VLN: Endurance Winning Streak for the Audi TT RS
The Audi TT RS developed by quattro GmbH rounded off the finale of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring with a perfect result in customer racing: the front-wheel driven race car remained unbeaten in its category this year. In each of the nine rounds, the two-liter turbocharged version of the car prevailed in the fiercely contested SP3T class. Manuel Metzger and Heinz Schmersal won the final round ahead of two other teams relying on the Audi TT RS. The best Audi customer racing drivers in the overall championship classification were Elmar Deegener/Christoph Breuer in another Audi TT RS. They finished sixth in the field of more than 600 classified entries, missing the title by just 2.51 points. This driver combination, together with Dieter Schmidtmann and Jürgen Wohlfahrt, had also clinched SP3T victory in the toughest endurance race of the year, the Nürburgring 24 Hours. In that event held in May, the SP4T class win went to Franjo Kovac/Martin Tschornia/Fredrik Lestrup/Kurt Thiim in a TT RS powered by a 2.5 liter engine. This model version also clinched six VLN class wins this year.
International GT Open: Filipe Albuquerque to run in finale
Audi factory driver Filipe Albuquerque will compete as a guest entrant in GT sport after the end of the DTM season. The Portuguese will be running in the finale of the GT Open racing series at Barcelona on November 10. The 28-year-old pro is sharing an Audi R8 LMS ultra of the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT with Yves Weerts, a co-owner of the Belgian customer sport squad, who occasionally races himself.
South American GT Championship: Ebrahim Motors Dominates in Argentina
In the seventh and penultimate round of the South American GT Championship season at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ebrahim Motors was the dominant squad. Wagner Ebrahim and Felipe Tozzo finished the first race in second place to secure the eighth podium position in the 13th race of the season. The second round was tackled by the Brazilian duo in their Audi R8 LMS ultra from the pole position. They continued to lead the race after the pit stop phase and commandingly defended their lead all the way to the finish. This was the second victory for Ebrahim Motors in the current season. The finale of the South American GT Championship will be held at Mogi Guaçu on December 7/8, 2013.
Audi R8 LMS Cup: Historical Victory for Rahel Frey
At the penultimate race of the Audi R8 LMS Cup in China, Audi factory driver Rahel Frey became the first lady to win a race and stake her claim in all-time winners list of the popular one-make series. The former DTM driver triumphed in the tenth race at Shanghai by 1.144 seconds from championship leader Alex Yoong. Alex Yoong extended his lead in the standings to 24 points after winning the first race ahead of his arch title rival Adderly Fong and Cong Fu Cheng and also be taking second place in the second race ahead of Marchy Lee and Fong. The title battle will be decided at the eleventh and final race at Macau on November 10.
VLN: Audi Best Brand of the Season after Fourth VLN Win
Marc Basseng/Laurens Vanthoor/Christian Mamerow completed the best endurance season of the Audi R8 LMS ultra on the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a win. The German-Belgian driver combo clinched pole position and won the final round in the customer racing car entered by Team Phoenix Racing. Thus, for the first time the R8 LMS ultra scored four overall wins in a single season in its VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring career that spans five years – no other car scored as many wins there this year. Ernst Moser’s outfit that is based in nearby Meuspath had won the DTM title with Audi already and celebrated its third VLN victory this season. Team Twinbusch had contributed one more Audi customer trophy two weeks ago.
Italian GT Championship: Victory at Season Finale
Success for Audi Sport Italia: Alex Frassineti and Johan Kristoffersson decided the last round of the Italian GT Championship season at the Autodromo Monza in their favor. In the second race of the weekend, the duo in its Audi R8 LMS ultra crossed the finish line with an 11.6-second advantage. For Kristoffersson, this marked the first victory in the GT3 sports car from Ingolstadt. Audi Sport Italia had even two reasons to celebrate. Audi driver Dindo Capello, who shares an Audi R8 LMS ultra with Andrea Sonvico, on finishing in third place managed to mount the podium as well.
International GT Open: WRT to Enter Fourth Car in FIA GT Finale
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT will enter an additional fourth Audi R8 LMS ultra in the final round of the FIA GT Series at Azerbaijan. Audi factory driver Filipe Albuquerque from Portugal and Frenchman Grégoire Demoustier will share one of the customer racing cars on 23/24 November at Baku. WRT leads the teams standings before the final round. The drivers title will be awarded to one of the three Audi crews Stéphane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor, Edward Sandström/Frank Stippler or René Rast/Niki Mayr-Melnhof.
GT Sprint International: Title Win for Thomas Schöffler in the GT Sprint International Series
Thomas Schöffler converted his large advantage in the GT Sprint International Series into the title win in the season’s finale at Vallelunga. The German, who was assisted in the title hunt in the Audi R8 LMS of Team MTM by his Swedish colleague Johan Kristoffersson, only required an eighth and a ninth place. After eight race weekends, Schöffler has collected 226 points on his tally and thus has 28 more than his closest rival.
Winkelhock at Opening Event for Audi Terminal
Markus Winkelhock caused a lot of happy faces in his native Stuttgart. On the occasion of the opening days of a new Audi Terminal of the Audi Center Stuttgart, the Audi race driver diligently signed autographs for the guests and, like ex-ski jumper Sven Hannawald, gave interviews.
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