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07/29/18
Spa/Neuburg a. d. Donau
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Three Audi R8 LMS cars within the top ten at the halfway mark

Audi R8 LMS #25 (Audi Sport Team Saintéloc), Christopher Haase/Frédéric Vervisch/Markus Winkelhock

Three Audi R8 LMS cars from three different teams occupied positions among the front runners after twelve hours of racing. Frédéric Vervisch was fourth for Audi Sport Team Saintéloc and Kelvin van der Linde from Montaplast by Land-Motorsport followed in eighth. Nico Müller was in ninth position for Audi Sport Team WRT. The first ten cars were all on the lead lap. As the only one of six brands, Audi was represented by three cars within the top ten. A crash in the twelfth hour resulted in the race being red-flagged and stopped for more than an hour. Meanwhile, Christopher Mies, Alex Riberas and Dries Vanthoor continued their comeback drive. The trio from Audi Sport Team WRT were running in the sixty-third and last position at the beginning of the race. During the first twelve hours, they were able to move the no. 1 Audi R8 LMS up to fifteenth position. Attempto Racing with Steijn Schothorst were running three positions further back.

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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).

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