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Audi Sport TT Cup season opener with 18 participants at Hockenheim TCR race wins for the Audi RS 3 LMS in North America and Portugal Large presence for Audi at the ADAC season opener at Oschersleben While the juniors and a prominent guest driver are looking forward to the Audi Sport TT Cup season opener at Hockenheim, the Audi Sport customer racing teams achieved victories and podium results in Germany, France, Portugal, Thailand, Japan and in the USA. Audi Sport TT Cup Driver list complete: The Audi Sport TT Cup has sixteen permanent entries, which includes three ladies, plus two guest entries in the season opener at Hockenheim. Gosia Rdest from Poland will compete in the one-make cup for the third consecutive season, completing the list of permanent drivers for the 2017 season. The most prominent names alongside the permanent drivers on the grid will be Fabian Vettel, brother of the four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, and Benoît Tréluyer.

Three pole positions for Audi at the finale since 2003 Last DTM race for Christian Abt Audi unbeaten in qualifying at the last four races The 2007 season finale is held at Hockenheim this coming weekend. Listed below are several interesting facts about the tenth race of the season. Did you know that… … Audi celebrated a one-two with Mattias Ekström and Martin Tomczyk at Hockenheim in April, and therefore won for the first time at the Baden circuit since Laurent Aiello won in the Abt-Audi TT-R in April 2002? … Audi is unbeaten in DTM qualifying during the entire second-half of the year and 2007 season since Mattias Ekström took pole position at Mugello? … the brand from Ingolstadt claimed its 36th pole position in the DTM last time out at Barcelona? … Audi has started from pole position three times in the last four years at the finale at Hockenheim? … Christian Abt contests his 84th and final DTM race, and, in addition to Bernd Schneider, is only one of two drivers to have competed in every DTM season since 2000? … since the start of the new DTM in the 2000 season, the championship will be decided for only the third time at the Hockenheim finale? A newly crowned champion has already appeared at the finale five times. … for the first time three drivers representing two brands fight for the title at the last race of the season? Only in 2005 did two brands previously fight for the title, each, however, represented by only one driver. … since the year 2000 Hockenheim has played host to the DTM on 15 occasions and that 17 individual races have been held since then? This is the highest number on a single track in the new DTM. … the current Grand Prix circuit at Hockenheim has been used since October 2002? … since 1984 an incredible 60 DTM races have been held at Hockenheim, and as result Hockenheim is second in the all-time DTM race list behind the Nürburgring (65 races)?

First title hat-trick in DTM history Seventh DTM title for AUDI AG in total Fourth title for the Audi A4 DTM Timo Scheider’s title win in the 2009 DTM finale at Hockenheim is tied to numerous conclusive facts and figures about AUDI AG’s touring car racing commitment. Timo Scheider’s title win marks as much as the seventh DTM exploit of the brand after 1990 (Hans-Joachim Stuck, Audi V8 quattro), 1991 (Frank Biela, Audi V8 quattro), 2002 (Laurent Aiello, Abt-Audi TT-R), 2004 and 2007 (Mattias Ekström, Audi A4 DTM in both years) as well as 2008 (Timo Scheider, Audi A4 DTM). It was Audi’s third title win in a row. A title hat-trick has never before been achieved by an automobile manufacturer in the DTM which has been held since 1984. Audi returned to the DTM with a “factory” commitment in 2004. To date, the brand from Ingolstadt has won four titles during this period, competitor Mercedes-Benz has won two. If the comparison period included Audi’s “factory” commitments in the old DTM (1990 to 1992), Audi’s score on the race track would amount to 6:3 for Audi vs. Mercedes-Benz. Timo Scheider successfully defended his title from last year. Only one driver before him has achieved this feat (Bernd Schneider in 2000/2001). Once across the country at racing speed? On the way to the title Timo Scheider covered exactly 1,796.720 kilometers during the course of 548 race laps in the 2009 season. This equates almost exactly to the distance between his home in Lochau, Austria, on Lake Constance to Kiel on the North Sea coast and back. Timo Scheider was thus the only driver in the 2009 season to finish all 548 race laps. The champion scored points at each of the ten races but was retroactively disclassified at Zandvoort because he showed up late for weighing. At seven of the ten rounds Scheider was on the podium. Timo Scheider also posted the largest number of leading laps of the year (140), followed by Mattias Ekström (103).

