9 Oct 2018

Rallycross: Notorious First Corner of Estering Awaits EKS Audi Sport

source: Audi Sport Mattias Ekström returns to the place of his Rallycross title win Audi pilot travels to Estering race weekend ranking second in World RX Ekström: “Spectacular spot and one of the best on the World RX calendar” This weekend (October 13/14), the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) comes to Germany. For Audi driver Mattias Ekström and EKS Audi Sport, the Estering race track in Buxtehude is very special. In 2017, Mattias ...
Tue, Oct 09 , 2018 Bill
25 Sep 2018

Rallycross: U.S. Premiere for EKS Audi Sport

source: Audi Sport FIA World Rallycross Championship to visit United States for the first time Race track in Austin with spectacular jump U.S. premiere for EKS Audi Sport: This weekend (September 29/30) Austin (Texas) is hosting the first FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) round in the United States. Audi driver Mattias Ekström knows the Circuit of the Americas primarily as a race track for Formula One and MotoGP events. “So far, I’ve only s...
Tue, Sep 25 , 2018 Bill
19 Sep 2018

World RX Audi Driver Ekström In Nitro World Games For The First Time

source: Audi Sport Appearance in Audi S1 EKS RX quattro at action sports event in the United States New rallycross competition with spectacular jumps Audi rallycross driver Mattias Ekström will take part in the Nitro World Games (September 22–23) in Salt Lake City for the first time. He will compete in the new rallycross event in an Audi S1 EKS RX quattro. Ekström will meet with top-class drivers from the rallycross series and popular U.S. action sports stars. The acti...
Wed, Sep 19 , 2018 Bill
17 Sep 2018

Another Podium Finish for EKS Audi Sport in Riga

source: Audi Sport Mattias Ekström takes second place in Audi S1 EKS RX quattro Audi drivers Andreas Bakkerud and Nico Müller knocked out in semi-final EKS Audi Sport celebrate a podium finish for the sixth time in the current FIA World Rallycross Championship season: at the ninth round of the season in the Latvian capital Riga, Mattias Ekström in the Audi S1 EKS RX quattro finished second, only 2.3 seconds behind the winner and championship leader Johan Kristoffe...
Mon, Sep 17 , 2018 Bill
6 Aug 2018

Disappointment in Canada: EKS Audi Sport Only Fourth

[source: Audi Sport] Mattias Ekström misses podium by a hair’s breadth In spite of rocket start: Andreas Bakkerud’s race ends in semi-finals A crazy race weekend with many highs and lows: in round seven of the FIA World Rallycross Championship at Trois-Rivières, Canada, Mattias Ekström as the best Audi driver placed fourth with a small deficit. During the season’s first overseas race both Mattias Ekström and his teammate, Andreas Bakkerud, shone with...
Mon, Aug 06 , 2018 Bill
31 Jul 2018

Rallycross: first overseas round for EKS Audi Sport

[source: Audi Sport] Second half of the World RX season begins in Canada Final races live on SPORT1 for the first time With two Audi S1 EKS RX quattro cars that have received detailed improvements EKS Audi Sport will compete at Trois-Rivières, Canada, on August 4 and 5. The race weekend is ringing in the second half of the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) season. Detailed improvements to the suspension and engine of the Audi S1 EKS RX quattro prov...
Tue, Jul 31 , 2018 Bill
26 Jun 2018

Rallycross: EKS Audi Sport Before “Magic Weekend”

[source: Audi Sport] Season highlight with 40,000 fans in the forests of central Sweden Level pegging: Audi drivers Ekström and Bakkerud both with two victories so far in Höljes Season highlight in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX): the event in Swedish Höljes is held from June 29 to July 1. It is regarded as the craziest world championship round of the year and is simultaneously the home race for EKS Audi Sport and Mattias Ekström. ...
Tue, Jun 26 , 2018 Bill
5 Jun 2018

Rallycross Home Round for Audi Driver Bakkerud

[source: Audi Sport] Fifth World RX round for EKS Audi Sport at Hell, Norway Race track near Trondheim birthplace of EKS Five events in only eight weeks: EKS Audi Sport is engaged in a program of truly mammoth proportions right at the beginning of the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX). Next weekend, the supercars will be racing at Hell in Norway. These are exciting times for the World RX that is to become a fully electric racing series start...
Tue, Jun 05 , 2018 Bill
27 May 2018

Huge Celebrations in Silverstone: First Podium for Audi Driver Andreas Bakkerud

[source: Audi Sport] Norwegian second on World Rallycross Championship premiere in Silverstone Mattias Ekström completes string result for EKS Audi Sport with fourth place Silverstone -  Huge celebrations in Silverstone (Great Britain): in his fourth event for EKS Audi Sport in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX), Andreas Bakkerud made the step onto the winners’ podium for the first time after finishing second. Mattias Ekström completed the strong showin...
Sun, May 27 , 2018 Bill
11 May 2018

