Audi has remained unbeaten in the 2013 sports car season to date. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrid sports car has won the fourth of eight rounds in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). In addition, it claimed victory in the 12-hour classic at Sebring in March. The race weekend in Brazil ended in victory for Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer (CH/D/F) ahead of Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish (F/DK/GB). On clinching their success in the São Paulo 6 Hours, the winners reduced the gap to their team colleagues in the drivers’ standings by eight to 22 points.
Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer on pole at São Paulo Duval/Kristensen/McNish complete front row Third consecutive best time in qualifying after Spa and Le Mans Ingolstadt/São Paulo – Audi has created an ideal starting base for round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars of Audi Sport Team Joest qualified […] More »
The entire motorsport squad of Audi, together with all the other WEC teams in Brazil, remembers the race driver Allan Simonsen, who suffered a fatal accident. In a car of another team, the Dane lost his life in an accident during the past WEC round at Le Mans. The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars […] More »
Ingolstadt – A new skyline for Frankfurt am Main: Audi once again has a spectacular architecture in store for visitors of the International Motor Show (IAA). Constructed specially for the exhibition, the building invites visitors to consider the parameters for urban mobility from an unusual point of view. Inside, skyscrapers and entire city districts sprout from the ceiling to create “hanging cities”. Visitors walking through the pavilion experience the diverse requirements on future mobility and the technological innovations from Audi.
It was an exciting weekend for Audi Sport customer racing and GMG Racing at the Pirelli World Challenge Sonoma Grand Prix. James Sofronas, in the Audi R8 LMS, fights back from an early race incident to capture a podium position and regains the driver championship lead. Duncan Ende finishes second earning valuable manufacturers points and also his first podium appearance.
Ingolstadt – Systematic lightweight construction, excellent comfort and a broad portfolio of high-end technologies: Audi has given its flagship, the A8, a wide-sweeping update. The engines are even more powerful and efficient, while new assistance systems and the innovative Matrix LED headlights provide for an added level of composure. The new A8 places Audi among […] More »
Herndon – The 2013 Audi A5 was named the winner in the Aspirational Luxury Car category in AutoPacific’s 2013 Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVAs). Based on a survey of over 52,000 new car and light truck owners, the IVAs recognize the cars that meet their owner’s expectations and desires about their automotive purchases. Additionally, Audi also […] More »
