Carbuzz: Get Ready For The Hardcore 2020 Audi RS Q3

source: carbuzz.com The new Audi RS Q3 is coming to fight AMG. Last summer, Audi lifted the wraps off the all-new second-generation Q3 crossover, which features more aggressive styling and larger proportions. However, it’s only a matter of time before the Q3 gets the hardcore RS treatment from Audi Sport. After undergoing hot weather testing, our spy photographers have spotted the new 2020 Audi RS Q3 being put through its paces in snowy Sweden... Read the rest of the story H...
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Audi e-tron FE05 To Start New Year in Morocco

source: Audi Sport Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi intend to return to top group Test, data analysis and simulator work as preparation Jamie Green and Nico Müller to participate in rookie test The 2019 motorsport year will begin in Africa for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler: On Saturday, January 12, the second ABB FIA Formula E Championship race of the season will be held in Marrakesh (Morocco). Following two top-ten finishes at the season opener in December, Daniel Abt and L...
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Audi Driver Mike Rockenfeller: “2019 DTM Will Be Mega Thrilling”

source: Audi Sport 2013 DTM Champion in an interview about DTM’s new turbo era More engine power, more suspense Season opens on May 4/5, 2019 at the Hockenheimring Four months to go before the new Audi RS 5 DTM with some 600 horsepower celebrates its racing debut. Mike Rockenfeller, 2013 DTM Champion and long-standing Audi factory driver, shares more about the fascinating new DTM era that will begin on May 4/5 at the Hockenheimring. What’s new in the 2019 DTM? There are a lot of in...
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Audi Canada To Field Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo for Rolex 24

source: Audi Canada Audi Canada announced on Twitter that they will be teaming up with Audi Sport Team WRT for the Rolex 24 in Daytona on January 26-27. https://twitter.com/AudiCanada/status/1076250888094638080 Sportscar365.com reports Team WRT Speedstar will have Audi factory drivers Kelvin van der Linde and Frederic Vervisch sharing duties with Ian James and 17 year old Roman de Angelis. Keep an eye out for Audi Canada and Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar though I can hardly see...
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The Right Six: Audi Confirms Drivers For DTM

source: Audi Sport Audi Sport enters new turbo era in DTM with proven driver squad Sextet with 32 DTM victories, 26 pole positions and 42 fastest laps DTM Champions René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller as spearheads Audi Sport will enter the new turbo era of the DTM with a proven driver squad. Loïc Duval (F/36), Robin Frijns (NL/27), Jamie Green (GB/36), Nico Müller (CH/26), René Rast (D/32) and Mike Rockenfeller (D/35) have been confirmed as drivers for the 2019 DTM sea...
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Fired Up For Cold Racing: Audi at GP Ice Race in Austria

source: Audi Sport Audi RS 5 DTM and Audi e-tron FE04 to debut on ice with studded tires René Rast and Daniel Abt on slippery surface in Zell am See Eight decades of Audi motorsport history Motorsport of a different kind for a change: Never before have race cars from Audi’s motorsport program as different from each other as these been driven together on snow and ice. This will change on January 19 and 20, 2019: At the GP Ice Race in Zell am See, Austria, Daniel Abt...
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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...
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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...
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Formula E: Abt and di Grassi Score Points At Season Opener

source: Audi Sport Eighth and ninth positions for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in Ad Diriyah Rain in the desert turns timetable upside down Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler scored points with both cars at the Formula E season opener in Ad Diriyah (Saudi Arabia). Following a chaotic qualifying session, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi fought back from eleventh and eighteenth on the grid to finish eighth and ninth. At the season opener in the desert, the teams had exp...
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An Answer for Doug DeMuro about Audi’s Lineup

There's no doubt that car reviewer Doug DeMuro commands a considerable audience on on Youtube. Doug holds an interesting space and a lot of influence in the lexicon of car journalists, and so when he calls out Audi it's certainly worth taking note. Today he did in his first op/ed style video, and many of our members noticed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGABAYPguUI&fbclid=IwAR2x_NPyKy9J2ujbNSzVUahCmHeGMoUrQLmHkPtZEtV0238UGMWJn6GSicY Spoiler alert, Doug rants mostly on the lac...

