2009–2018 track record: Impressive tally
Back to overviewFollowing the launch of the program, Audi Sport customer racing, within a very short period of time, took on all major worldwide competitions together with its customers. In addition to big national and international racing series, they include prestigious stand-alone races. The landscape of racing series and top-caliber events encompasses firmly established classics just like promising recent additions. Audi Sport has clinched victories and titles around the globe.
As early as in 2009, its maiden season, the Audi R8 LMS set initial standards: Title successes in the Belgian GT Championship, the ADAC GT Masters in Germany and the FIA GT3 European Championship – the flagship GT3 racing series at the time – marked a successful beginning. To date, the drivers of the Audi R8 LMS have clinched 49 overall drivers’ championship titles worldwide, from club sport to top-caliber racing, plus numerous additional titles in other classifications. Audi Sport took on the world’s greatest challenges as well, having scored a GT3 class win in the Nürburgring 24 Hours on three occasions, plus five overall victories. In the 24-hour race at Spa, the overall winners relied on Audi four times too and additionally scored three Coupe du Roi successes in the manufacturers’ classification. In Dubai, following the “marathon” around the clock, an Audi finished in front twice. In the 24-hour race at Daytona, customers won their class on two occasions, just like in the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta. At three events of the Bathurst 12 Hour in Australia, the Audi R8 LMS was the first car to cross the finish line and additionally scored one victory each over the same race duration at the Hungaroring and at Imola, plus two at Sepang. The Thunderhill 25 Hours club sport race in California has been won by customer teams four times. At the famous street race in Macau, Audi has scored four victories to date with the GT3 sports car.
The Audi RS 3 LMS is successful around the globe as well. Drivers of the TCR race car have won their classifications twice in North America and Russia, and once each in China and in the TCR Benelux. In addition, the Audi RS 3 LMS is the 2018 “TCR Car of the Year” after having scored the largest number of points of all TCR race cars worldwide. Since 2018 the Audi R8 LMS GT4 has completed Audi Sport’s customer racing portfolio. Having clinched four titles in North America, four in the GT4 European Series and two classification wins in France, plus two class victories in 24-hour races, the production-based sports car has made a brilliant debut.
Overall drivers’ titles (GT3)
2009
ADAC GT Masters: Christian Abt (D)
Belgium: Jean-François Hemroulle/Tim Verbergt (B/B)
European FIA GT3 Championship: Christopher Haase/Christopher Mies (D/D)
2010
Belgium: Greg Franchi/Anthony Kumpen (B/B)
DMSB GT Championship: Luca Ludwig (D)
Portugal: César Campaniço/João Figueiredo (P/P)
Spain: César Campaniço/João Figueiredo (P/P)
2011
Australia: Mark Eddy (AUS)
Blancpain Endurance Series: Greg Franchi (B)
Italy: Marco Bonanomi (I)
Spain: César Campaniço/João Figueiredo (P/P)
Super Taikyu Series: Tomonobu Fujii/Akihiro Tsuzuki/Michael Kim (J/J/USA)
Taça Portugal: César Campaniço/João Figueiredo (P/P)
2012
Blancpain Endurance Series: Christopher Haase/Christopher Mies/Stéphane Ortelli (D/D/MC)
Iberian Supercars Trophy: César Campaniço/Carlos Vieira (P/P)
Portugal: César Campaniço/Carlos Vieira (P/P)
Spain: Mikko Eskelinen (FIN)
Taça Portugal: César Campaniço/Carlos Vieira (P/P)
2013
Belgium: Anthony Kumpen/Bert Longin/Maarten Makelberge (B/B/B)
FIA GT Series: Stéphane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor (MC/B)
GT Sprint International: Thomas Schöffler (D)
Portugal: César Campaniço (P)
Sweden: Jan Brunstedt (S)
2014
ADAC GT Masters: Kelvin van der Linde/René Rast (ZA/D)
Blancpain Endurance Series: Laurens Vanthoor (B)
Blancpain GT Series: Laurens Vanthoor (B)
2015
Australia: Christopher Mies (D)
Blancpain GT Series: Robin Frijns (NL)
2016
ADAC GT Masters: Christopher Mies/Connor De Phillippi (D/USA)
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup: Enzo Ide (B)
DMV GTC: Fabian Plentz (D)
DMV GTC Dunlop 60: Fabian Plentz/Tommy Tulpe (D/D)
Dunlop Endurance Championship: Phil Hanson/Nigel Moore (GB/GB)
FIA GT World Cup: Laurens Vanthoor (B)
Intercontinental GT Challenge: Laurens Vanthoor (B)
