Media Information WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup 2018
MEDIA INFORMATION 2018 W TCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup 3 Introduction 4 Ten years of Audi Sport customer racing 6 TCR worldwide 8 Audi RS 3 LMS 12 Drivers 26 Teams 28 Regulations 30 Race tracks 40 Audi Motorsport history 42 Contact WELCOME! Asia, Europe and South America. Audi Sport customer racing is taking on its greatest challenge in touring car racing to date. We would be delighted to welcome you at the race tracks in the 2018 season. Chris Reinke Head of Audi Sport customer racing Introduction 2018 marks the beginning of a new era in international touring car racing. The WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup ties in with a tradition that Audi started with production-based models. In 1995, Frank Biela with Audi was the last driver to have won a World Touring Car Cup and now two strong teams with six campaigners are representing the colors of Audi Sport customer racing in the new series. They rely on the Audi RS 3 LMS, the entry-level model of the motorsport world of the four rings. The calendar featuring ten rounds around the globe, including four city street circuits, guarantees its presence in Africa, 3 A DEC ADE OF SUCCESS Audi’s customer racing program was launched in 2009, so the anniversary year of 2018 marks Audi Sport customer racing’s tenth full season. Following its beginnings in the GT3 category and an Audi TT RS for the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, the program was extended to one-make cups in 2015 with the Audi TT cup. At the end of 2016, the Audi RS 3 LMS followed for the TCR class and in 2017, the brand presented the Audi R8 LMS GT4. The customer racing program is fi rmly anchored on the four continents of America, Asia, Australia and Europe and encompasses hundreds of races each season. The winning streak Audi Sport and its customers have been enjoying is comprehensive. In 2017, its fi rst season, the entry-level model Audi RS 3 LMS won 58 single races and fi ve championship titles.