After a debut season outstanding for the victory they scored at the Nürburgring, Team ISR go into the 2019 ADAC GT Masters with renewed determination. The driver line-up is the same as before: last year’s duo of Filip Salaquarda (35, CZ) and Frank Stippler (43, GER) will be driving an upgraded Audi R8 LMS. The season opener of the Super Sports Car League will take place on the weekend of 26th – 28th April at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

The Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup has announced the creation of the Challenger Trophy for the 2019 season. Drivers who are relatively new to international GT3 competition will be eligible to score points towards the new title. The category is the latest addition to the Cup’s powerful development platform which incorporates professional driver mentoring, data sharing, and the new Audi R8 LMS GT3, specifically designed for privateers. 

After stunning the established Australian GT stars on his championship debut at Sydney Motorsport Park mid-season, Victorian teenager Ryan How has confirmed that he is looking to return to the category in 2019, determined to take the fight to the Trophy Series teams and go after a fourth-consecutive title for Audi.

In preparation for the FIA GT Nations Cup up-and-coming Belgian drivers Charles Weerts and Mike den Tandt got to know the Audi R8 LMS in Dubai and won the Gulf Sportscar Championship opening round in it.

At the street race in Macau from November 15 to 18, customer teams from Audi Sport customer racing will compete with both touring cars and GT3 sports cars for the first time. The race in the heart of the city is a classic on the international motorsport calendar. Audi has celebrated six victories in total there since 1996 – two in touring car racing and four with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 sports car.

Rising British sportscar star, Ollie Wilkinson and teammate Bradley Ellis wrapped up their debut International GT Open campaign with an outstanding recovery drive in Barcelona, storming from 26th and ninth in class to finish sixth overall and second in Pro-Am.

Xu Jia of KINGS has a second consecutive China GT Championship title in his sights heading into this weekend’s season finale. The Chinese privateer has been formidable all season in the KINGS Audi R8 LMS GT3 and, one win away from the 2018 title, he will once more share driving duties with Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup champion Alessio Picariello as rounds 11 and 12 play out at the Shanghai International Circuit. 

Martin Rump and Cheng Congfu finished second in the penultimate race of the Blancpain GT Series Asia season in Ningbo, China. The Absolute Racing duo were impressive to secure their third podium of the season and move up to third in the Silver Cup. Teammates Adderly Fong and Andrew Kim secured their maiden Pro/Am victory of the season in round 11, crossing the line fourth overall from a starting position of 12th after a strong performance from both drivers.

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.

Toni Forné will be present at Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup’s season finale: the 3 hours of Barcelona. Forné will make his comeback to the series with Car Collection Motorsport, with whom Forné has previously achieved success such as the Imola 12 hours.

Toni Forné will be present at Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup’s season finale: the 3 hours of Barcelona. Forné will make his comeback to the series with Car Collection Motorsport, with whom Forné has previously achieved success such as the Imola 12 hours.