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Team Audi Sport has prepared an analytical test for the suspension and tires after the 2023 Dakar Rally. The Audi RS Q e-tron’s record in January included a total of 14 podium results on 15 event days but also various setbacks. While the innovative electric drive concept worked flawlessly, tire failures clearly set back the three driver teams Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz in the most important competition of the year. In addition to the analysis carried out since January, the team completed its investigation of the causes in May with a test in Saudi Arabia. Search for causes and remedies for blown tires At the same time chassis testing on different terrain All three...

While the Audi R8 LMS in GT3 version and the Audi RS 3 LMS convinced with a total of five victories on the last weekend in May, the Audi R8 LMS GT2 as a race taxi with the innovative Space Drive concept attracted attention. GT3 sports car from Audi top at endurance races in Europe and Asia Audi R8 LMS GT2 as innovative race taxi in DTM program A sevenfold and a quintuple win for the Audi RS 3 LMS in TCR Europe Audi R8 LMS GT3 1-2-3-4 victory in China: Audi’s customer teams dominated the second round of the China Endurance Championship. The FAW Audi Racing Team, which only entered the championship at the second race, won the 150-minute race at Ningbo with a one-lap advantage. Cheng Congfu and Chris Chia shared the number 1 Audi R8...

At the halfway point of the Eset Cup, ISR Racing remains the benchmark with the GT3 version of the Audi R8 LMS. Filip Salaquarda remained unbeaten three times at the Red Bull Ring. The Audi RS 3 LMS and Audi R8 LMS GT4 also remain successful in customer hands. ISR Racing successful with Filip Salaquarda in the Audi R8 LMS Joseph Ellerine takes class wins with Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi RS 3 LMS wins races in Denmark and Canada read on Audi MediaCenter

Audi Sport customer racing achieved sixth place in the 2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours. Audi Sport Team Land achieved this result after a flawless drive by the three Audi Sport drivers Christopher Haase/Christopher Mies/Patric Niederhauser in the number 39 Audi R8 LMS. The brand also thrilled the 235,000 fans off the track throughout the weekend with many activities surrounding the birthday of its subsidiary Audi Sport GmbH. read on Audi MediaCenter

While Mattia Drudi/Ricardo Feller managed a victory in the GT World Challenge Europe, Audi Sport driver colleague Max Hofer celebrated his fourth success in the Australian offshoot of the series. The Audi R8 LMS also won races in China and New Zealand while the Audi RS 3 LMS made its mark on the highest European TCR category with its third victory in four races. Victory and championship lead for Team Tresor Orange1 at Brands Hatch Third title success for Team IMS on the North Island of New Zealand Comtoyou Racing clinches third win of the season in TCR Europe read on Audi MediaCenter

A series of victories: No brand has won at Le Mans as often as Audi in such a short period of time. The four rings were at the top of the podium a total of 13 times between 1999 and 2016. In 2023, the “24 Hours of Le Mans” will celebrate its 100th anniversary and Audi Tradition will join in the festivities: in Ingolstadt, Le Mans and Goodwood. “Audi in Le Mans” was recently launched for all motorsport fans; the latest book of the Edition Audi Tradition presents the success story of the four rings at the endurance classic on the Sarthe in great detail for the first time. May 21 Ingolstadt: International Museum Day at the Audi museum mobile with Le Mans prototypes and talk with “Dindo” Capello June in Le Mans: Audi Tradition brings...

Audi Sport customer racing will contest the 51st edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours from May 18 to 21 with four Audi R8 LMS cars in epoch-making designs. Audi’s expressive liveries reflect its motorsport history. They remind the public of unforgettable times for the brand in racing and rallying. In sporting terms, Audi, as the most successful brand of the past decade, is already aiming for its seventh overall victory after 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. Flair of rallying, touring cars and sports prototypes in the Eifel region Four Audi R8 LMS in the design of historic Audi racing models A total of six Audi R8 LMS at the 24-hour race “This year the audience at the Nürburgring can look forward to a special appearance,” says...

