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24h Nürburgring 2023
Modern race cars in historic dress: 24h Nürburgring with design icons from Audi Audi Sport customer racing contested the 51st edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours with four Audi R8 LMS cars in epoch-making designs. Audi’s expressive liveries reflect its motorsport history. They remind the public of unforgettable times for the brand in racing and rallying.
Audi Sport Team Land achieved this result after a flawless drive by the three Audi Sport drivers Christopher Haase/Christopher Mies/Patric Niederhauser in the number 39 Audi R8 LMS. The brand also thrilled the 235,000 fans off the track throughout the weekend with many activities surrounding the birthday of its subsidiary Audi Sport GmbH.
and the R8 Coupé V10 GT RWD. The four special models represent exclusivity and driving pleasure in the highest dimension and mark the pinnacle of their respective model series.
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The goal: The R8 LMS is already aiming for its third overall 24-hour victory this year. In addition, valuable points and decisive championship positions in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS are at stake for drivers and teams in various classes. No less than twelve Audi R8 LMS entries are set to compete in the world’s biggest GT3 race in the Belgian Ardennes.
Audi has won the 50th edition of the 24-hour classic at the Nürburgring: After a spectacular race with numerous overtaking maneuvers, lead changes and a dramatic finale with rain showers, Robin Frijns, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch celebrated victory with the Audi R8 LMS from Audi Sport Team Phoenix. It is the sixth overall victory in a decade for the brand with the four rings.
This rear-wheel drive sports car, with its mid-mounted engine boasting 419 kW (570 PS) and new technological highlights such as bucket seats, dynamic steering, CFK stabilizers and ceramic disc brakes, is the embodiment of fun driving.
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Audi R8 Coupé V10 performance RWD
Audi R8 Spyder V10 performance RWD
With the victory of the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in the SP8 class, second and fourth place of two GT3 teams in the Pro-Am classification and third place of a driver pairing in the TCR category, customer teams of the brand scored some nice successes in the toughest competition of the year.