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Special exhibition in the Audi museum mobile from April 4 to May 24 Eleven favourites chosen by more than 15,000 “Likes” The fans have delivered their verdict, and the winner is – the Audi quattro. With more than fifteen thousand “Likes”, Facebook users chose eleven cars for display in the new special exhibition “I like it” to be held in the Audi museum mobile. Most votes went to the 1984 Audi quattro with four-wheel steering, with the A1 clubsport quattro and Audi TT clubsport quattro joining the winner on the podium in second and third places. “The Audi quattro has a lot of friends all over the world!” says Thomas Frank, Head of Audi Tradition. “The fans have confirmed our experience over a number of years. No other car represents our ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ claim more effectively than the Audi quattro. It’s no surprise to find that the Facebook community has awarded its gold medal to the Audi quattro.” Audi’s Technical Development department used this quattro with four-wheel steering for experimental work. The fans’ silver medal went to the A1 clubsport quattro. Audi first displayed this unique car on the 2011 Wörthersee Tour. Its “older brother”, the Audi TT clubsport quattro, was developed from the 2007 show car, and as bronze medallist has also been selected for the exhibition. The remaining cars in this “hit parade”: the Audi A1 Hot Rod, the Q5 Custom Concept, the Audi Fox Wagon, the DKW Meisterklasse Universal Type F 89 S, the Audi Front 225 roadster, the Audi RS2 Avant, the R8 Spyder “Iron Man 2” and the Q7 Pickup.

Audi TT for club sport Demo laps by Frank Biela at the DTM in Shanghai Asia is an important market On the occasion of the DTM race in Shanghai, Audi presented the concept of a GT4 car based on the Audi TT. The TT, developed by the Technical Development and the Production divisions plus quattro GmbH, is intended to extend Audi’s new modular customer sport program from 2012 forward. With the production-based TT GT4, Audi wants to offer potential customers a base option for affordable motorsport. The vehicle’s platform is a motorsport body with a roll-over cage, a safety-optimized fuel tank box and further modifications which will be identical for all future customer sport versions. The Audi TT is equipped with a TFSI engine delivering about 250 kW (340 hp). The front apron, rear apron and the rear wing stem from the production Audi TT RS. The hood, doors and trunk lid are made of CFRP and the windows of plastic. The TT is fitted with a S-tronic transmission with a differential lock, a modified production suspension with adjustable dampers, plus 9.5 x 18 inch light alloy wheels. The Audi TT GT4 is planned to sell for about 120,000 euros. Audi is not only targeting Europe but also the Asian market. On the occasion of the DTM race in Shanghai the Audi TT is being launched in the Chinese market as well. The five-time Le Mans winner Frank Biela did some demo laps in the new Audi TT on the street circuit in Shanghai. Other cars that could be seen in action in Shanghai as well were the SP4T version of the TT RS and the Audi R8 LMS.

Six models for top-class customer motorsport More than 50 championship titles worldwide Numerous synergies due to close affiliation within the Group Audi Sport customer racing is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Following the presentation of the first generation of the Audi R8 LMS in 2008, the first customers relied on the GT3 sports car the following season – and immediately clinched three driver championship titles. To date, the number of these successes has increased to 52 around the world, plus other class titles have been won and victories scored in 12-, 24- and even 25-hour races. Audi Sport customer racing has by now built 531 race cars for international customers.  “Audi Sport customer racing today is experiencing the largest model offensive in its history,” says Michael-Julius Renz, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH. “In 2018 we’re aiming for our fifth overall victory in the world’s biggest endurance race, the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The race is under the banner of our anniversary which we’re celebrating with the customers, fans and friends of our company.” 33 race cars from the current model range are deployed to three classes at the Nürburgring. While the GT3 version of the Audi R8 LMS is battling for overall victory, the Audi R8 LMS GT4 and the Audi RS 3 LMS are competing for class wins. At the same time, the Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup entrants are relying on both versions of the Audi R8 LMS, whereas seven Audi RS 3 LMS cars will be on the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup grid. The first two overall victories in the iconic endurance race at the Nürburgring in 2012 and 2014 were achieved by the first generation of the Audi R8 LMS that won the 24-hour race at Spa in 2011, 2012 and 2014 as well. During its seven-year model cycle, 137 race cars were built for the Asian, Australian, European, North and South American markets. The race car is still popular and successful in classes for cars of older generations such as those in Australian club sport.