For the second time in a row, the Audi R8 LMS clinched a 12-hour endurance victory in the 24H Series. Several European Audi customer teams in GT4 and TCR racing secured the lead in the standings with their race successes. Audi customer team Saintéloc Racing wins Spa 12 Hours Championship lead for Audi customers in GT4 and TCR racing Podium result for Audi R8 LMS GT2 in Portugal read on Audi MediaCenter

In Australian GT3 racing, a local customer team continues its winning streak with the Audi R8 LMS. The GT3 sports car also guaranteed trophies in European club racing and in South Africa on the last weekend in April. In TCR Europe, Comtoyou Racing started its title defense with a 1-2-3 and a 1-2 victory. GT3 victory for Liam Talbot and Audi Sport driver Max Hofer in Australia Further successes for Audi R8 LMS in Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and South Africa Two one-two-three wins for Audi RS 3 LMS in TCR Europe, two trophies in Kumho TCR World Tour read on Audi MediaCenter

With 29 overall titles and 72 additional class titles since 2017, the Audi RS 3 LMS is one of the most successful models in the Audi Sport customer racing program. The touring car won the worldwide “TCR Model of the Year” award three times alone. In the past five years, the entry-level touring car has been a permanent fixture in the top field with 17 individual victories in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. Now, a new global series for TCR race cars will follow in 2023 with the Kumho TCR World Tour. Audi Sport Team Comtoyou team will contest this competition with two Audi RS 3 LMS cars for a top-class driver line-up. Audi Sport Team Comtoyou with two Audi RS 3 LMS cars in new global racing series Audi Sport driver Frédéric...

Audi’s customer teams, which started the new season in Thailand and New Zealand as defending champions, celebrated a perfect start with their victories. The three other race cars from the current Audi Sport customer racing model program contributed to the brand’s track record with many other top results. Audi R8 LMS prevails in Thailand, New Zealand and England Two victories for the Audi R8 LMS GT2, one for the Audi R8 LMS GT4 Excellent season opener for Audi RS 3 LMS in Italy read on Audi MediaCenter

The Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS will remain a central pillar in European GT racing in 2023 with a comprehensive program of Audi Sport customer racing teams. A total of 23 Audi R8 LMS cars in the three categories GT3, GT2 and GT4 are registered for various race series that are part of the platform of promoter SRO. Eleven Audi R8 LMS GT3 in sprints and endurance races, at least twelve at Spa Brand’s customer teams also aim to defend titles in GT2 European Series GT4 European Series on course for growth with strong Audi teams “Spread across these categories, our customers won a total of ten titles in the SRO series last year,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. “What we’re particularly pleased...

Audi is presenting its Formula 1 project in China for the first time from April 18 to 27: The F1 show car with the striking Audi Launch Livery is a central element of the brand’s presence at Auto Shanghai. Audi CEO Markus Duesmann has provided insight into the current progress of the project during the press conference. F1 show car with Audi Launch Livery at Auto Shanghai Development of power unit at Neuburg facility in full swing Innovation and efficiency topics in the focus of the development team Under the motto “F1 Power made in Germany” the company is preparing to enter the top class of motorsport. From 2026, Audi will compete in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with its own factory team and a power unit developed in...

Audi Sport customer racing relies on a strong customer base in the DTM in 2023 as well. Three established teams – including an up-and-coming touring car racing team with motor racing experience – will contest the tradition-steeped series with the Audi R8 LMS, which will be held under new auspices this year. ABT Sportsline concentrates on two Audi R8 LMS cars Tresor Orange1 with two drivers in the DTM for the first time Up-and-coming Liqui Moly Team Engstler faces first GT3 season “The DTM offers Audi Sport excellent opportunities together with the experienced customer teams,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Rolf Michl. “We can pursue exciting motorsport in the important performance market Germany with the Audi R8 LMS in competition...

