Three victories for Audi Sport customer racing in Australia

Audi R8 LMS GT3

Successful Island Magic weekend: Following the end of the major championships in Australia, the Island Magic event beckoned various Audi customer teams to a final competition. Australian Matt Stoupas won the first sprint race on the race track of Phillip Island in the Audi R8 LMS ultra for the KFC team. Daniel Gaunt from New Zealand decided the second sprint in his favor, which Stoupas finished in position three. In the final Victorian Tourist Trophy for Sports Cars race, another driver squad in an Audi R8 LMS – Gary Higgon/Daniel Gaunt – celebrated a victory. 

Official Car from Audi Sport on the occasion of SRO anniversary: Audi congratulated the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) on its 25th anniversary at a gala in Paris with a one-of-a-kind version of the Audi R8 Coupé (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 12.3–11.4; combined CO₂ emissions in g/km: 287–272; figures depending on engine/transmission/wheels/tires). Audi Sport customer racing surprised the racing promoter with a unique livery. The Official Car graphically integrates a 25th anniversary logo into the signature design with which the race cars and models for race organizers catch the eye of viewers at race tracks around the globe. SRO markets the world’s major GT racing series in which numerous Audi Sport customers successfully participate as well. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, for instance, won the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup with Robin Frijns/Stuart Leonard this season. In addition, Audi decided the manufacturers’ and Markus Winkelhock the drivers’ classification in the Intercontinental GT Challenge in their favor. In Asia, Marchy Lee/Shaun Thong won the Silver Cup in the Blancpain GT Series Asia. They all relied on the Audi R8 LMS GT3 race car that is closely akin to the Audi R8 Coupé.

Recognition for Frank Stippler: The Audi Sport campaigner was presented with a trophy on the occasion of the annual awards ceremony for the winners of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. The 42-year-old professional driver, one of the first contenders in a cockpit at Audi Sport customer racing, received the award for the best-placed SP9 GT3 campaigner of the series. In total, 878 drivers scored points this year in various classes in Germany’s most popular club sport racing series. 

Audi Sport customer racing

Christopher Haase drives Audi RS 5 Coupé: Christopher Haase is now on the road in an Audi RS 5 Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 8.7 l/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 197 g/km; efficiency class: E. Figures on fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions and efficiency classes given in ranges depend on the tire/wheel set used). The Audi Sport driver received his new “company car” on November 21. Powered by 450 hp, the RS 5 Coupé accelerates in 3.9 seconds to 100 km/h and achieves a top speed of 250 km/h. The 30-year-old professional race driver won the Spa 24 Hours in the Audi R8 LMS for the first time this year and finished the Intercontinental GT Challenge as runner-up.

Dates for the next weeks

01–03/12 Thunderhill (USA), 25 Hours of Thunderhill

01–03/12 Fuji (J), round 2, Asian Le Mans Series