17 Jun 2020

Audi Sport customer racing Confirms GTD WeatherTech Sprint Cup Entry

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="48495"] source: Audi of America Team Hardpoint to campaign Audi R8 LMS for IMSA Sprint Cup season Double duty for team owner/driver Rob Ferriol and driver Spencer Pumpelly in GT4 and now also in GT3 Audi looks to capture IMSA championships in Weather Tech Sprint Cup (WTSC)and Michelin Pilot Challenge (MPC) Team Hardpoint expands their IMSA program to include an Audi R8 LMS GT3. Maintaining their current MPC Audi R8 LMS GT4 program, the team wil...
15 Apr 2020

Tech Talk: Making the Audi R8 V10 Engine Fast and Robust

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="45892"] source: Audi of America Editor’s Note: We are in some extraordinary times now. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions (to say the very least) and in terms of the automotive world, all industry and enthusiast events are on hold…but that doesn’t mean we have to stop learning. In quattro magazine, we have a column by James Benoit called Tech Talk where James talks about…well…the tech of Audi. Audi of America is releasing a serie...
13 Jan 2020

Audi Sport With Strong Lineup For Tenth Bathurst Anniversary

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="41691"] source: Audi Sport Intercontinental GT Challenge kicks off in Australia Five Audi R8 LMS on the grid of 12-hour race Audi Sport targets fourth overall victory For the first time, Audi Sport Team Valvoline is tackling the most important endurance race in Australia with three Audi R8 LMS. At the opening event of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), the only worldwide GT3 racing series, eight Audi Sport drivers will be on the grid ...
9 Jan 2020

2020 Bentley Motorsport Programme To Be Biggest Yet

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="41273"] source: Bentley Motorsport Customer racing programme set to be larger than ever before Bentley Motorsport Academy driver assessments underway Bentley Team M-Sport to enter Intercontinental GT Challenge, focusing on car development and customer support K-PAX Racing to enter GT World Challenge Europe (Crewe, 9th January 2020) – Bentley Motorsport’s 2020 programme is set to be its largest yet, with elite customer tea...
26 Dec 2019

Find of the Day: Former Magnus Racing 2017 Audi R8 LMS GT3 (Chassis 074)

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="40692"] words: Bill, photos: Magnus Racing Awhile back, we featured a 2010 Audi R8 LMS ultra as our Find of the Day. If you wanted it, you would have had to ship it from France but here's your chance to avoid the shipping costs as this one is available in New York state. What we have here is a 2017 Audi R8 LMS GT3 that was campaigned by Magnus Racing based out of Utah. If you aren't familiar with Magnus Racing, they are one of the top GT teams in...
21 Dec 2019

Strong Season For Audi Sport customer racing

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="40583"] source: Audi Sport Audi Sport wins 20 drivers’ titles worldwide with customer teams Four race car models in more than a total of 750 races Thanks to its teams Audi Sport customer racing in 2019 clinched 578 trophies, including 237 victories, in more than 750 races around the globe. For the first time, four models were fielded – the Audi RS 3 LMS as well as the GT2, GT3 and GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS. In Audi Sport cust...
27 Nov 2019

Missed Chance For Audi Sport In South Africa

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="39334"] source: Audi Sport Audi Sport finishes Intercontinental GT Challenge in third position Frédéric Vervisch best Audi Sport contender in drivers’ classification Successful debut of the 9 Hours of Kyalami on the race calendar The 9 Hours of Kyalami in South Africa provided a new setting with a highly varied endurance racing competition for the finale of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC). Audi Sport customer racing missed its c...
25 Nov 2019

Yasser Shahin makes history with Audi Sport in Asia

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="39197"] source: Audi Sport Australian completes historic winners’ lineup in the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup Podium for Audi Sport customer team in Australian club racing Audi R8 LMS in National Motor Racing Museum at Bathurst Yasser Shahin has won the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup at the finale in Malaysia. After the one-make cup has ended, 2020 will mark the beginning of a new motorsport era for Audi Sport customer racing Asia, in which privateers can ...
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...
11 Nov 2019

Three More Titles For Audi Sport Customers

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37945"] source: Audi Sport Geoff Emery wins Australian GT for the third time Team BRP is TCR winner of the Super Taikyu Series in Japan David Serban is class winner in an Audi R8 LMS GT4 in Spain Audi Sport customer racing with its customers in Australia, Japan and Spain scored three more title wins with three different race car models. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Resounding success in Australia: Geoff Emery in an Audi R8 LMS has won the Australi...
4 Nov 2019

