16 May 2023

Successful Season Opener for Audi in GT World Challenge Sprint Cup

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="86275"] Audi R8 LMS GT3 Team Tresor Orange1 took the lead in the Sprint Cup right at the start of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS season. The two Audi Sport drivers Mattia Drudi and Ricardo Feller finished second in the first race at Brands Hatch after Drudi had improved from fourth to third position at the start. During the pit stops, Feller took over the cockpit of the Audi R8 LMS and returned to the track in second pos...
15 May 2023

Audi Sport GmbH to Kick Off 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Nürburgring

[gallery link="file" columns="1" size="full" ids="86272"] [Source: Audi Motorsport GmbH] Almost 40 years ago – on October 10, 1983 – Audi Sport GmbH, as it is known now, was founded as quattro GmbH. Today, it shapes the sporty and exclusive image of the brand with the four rings. At Audi, the vehicles with the red rhombus stand for performance and sportiness. The birthday celebrations begin at the Nürburgring 24 Hours next weekend (May 18–21). Forty years, more than 250,000 vehic...
11 Mar 2022

Emotional First Victory in the Desert: Audi RS Q e-tron wins in Abu Dhabi

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69238"] Historic first success of an electrified drive in the desert Stéphane Peterhansel celebrates eighth personal victory at Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Julius Seebach: “Breakthrough for our innovation” Audi has once again made history in motorsport with technical innovation: Following its debut with four stage victories at the Dakar Rally in January, the Audi RS Q e-tron now clinched its first overall victory – in just it...
Fri, Mar 11 , 2022 Bill
15 May 2020

IMSA Announces Updated Return to Racing Plan

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="47480"] source: IMSA In a series of video conferences with stakeholders earlier today, IMSA revealed its plans to return to racing this summer with a revised 2020 calendar for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. The WeatherTech Championship will return July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. This Fourth of July event will feature an evening race with WeatherTech as its entitlement partner and ...
Fri, May 15 , 2020 Bill
13 Mar 2018

Must Watch: Smithsonian Channel “Supercar Superbuild” R8 Episode Airing March 13, 2018 9:00PM ET

words: Bill Cho, photos: Smithsonian Channel In 1997, Audi was looking to get back into the showcase of racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their efforts brought forth the R8R and that experience lead to the iconic R8 LMP which won Le Mans in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006. To capitalize on this fame, Audi presented the Le Mans quattro concept car at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and a legend was born. The Smithsonian Channel show, Supercar Superbuild, dives into the hi...
Tue, Mar 13 , 2018 Bill
11 Jan 2018

Road & Track: How Racing in America Saved Audi

source: Road & Track, photo: Audi Sport In the mid-Eighties, Audi was reeling from an unintended-acceleration scandal. To restore its image, the company entered a 200 Quattro sedan in Trans-Am for 1988. It was a flag-bearer for the company’s signature road-car technologies, turbocharging and all-wheel drive. Audi had two FIA Group B rallying titles with the Quattro but little in the way of road-racing experience. Group B hero Walter Röhrl was tapped to drive alongside Le Mans winne...
Thu, Jan 11 , 2018 Bill