21 Feb 2023

Audi Sport customer racing with 14 Drivers in the 2023 Season

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83469"] source: Audi AG Twelve familiar and two new faces in the Audi Sport customer racing driver squad Audi Sport signs Simon Gachet and Max Hofer Audi Sport customer racing is relying on a mix of experience and youth for its 2023 driver squad. In addition to established drivers, the brand also includes two former customer drivers in the driver squad, Simon Gachet and Max Hofer. Audi Sport is relying on twelve familiar and two new fa...
Tue, Feb 21 , 2023 Bill
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...
Mon, Jan 24 , 2022 Bill
4 Aug 2021

Lap Record on the Nordschleife: Audi RS 3 Fastest in the Compact Class

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="62923"] source: Audi AG 7:40.748 minutes: a new top speed in the compact segment Ideal setup: torque splitter, semi-slicks, and RS sport suspension plus At the wheel: Frank Stippler, Audi Sport racing and development driver With a time of 7:40.748 minutes, the new Audi RS 3 Seda1 is the fastest compact model on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. In June, Audi Sport racing and development driver Frank Stippler beat the previous lap record in...
Wed, Aug 04 , 2021 Bill
30 Jun 2020

The Right Stuff: Just What Does It Take To Be A Top Audi Test Driver?

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="48879"] source: Audi Australia Magazine A dream job certainly, but one that requires extraordinary skill behind the wheel and an ‘automotive mind set’ – meet Frank Stippler, Audi Sport test driver extraordinaire.  When Audi Sport goes testing, it spends an inordinate amount of time at the track they call The Green Hell – the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. To be an Audi Sport test driver then, amongst a raft of other skills and qualit...
Tue, Jun 30 , 2020 Bill
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...
Sun, Oct 20 , 2019 Bill
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 ...
Wed, Jul 24 , 2019 Bill
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 ...
Mon, Dec 18 , 2017 Bill