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Coppa Italia Turismo 2024

Motorsport

11/12/2024

More touring car titles for Audi customer teams

The Audi RS 3 LMS remains a guarantee for victories on Italian soil. In the Coppa Italia Turismo at Misano, two race wins and the two titles in the overall standings and the DSG class went to drivers of the compact touring car from Germany. In the TCR European Endurance, three class titles had already been secured for the Audi RS 3 LMS. Now a driver duo under the sign of the four rings also won the overall classification. Three victories at Bathurst – two for the Audi R8 LMS GT3 sports car and one for the Audi RS 3 LMS – also brought the season to a good conclusion in Australia.

Gabriel Bortoleto

Motorsport

11/06/2024

Gabriel Bortoleto will be future Audi F1 driver

The driver pairing for Audi’s entry into Formula 1 in 2026 has been set. One of the most promising talents for the future will represent the four rings in the pinnacle of motorsport: Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto (20) will drive alongside German Nico Hülkenberg (37) for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber next year, which will transform into the Audi F1 factory team in 2026. The experienced Hülkenberg, who was confirmed in April, and the promising F1 rookie Bortoleto form a well-matched driver pairing for Audi’s Formula 1 project.

Motorsport

10/29/2024

TCR titles for Audi Sport customer racing in Italy

Audi Sport customer racing’s touring car season continues to be a string of success. After a total of ten overall and class titles in Denmark, at European level, in Canada, the Middle East and the USA, further titles in the fiercely contested TCR Italy have now been added to the positive season tally. With the Audi R8 LMS GT4, another production-based product from Audi Sport helped customer teams in Europe and Asia to class victories and a title on the last weekend in October.

International GT Open 2024

Motorsport

10/22/2024

Five more championship titles worldwide for Audi Sport customer teams

Internationally, but also in Germany, numerous Audi customer teams once again made positive headlines. For the first time, a driver team won the Europe-wide International GT Open, while the Audi R8 LMS once again prevailed in the GT Sprint Challenge in China and the South Island Endurance Series thanks to dedicated customer teams in China and New Zealand. An overall title in the Extreme Supercars Series in South Africa rounds off the list of successful championship finishes. In addition, there were individual race successes in overall or class rankings in three German competitions.

Motorsport

10/20/2024

End of an era: Audi and ABT Sportsline’s long track record in the DTM

A grand finale to a quarter of a century of extraordinary cooperation: Audi and ABT Sportsline entered the DTM finale at the Hockenheimring for the last time together and kept the title fight exciting right to the end. In the end, Kelvin van der Linde finished second in the standings in the 2024 season after a race win on Saturday. Since May 28, 2000, the team from Germany’s Allgäu region has relied on racing cars with the four rings in exactly 333 DTM competitions. With five drivers titles, 78 victories and many other best performances, the track record of both partners is overwhelming compared to the competition.

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge 2024

Motorsport

10/15/2024

Title and class title successes in North America and Europe for the Audi Sport teams

On the second weekend in October, the Audi Sport customer racing teams continued their series of successes in worldwide motorsport. A TCR title in North America, the Gold category title in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, an amateur championship at the ADAC Racing Weekend and a touring car success in Belgium are the highlights of the tally. Individual victories for the GT2 and GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS complete the results.

GT America 2024

Motorsport

10/08/2024

Audi Sport customer racing celebrates international titles with three models

October got off to a perfect start for Audi Sport customer racing: Gentleman driver and former professional Johnny O’Connell secured the GT3 title in the GT America powered by AWS racing series in an Audi R8 LMS in a thrilling finale. In France, the Audi R8 LMS GT4 has continued its streak of title successes since 2018 thanks to the performance of customer team CSA Racing. The Danish team Storm Development added to the customer racing record with an endurance class title in the Audi RS 3 LMS. And Audi’s popular touring car prevailed in a round of TCR Japan for the first time this year.