Audi TTS Coupé (until 2023) Shortly following the new TT, Audi will also be launching the TTS into the new model year. The new seven-speed S tronic, a standard feature, further improves the acceleration values of the Coupé and Roadster. The TTS competition special model presents an especially refined exterior and an exclusive interior. Pictures Audi TTS Coupé (until 2023) Video Audi TTS Coupé (until 2023) Engine type Inline 4-cylinder engine Displacement in cc / bore x stroke in mm / compression 1984 / 82.5 x 92.8 / 9.3 Max. power output in kW (hp) / at rpm 235 (320) / 5600 - 6500 Max. torque in Nm (lb-ft) / at rpm 400 (295.0) / 2000 - 5600 Top speed in km/h (mph) 250 (155.3) Acceleration, 0-100 km/h (0-62.1 mph) in sec 4.5 Fuel consumption, combined according to WLTP in l/100 km (US mpg) 8.4 - 8.2 (28.0 - 28.7) CO₂ emissions, combined according to WLTP in g/km (g/mi) 190 - 187 (305.8 - 300.9) Unladen weight without driver / with driver / gross weight limit in kg (lb) 1420 (3130.6) / 1495 (3295.9) / 1815 (4001.4) *Additional equipment and accessories (attachments, tire size, etc.) may change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, alongside weather and traffic conditions as well as individual driving style, may affect a vehicle’s fuel consumption, CO₂ emissions and performance figures. Consumption and emissions values are only available according to WLTP and not according to NEFZ for this vehicle.

Audi TTS Roadster (until 2023) Shortly following the new TT, Audi will also be launching the TTS into the new model year. The new seven-speed S tronic, a standard feature, further improves the acceleration values of the Coupé and Roadster. The TTS competition special model presents an especially refined exterior and an exclusive interior. Pictures Audi TTS Roadster (until 2023) Engine type Inline 4-cylinder engine Displacement in cc / bore x stroke in mm / compression 1984 / 82.5 x 92.8 / 9.3 Max. power output in kW (hp) / at rpm 235 (320) / 5600 - 6500 Max. torque in Nm (lb-ft) / at rpm 400 (295.0) / 2000 - 5600 Top speed in km/h (mph) 250 (155.3) Acceleration, 0-100 km/h (0-62.1 mph) in sec 4.8 Fuel consumption, combined according to WLTP in l/100 km (US mpg) 8.6 - 8.5 (27.4 - 27.7) CO₂ emissions, combined according to WLTP in g/km (g/mi) 195 - 192 (313.8 - 309.0) Unladen weight without driver / with driver / gross weight limit in kg (lb) 1510 (3329.0) / 1585 (3494.3) / 1805 (3979.3) *Additional equipment and accessories (attachments, tire size, etc.) may change relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, alongside weather and traffic conditions as well as individual driving style, may affect a vehicle’s fuel consumption, CO₂ emissions and performance figures. Consumption and emissions values are only available according to WLTP and not according to NEFZ for this vehicle.

