Two victories for Audi Sport in Australia
- Daniel Gaunt in Audi R8 LMS successful at Wakefield
- Positive opener for Francisco Carvalho in TCR Portugal
In Australia and Portugal, Audi Sport customers clinched a total of three trophies.
Audi R8 LMS GT3
Audi customers continue string of success: In the Australian CAMS NSW Production Sports Car Championship club sport series, the Audi R8 LMS has remained unbeaten this season to date. Following three successes in the opening round at Sydney, the sports car from Germany was again the dominant contender on the second race weekend at Wakefield. Daniel Gaunt prevailed in both rounds with Team KFC. The New Zealander drove a second-generation Audi R8 LMS in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)
Trophy at the beginning of the season in Portugal: The Portuguese Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade Turismo TCR Championship began positively for the Veloso Motorsport Audi Sport customer team. Francisco Carvalho had started race one on the circuit at Braga from position five. The Portuguese battled his way forward and with a deficit of only 2.1 seconds to the winner achieved third position in the Audi RS 3 LMS.
Coming up next week
31/05–03/06 Buriram (THA), rounds 3 and 4, Thailand Super Series
01–02/06 Detroit (USA), round 4, IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship
01–02/06 Le Castellet (F), round 3, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
01–03/06 Fuji (J), round 3, Super Taikyu Series
01–03/06 Zhejiang (CN), rounds 3 and 4, GT China
01–03/06 Budapest (H), rounds 5 and 6, Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup
02–03/06 Phillip Island (AUS), round 4, Australian GT Championship
02–03/06 Phillip Island (AUS), round 2, Australian Endurance Championship
02–03/06 Calabogie (CDN), rounds 3 and 4, Canadian Touring Car Championship
02–03/06 Nring (RUS), rounds 5 and 6, TCR Russia
01/06 Phillip Island (AUS), round 3, Australian GT Trophy Series