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Dumas will be back in the fully-electric ID.R at Goodwood SpeedWeek
The Frenchman was wowed by the ID.3 during a test drive in the electric road car
Electromobility in motorsport is one of the core topics for the 42-year-old
Romain Dumas is an all-rounder in motorsport. Endurance, rallying, off-road and, last but not least, his participation in the Volkswagen ID.R project and the record-breaking drives with...
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Successful test day with the ID.R in preparation for Goodwood SpeedWeek
Test driver Dieter Depping sets new all-time record in the fully-electric ID.R
ID. family’s racing and production cars take to the racetrack together for the first time
The Volkswagen ID.R is back with a bang. Just over a year after the record drive on Tianmen Mountain in China, Volkswagen Motorsport and the fully-electric race car retu...
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Romain Dumas covers the 6.78-mile mountain course in 7 minutes, 38.585 seconds
Fifth major accomplishment for ID. R electric race car
In a first, the all-electric Volkswagen ID. R has established a new record for the stunning Tianmen Mountain Big Gate Road, a 99-turn route that had never before been used as a performance car benchmark. With a time of 7 minutes, 38.585 seconds, Volkswagen ID. R driver Romain...
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“China Challenge” mastered – Volkswagen’s fully-electric prototype sets new benchmark on Tianmen Mountain
Romain Dumas conquers the 99 hairpins on the 10.906-kilometre “Big Gate Road” in less than 8 minutes
ID.R is the sportiest representative of the electric ID. family of products
An extraordinary drive on the limit, with spectacular images and the first record on Tianmen Mountain: Volkswagen has ac...
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Romain Dumas returns to iconic southern England event to defend the record set last year
Volkswagen Motorsport lines up with a special sprint version of the ID.R
Herndon — The Volkswagen ID.R is set to defend its title at the prestigious “Goodwood Festival of Speed” in West Sussex, England July 4th to 7th. Last year, Romain Dumas, at the wheel of the fully-electric race car, set a new record for electric vehicles, completing the mile-long r...
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Editor's note: After conquering Pike's Peak (here and here) and the Goodwood Festival of Speed (here), the next brass ring was the Nurburgring. The Volkswagen ID.R and Romain Dumas just did that with an e-record of 6:05.336, beating the previous record by 40.564 seconds.
6:05.336 minutes – the Volkswagen ID.R has driven the fastest emission-free lap of all time on the most difficult race track in the world
Volkswagen driver Romain Dumas beat the previous record ...
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Volkswagen just released video shot from a helicopter of the record breaking run by the I.D. R Pikes Peak and Romain Dumas. The sound seems to be coming from in-car footage so maybe Volkswagen will be releasing that soon. Until then, enjoy the video of the incredible 7m 57.148s run - Editor
Herndon, VA — On June 24th, Volkswagen made motorsports history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Today, video of the entire record-breaking run is ava...
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7m 57.148s minutes – Volkswagen’s electric racing car sets a new overall record
Romain Dumas betters Sébastien Loeb’s record by 16 seconds
I.D. R Pikes Peak: the sporty forerunner of the new, fully-electric I.D. family
Wolfsburg - Volkswagen and the I.D. R Pikes Peak have made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Driving the 500-kW (680 PS) I.D. R Pikes Peak, Romain Dumas (F) defeated a field including cars with conventional...
PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB
Driver Romain Dumas clocks time of the day at Pikes Peak
Volkswagen preparing meticulously for Sunday’s race
Sven Smeets: “Compliments to the team, but that was only qualifying.”
Wolfsburg - Romain Dumas and the Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak made a clear statement of intent in qualifying ahead of the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the US state of Colorado. The Frenchman, at the wheel of Volkswagen’s first fully-electric ra...
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Say 'Pikes Peak' to an Audi fan and visions of Michele Mouton, John Buffum, Bobby Unser, Walter Rohrl, and, of course, the Sport quattro E2 Pikes Peak pop into their head. Volkswagen Group is headed back to Pikes Peak but this time it's Volkswagen leading the charge with an electric race car, the I.D. R Pikes Peak. The driver of this car should be familiar to Audi Sport fans, Romain Dumas. Dumas won the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Audi ...
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The opening round of this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge – the only intercontinental series for the world’s top GT drivers, with Pirelli as exclusive tire supplier – gets underway this weekend at the famous Bathurst 12 Hours in Australia. The Mount Panorama track is one of the most epic on the planet, with several changes in elevation and some truly demanding corners. Pirelli currently holds the track record, set two years ago in qualifying when th...