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Audi is well prepared for Le Mans 24 Hours

At the Le Mans test day held two weeks before the 24-hour race, Audi completed its preparation phase with a wealth of valuable findings. The brand’s first diesel hybrid sports car set the fastest time of the day. Allan McNish in the number “2” Audi R18 e-tron quattro was the quickest driver on the tradition-steeped track at La Sarthe.

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Historic triumph: Audi achieves first victory of a hybrid vehicle at Le Mans

April 3, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Around 200,000 spectators witnessed a fascinating race with the drama and incidents that are typical for Le Mans plus an impressive demonstration of “Vorsprung durch Technik.” The four Audi R18 cars from Audi Sport Team Joest were the quickest and most reliable vehicles and after 24 hours occupied positions one, two, three and five.

Formula E

Spectacular victory for Audi driver di Grassi in Mexico City

April 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Audi factory driver Lucas di Grassi reduces his deficit to championship leader Sébastien Buemi to five points following his first victory of the season in the fourth race of the Formula E season in Mexico City (Mexico). Team mate Daniel Abt scored points again after finishing seventh.

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Dream start for World RX Champion Ekström

April 2, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship could not have been off to a better start from Audi and EKS’s point of view. The season opener at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya saw Mattias Ekström triumph. In the final, the reigning world champion relegated Timo Scheider (D) and Andreas Bakkerud (N) to positions two and three. This victory immediately puts Ekström back at top of the drivers’ standings. In the teams’ classification, team world champions EKS are in the top spot tied on points with Team PSRX Volkswagen Sweden.

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Sharper look for new Audi RS 5 DTM

March 31, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

About a month before the DTM season opens, Audi is presenting the liveries of the six Audi RS 5 DTM cars. The engineers at the Audi motorsport department prepared the race cars in the past two weeks together with the teams. From Monday to Thursday next week (April 3 to 6) the new DTM cars will participate in final pre-season tests at Hockenheim.

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Title defense with strong Audi customer teams

March 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Since 2011, the Audi teams have collected a total of six overall titles and sixteen class titles in this young series. Three Audi Sport customer racing teams will aim to win more trophies and titles this year. The Blancpain GT Series is the leading Europe-wide series for GT3 sports cars. Since 2011, the Audi teams have collected a total of six overall titles and sixteen class titles in this young series. Three Audi Sport customer racing teams will aim to win more trophies and titles this year. read on ...

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TCR racing series: Large international demand for the Audi RS 3 LMS

March 27, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The new Audi RS 3 LMS stands in front of its first motorsport season. The race car can compete in 14 series worldwide, including the TCR International Series and ADAC TCR Germany with its strong field. The title defender of the TCR International Series, Stefano Comini, will drive an Audi from 2017 on. Also in the ADAC TCR Germany, the Audi RS 3 LMS has earned special preference: The reigning champion team, Target Competition, ordered four cars.

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World Champion Ekström attacks again with Audi

March 21, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Mattias Ekström will again be competing in a dual role in 2017. Following remarkable years in the DTM and two titles with Audi, the Swede is determined to claim the top spot now in the new, more than 500-HP Audi RS 5 DTM too. And as the reigning World Rallycross Champion he has only one aim in the up-and-coming racing series as well: to win the title again this year. The season will open at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya not far from the Spanish metropolis, on April 1 and 2. Starting this year, Ekström can also rely on support from Audi’s motorsport department. read on ...

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Race track debut for the new Audi RS 5 DTM

March 17, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

The red-black Playboy livery in which youngster Nico Müller will showcase on the 2017 DTM grid was not the only feature to attract attention during the tests. Only a week following its world premiere in Geneva, the new Audi RS 5 DTM did its first public test laps on the Italian race track at Vallelunga. read on ...

PRODUCTION CARS

The Audi Q8 sport concept

March 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Groundbreaking drive system technology and an accentuated sporty look: at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Audi will be presenting another concept car which demonstrates the potential of the future Q8 model range. The Audi Q8 sport concept study demonstrates the vision Audi’s developers and designers have for the dynamic yet efficient SUV of tomorrow.

PRODUCTION CARS

Audi RS 3 Sedan

March 13, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Audi Sport GmbH presents the RS models as high-performance cars under the RS label. The quattro all-wheel drive is also standard in these models. The lineup comprises the new RS 3 Sportback, the RS 3 Sedan, the RS 6 Avant, the RS 6 Avant performance, the RS 7 Sportback performance as well as the TT RS Coupé and the TT RS Roadster.

TOURING

M1 GT Racing Adds David Ostella and Dion von Moltke to Sprint-X Program Walt Bowlin and Guy Cosmo to team with young drivers

May 17, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

Already making waves in the world of sports car racing, M1 GT Racing adds to their program for the upcoming Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) event at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP). With already confirmed plans to run in the PWC Sprint-X program with drivers Walt Bowlin and Guy Cosmo, M1 GT Racing will run a second Audi R8 machine in Sprint-X with Canadian standout David Ostella, who will compete in his hometown event, and sportscar phenom driver Dion von Moltke.

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