Audi Sport Customers Celebrate Titles in FIA Motorsport Games and in New Zealand

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="37425"] source: Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS wins decisive gold medal for Russia Second title in succession for Neil Foster on New Zealand’s South Island Endurance racing class wins for Audi RS 3 LMS in Brazil, China and New Zealand In the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games, a race car from Audi Sport customer racing contributed to Russia’s victory in the overall classification. The Audi RS 3 LMS won the decisive gold medal. ...
25 Oct 2019

Trans Am Series Develops New Home for Former GT3 Cars

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36971"] source: Trans Am by Pirelli The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will add a new production-based class to its thriving line-up for the 2020 season. Slotted between the Trans Am and TA2 powered by AEM classes, the new Xtreme GT (XGT) class will be  focused on 2016 and earlier FIA GT3 machines that are no longer eligible to race in other professional series. Based on feedback from the paddock and continued development from t...
21 Oct 2019

Successful Close of the Season in DMV GTC for Audi Sport Customers

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36866"] source: Audi Sport Two one-two-three results of the Audi R8 LMS in club racing at Hockenheim Class championship titles for customer teams in America and Germany Audi R8 LMS driven through AUDI AG’s production halls in Ingolstadt Audi Sport customer racing celebrated GT3, GT4 and TCR class victories in America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand with its teams on the third weekend in October. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Victorious finale o...
8 Oct 2019

Robin Rogalski Wins Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="36422"] source: Audi Sport DTM test as a reward for Cup winner Robin Rogalski Second victory of the Audi R8 LMS in New Zealand Brink Motorsport wins teams’ title in Scandinavia with Audi RS 3 LMS Robin Rogalski is the winner of the 2019 Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup. As a reward for his performances the up-and-coming driver will be given the opportunity of participating in a DTM test. On the first weekend in October, ...
16 Sep 2019

Fourth Title For Audi Sport in ADAC GT Masters

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="34960"] source: Audi Sport Kelvin van der Linde/Patric Niederhauser with uncontestable lead in ADAC GT Masters Audi R8 LMS defends lead of the standings in the United States and France Racing premiere of the Audi R8 LMS GT2 in Spain from September 27 to 29 Title decision in the ADAC GT Masters: Kelvin van der Linde/Patric Niederhauser in an Audi R8 LMS from HCB-Rutronik Racing, on scoring a victory at Hockenheim on the race weekend before th...
2 Sep 2019

Two Victories for the Audi R8 LMS in Thailand

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="33084"] source: Audi Sport B-Quik Racing wins two races of the Thailand Super Series Victories for Audi RS 3 LMS in America, China and Italy Robin Rogalski extends lead of the standings in Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup Following two victories in the Thailand Super Series, Audi Sport customer racing with Team B-Quik Racing for the first time is setting its sights on the title. At the same time, the Audi RS 3 LMS in customers’ hands has wo...
26 Aug 2019

Audi R8 LMS GT4 Wins First Title in 2019 in Canada

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="32851"] source: Audi Sport Parker Thompson in top spot of Canadian Touring Car Championship Promising position for GT4 customer team in North America Second victory this season for Audi RS 3 LMS in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge The Audi R8 LMS GT4 is leaving its mark on the racing scene in the north of the American continent. While Parker Thompson won the first title for the GT4 model from Audi Sport customer racing in Canada a driver pairin...
5 Aug 2019

Audi Customer Teams Celebrate Victories and Podium Finishes Worldwide

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="32298"] source: Audi Sport Jean-Karl Vernay triumphs in an Audi RS 3 LMS in Australia Klim Gavrilov celebrates third victory this season in TCR Russia Audi R8 LMS in front in club racing in Germany, Australia and Belgium Audi Sport customer racing was successful worldwide with the Audi RS 3 LMS and the Audi R8 LMS in various racing series. Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR) Second victory this season in Australia: O...
28 Jul 2019

Audi Sport after 24 Hours of Spa in fourth place of the standings with Christopher Haase

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="31344"] source: Audi Sport Audi Sport Team Saintéloc achieves third position among teams in Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) at Spa Christopher Haase has cut the gap to the IGTC top of the table nearly in half Eight of the eleven GT3 sports cars from Audi finish the race At Spa in 2019, Audi Sport customer racing was battling for its third 24-hour race victory this season. At the end of a race that was dominated by freak weather conditi...
24 Jul 2019

Eleven Audi R8 LMS in the 2019 24 Hours of Spa

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="31194"] source: Audi Sport Most prestigious GT3 event in the world ready to race in Belgium Audi Sport to meet with ten other brands in a field of 72 entrants Eleven GT3 race cars and up to six GT4 race cars from Audi at Spa The 24 Hours of Spa from July 25 to 28 is a GT3 event of mammoth proportions: 72 race cars from eleven manufacturers are going to battle for victory in the most important GT3 endurance race of the year. The elite of endu...