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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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Racing premiere for Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi in Audi e-tron FE05Season opener with new cars, new teams and new rulesFirst race on December 15 in Ad Diriyah (Saudi Arabia)
Following a five-month break, Formula E is returning to the race track next Saturday (December 15): In Ad Diriyah, on the outskirts of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, the fifth season of the fully electric racing series will begin. The Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with Daniel Abt, L...
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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...
Final Formula E pre-season tests in Valencia (Spain) until Friday
All teams on track together for the first time
Team Principal McNish: “An important final assessment before the season starts”
It is the only comparison with the competition before the ABB FIA Formula E Championship starts its new season in mid-December: Until coming Friday, all eleven teams are meeting for the official pre-season tests of the racing series in Valencia. On the occasion of the test Audi u...
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New generation of championship-winning car for the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E team
Spectacular design, more power, higher efficiency and greater range
Two Audi e-tron FE05 cars fielded by Virgin Racing in addition to the works team
On December 15, a new era in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship will begin in Ad Diriyah (Saudi Arabia): Thanks to the electric cars’ greater range, the drivers will compete with only one race car for the first...
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Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass: “Confirms our engineering achievements”
Audi e-tron FE05 with newly developed powertrain
New Formula E season starts in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) in mid-December
When the ABB FIA Formula E Championship starts its new season in Riyadh on December 15, there will be four drivers on the grid with Audi technology: alongside its own factory team, Audi Sport will also be equipping the British race team Virgin Racing wit...
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Audi will continue racing with electric power in 2019 after the brand proved its e-expertise right in its first year by winning the teams’ championship. When the new Formula E season starts in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 15, 2018 Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi will battle for titles again in the newly developed Audi e-tron FE05.
Audi is committed to electric mobility – on the road with the new Audi e-tron and on the race track ever sin...
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Brand confirms factory commitments in Formula E and DTM top-caliber series
Fans to see fully electric motorsport and popular touring car races
Board Member for Technical Development Mertens: Increased reference to production development
In 2019, Audi will continue to compete with electric power in motorsport. At the same time, the manufacturer will prolong its factory-backed commitment in the popular DTM touring car series.
In the 2017/2018...
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Interview with Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team principal
McNish talks about the biggest challenges in Formula E
In his first season as Audi team principal in Formula E, Allan McNish (48) experienced a rollercoaster of emotions and a happy ending with the 2017/2018 teams’ title. In this interview the three-time Le Mans winner talks about his darkest moments, best decisions, his thoughts on the future of Formula E and why it is a luxury to have two aggr...
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Title victory in Audi’s premiere year
Lucas di Grassi takes second in season finale and is championship runner-up
Daniel Abt sets fastest race lap on the way to finishing third on the podium
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler secured the title in the teams’ classification with impressive comeback drives in the season finale. Four podium positons during the weekend, including a one-two finish and 78 of a maximum of 94 possible points, turned a near unassa...
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Lucas di Grassi wins first race of the weekend in the US metropolis
The second one-two finish of the season for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Points difference in the hunt for the teams’ title reduced from 33 to 5 points
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler put itself in a significantly better position in the battle for the title in the teams’ classification of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with a commanding one-two finish. The championship will be deci...
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All titles will be decided at the finale in New York
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler sets sights on teams’ championship
Daniel Abt: “Still have a score to settle with New York”
A small tradition continues: This year, like all previous Formula E seasons, the champions will be decided in the final race weekend of the season. On July 14 and 15, Daniel Abt, Lucas di Grassi and Audi fight for the prestigious teams’ title: 33 points must be made up in t...
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Lucas di Grassi wins first E-Prix in Switzerland
Audi e-tron FE04 strongest car again
More than 100,000 spectators at the race track
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Title defender Lucas di Grassi has given Audi an historic victory in the Formula E electric racing series. In front of a record turnout, the Brazilian won the first E-Prix on Swiss soil.
Since 1954, no international circuit race has been held in Switzerland. The return of international ...
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Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi aim to continue series of success in Zurich
After 64 years international circuit racing returns to Switzerland
Champion di Grassi: “Want to win everything there is to win”
With six podiums in the last five races Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler has returned to the battle for the Formula E teams’ title. In Zurich this coming Sunday (June 10), the team around Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi is aiming to go for another stro...
What do you do if you're an OE supplier and development partner to both Audi Sport's Formula E squad and also Audi itself and you want to show off your electrical drivetrain chops? Well, if you're Schaeffler you take a usually front-wheel drive RS 3 LMS chassis and bolt in no less than four Formula E electric motors with one at each wheel. The net result is 1200 hp, and what Scheffler calls the 4ePerformance concept.
To those counting, 4x Formula E electric motors add up to about 1200...
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Daniel Abt wins ahead of team mate Lucas di Grassi in Berlin
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler becomes the first ever Formula E team to score maximum points
Audi e-tron FE04 the outstanding car in Berlin-Tempelhof
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Audi electrified Berlin with a fairytale finish at the Formula E home race. Thanks to pole position, a dominant one-two finish and the fastest race lap, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler is the first team to score maximum points on a race day ...
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Formula E race on home soil for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in Berlin
Electric racing series live on ARD before DFB-Pokal Final
DTM at the Lausitzring on SAT.1
DFB-Pokal Final, Formula E in Berlin and the DTM at the Lausitzring: The Pentecost weekend this year will be one of superlatives for sports enthusiasts and fans of the Audi brand.
For Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, the Berlin E-Prix is on the agenda on Saturday, May 19. It will be ...
Audi drivers make up eleven positions in spectacular E-Prix
Lucas di Grassi finishes in second place in Formula E for the third consecutive time
Daniel Abt drives from 14th on the grid to seventh position
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In round eight of the Formula E electric racing series in Paris, Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt again electrified the crowd with spectacular fightbacks. After a difficult qualifying, the two Audi drivers made up a total of eleven positions in the race. Di Grassi ...
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On the occasion of the E-Prix de Paris, which will be held on April 28th at the Invalides, Audi City Paris will take on the colors of the Formula E: showcars exhibition, animations and live broadcast.
Audi is the first German car manufacturer to be involved in Formula E. In this respect, and on the occasion of the E-Prix at the heart of the city of lights, its Parisian digital showroom, Audi City Paris - Audi Sport's s...
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Audi continues preparing for new Formula E season in Spain
Abt: “Almost like in a science fiction movie”
Premiere for Daniel Abt: Under the Spanish sun, the German Audi driver drove the new Audi e-tron FE05 to be fielded in the next Formula E season for the first time. In the two-day test at Calafat, the engineers again gathered important data for the development of the all-electric race car.
Rome, Calafat, Paris – for Daniel...