5 Jan 2024

Ekström Dominates Dakar Prologue for Audi

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="95238"] As the weeks-long Dakar Rally begins, competitors first have a sandy qualifying run just 27 km long run in Al’Ula dubbed “The Prologue” that took place today. Finish in the Top 10 today, and you to choose your starting position for the opening stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t59sLwvLEPw Fastest amongst the cars was Audi Sport’s Mattias Ekstrom with an impressive 16m 30s in his RS Q e-tron. That was 23 seconds faster than th...
21 Dec 2023

Dakar Rally 2024: Team Audi Sport Ahead of a Great Challenge

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="94577"] source: Audi AG Innovative prototype up against strong competition Audi driver crews look forward to tough challenges in January Team Audi Sport and QMS form a proven organizational structure The Audi RS Q e-tron faces its third Dakar Rally. Team Audi Sport has optimized the pioneering rally prototype, that has an electric drivetrain, a high-voltage battery and an energy converter, in meticulous detail for the toughest rall...
Thu, Dec 21 , 2023 Bill
30 Oct 2023

Audi Sport’s Ultimate Meeting of Electrified Prototypes: “e-tron on Track”

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="92232"] source: Audi AG Versatile electric drives from Audi around motorsport Mattias Ekström, Stéphane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz meet Tom Kristensen at Audi Sport’s “e-tron on track” event in Neuburg, Germany Five fascinating models show rapid technical progress They stand for efficiency and enthusiasm in equal measure: Five high-performance Audi models for racing and action embody the path of electrified drives. The brand ...
Mon, Oct 30 , 2023 Bill
19 Oct 2023

Challenging Morocco Rally for Audi

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="91847"] source: Audi AG Ups and downs for Audi at the Morocco Rally Three stage victories for innovative Audi RS Q e-tron All three Audi RS Q e-tron cars at the finish of the Morocco Rally Team Audi Sport received no reward for a strong recovery at the Morocco Rally: Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Edouard Boulanger had improved from sixth place to second position on the penultimate day. However, a failure of the water pu...
Thu, Oct 19 , 2023 Bill
29 Mar 2023

In Safe Hands: Mattias Ekström x Audi S1 Hoonitron

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="84614"] source: Audi Australia A multi-discipline motorsport champion, Mattias Ekström is the perfect person to put the Audi S1 Hoonitron through its paces as a tribute to his friend who was tragically killed at the start of the year. One of the great racing drivers of the modern era, Mattias Ekström is constantly on the lookout for his next motorsport challenge. From winning the DTM Championship twice, to claiming the World Rallycross Champi...
Wed, Mar 29 , 2023 Bill
30 Jan 2023

Mattias Ekström Wins Race of Champions

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="82453"] source: Audi AG Audi driver prevails over Mick Schumacher in the final Mattias Ekström “Champion of Champions” for the fourth time Audi delights fans with demo laps of RS Q e-tron and Sport quattro S1 Mattias Ekström has once again demonstrated his world class and versatility: In his Swedish homeland, the rally and circuit pro driver won the “Race of Champions”, a traditional competition between the world’s best...
Mon, Jan 30 , 2023 Bill
16 Jan 2023

Team Audi Sport with Good Individual Results and Setbacks at the Dakar Rally

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81923"] source: Audi AG 14 stage podiums and seven times among the top 3 in the overall standings Electric drive concept of the low-emission race car highly efficient Board member Oliver Hoffmann: “We’ll be back in 2024” The effort paid off: Team Audi Sport shaped the 2023 Dakar Rally with innovation and performance right up to the end despite various setbacks. The Audi RS Q e-tron with its electric drive concept scored a tot...
Mon, Jan 16 , 2023 Bill
9 Jan 2023

Team Audi Sport Remains Motivated for Second Half of Dakar Rally

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81593"] source: Audi AG Strong contrast of competitiveness and severe disappointments High motivation in the team despite setbacks for all driver teams Tough second half of rally expected after rest day For Team Audi Sport, the first half of the 2023 Dakar Rally was an emotionally intense mix: Two stage victories and the Audi RS Q e-tron’s first three days in the lead at the world’s toughest rally were offset by setbacks for all three d...
Mon, Jan 09 , 2023 Bill
6 Jan 2023

Two Incidents for Audi at the Dakar Rally

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81581"] source: Audi AG The seventh day of the 2023 Dakar Rally was a black Friday for Audi: On the stage from Ha’il to Riyadh,Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz and Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger were separately very unlucky going over a dune after 212 kilometers. Peterhansel was in the lead when his co-driver complained of back pain after a hard landing. A helicopter took Edouard Boulanger to hospital, where doctors diagnosed an injur...
Fri, Jan 06 , 2023 Bill
21 Dec 2022

Audi Sets Sights on Podium at Dakar Rally

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="80929"] source: Audi AG Innovative Audi RS Q e-tron: with low-emission drive into the future Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger, Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz: a team of winners Motorsport boss Rolf Michl: “Great sporting excitement” Revolutionizing the sport in an energy-efficient way and being among the best in the process: Audi has set itself no lesser task for the RS Q e-tron’s second outin...
Wed, Dec 21 , 2022 Bill
8 Nov 2022

