- Fascinating documentary about Audi’s tenth victory at Le Mans
- Audi thrills guests at Hockenheim with “Waldi’s DTM Club”
- Podium finish for the Audi R8 LMS ultra on the Nordschleife
Everyone was focused on Hockenheim this weekend where the eagerly awaited opening round of the 2012 DTM was staged. Yet from Audi Sport’s perspective Los Angeles, the Nürburgring and Shanghai were interesting venues as well.
Continue reading ‘Motorsport Newsletter 16/2012: World premiere for “Truth in 24 II”’
April 22, 2012 - Published By Mike -
in Audi Sport.
- Audi presents its DTM team in Wiesbaden
- New Audi Sport app with multiple new functions
- More than 55,000 tickets sold for Hockenheim
A week before the start of the DTM at Hockenheim, Audi put on an impressive show for the enthusiastic crowds at the DTM presentation in the center of Wiesbaden.
Continue reading ‘Motorsport Newsletter 15/2012: Audi wows the crowds and a word from Timo Bernhard’
The Audi R8 LMS Cup is set to start in less than a week in China. Here is a look into the upcoming action with Chinese celebrity Aaron Kwok who will be racing one of the R8s. Aaron Kwok will drive the No.88 black R8 LMS with red dragon pattern. He is very exciting to join the new series, and he is “very satisfied” with the R8 LMS. QuattroWorld will be providing in depth coverage of the entire Audi R8 LMS Cup season so stay tuned for more exclusive coverage!
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April 17, 2012 - Published By Josh -
in Audi Sport.
- 2009 Le Mans winner augments Audi squad
- Spaniard brings sports car victories and Formula 1 experience to the team
- Timo Bernhard’s recovery is progressing
Ingolstadt, April 17, 2012 – Audi is reinforcing its sports car line-up with another driver. The Spaniard Marc Gené will be available to Audi as a reserve driver, standing in for Timo Bernhard in the Audi R18 ultra as early as at the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Francorchamps on May 5.
This year, Audi again decided to sign a reserve driver for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich selected Marc Gené for this role, a very experienced sports car racer who brings long-standing Formula 1 experience to the team as well. The 38-year-old Spaniard has been under contract as a test or race driver with Formula 1 racing teams since 1999. He also contested the past five events of the Le Mans 24 Hours, clinching overall victory in 2009. After Timo Bernhard was injured in a testing accident that was no fault of his own in mid-March and is still recovering, Gené will be sharing the number “3” Audi R18 ultra with Romain Dumas (F) and Loïc Duval (F) at Spa.
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Audi was recently in Italy at a very rainy Monza Circuit testing The R18 ultra in preparation for it’s first International WEC race. The 6 Hours Of Spa−Francorchamps takes place on Saturday, May 5th and will be the debut race for the R18 ultra and the R18 e-tron quattro. Audi also brought along a new R8 LMS ultra to take part in the testing. The R8 LMS ultras have already taken part in a few races and have been very successful. It’s rare that we are able to the fearocious growl the R8s V10 on it’s own not surrounded by other racers.
Hit the jump to watch the R18 and R8 playing in the rain.
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April 12, 2012 - Published By Mike -
in Audi Sport.
- Two more weeks to go before the 2012 DTM starts
- Interview with Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich
- Background information on AUDI AG’s successful DTM commitment
Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich played an instrumental role in shaping the new DTM regulations. Here is a keynote interview with the Head of Audi Motorsport on the start of the DTM season at the Hockenheimring on April 29 and the expectations of Audi Sport.
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- Victory in the opening races of the FIA GT1 World Championship and FIA GT3 European Championship at Nogaro
- Mattias Ekström to attend Styrian spring festival
- School students impressed by Le Mans engineer Leena Gade
The new Audi R8 LMS ultra enjoyed an extremely successful Easter weekend by claiming victories in the FIA GT1 World Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship.
April 1, 2012 - Published By Mike -
in Audi Sport.
- Mike Rockenfeller and two race cars visit Heilbronn
- AvD honor for Hans-Joachim Stuck
- New qualifying format for Nürburgring 24 Hours
In Heilbronn, not far from Audi’s Neckarsulm location, Audi inspired the enthusiasm of numerous young fans and visitors for the brand on Saturday.
- Strong partners for Audi in “title defense” project
- Testing activities of the three race teams have begun at Valencia
- Five weeks to go before the DTM starts at Hockenheim
Five weeks before the eagerly awaited DTM season opener at the Hockenheimring on April 29 Audi is making a colorful visual statement. At the first official DTM track tests at Valencia, four new Audi A5 DTM cars will be on track sporting their final outfits for the first time. The designs of the other four race cars plus the partners for the “title defense” project have been determined as well.
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