Audi achieved grid positions five and six in qualifying for round five of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Fuji (Japan). In the practice sessions, the team of Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and Chris Reinke, Head of LMP, thoroughly prepared for the 6-hour race on Sunday.
The eight hours of testing at La Sarthe proved very valuable for Audi. During the four hours in the morning, Lucas di Grassi/Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen (BR/F/DK) in car number 1, Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer (CH/D/F) in the number 2 R18 e-tron quattro and Filipe Albuquerque/Marco Bonanomi (P/I) in the third car put all the set-up […]
Even the timeline shows the close link between the race car’s aerodynamic development and its basic concept. The aerodynamicists of Audi Sport were involved in the determination of the concept for the current race car from the summer of 2012. “We typically begin with a rough initial layout,” explained Jan Monchaux, Head of Aerodynamics at […]
Here is a video of 2015 Audi R8 and R18 e-Tron Quattro raging at the Monza Circuit. Both cars sound absolutely fantastic regardless of the final specifications. The R8 GT3 has an aggressive front bumper, a ventilated hood and a massive rear wing. There are also aerodynamic mirrors, revised side skirts and a single windshield […]
Audi’s new LMP1 race car completed the near 10km distance through the city in a motorcade, did a lap on the Circuit Bugatti and arrived in front of the race track’s modern Welcome Center amid the applause of the invited international journalists and guests. “I’ve been competing at Le Mans since 1997 but this was […]
Audi has unveiled the 2014 R18 e-Tron Quattro, which is coming with a new all-wheel drive system and Motor Generator Unit. These two new innovative technologies will ensure the top position of the race car in its class. The improved Quattro all-wheel drive system can work at speeds less than 120 km/h (75 mph). The […]