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07/28/18
Spa/Neuburg a. d. Donau
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Two Audi R8 LMS cars within the top ten

Start: Audi R8 LMS #2 (Audi Sport Team WRT), Robin Frijns/Nico Müller/René Rast

During a turbulent opening phase of the Spa 24 Hours, two of the teams from Audi Sport were running among the best ten cars. The no. 2 Audi R8 LMS from Audi Sport Team WRT with Robin Frijns, Nico Müller and René Rast was in third place after four hours of racing. Initially, they led the race, but the full course yellow phases resulted in the entire classification being turned upside down. Last year’s race winners Audi Sport Team Saintéloc followed in sixth position with Christopher Haase, Frédéric Vervisch and Markus Winkelhock. No fewer than seven different brands were represented in the first ten positions. A strong comeback drive from Christopher Mies, Alex Riberas and Dries Vanthoor: The leaders of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup standings had to fight back from last position after having to serve a penalty in the race, which was issued after qualifying. The driver squad from Audi Sport Team WRT improved from sixty-third position up to thirtieth during the first sixth of the race. Aust Motorsport was among the front runners in the Silver Cup. Tobias Dauenhauer, Philipp Frommenwiler, Loris Hezemans and Nikolaj Rogivue were running second, only seven seconds behind the class leaders. 

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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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