For three years, Team Abt Sportsline has been contesting the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) series with the Abt-Audi TT-R, and it added another chapter to Audi’s successful tradition in touring car racing when the outfit won five races and Laurent Aiello was crowned champion. In 1990 and in 1991, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Frank Biela won the German Touring Car Championship in the Audi V8 quattro before Audi added more titles to its tally in various Super Touring Car series around the globe. The DTM is Europe’s most important touring car series, one whose tradition has its roots in the 1984 season. This is also the biggest market of AUDI AG. The success of Team Abt Sportsline with the TT-R emphasizes the sportiness of the Audi brand. Millions of viewers appreciate these properties: German public TV broadcasters ARD and ZDF alternate in their live coverage of every round of Germany’s most popular motorsport series. “As a German company, we naturally feel very close to the DTM,” states Head of Audi Sport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich. “Audi Sport supports Team Abt Sportsline as part of the Customer Sports Programme. The team has achieved remarkable results in the past years against the strong opposition from both Mercedes and Opel in the DTM.” In 1999, Abt Sportsline won the title in the German Super Touring Car Championship (STW) with the Audi A4 quattro before graduating to the leading class in touring cars, the DTM. The Abt-Audi TT-R has been developed in record time, with the 2000 season being a learning year for the outfit. In 2001, Audi works driver Laurent Aiello took the first victories for the Abt-Audi TT-R in the DTM. In 2002, the team completed its apprenticeship: in a season characterized by suspense, Aiello clinched the title. His team-mate Mattias Ekström completed Audi’s triumph in the DTM with third place overall. In 2003, Abt Sportsline will contest the DTM as number one, the former challenger now being chased by the rest.

Nürburgring with great DTM tradition Circuit in the Eifel is one of the two most successful for Audi Almost 100,000 fans line the track every year since 2000 Audi comes as championship leader to the eighth round of the DTM at the Nürburgring. Listed below are several interesting facts about the race in the Eifel. Did you know that… ... Audi claimed its 41st DTM win at Zandvoort? ... the Nürburgring, which was built in 1927, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year? ... the DTM has already staged 64 races at the Nürburgring since 1984? ... until today no other track has held more DTM races? ... the Nürburgring is the only circuit to have been used every year by the DTM since the championship existed? ... during this time, nine different circuit layouts between 3.029 and 25.35 kilometres per lap including the famous Nordschleife have been used by the DTM? ... the DTM has only raced on the short sprint-circuit since 2002? ... the DTM staged its only night qualifying session to date at the Nürburgring in 2003? ... six victories have been celebrated under the sign of the ‘four rings’ from Ingolstadt since 1990? ... together with Hockenheim, the circuit in the Eifel is, as a result, one of the two tracks on which Audi drivers have scored the most DTM race wins? ... in 2001 today’s Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline remained unbeaten with the Abt-Audi TT-R in both races at the Nürburgring? ... Hans-Jürgen Abt’s then privately run team celebrated its sole victory of the 2001 and 2003 seasons in the DTM at the Nürburgring, and on each occasion with Laurent Aiello? ... Mattias Ekström started from pole position in the Eifel in 2003, and in 2005 became the only current Audi factory driver to have won there in the DTM? ... since the introduction of the “new” DTM in the year 2000 an average of 99,428 fans per year came to the Nürburgring, and that the number of spectators has increased constantly since 2003, and since 2004 more than 100,000 fans filled the grandstands?

Audi is one of the most successful brands in the DTM When the new DTM series starts at Hockenheim on April 9th, there will be a small anniversary to celebrate: 2006 marks Audi’s tenth year of contesting the most popular international touring car racing series. Four champion’s titles, 35 victories, 30 pole positions and 26 fastest race laps make Audi one of the most successful brands in DTM history. At its first appearance in the DTM Audi immediately left a lasting impression. In the Audi V8 quattro, a vehicle derived from the production version, Hans-Joachim Stuck clinched the title for Ingolstadt in the brand’s debut year of 1990 straight away, owing – last not least – to the superior quattro drive. 1991 saw Frank Biela triumphant, thus making Audi the first manufacturer to manage a successful defence of the title. In the 2004 season, when Audi made its comeback to the series as a manufacturer, Mattias Ekström in the A4 DTM yet again claimed the championship straight away. The fourth DTM title on Audi’s track record was captured by Team Abt Sportsline, which had been entering the Abt-Audi TT-R from 2000 to 2003 as an Audi customer team, winning the championship with Laurent Aiello in 2002. In each of Audi’s four champion’s years the closest rival in the fight for the DTM crown was Mercedes-Benz – and in the 2006 season Germany’s two leading automobile manufacturers will again be fighting for the prestigious title.