International GT Open 2024

Motorsport

10/01/2024

Championship lead for two Audi customer teams ahead of final races in Europe and New Zealand

Two private Audi teams have secured optimum starting positions with the GT3 version of the Audi R8 LMS ahead of the final rounds of their racing series. In the European International GT Open, the driver line-up from Eastalent Racing is tied on points with an opponent at the top, while Wolfbrook Motorsport celebrated its second win of the season on the South Island in New Zealand. Podium results for the GT4 version of the sports car and the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR touring car round off a successful September for Audi Sport customer racing.

Audi says: Thank you, Mattias Ekström!

Motorsport

09/26/2024

Audi says: “Thank you, Mattias Ekström!”

23 years ago, Mattias Ekström competed in the DTM as an Audi factory driver for the first time. Now he is finally saying “Adjö” to the four rings in his native Swedish. The exceptional sportsman, who always stood by his opinions and was therefore also able to polarize, was a first-class ambassador for Audi: two-time DTM champion, rallycross world champion, Spa 24 Hour race winner, Dakar stage winner and conqueror of the legendary Streif downhill ski run – uphill in an all-electric Audi e-tron technology demonstrator.

Belcar Endurance Championship 2024

Motorsport

09/24/2024

Audi R8 LMS victorious in three GT categories

Across all four race car categories, Audi’s customer teams recorded a convincing weekend internationally. The GT2, GT3 and GT4 versions of the Audi R8 LMS achieved top performances in various overall and class rankings in Europe and South Africa. Following its recent successes, the Audi RS 3 LMS touring car is on course to win the title in two Italian and one North American racing series. Audi Sport customer racing can therefore look forward to exciting motorsport in customer hands in the coming weeks.

British Endurance Championship 2024

Motorsport

09/17/2024

Titles in three racing series for Audi GT3 customers

The international customer teams of Audi Sport customer racing won a total of five titles in one weekend with the Audi R8 LMS in the GT3 version. In addition to the overall victory in the British Endurance Championship, two class titles each in the European 24H Series and in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS have been achieved. Following its fourth win of the season, another customer team also maintains the lead in the Europe-wide International GT Open. A series of first-class results for the Audi RS 3 LMS in touring car racing completed a convincing weekend.

Motorsport

09/10/2024

Audi customer team keeps DTM title fight exciting

The DTM audience is experiencing an exciting phase in the title fight: Kelvin van der Linde initially had to relinquish the lead in the standings in the first race on Saturday at the Sachsenring, but on Sunday he regained it in the Audi R8 LMS from ABT Sportsline. As a result, the battle for the championship title in the traditional racing series remains completely open. Eight podium finishes in Asia round off a strong race weekend for the GT3 sports car. Audi customers are also among the leaders in touring car racing. Victories in Asia and Europe underline the strengths of the Audi RS 3 LMS in international sprint and endurance competitions.

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Dakar Rally 2024
Audi makes history: for the first time, a low-emission prototype with an electric drive, high-voltage battery and energy converter wins the world’s toughest desert rally with the Audi RS Q e-tron. The Spaniards Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz secured Audi’s first victory in the Dakar Rally after around 7,900 kilometers with a lead of 1h 20min.

Motorsport

02/09/2024

Formula 1

Customer racing

Customer racing

Dakar test Morocco, October 2023

Dakar Rally

Motorsport Historie

Motorsport History

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Sports Car Championship Canada 2024

GT World Challenge Europe 2024

Mattia Binotto takes over a leadership position for Audi in Formula 1

Belcar Endurance Championship 2024

Showcar with Audi F1 launch livery

Campeonato de España de GT 2024

As of: 09/12/2024

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Dakar Rally 2024 Day 15: Show

Dakar Rally 2024: Highlights

Dakar Rally 2024 Day 15: Summary

Dakar Rally 2024 Day 14: Show

Dakar Rally 2024 Day 14: Summary

Dakar Rally 2024 Day 14: Backstage

As of: 09/12/2024

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