Audi Sport customer racing presents its fourth new model in just four years: Following on from the radically new second-generation Audi R8 LMS (2015), the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR touring car (2016) and the Audi R8 LMS GT4 sports car (2017), the evolution of the Audi R8 LMS GT3 was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show on October 2, 2018. Michael-Julius Renz, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH, and Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing, revealed the model with the international exhibition visitors looking on. The new version of the model, successful worldwide in sprint and endurance racing, is tailored closely to the customer requirements regarding technology and operating costs.

Toni Forné delivered a strong performance at his home round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which played host to the final round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Forné made his comeback to the series sharing the driving duties of the Car Collection Motorsport with Dimitri Parhofer and Frank Stippler.