Audi Sport customer racing will be taking part in the 2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours with the experience of three Audi Sport Teams – Car Collection, Land and Scherer PHX – to fight for its seventh overall victory. Twelve Audi Sport drivers will be supporting the Audi Sport Teams, as well as the additional private GT3 entries from customers that are strengthening the line-up. The 51st edition of the race will take place from May 18–21, 2023. Audi Sport Teams Car Collection, Land Motorsport and Scherer Sport PHX entered Twelve Audi Sport drivers divided into Audi Sport and customer cars Seventh overall victory in sight “With our experienced partners at our side, we are in a strong position for the race again this year,” says Chris Reinke...

As many as four Audi Sport customer teams were on the podium at the Bathurst 12 Hour 2023: After a strong recovery, the three Australians Chaz Mostert, Fraser Ross and Liam Talbot won the Pro-Am class in the Audi R8 LMS. Close behind, Audi Sport drivers Christopher Mies and Ricardo Feller with privateer driver Yasser Shahin for The Bend Motorsport Park finished second. In the Silver Cup standings, Daniel Gaunt, Dylan O’Keeffe and Andrew Fawcet prevailed, with third place going to David Crampton/Trent Harrison/Glen Wood. The three Audi Sport drivers Mattia Drudi/Christopher Haase/Patric Niederhauser lost any chance of a good overall result as early as on lap 13 when an opponent hit their Audi R8 LMS hard, causing it to crash into the...

For the twelfth time already, the Audi R8 LMS will face the biggest endurance competition in Australia. The tradition-steeped hill-and-dale track at Bathurst, 200 kilometers west of Sydney, will be the venue of the 12-hour race from February 3 to 5. Together with the Melbourne Performance Centre (MPC), Audi Sport customer racing is involved in the Pro and Pro-Am classes of the competition. In addition, customers will also compete in the Silver class. A total of seven Audi R8 LMS cars are expected at Mount Panorama on the first weekend in February. Season highlight in Australian GT racing on challenging circuit Six Audi Sport drivers take turns in three R8 LMS cars Audi customers again aim for success in various classes “For our local...

The effort paid off: Team Audi Sport shaped the 2023 Dakar Rally with innovation and performance right up to the end despite various setbacks. The Audi RS Q e-tron with its electric drive concept scored a total of 14 podium results on 15 event days including the prologue. In addition, the Audi drivers led the rally in Saudi Arabia with the prototype for three days for the first time. However, a series of punctures, the accident-related retirements of Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz and Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger as well as a massive loss of time for Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist prevented a better result than 14th place. read on Audi MediaCenter

For Team Audi Sport, the first half of the 2023 Dakar Rally was an emotionally intense mix: Two stage victories and the Audi RS Q e-tron’s first three days in the lead at the world’s toughest rally were offset by setbacks for all three driver teams. Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist were leading in Saudi Arabia after the prologue, Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz on the two following days. However, different damage on the hard stages threw them far back. Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger were in second place after the fourth special stage but dropped out two days later due to an accident. Strong contrast of competitiveness and severe disappointments High motivation in the team despite setbacks for all driver teams Tough second half of rally...

Audi Sport customer racing’s entry-level model has a first-class season record. The compact race car started 1,080 times in 302 competitions worldwide, celebrating 89 victories and 236 podium finishes in total. In the comparative evaluation of all race cars by the WSC organization, the founder and licensor of the TCR category, the Audi RS 3 LMS has now prevailed once again. Audi again awarded “TCR Model of the Year” after 2018 and 2021 Audi RS 3 LMS most successful around the globe “For the third time in five years, the WSC evaluation proves that the Audi RS 3 LMS was the world’s most successful touring car,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. “The program has traditionally been a pure customer commitment in all...

Revolutionizing the sport in an energy-efficient way and being among the best in the process: Audi has set itself no lesser task for the RS Q e-tron’s second outing in the Dakar Rally. Head of Audi Sport Rolf Michl has set Team Audi Sport a clear goal: After four stage victories were possible at the first attempt in the first appearance last January, the aim from December 31, 2022 to January 15, 2023 is to achieve a podium result in the overall standings for the innovative prototype with its electric drive, energy converter and high-voltage battery. The concept won the Racecar Powertrain of the Year Award in December from a panel of experts from Race Tech magazine. Innovative Audi RS Q e-tron: with low-emission drive into the future...