a pole position for the first time on the circuit at Marrakesh. In the third ra...
1 Apr 2019

Audi Sport Customers Celebrate Victories in Germany and New Zealand

Audi R8 LMS unbeaten in DMV GTC season opener at Hockenheim Neil Foster/Jonny Reid win in North Island Endurance Series Successful season opener in the DMV GTC at the Hockenheimring: All podium places went to Audi customer teams with the Audi R8 LMS. At Taupo, New Zealand, Audi Sport customer racing’s car celebrated a victory as well. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Three victories at Hockenheim: In the DMV GTC season opener, Audi Sport’s customers made a strong showin...
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...
13 Feb 2019

13 Drivers Represent Audi Sport Worldwide

source: Audi Sport New signings Mattia Drudi and Niels Langeveld complete Audi Sport customer racing’s driver lineup Entries in customer programs and in strategic commitments Audi Sport customer racing relies on a versatile driver lineup in 2019. Twelve male drivers and one fast lady will represent Audi Sport this season at strategic events of its own and in support of customers worldwide. “Due to the extremely positive sales development, our customer racing p...
7 Feb 2019

Audi Fields Four RS 3 LMS in the 2019 FIA WTCR

source: Audi Sport Gordon Shedden, Jean-Karl Vernay and Frédéric Vervisch are joined by the new Audi Sport driver Niels Langeveld Comtoyou Team Audi Sport and Leopard Racing Team Audi Sport return to compete Audi Sport customer racing tackles the second season of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup with a strong driver quartet. The Audi Sport drivers Gordon Shedden, Jean-Karl Vernay and Frédéric Vervisch will again helm the Audi RS 3 LMS in the world’s TCR racing ...
7 Feb 2019

One of Our Own: CJ Moses Is Going Racing with a CrowdStrike Racing R8 LMS GT4

source: Sportscar365.com Audi Club North America member, CJ Moses, just got the call we've all dreamed about...he will be racing professionally on a partial season program with CrowdStrike Racing in a GMG Racing run R8 LMS GT4. It seems that using the Audi Club membership and the experience he gained from HPDEs (High Performance Driver's Education) that his chapter (Potomac Chesapeake Chapter) and surrounding chapters paid off. Good luck CJ and your Audi Club will be cheering you on! Here is...
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 ...
29 Jan 2019

Video of the Day: An In-Car Lap of Daytona in an Audi R8 LMS

words: Bill, video: IMSA Official Another (very wet) Rolex 24 at Daytona has come and gone. While both teams and spectators continue to dry out, they can enjoy this ride-along with Alex Riberas of the #19 Moorespeed R8 LMS GT3. Hitting speeds as high as 172 mph, Alex takes us on what a driver sees and thinks during a race at Daytona. Let Alex do the hard work and enjoy the ride. [embed]https://youtu.be/gkqgNnsHPzA[/embed]
25 Jan 2019

Five Audi R8 LMS in Bathurst 12 Hour

source: Audi Sport Audi ready for title defense in Intercontinental GT Challenge Sights set on fourth victory at Bathurst Strong field with ten marques and 28 driver teams in GT3 category Audi Sport customer racing is returning to Australia as the title defender. The Intercontinental GT Challenge, in which Audi won the manufacturers’ classification for the third consecutive time last year, will kick off at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, on Sunday, February 3. I...
22 Jan 2019

Audi Sport customer racing Announces 2019 Line-Up For IMSA WeatherTech and Michelin Pilot Challenge Racing Series Ahead of Daytona Season Opener

source: Audi Sport customer racing Audi GT3, GT4, and TCR racing categories represented at the Rolex 24 At Daytona race weekend 12 Audi Sport customer racing vehicles fielded across the 24 hour Endurance Challenge and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge GS/TCR classes All-new Audi Sport customer racing support offered with OEM parts program and technical expertise for 2019 season HERNDON – Audi of America showcases three-class race offerings at the annual ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA race weekend h...
12 Jan 2019

Audi Sport customer teams celebrate one-two result in Dubai

source: Audi Sport Car Collection Motorsport triumphs at 24 Hours of Dubai Team MS7 by WRT in second position First endurance racing success of the latest evolution of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 A perfect start for Audi Sport customer racing to the 2019 motorsport season: At the 24-hour race in Dubai, two Audi Sport customer racing teams celebrated the first one-two result of the latest evolution of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 in a major endurance racing event. After 607 race laps, th...
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...
17 Dec 2018

New Record For Audi Sport customer racing

source: Audi Sport Season’s tally encompasses 256 victories and 21 overall drivers’ titles Racing successes and titles in more than 700 races on five continents Increases in double-digit range versus 2017 season Never before has Audi Sport customer racing been equally successful with its customers in international motorsport: On its tenth anniversary, the customer racing department reports 256 individual race victories (+63 % versus 2017), a total of 634 podiums (+4...
26 Nov 2018

Andrew Haryanto Wins Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup

source: Audi Sport Thrilling title decision in season seven of Audi’s one-make cup Resounding success for the Audi R8 LMS in New Zealand Customer teams celebrate one-two result in Australia With gripping motorsport and a thrilling title decision the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup entered its winter break. In New Zealand and Australia, the customers of Audi Sport customer racing had reason to celebrate as well. Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup Open finale at Sepang:...
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...