Audi runner-up after 24 race hours

In the final phase of the Spa 24 Hours, a tough battle for victory took place in difficult conditions. In rain and poor visibility, two teams from Audi Sport customer racing held the lead for a long time. The lead changed several times between the two Audi R8 LMS entries. Due to several safety car phases, the field repeatedly moved closer together. Eight racing cars from four manufacturers were within one lap of each other with 40 minutes remaining in the race.

After 527 laps, Audi Sport Team Attempto, with Mattia Drudi, Patric Niederhauser and Frédéric Vervisch in the #66 Audi R8 LMS, crossed the finish line in second place, 4.687 seconds behind the leader. Audi Sport Team Saintéloc finished the Belgian endurance classic in sixth place with drivers Dorian Boccolacci, Christopher Haase and Markus Winkelhock in the #25 Audi R8 LMS .

Audi Sport Team WRT took 14th place with Ferdinand Habsburg, Dennis Marschall and Matthieu Vaxivière in the #30 Audi R8 LMS.

Belgian Audi Club Team WRT with Rik Breukers, Benjamin Goethe and Stuart Hall dropped out after 21 hours when Benjamin Goethe had slipped into the tire barriers. Until then, the #33 Audi R8 LMS had occupied fourth place in the Silver Cup.