Audi Sport experience Tickets Go On Sale Tonight At 8pm EST. Special Pricing for Audi Club Members

2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona Audi of America invites you to join us at Daytona International Speedway to kick-off the IMSA season in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship & Michelin Pilot Challenge. The Rolex 24 At DAYTONA will headline the race weekend with 24 hours of racing featuring the Audi R8 LMS GT3. Supporting the endurance classic is the Michelin Pilot Challenge presenting the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and Audi RS 3 LMS. Audi Sport customer racing will return with their full line of race c...
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The Journey Begins: Audi Starts Formula E World Tour

source: Audi Sport Both Audi e-tron FE05 cars on their way to the season opener on December 15 A good eight tons of hardware dispatched for Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi Team principal Allan McNish: “We’re really excited” The countdown is on: In 16 days’ time, ABB FIA Formula E Championship will start its new season. Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, with its drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, is entering the race as the title defender. Now, the two all-electri...
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New Leading Role For Electric Performance: The Audi e-tron GT Concept Debuts In LA

Fully electric Audi e-tron GT concept makes global debut at Los Angeles Auto Show Four door Gran Turismo represents future of electric performance for the brand; volume production starts in late 2020 The Audi e-tron GT will make its film debut in Marvel Studios’ Avengers 4, set to be released in theaters summer 2019 INGOLSTADT/LOS ANGELES – Audi e-tron, the third: The brand with the four rings is presenting one of the stars of the 2018 Auto Show in the movie capital Los Angele...
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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:�...
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Follow Me If You Can: ABT Builds RS6+ Nogaro Edition With 735 HP As A One-Off

source: ABT Sportsline The "fanboost" concept usually only appears in Formula E, where Daniel Abt is successful as a driver. A few weeks ago, ABT Sportsline started the campaign "555,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram". CEO Hans-Jürgen Abt promised a unique reward if this target was reached: converting the last of only 50 ABT RS6+ to the "Nogaro Edition" specification and a look behind the scenes during all work. The response was tremendous, and so the second one-off vehicle w...
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Audi of America Invites You To Join Us At The Rolex 24 At Daytona From January 25 – 27

AUDI AT DAYTONA Audi Sport experience – Rolex 24 At Daytona Daytona International Speedway January 25 – 27, 2019 Audi of America invites you to join us at the Rolex 24 At Daytona from January 25 – 27. Audi Sport experience will offer registered VIP guests access to the Audi Boardwalk Club and High Banks Suite #243. Ticket sales for this event will begin on December 4 at 8:00 PM EST. Audi Sport experience – Audi Boardwalk Club and Suite 243 Access to the Audi Boardwalk C...
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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...
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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...
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Clearly More Power And Fantastic Sound: Audi Drivers Enthuse Over Turbo DTM

source: Audi Sport New Audi RS 5 DTM on track for the first time Two-liter four-cylinder turbo engine with some 600 horsepower Nico Müller, René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller thrilled after initial test For Nico Müller, René Rast and Mike Rockenfeller, Christmas came a little earlier this year: On the racetrack at Estoril, Portugal, the three Audi drivers had their first opportunity to test the new Audi RS 5 DTM, ringing in the turbo era of the DTM. All three climbed o...
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Audi Sport customer racing To Contest Two Worldwide Programs Again In 2019

source: Audi Sport GT3 sports car Audi R8 LMS and Audi RS 3 LMS TCR touring car to race again around the globe in 2019 Calendar of the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup for 2019 finalized Class wins for Audi RS 3 LMS in Florida and Italy Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 will again contest two ambitious worldwide programs in GT3 and in touring car racing. Audi Sport customer racing On the grid around the world: Audi Sport customer racing will continue two succes...
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