Two skiers to race with Audi at the Norisring The best result of the season for Audi Sport Italia Clubsport success in Australia and the Czech Republic While Audi’s customer teams took more winner’s medals and other trophies, two ski stars eagerly await their appearance in the Audi Sport TT Cup. Audi Sport TT Cup From ski slope to asphalt: Linus Straßer and Daniel Bohnacker are the two celebrity guests in the Audi Sport TT Cup at the Norisring from June 30 to July 2. The 24-year-old Linus Straßer was the German giant slalom champion, and has taken part in the World Championship and the World Cup, clinching a World Cup victory in the parallel slalom at Stockholm last January. The 27-year-old Daniel Bohnacker took a Ski Cross World Cup victory in Alpe d’Huez, has taken part in the Olympics and was a German champion. The races on Saturday, 1 July, 14:50 to 15:20, and on Sunday, July 2, 12:10 to 12:40, can be seen live on SPORT1 and at www.audi.com/ttcup. Audi R8 LMS (GT3) Two second places in Monza: On the third weekend of the Italian GT Championship, Audi Sport Italia achieved its best result of the season so far. In Monza, Benoît Tréluyer/Vittorio Ghirelli finished second in both races in an Audi R8 LMS, and Tréluyer drove the fastest lap on both occasions as well. In the first race, an unscheduled tire change for Ghirelli cost about ten seconds, and the pair missed out on victory by only 3.3 seconds at the finish. In the second race the team was given a 3.4-second penalty for a driver change that was too fast, and were defeated in the end by 0.272 seconds. In the category for older racings cars, Davide Di Benedetto/Michele Merendino secured two class wins in the proven Audi R8 LMS ultra. Three victories in Australia: On the Winton race track in Australia, Matt Stoupas won all three races of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships in an Audi R8 LMS ultra on the third event weekend.

Title hat-trick for Audi R8 LMS in DMV GTC Dunlop 60 Dmitry Bragin wins TCR Russia for the second time Audi driver Bar Baruch has title chance in Italian GT Championship Thanks to Kevin Arnold, an Audi private driver has won the DMV GTC Dunlop 60 in an R8 LMS for the third consecutive year, while Dmitry Bragin secured the title in the TCR Russia in an Audi RS 3 LMS for the second time in a row. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Endurance title in German club sport: Junior pilot Kevin Arnold has won the German DMV GTC Dunlop 60 clubsport race series in an Audi R8 LMS. At the final round in Hockenheim, the driver from Baden-Württemberg concluded his home race with a victory. Joining forces with the Audi Sport driver Markus Winkelhock, the 18-year-old who was promoted from the Audi Sport TT Cup won the 60-minute race. Their teammates Carrie Schreiner/Fabian Plentz finished second in another Audi R8 LMS fielded by the HCB-Rutronik Racing team. For the Audi customer racing team from Remchingen, this was the third straight title in the Dunlop-60 classification after 2016 and 2017 (each with Fabian Plentz/Tommy Tulpe). The DMV GTC also includes sprint races. In the first race, Audi Sport customers scored a 1-2-3-4 victory with the R8 LMS: Driving for HCB-Rutronik Racing, Carrie Schreiner, who had already won the Class 1 title for GT3 race cars with Fabian Plentz, beat the Twin Busch driver Dennis Busch, Simon Reicher from Yaco Racing and Tommy Tulpe from the HCB-Rutronik Racing squad. Carrie Schreiner also won the second sprint. Victory at Monza: Audi driver Bar Baruch retained his title chances in the Italian GT Championship at the penultimate round of the season in Monza. With Mattia Drudi, he won the first race in the rain after a spirited charge through the field from seventh on the grid in the Audi R8 LMS run by Audi Sport Italia. In the second race, the pair finished on fifth place.