Test of Courage for Audi Drivers at Rallycross in Belgium

[source: Audi Sport] Round three of twelve on rallycross calendar Race track one of the most unusual and difficult ones Circuit Jules Tacheny at Mettet, Belgium - Tight turns, tire walls as track barriers and a spectacular jump into the valley: Circuit Jules Tacheny at Mettet, Belgium, some 80 kilometers southeast of Brussels will host round three of the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) this weekend (May 12/13) – and test the drivers’ courage. ...
Fri, May 11 , 2018 Bill
7 May 2018

Audi Driver Rockenfeller Runner-Up in DTM Thriller at Hockenheim

[source: Audi Sport] 2013 DTM Champion storms to second place from ninth on the grid Spectators witness one of the most gripping DTM races of all time Fans celebrate Mattias Ekström’s DTM farewell What a DTM opener at Hockenheim! In Sunday’s spectacular second race, Mike Rockenfeller in the Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM of Audi Sport Team Phoenix stormed forward to second position after starting from ninth on the grid. His teammate, Loïc Duval, and René Rast (Audi Spo...
Mon, May 07 , 2018 Bill
30 Apr 2018

Rallycross: Roller Coaster Ride for EKS Audi Sport

Snow in final! Qualifying winner Andreas Bakkerud finishes fourth Mattias Ekström misses final at Montalegre by 0.5 seconds Montalegre - Sun, rain and even snow in the end: totally crazy April weather in round two of the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) and a roller coaster ride for EKS Audi Sport. After positions one and three in qualifying, expectations of the two Audi campaigners, Andreas Bakkerud and Mattias Ekström, in Portugal had been higher than positio...
Mon, Apr 30 , 2018 Bill
18 Apr 2018

DTM: Farewell Races for Ekström at Hockenheim

[source: Audi Sport] Audi factory driver says goodbye to fans at DTM season opener Additional Audi RS 5 DTM to be fielded for two-time DTM Champion Mattias Ekström: “Plenty of goose-bump moments” Emotional farewell after 17 years in DTM: Mattias Ekström will race in an additional Audi RS 5 DTM in the DTM season opener at the Hockenheimring, so giving motorsport fans yet another reason to watch the races on May 5 and 6 either live at the venue or on television. ...
Wed, Apr 18 , 2018 Bill
10 Apr 2018

Rallycross: EKS Audi Sport Starts in the Spanish Sun

Second generation Audi S1 EKS RX quattro celebrates premiere Mattias Ekström targets third successive Barcelona victory Moment of truth for Audi factory driver Mattias Ekström and his team in Spain: the fifth World Rallycross Championship season commences at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on April 14–15. And the new Audi S1 EKS RX quattro makes its competitive race debut. To start the World RX season, the EKS Audi Sport squad must assert itself against the teams from ...
Tue, Apr 10 , 2018 Bill
26 Mar 2018

​EKS Audi Sport Fired Up for 2018 World RX Season with New Package

Second-generation Audi S1 EKS RX quattro presented at Silverstone Audi factory driver Mattias Ekström relies on new technology and new teammate Season kicks off at Barcelona on April 14 and 15. On the official test and media day of the racing series at Silverstone (Great Britain) this Monday, EKS Audi Sport presents the second-generation Audi S1 EKS RX quattro in which Ekström and his new teammate, Andreas Bakkerud, will contest the 2018 season. The ...
Mon, Mar 26 , 2018 Bill
31 Jan 2018

EKS Audi Sport to Attack in World RX with Bakkerud and Ekström

source: Audi Sport Mattias Ekström’s rallycross project to continue with Audi factory support Andreas Bakkerud at the wheel of the second Audi S1 EKS RX quattro Neuburg a.d. Donau - Audi remains committed to rallycross in the 2018 season. The Ingolstadt-based brand will continue to provide factory support to Mattias Ekström’s project. Under its new name, EKS Audi Sport, the team will compete in the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) with two newly prepared...
Wed, Jan 31 , 2018 Bill
29 Jan 2018

Audi Driver Mattias Ekström Ends DTM Career

source: Audi Sport Swede to concentrate on FIA World RX commitment in 2018 Dutchman Robin Frijns promoted from GT program Remainder of driver squad unchanged for DTM 2018 Neuburg a.d. Donau - It marks the end of an era: After 17 years, 193 races, 23 victories and two championship titles, factory driver Mattias Ekström ends his DTM career, which means that Audi’s most successful DTM campaigner to date is leaving this racing series. In 2018, Ekström will concentrate ...
Mon, Jan 29 , 2018 Bill
22 Jan 2018

Press Conference with Audi Driver Mattias Ekström

source: Audi Sport Decision about the multi-talent’s future in racing Details on January 29 to be announced at partner Red Bull’s Hangar-7 in Salzburg Neuburg a.d. Donau - Will he end his unique career? Will he continue his dual-track commitment in the DTM and in the FIA World Rallycross Championship or concentrate on one of these two racing series in the 2018 season? There has been a lot of speculation about Audi factory driver Mattias Ekström’s future in racing i...
Mon, Jan 22 , 2018 Bill