Dries Vanthoor Archives - Audi Club North America

1 Jun 2022

Facts About the Sixth Victory of the Audi R8 LMS at the Nürburgring 24 Hours

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="72413"] source: Audi AG 16th overall victory of the Audi R8 LMS in a 24-hour race Previously used car with more than 30,000 kilometers equalizes distance record in the Eifel Many human-interest stories shape the most recent Nürburgring success Audi Sport customer racing won the anniversary edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours on May 29. Facts about the brand’s success at the 50th twice-around-the-clock endurance race in the Eifel. A...

29 May 2022

Audi Triumphs in 24-hour Anniversary Race

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="72251"] source: Audi AG Audi Sport Team Phoenix wins 50th edition of the endurance classic 230,000 fans witness thrilling duels on the Nordschleife Four Audi R8 LMS in the top 10 is proof of strong team performance Audi has won the 50th edition of the 24-hour classic at the Nürburgring: After a spectacular race with numerous overtaking maneuvers, lead changes and a dramatic finale with rain showers, Robin Frijns, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries...

20 Apr 2022

Two Strong Teams and 13 Drivers from Audi Sport at the Nürburgring 24 Hours

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="71076"] source: Audi AG One Audi R8 LMS each from the Audi Sport Teams Car Collection and Phoenix Five Audi Sport drivers in further private Audi R8 LMS race cars Audi Sport customer racing is concentrating its efforts on two teams in the sporting competition for the sixth overall victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Audi Sport Team Car Collection and Audi Sport Team Phoenix will each field an Audi R8 LMS on behalf of the brand from May 25 ...

4 Apr 2022

Dream Weekend for Audi Customers at Imola

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="70357"] source: Audi Sport Team WRT wins GT World Challenge Europe opener Customers on top of European GT2 and GT4 standings Another title success for Audi Sport in China Audi Sport customer racing experienced a strong start in the European SRO racing series with its customer teams. Within the total of 112 GT race cars in three classes, no fewer than 25 Audi R8 LMS were on the grids at Imola. While Team WRT won the GT3 endurance race, LP Rac...

24 Jan 2022

Audi Sport customer racing with 18 Drivers for 2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68082"] source: Audi AG Touring car champion Luca Engstler, GT champion Ricardo Feller and WTCR Trophy winner Gilles Magnus new to squad 18 drivers in the programs of Audi Sport customer racing Audi Sport customer racing enters the 2022 motorsport season with a mix of established drivers and promising young drivers – including three new signings. The driver squad comprises a total of 16 talents. They are joined by three-time DTM champion R...

16 Oct 2021

Five Titles for Audi Sport and Team WRT in GT World Challenge Europe

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65118"] source: Audi AG Overall title for Audi Sport drivers Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts Belgian driver duo becomes the first to defend the Sprint Cup title Five championship titles in Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup go to Team WRT Audi Sport customer racing congratulates Team WRT on five title successes at the end of an exceptional season in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS. Vincent Vosse’s Belgian squad, with the A...

30 Aug 2021

Early Title Defense for Charles Weerts and Dries Vanthoor with Audi

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="63537"] source: Audi AG Team WRT wins Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Sprint Cup Three victories for the Audi R8 LMS at the ADAC Racing Weekend First success for Yuki Fujii in the Audi RS 3 LMS in TCR Japan Charles Weerts and Dries Vanthoor in the Audi R8 LMS have already been crowned Sprint Champions of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS before the finale. Three victories were celebrated by teams with the ...

2 Aug 2021

Sensation Almost Successful: Audi Drives from 54th Place to Second Place at the Spa 24 Hours

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="62881"] source: Audi AG Kelvin van der Linde/Dries Vanthoor/Charles Weerts second in Spa Audi leads the Intercontinental GT Challenge manufacturers standings Four defining designs of the Audi R8 LMS attract a lot of attention Audi Sport customer racing provided pure emotion at the world’s biggest GT3 race: Four unusual design race cars to mark the 100th race birthday at Spa, a concentrated chase and the battle for victory of the number 32 ...

