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Audi Sport mourns Dave Maraj

07/23/18

Neuburg a. d. Donau

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Audi Sport mourns Dave Maraj

Dave Maraj

The team principal of the former Audi team Champion Racing, Dave Maraj, died in an accident on July 21. “We are deeply saddened by this news and express our condolences to his family,” said Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass. “Dave Maraj and his team decisively shaped the era of the sports prototypes in the United States. His string of success was impressive and we will always remember him as a great personality.” Following touring car successes with Audi, Champion Racing won the American Le Mans Series five times with sports prototypes from Ingolstadt, most recently in the 2008 season. The team also entered its name on the winners’ list of the world’s most prestigious endurance race: in 2005, Tom Kristensen/JJ Lehto/Marco Werner won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in an Audi R8 of the Florida-based team.

The indicated consumption and emissions values were determined according to the legally specified measuring methods. The WLTP test cycle completely replaced the NEDC on January 1, 2022, which means that no NEDC figures are available for vehicles with new type approvals from after this date.

The figures do not refer to a single, specific vehicle and are not part of the offering but are instead provided solely to allow comparisons of the different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (add-on parts, different tire formats, etc.) may change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO₂ emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Due to the more realistic test conditions, the consumption and CO₂ emission values measured are in many cases higher than the values measured according to the NEDC. This may result in corresponding changes in vehicle taxation since September 1, 2018. Additional information about the differences between WLTP and NEDC is available at www.audi.de/wltp

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO₂ emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO₂ emissions and power consumption of all new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany (www.dat.de).