North Island Endurance Series Three Hour: Neil Foster/Jonny Reid (NZ/NZ)
Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships Sports Cars: Steven McLaughlan (AUS)
2017
Australia: Geoff Emery (AUS)
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup: Robin Frijns/Stuart Leonard (NL/GB)
Canarian Hill Climb Championship: Luis Monzón (E)
China GT Championship: Xu Jia (CN)
DMV GTC: Fabian Plentz/Egon Allgäuer (D/A)
DMV GTC Dunlop 60: Fabian Plentz/Tommy Tulpe (D/D)
FIA European Hillclimb Championship: „Tessitore“ (A)
Intercontinental GT Challenge: Markus Winkelhock (D)
North Island Endurance Series Three Hour: Simon Evans/Gene Rollinson (NZ/NZ)
Saudi GT: Mohammed Bin Saud (KSA)
Three Hour Endurance Championship: Simon Evans/Gene Rollinson (NZ/NZ)
Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships Sports Cars: Matthew Stoupas (AUS)
2018
Australia: Geoff Emery (AUS)
Canarian Hill Climb Championship: Luis Monzón (E)
China GT Championship: Xu Jia/Alessio Picariello (CN/B)
Circuit Hero One: Julio Acosta (CO)
DMV GTC Dunlop 60: Kevin Arnold (D)
Eset V4 Cup: Marcin Jedliński (PL)
Eset V4 Cup Endurance: Marcin Jedliński (PL)
FIA CEZ: Marcin Jedliński (PL)
FIA CEZ Endurance: Marcin Jedliński (PL)
GT Masters Asia: David Chen/Billy Lo (CN/MAC)
GT Sweden: Jan Brunstedt (S)
New Zealand Endurance Championship: Neil Foster/Jonny Reid (NZ/NZ)
South Island Endurance Series Three Hour: Neil Foster (NZ)
Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships Sports Cars: Ryan How (AUS)
Overall drivers titles (GT4)
2018
FFSA GT4 France Pro-Am: Gregory Guilvert/Fabien Michal (F/F)
GT4 European Series Silver: Milan Dontje/Nicolaj Møller Madsen (NL/DK)
Pirelli World Challenge GTS: James Sofronas (USA)
Pirelli World Challenge GTS Sprint: James Sofronas (USA)
Pirelli World Challenge GTS SprintX: James Sofronas/Alex Welch (USA/USA)
Overall drivers titles (TCR)
2017
Pirelli World Challenge TC: Paul Holton (USA)
TCR China: Andy Yan (HK)
TCR Russia: Dmitry Bragin (RUS)
2018
IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge TCR: Britt Casey jr./Tom Long (USA/USA)
TCR Benelux: Jean-Karl Vernay (F)
TCR Russia: Dmitry Bragin (RUS)
Overall endurance race wins (GT3)
2010
12h Hungary: Thomas Gruber/Philip König/Walter Lechner/Niki Mayr-Melnhof (A/A/A/A)
2011
12h Bathurst: Marc Basseng/Christopher Mies/Darryl O’Young (D/D/HK)
24h Spa: Mattias Ekström/Greg Franchi/Timo Scheider (S/B/D)
24h Zolder: Enzo Ide/Bert Longin/Xavier Maassen/François Verbist (B/B/B/B)
2012
12h Bathurst: Christer Jöns/Christopher Mies/Darryl O’Young (D/D/HK)
24h Nürburgring: Marc Basseng/Christopher Haase/Frank Stippler/Markus Winkelhock (D/D/D/D)
24h Spa: Andrea Piccini/René Rast/Frank Stippler (I/D/D)
24h Zolder: Marco Bonanomi/Anthony Kumpen/Edward Sandström/Laurens Vanthoor (I/B/S/B)
2014
24h Nürburgring: Christopher Haase/Christian Mamerow/René Rast/Markus Winkelhock (D/D/D/D)
24h Spa: René Rast/Laurens Vanthoor/Markus Winkelhock (D/B/D)
2015
24h Nürburgring: Christopher Mies/Edward Sandström/Nico Müller/Laurens Vanthoor (D/S/CH/B)
25h Thunderhill: Guy Cosmo/Tomonobu Fujii/Darren Law/Johannes van Overbeek (USA/J/USA/USA)
12h Sepang: Stuart Leonard/Stéphane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor (GB/MC/B)
2016
24h Dubai: Alain Ferté/Stuart Leonard/Michael Meadows/Laurens Vanthoor (F/GB/GB/B)
25h Thunderhill: Mike Hedlund/Darren Law/Dion von Moltke/Johannes van Overbeek (USA/USA/USA/USA)
12h Sepang: Robin Frijns/Christopher Haase/Laurens Vanthoor (NL/D/B)
2017
24h Nürburgring: Kelvin van der Linde/Christopher Mies/Connor De Phillippi/Markus Winkelhock (ZA/D/USA/D)
24h Spa: Jules Gounon/Christopher Haase/Markus Winkelhock (F/D/D)
12h Imola: Max Edelhoff/Horst Felbermayr Jr./Toni Forné/Dimitri Parhofer (D/A/E/D)
California 8 Hours: Pierre Kaffer/Kelvin van der Linde/Markus Winkelhock (D/ZA/D)
25h Thunderhill: Tom Haacker/Charly Hayes/Darren Law/Nate Stacy (USA/USA/USA/USA)
2018
12h Bathurst: Robin Frijns/Stuart Leonard/Dries Vanthoor (NL/GB/B)
California 8 Hours: Christopher Haase/Kelvin van der Linde/Christopher Mies (D/ZA/D)
2019
24h Dubai: Rik Breukers/Christopher Haase/Dimitri Parhofer/Frédéric Vervisch (NL/D/D/B)
Overall endurance race wins (Audi TT RS)
2013
25h Thunderhill: Jeff Altenburg/Kevin Gleason/Robb Holland/Rob Huff/Roland Pritzker (USA/USA/USA/GB/USA)
Overall endurance race wins (TCR)
2017
12h Guangdong: Lu Gan/Terry Huang/Andy Yan (CN/CN/HK)