20 Nov 2019

Audi Sport In South Africa With Two “Fast Zebras”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="38645"] source: Audi Sport Audi R8 LMS competes in title race at Kyalami sporting a zebra livery Six Audi Sport drivers on the grid with two teams Chance for sixth title win in Intercontinental GT Challenge Grand finale at the debut in South Africa: The Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) is visiting the African continent for the first time from November 21 to 23, on the occasion of closing its season. Audi Sport customer racing will have t...

20 Oct 2019

Audi Employees In Ingolstadt Celebrate DTM Champion René Rast And Successes In GT Racing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36783"] source: Audi AG Victorious race cars driven through production halls at Ingolstadt plant René Rast, Frank Stippler and Dries Vanthoor enthusiastically welcomed With a unique activity, the employees at Audi’s Ingolstadt location celebrated Audi’s triple title win in the 2019 DTM and the successes of Audi Sport customer racing in the GT category: for the first time ever, race cars were driven through the productio...

25 Aug 2019

Audi Sport Wins 10 Hours of Suzuka

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="32703"] source: Audi Sport First international victory of Audi Sport in Japan Audi Sport Team WRT wins second running of the 10 Hours of Suzuka Frédéric Vervisch now third in Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers’ standings Jubilation in Japan: Kelvin van der Linde/Dries Vanthoor/Frédéric Vervisch celebrated victory in the 10 Hours of Suzuka, which makes for high suspense in the title race of the world’s only GT3 racing series before...

24 Jul 2019

Anatomy of a Winner: How the Audi R8 LMS Scored Victory in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="31222"] source: Audi Sport Production-based race car with nearly 30,000 kilometers of mileage With 487 horsepower to victory in the Eifel Customers benefit from reliability and good drivability The race car with which Audi Sport customer racing won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for the fifth time has an unusual history. It stands for the performance capability of a concept that customers benefit from all over the world. The race car in ...

29 Oct 2018

One-Two Win At Laguna Seca And Third Manufacturers’ Title For Audi At The Intercontinental GT Challenge

source: Audi Sport Christopher Haase/Kelvin van der Linde/Christopher Mies win the finale of Intercontinental GT Challenge in Laguna Seca/USA Frijns/Vanthoor/Winkelhock claim second at the California 8 Hours Audi wins the manufacturers' title of the IGTC for the third time in a row Spectacular finale at the fourth and final round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC): At Laguna Seca/USA, Audi Sport customer racing turned a nine-point deficit into an 11-point advan...

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...

7 May 2018

Victory For All Three Audi Sport customer racing Models

[source: Audi Sport] Audi R8 LMS achieves next GT3 success in Blancpain GT Series Audi R8 LMS GT4 wins in the United Kingdom Audi RS 3 LMS at the very front in America and Russia The customer teams of Audi Sport customer racing came out on top and clinched further podium places in some of the world’s most challenging series again last weekend. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Perfect showing in the United Kingdom: The second race weekend in the Blancpain GT Series...

23 Apr 2018

Audi R8 LMS Wins Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Opener

[source: Audi Sport] Belgian Audi Club Team WRT in front at Monza Car Collection Motorsport with Elmar Grimm leads 24H Series standings Preview of second race weekend in WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup With podium results clinched at Monza and at Navarra two Audi Sport customer racing teams and their drivers are in the top spots of the tables in two international racing series. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Victory in season opener: The Blancpain GT Series Endurance...

4 Feb 2018

Third Audi Victory in Bathurst 12 Hour

source: Audi Sport Audi Sport Team WRT celebrates debut victory in iconic endurance race Audi most successful brand at Bathurst since GT3 class launch Bathurst - Audi Sport customer racing celebrated its third overall victory in the Bathurst 12 Hour after 2011 and 2012. On making its debut in Australia, Audi Sport Team WRT with campaigners Robin Frijns/Stuart Leonard/Dries Vanthoor (NL/GB/B) triumphed at the Intercontinental GT Challenge opener. As a result, Audi, as th...

18 Dec 2017

Audi Sport customer racing Confirms Drivers for 2018

Source: Audi AG Driver lineup extended by two campaigners Initial program contents for 2018 finalized Surprises for Wolfgang Ullrich and Wolfgang Land Neuburg a. d. Donau, Germany - Audi Sport customer racing has announced its driver lineup for the 2018 season and initial racing objectives. Audi Sport customer racing Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch join driver lineup: In terms of its driver squad, Audi Sport in 2018 will again rely on Rahel ...

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