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 ...
6 Jun 2019

Appendicitis! Pietro Fittipaldi to replace Jamie Green in DTM at Misano

source: Audi Sport Audi factory driver Jamie Green will not be racing in Italy due to illness Pietro Fittipaldi takes over the Briton’s cockpit on short notice Audi driver Jamie Green has to skip the DTM races at Misano (Italy) due to acute appendicitis. Pietro Fittipaldi will take over his cockpit at Audi Sport Team Rosberg. “The symptoms appeared all of a sudden during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass. “We al...
3 Jun 2019

Audi RS 3 LMS Wins Fuji 24 Hours

source: Audi Sport Second consecutive class win for Audi RS 3 LMS in endurance race in Japan Audi R8 LMS GT4 and Audi RS 3 LMS win in Canada Anthony Liu dominates two Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup races The Audi RS 3 LMS is experiencing its best season in Japan and remains unbeaten in the third consecutive race in the TCR category of the Super Taikyu Series. Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR) Dominant appearance in Japan: The Audi RS 3 LMS is currently the measure of all things in the Japanese Super T...
29 May 2019

After The Limited ABT RS4+, The RS5-R Sportback Takes Over

source: ABT Sportsline When one door closes, another opens. This famous quote from Alexander Graham Bell also applies to car doors. After all 50 of the strictly limited ABT RS4+ have been sold, the world’s largest automotive aftermarket and performance parts specialist for Audi and VW now offers its fans an attractive alternative. The new ABT RS5-R Sportback, which will be available at the end of July, is based on an even more dynamic body and is equally practical as the smart Avant. And ...
19 May 2019

René Rast wins also at Zolder

source: Audi Sport Audi driver is first competitor to have scored two wins in DTM’s new turbo era Mechanics worked up until the early morning hours Teammate Jamie Green on podium too René Rast is the first driver to have achieved two victories in the DTM’s new turbo era. At the DTM’s return to Zolder, Belgium, the Audi driver won Sunday’s race in commanding style. His teammate, Jamie Green, perfected Audi Sport Team Rosberg’s triumph by finishing in third position. Mike Rockenfe...
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 ...
8 May 2019

Find of the Day: 2007 Daytona Gray Audi RS 4

words: Bill, photos: Bring A Trailer The B7 RS 4 in a word? Oof. A brawler in a business suit. A bull in a china shop..ok I don't think that one quite fits. Regardless, this is one of Audi's greatest Q-ships. Audi enthusiasts will spot one immediately but the average person? Not so much. They just see an Audi. From the bulging fenders to the big oval exhaust tips in the rear, this car oozes sexiness. This particular example is painted Daytona Grey Pearl with Platinum leather/black ...
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...
23 Apr 2019

Three Victories of the Audi R8 LMS in Thailand and Australia

source: Audi Sport Successful season opener for B-Quik Racing in the Thailand Super Series Title defenders in the GT4 France start to new season with two podiums Trophies for the Audi RS 3 LMS in Belgium and in Russia The Audi R8 LMS was unbeaten on three occasions during the Easter weekend: in Thailand, the Audi Sport customer team B-Quik Racing achieved its first victory this season while two Australian Audi teams won on the race track at Bathurst. Audi R8 LM...
22 Apr 2019

Formula E Paris: Championship More Thrilling Than Ever

source: Audi Sport Daniel Abt, Lucas di Grassi and Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the title race Formula E sees the most exciting championship in its history On Saturday (April 27), Paris marks the second stop on Formula E’s European tour. With seven winners in seven races and extremely small gaps in the standings, the championship has never before been as fiercely contested. For the round held in the French capital, Daniel Abt, Lucas di Grassi and the Audi Sport ABT Schae...
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...