First title success of the TCR race car from Audi Sport customer racing in North America GT China title and Silver Cup title in Blancpain GT Series Asia for customer teams Two class victories in Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy The customer teams of Audi Sport customer racing clinched three titles in America and Asia last weekend. In addition to the Audi R8 LMS, the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR race car was successful as well. Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR) Title success with two victories: Paul Holton won the TC class title in the Audi RS 3 LMS in the finale of the Pirelli World Challenge. Three days after his 21st birthday, he delivered an impeccable performance at Laguna Seca. With Team C360R he secured the top spot on the grid twice, won both races and posted the fastest lap time in each of them as well. With that, the junior driver from Orlando, Florida, who was still racing as a rookie in the Audi Sport TT Cup in Germany last year, achieved the first title win of the Audi RS 3 LMS in North America. The first-ever title win in the customer racing touring car’s debut season had been celebrated three weeks earlier by Dmitry Bragin in the TCR Russia. Third place in finale: Audi Team DreamDrive finished the 2017 season in the Super Taikyu series on podium. In the Japanese club sport racing series, Shozo Tagahara, Takuya Shirasaka and Naoto Takeda in the Audi RS 3 LMS on the circuit at Okayama took third place in their class. In the final classification of the series, Birth Racing Project remained the brand’s best-placed customer team, coming third with an Audi RS 3 LMS in the ST-TCR category. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Title success in class and “vice championship” win in Asia: Audi’s customer teams were instantly among the front runners in the inaugural Blancpain GT Series Asia season. In the Asian GT racing series, OD Racing Team with Indian Aditya Patel and Mitchell Gilbert from Malaysia in the finale at Zhejiang won both races in the Audi R8 LMS.

Audi with the most customer teams in Europe’s strongest national series Title-defender Montaplast by Land-Motorsport competes with two Audi cars Audi R8 LMS also in other European national series Audi remains the brand with the highest number of cars entered in probably the strongest national GT3 racing series in Europe. On April 28–30, ten Audi R8 LMS start contesting the eleventh season of the ADAC GT Masters. The cars are spread between six Audi customer teams, three of which are present for the first time in this series. The customer teams and their drivers are supported by six Audi Sport drivers. Audi has already celebrated the overall victory in the ADAC GT Masters three times: Christian Abt in 2009, René Rast/Kelvin van der Linde in 2014 and Connor De Phillippi/Christopher Mies in 2016. The two champions from last year will be looking to defend their title with team Montaplast by Land-Motorsport. Their team mate Jeffrey Schmidt will share a cockpit with Christopher Haase. In 2007, Haase wrote history as the first ADAC GT Masters champion. In the South African Kelvin van der Linde from the Aust Motorsport team, another former title-holder will be in action in an Audi R8 LMS. Furthermore, Frank Aust’s team will provide a cockpit for a rising star from the Audi Sport TT Cup. Dennis Marschall is the 2016 runner-up from the Audi one-make cup. Yaco Racing, as another Audi customer team, has already proven that it is capable of victories with two race triumphs in the ADAC GT Masters. Three more teams will be relying on the Audi R8 LMS for the first time in this year’s ADAC GT3 racing series. The Audi Sport racing academy is giving a chance to the junior duo Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky/Ricardo Feller, and is counting on Elia Erhart/Christopher Höher in the second car. The team BWT Mücke Motorsport has, among others, Markus Winkelhock and Frank Stippler in the cockpit – two established Audi Sport drivers who have already celebrated many endurance race victories.

Junior drivers from Phoenix Racing celebrate first success in ADAC GT Masters this season Fast lady Carrie Schreiner with overall victories in DMV GTC Audi RS 3 LMS unbeatable on the Nürburgring, at Hockenheim and in Russia Audi Sport customers celebrated podium results and victories around the globe. The season openers in Germany and Russia went particularly well. Audi R8 LMS GT3 Strong start to the season at Oschersleben: The 2018 ADAC GT Masters began with a one-two win for Audi Sport’s customers. Austrian Max Hofer, who contested the 2016 Audi Sport TT Cup, and his British teammate Philip Ellis, who decided this one-make cup in his favor last year, were the first winners this season with Phoenix Racing. Trailing them by just 2.3 seconds, a second Audi R8 LMS crossed the finish line: South African brothers Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde clinched second place for Montaplast by Land-Motorsport. As a result, Ellis and Hofer, after the first race weekend, are two of four drivers in the top spot of the standings tied on points. Likewise, Phoenix Racing is one of two squads sharing position one in the teams’ standings. Two victories at Hockenheim: In the DMV GTC season opener, the customers of Audi Sport made a strong showing. Land-Motorsport won the first race at Hockenheim with “Ronny C’Rock” in an Audi R8 LMS. Third place was secured by Carrie Schreiner from Team HCB-Rutronik Racing. The up-and-coming lady driver attracted everyone’s attention in race two when she clinched the lead and kept it up until the finish. In addition, together with Fabian Plentz, she won the Dunlop 60 race. Third position in this race went to HCB-Rutronik Racing as well with Fabian Plentz and Tommy Tulpe in another Audi R8 LMS. Trophy in Malaysia: In the opening event of the Blancpain GT Series Asia, Team Absolute Racing won a trophy with the Audi R8 LMS.