Audi R8 LMS GT4 goes on sale

Audi R8 LMS GT4 goes on sale

Audi R8 LMS GT4 goes on sale

The new Audi R8 LMS GT4 which complements Audi Sport customer racing’s offering by a third model range can now be ordered on four continents.

Audi R8 LMS GT4

Sales launch of most recent addition: In April, Audi Sport customer racing presented the Audi R8 LMS GT4 as its third model range for customer sport. The GT4 sports car delivering up to 364 kW (495 hp) can now be ordered. The company offers the race car at a price of 198,000 euros (excluding VAT). Deliveries are planned to begin in December. Prospective buyers can order the race car in Europe via Audi Sport customer racing, while Audi Sport customer racing North America, Audi Sport customer racing Asia, Audi Sport customer racing Japan and Audi Sport customer racing Australia are handling sales on three other continents. Hendrik Többe is available as the central point of contact: hendrik.toebbe@audi.de

Audi R8 LMS GT3

Dream weekend on Phillip Island: Matthew Stoupas won all three races in the finale of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships in Australia. At the fifth racing event, the Australian in his Audi R8 LMS ultra not only remained unbeaten on the circuit of Phillip Island, but also in the Sports Cars Championship. As a result, Stoupas has been confirmed as the driver succeeding Steven McLaughlan who had decided the racing series in the Australian state of Victoria in an Audi R8 LMS ultra in his favor last year. Ross Lilley completed the successful weekend of the Audi Sport customers with a second place in both the first and third race.

One-two win on South Island: Team International Motorsport in round two of the South Island Endurance Series in New Zealand celebrated a one-two victory. At Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Ruapuna, Lyall Williamson’s squad fielded the second generation of the Audi R8 LMS for the first time. Andrew Bagnall/Matt Halliday won the three-hour race in this car in front of their teammates Neil Foster/Jonny Reid who drove a first-generation Audi R8 LMS ultra.

Positive season finale at Barcelona: Belgian Audi Club Team WRT finished the season in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with a second place in Spain. The two Britons Stuart Leonard and Jake Dennis shared an Audi R8 LMS with the Dutch Audi Sport campaigner Robin Frijns. The trio battled for victory up until the last turn and after three hours of racing at Barcelona had to admit defeat by merely 0.719 seconds.

Audi Sport TT Cup

Suspense before season finale: On October 14, the title race in the Audi Sport TT Cup will be decided at Hockenheim. Following four victories, three second and two third places, Philip Ellis is in the top spot. The Briton has a 24-point advantage over the Spaniard Mikel Azcona who has won five races. A total of 50 points can still be scored in the two races. Ranked in third place of the overall standings, Tommaso Mosca is the best rookie in the field. In the classification for newcomers, the 17-year-old Italian has a 44-point advantage over the South African Keagan Masters, so practically being out of reach. From a purely mathematical point of view Mosca, with a 39-point deficit, still has a chance of winning the title in the overall classification as well.

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Audi Sport at the Monterey Car Week

Audi Sport at the Monterey Car Week

Audi Sport at the Monterey Car Week

The Audi R8 Spyder V10 plus (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 12.3; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 287) will be making its debut appearance in the United States this weekend at the Monterey Car Week. Audi Sport is using the occasion to celebrate the long and successful motorsport involvement of the brand with the four rings. Current road and racing models will also be presented.

The numerous events of the Monterey Car week around Pebble Beach and the Laguna Seca racetrack in California rank among the world’s most noted automotive events. Audi Sport is taking the opportunity to present its latest high-performance models such as the Audi R8 Coupé V10 (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 12.3 – 11.4; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 287 – 272**) or the Audi RS 5 Coupé (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.7; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 197) to an audience of several hundred thousand enthusiasts. The Audi R8 V10 plus Spyder is being shown for the first time in the United States. With 449 kW (610 hp) and a peak torque of 560 Nm (413.0 lb-ft), it is the most powerful open-top Audi ever built.

At Laguna Seca, the spotlight is on the current Audi Sport racing vehicles: The Audi R8 LMS GT3 is among the currently most successful GT3 racing cars in the world. This year, for example, it won the two 24-hour classic endurance races on the Nürburgring and at Spa. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 shares half of its components with the road version, demonstrating the close ties between Audi Sport’s motorsport and production vehicles. Also on show is the new Audi R8 LMS GT4, which made its racing debut this year at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring. The Audi RS 3 LMS will be in action as the lead car on the Laguna Seca racetrack.

The legendary Audi Sport quattro S1, in which Walter Röhrl conquered Pikes Peak in Colorado in absolute record time exactly 30 years ago, encapsulates the glorious rally-driving age of Audi’s motorsport achievements capped by four World Championship titles.

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