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December 18, 2014

Oliver Jarvis replaces Le Mans legend Kristensen in Audi team

Britain's Oliver Jarvis will replace record Le Mans 24 Hour race winner Tom Kristensen in the 'factory' Audi team next year.

Jarvis, who celebrates his 31st birthday next month, takes the Audi Sport Team Joest seat of recently retired nine-time Le Mans winner Kristensen for

March 08, 2014

Felix Baumgartner to drive Audi R8 at Nurburgring 24 Hours

Following his stratosphere jump in 2012, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner is tackling his next big challenge on the Nordschleife of the Nurburgring. The Austrian will obtain a racing license and become a race driver with the Audi race experience team on the Nurburgring-

January 24, 2014

Audi names driver teams for the 2014 DTM season

In 101 days, the new DTM season will start at the Hockenheimring and the Audi driver teams have now been confirmed - Mike Rockenfeller will be running in the Audi RS 5 DTM as the title defender and, in Timo Scheider, receiving a new team-mate. All three Audi teams were

September 23, 2013

Audi celebrates 100th LMP overall victory with Austin win

Audi achieved a historic milestone on the Texan debut of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Austin. The squad of Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich celebrated the 100th overall victory of an LMP sports car of the brand.

With an air temperature

June 24, 2013

Audi e-tron quattro wins again at Le Mans

For the second time in succession, Audi has won the Le Mans 24 Hours with a hybrid race car and quattro drive, thus continuing its unique success story at the world's most important endurance race. Victory was clinched by Loic Duval (F), Tom Kristensen (DK) and

March 08, 2013

World premiere of Audi RS 5 DTM in Geneva

At the International Motor Show in Geneva, Wolfgang Durheimer, Member of the Board for Technical Development of Audi AG, and Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich presented the racecar for the DTM 2013 - the Audi RS 5 DTM. The driver line-up for the new

October 01, 2012

Audi with strong team performance

In qualifying for the penultimate DTM race of the season, Audi showed a strong team performance at Valencia, Spain. Four Audi drivers managed the leap into the top five, seven into the top ten. And Rahel Frey caused a sensation as well.

Last year, Audi managed to score

August 23, 2012

Lucas di Grassi to compete for Audi in Brazil

Audi has signed Lucas di Grassi, a local driver with Formula One experience, for the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) on September 15.

Two premieres in September: For the first time, an LMP sports car fielded by Audi under a factory

June 03, 2012

Toward pole with wings: Audi shines at Red Bull Ring

Red Bull gives wings: Audi driver Edoardo Mortara experienced the Red Bull Ring from a totally different perspective in a helicopter alongside aerobatics pilot Siegfried Schwarz. 48 hours later, he took his first pole position in the DTM at the wheel of the Playboy

June 02, 2012

VTG technology for Le Mans success

Audi relies on a highly efficient engine concept in the R18. The interaction between the merely 3.7-litre V6 TDI unit with an unusually designed single turbocharger and VTG technology is both complex and intriguing. It gives the Audi factory drivers optimum opportunities to

May 25, 2012

Audi factory drivers look into the future with a digital rear-view mirror

When the Audi factory drivers tackle the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 16/17, 2012) a very special technology will enhance their vision. Used for the first time in a closed LMP sports prototype, the digital rear-view mirror provides a clear view of the rear and thus substantially

May 12, 2012

Audi ultra: Toward Le Mans victory with lightweight design

Five more weeks to go before the most important race of the year comes up on Audi Sport Team Joest’s agenda - the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 16/17. In addition to e-tron and quattro, ultra lightweight technology will again be in the company’s focus there.

Audi has

March 15, 2012

Audi gives young talent opportunity in DTM

Six weeks before the new DTM season opens at the Hockenheimring on April 29 the decision has been made - Audi will be fielding a total of eight vehicles in the competition with BMW and Mercedes-Benz. By signing the 21-year-old Frenchman Adrien Tambay Head of

 
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