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 ...
10 Jun 2019

Audi Sport customer teams in top spots of standings in four series

source: Audi Sport Audi customer teams are leading GT3 series in Australia, Germany and Thailand Antti Buri to race as new ADAC TCR Germany leader in German FIA WTCR round Victory for Rearden Racing and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in America The Audi R8 LMS proved its class in the Australian GT Championship, in the ADAC GT Masters and in the Thailand Super Series. Victories in the TCR Europe, the ADAC TCR Germany and the GT4 America top off a successful weekend of Audi Sport customer racing. ...
9 Jun 2019

Hot Stuff: Nico Müller Celebrates Second DTM Victory

source: Audi Sport Audi driver wins Sunday’s race at Misano in commanding style René Rast claims podium finish in spite of puncture and extends DTM lead Four Audi RS 5 DTM in top five positions In the so far hottest DTM race of the new turbo era, the new Audi RS 5 DTM was the measure of all things. Nico Müller won Sunday’s race in commanding style at Misano (Italy) ahead of BMW driver Philipp Eng. René Rast finished third in spite of a puncture and thus extended ...
8 Jun 2019

Audi Driver René Rast New DTM Leader

source: Audi Sport Pole position and second place in Saturday’s race at Misano, Loïc Duval in third Controversial safety car deployment prevents possible Audi one-two result MotoGP star Andrea Dovizioso thrills crowd in his maiden DTM race On clinching pole position and second place in Saturday’s race, Audi driver René Rast took the overall lead in the DTM at Misano (Italy). Loïc Duval, in third position, achieved his first podium finish this season. MotoGP star ...
13 May 2019

Three Podiums for the Audi R8 LMS

source: Audi Sport Third places in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Home round for Niels Langeveld in fourth FIA WTCR round Driver-line up set for the Suzuka 10 Hours Two teams from Audi Sport customer racing have each achieved their first podium finishes this season in two major GT racing series in Europe and Asia with the Audi R8 LMS. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Podium at Silverstone: Belgian Audi Club Team WRT cli...
13 May 2019

Seventh Win for Audi RS 3 LMS in FIA WTCR

source: Audi Sport First win of the season from Frédéric Vervisch and Comtoyou Team Audi Sport at the Slovakiaring Best weekend of the season so far for Audi Sport with 74 points All four Audi Sport drivers earn points for the first time Frédéric Vervisch and Comtoyou Team Audi Sport celebrated the seventh win for the Audi RS 3 LMS in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup with Audi Sport customer racing at the Slovakiaring. At the third race weekend of the 2019 sea...
10 May 2019

The Audi Sport Seyffahrt R8 LMS Cup Enters Its Second Season with Rahel Frey and the Hankook Race Tyre

source: Hankook Media The Audi Sport Seyffahrt R8 LMS Cup kicked off its second season at last weekend’s DTM opener at the Hockenheimring. The one-make cup is held over seven race weekends. At five of these, the professionals, juniors and gentlemen drivers feature on the support programme for arguably the most popular international touring car series. As it did last year, premium tyre maker Hankook supplies the Audi Sport Seyffahrt R8 LMS Cup with the successful Ventus Race tyre and suppo...
8 May 2019

MotoGP Star Dovizioso to Race for Audi in the DTM

source: Audi Sport MotoGP 2017 and 2018 runner-up as guest driver in the DTM races at Misano Ducati factory driver to swap his Desmosedici GP for the Audi RS 5 DTM Dieter Gass: “A big thing for the DTM and for motorsport in general” A prominent guest driver at Audi Sport in the DTM: For one weekend, Italian motorcycle star Andrea Dovizioso (33 years old) is going to switch from his Ducati Desmosedici GP into the cockpit of an Audi RS 5 DTM. The MotoGP 2017 and 2018 ...
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...
5 May 2019

One-Two-Three for Audi, Runaway Success for René Rast

source: Audi Sport René Rast wins Sunday’s race at Hockenheim from 16th on the grid Nico Müller and Robin Frijns complete Audi’s podium lockout Audi CEO Bram Schot: “This tastes moreish” A double podium on Saturday, a one-two-three result on Sunday: Audi managed an impressive start to the DTM’s turbo era at the Hockenheimring. In Sunday’s gripping race, René Rast from Audi Sport Team Rosberg with a bold strategy won ahead of Nico Müller and Robin Frijns (both Audi Sport Tea...
3 May 2019

New Audi RS 5 DTM 1-2-3-4 in Hockenheim DTM Free Practice

words: Bill, photos: Audi Sport, motorsport.com Nico Muller led an all Audi parade today during the Hockenheim DTM free practice with a time of 1:30.476s. 2017 DTM Champion, Rene Rast, clocked in 0.361s behind Muller. Jonathan Aberdein in the privateer WRT Team Audi Sport Audi RS 5 DTM came in third just ahead of Robin Frijns, Formula E champion. In fact, the Audi RS 5 DTM took 7 out of the 10 top spots. Mike Rockenfeller finished 6th, Loic Duval 7th, and Jamie Green 8th. The first o...
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 ...