Thorough Preparation of the Audi Drivers for the Dakar Rally

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="78787"] source: Audi AG Nothing can replace experience and kilometers Good team spirit after debut season and ahead of second Dakar Rally New rules and challenges for 2023 The 2023 Dakar Rally will start in just under eight weeks. Audi continues to rely on its strong line-up of Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz. The six drivers and co-drivers are looking forward to the desert...
Tue, Nov 08 , 2022 Bill
17 May 2022

The Audi RS Q e-tron Rocks Hamburg

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="71974"] source: Audi AG Eye-catching futuristic prototype at the OMR Festival Spectacular trip from the container port to the exhibition center Hanseatic city hyped: Ekström/Bergkvist cause a stir for electric mobility The futuristic Audi RS Q e-tron was one of the stars at the FUTURE MOVES New Mobility Summit as part of the OMR Festival in Hamburg on Tuesday. With a spectacular trip from the container port to the exhibition cente...
Tue, May 17 , 2022 Bill
9 Feb 2022

Ken Block Thrilled with the Audi RS Q e-tron

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68451"] source: Audi AG US drift artist drives Mattias Ekström’s Dakar car Historic treasures from Audi Tradition at the GP Ice Race Ken Block: “A phenomenal experience” This was a car swap of a very special kind: with Mattias Ekström as the instructor in the co-driver’s seat, Ken Block tested the Audi RS Q e-tron with start number 224 on snow and ice. The outing during the GP Ice Race in Zell am See (Austria) was the spectacular...
Wed, Feb 09 , 2022 Bill
16 Nov 2021

To the Limit and Beyond: Audi Tests Again for the Dakar Rally in Morocco

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66086"] source: Audi AG Second test of the Audi RS Q e-tron in North Africa All driver teams take turns in the cockpit of the test car Experience gained from more than 2,500 kilometers in the toughest terrain Audi Sport took another step towards the Dakar Rally in the second week of November. At the second test in Morocco, Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz took turn...
Tue, Nov 16 , 2021 Bill
16 Jun 2021

Mattias Ekström – Road to Dakar

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="61647"] source: Audi Australia In January 2022, Audi will write a completely new chapter in the brand’s illustrious motorsport history, when it seeks to become the first manufacturer to win the gruelling Dakar Rally with electric drive – champion driver, Mattias Ekström will be tasked with driving one of the three Audi race vehicles. At 42 years of age, Mattias Ekström is the junior in Audi Sport’s champion line-up of driver’s...
Wed, Jun 16 , 2021 Bill
1 Jun 2021

Audi with “Dream Team” at the Dakar Rally

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="61239"] source: Audi AG Driver teams confirmed for Audi Sport’s Dakar project Dakar record winner, World Rally champion and DTM champion start for Audi Audi to herald energy revolution in cross-country rallying Audi is the first car manufacturer to fight for overall victory in the famous Dakar Rally with an electrified powertrain, thus also heralding an energy revolution in cross-country rallying. Audi Sport has succeeded in recruiting thr...
Tue, Jun 01 , 2021 Bill
8 Dec 2020

Find of the Day: Ex-Mattias Ekström 2003 DTM Audi TT-R

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="56216"] words: Bill, photos: RS Racetec GmbH, Audi Sport Audi is leaving the DTM series after many years and many wins but no worries...Audi's motorsports future is bright. Still, if you want to relive the past, you can always buy this Abt-Audi TT-R DTM that was driven by Mattias Ekström and others during the 2003 DTM campaign. Ekström, a two-time DTM champion, retired from Audi Sport in 2018. Here he is talking about the best moments in DTM wi...
Tue, Dec 08 , 2020 Bill
17 Mar 2020

Two Generations of quattro: Interview with Stig Blomqvist and Mattias Ekström

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="44569"] source: Audi AG Stig Blomqvist and Mattias Ekström are both world champions. One in 1984, the other in 2016. Both in an Audi quattro. With the e-tron S, Audi is now presenting the first electric car with the legendary all-wheel drive. The two racing drivers talk about the quattro revolution in motorsport and who would win a race with the original quattro. The Audi Driving Experience Center in Neuburg an der Donau. The tires squeak on...
Tue, Mar 17 , 2020 Bill
19 Feb 2019

Audi e-tron Extreme: Technology Demonstrator on Legendary “Streif”

source: Audi AG Specially equipped Audi e-tron conquers downhill ski course Electric all-wheel drive with two electric motors on the rear axle World Rallycross champion Mattias Ekström behind the wheel of the fully electric SUV In late January, Audi sent its first fully electric-powered SUV onto the slopes where the world’s best ski racers battle for victory in the Hahnenkamm Race. The specially equipped Audi e-tron climbed the “Mausefalle” on the legendary “Streif...
Tue, Feb 19 , 2019 Bill