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STRONG SHOWING FOR AUDI CUSTOMER TEAMS IN MALAYSIA AND JAPAN

It was a successful weekend of racing for Audi customers across two countries and three series in Asia. Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup driver Bhurit Bhirombhakdi and Singha Plan-B by Absolute Racing teammate Kantasak Kusiri won round two of the GT Asia Series at the Sepang International Circuit. The result capped off the weekend in … Continue reading → ...

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OLLIE WILKINSON GRADUATES TO GT3 IN SECOND SEASON OF RACING

March 29, 2018 Charles Côté

Ollie Wilkinson will take the step up to European-wide GT3 competition this season, contesting the majority of International GT Open rounds paired with multiple sportscar champion, Bradley Ellis, aboard the Optimum Motorsport Audi R8 LMS.

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BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT WILL LINE UP WITH THREE AUDI R8 LMS FOR THEIR SECOND ADAC GT MASTERS SEASON

March 23, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Bong! Round 2! BWT Mücke Motorsport will soon be starting their second season in the ADAC GT Masters in 2018. The well-established, Berlin-based outfit were really successful in their debut year with third place in the team classification and two wins. As they were in contention to secure wins in both championship right up until … Continue reading → ...

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PARKER CHASE ENTERS HOME EVENT PREPARED TO WIN

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

After kicking off the 2018 season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with a podium result including the ‘Hard Charger’ and ‘Start of the Race’ awards, TruSpeed AutoSport driver Parker Chase will look to better those results this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). With the pristine facility located less than an hour from his home, the 17-year-old will look to build off his first weekend behind the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS GT3 as he returns to the site of a double podium result last season.

Endurance

BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT WILL RACE FOR AUDI SPORT IN THE NURBURGRING 24 HOURS

March 21, 2018 Charles Côté

The Green Hell is calling and BWT Mücke Motorsport intend to go on the offensive! For the first time ever, the well-established Berlin-based team will compete in the 46th edition of the legendary endurance classic ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife (10th – 13th May 2018). What is totally amazing is that the outfit will contest the race as an Audi Sport customer racing team with the Audi R8 LMS #24 and field their Audi R8 LMS #25 as BWT Mücke Motorsport.

PWC

M1 GT RACING ADDS PWC PODIUM RESULT TO RESUME

March 14, 2018 Charles Côté

M1 GT Racing entered the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the Pirelli World Challenge Championship (PWC) opener this weekend with Tampa native Jason Bell. Piloting an Audi R8 LMS GT3 in 2017, this was the first time Bell and M1 GT Racing entered official competition with their new Audi GT4 machine.

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GT3 RACE WINNERS PHOENIX RACING RETURN TO THE 2018 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA SERIES

February 23, 2018 Charles Côté

Two-time Blancpain GT Series Asia race winners Phoenix Racing Asia have confirmed at least one full-season Audi R8 LMS GT3 entry for 2018.

Regulations and Schedules

MONTAPLAST BY LAND-MOTORSPORT WITH STRONG SQUAD OF FOUR DRIVERS IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

February 21, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Montaplast by Land-Motorsport will tackle the 2018 ADAC GT Masters campaign with two former champions and two young drivers. The 2016 title winner, Christopher Mies (28, DEU), will have a new team-mate, Alessio Picariello (24, B). The two brothers, Kelvin van der Linde (21, ZA) and Sheldon van der Linde (18, ZA) will share the … Continue reading → ...

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2018 – A NEW DAWN FOR LYONS AND AUDI TEAM HITOTSUYAMA

February 21, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

With the Super GT off season nearly at its end, it will soon be time for testing and shakedowns. The teams will head to the asphalt to knuckle down, put in the lap times and pour over the data to prepare for the season to come. After a 2017 season full of disaster for the … Continue reading → ...

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2017 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA RUNNERS-UP OD RACING AND GILBERT JOIN TEAM WRT

February 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia runners-up OD Racing and Mitch Gilbert will return to the championship this year with a Team WRT-run Audi R8 LMS GT3. Gilbert and co-driver Aditya Patel missed out on the GT3 Drivers’ title by a single point last season after winning both races at Zhejiang’s season finale, while OD Racing … Continue reading → ...

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FRANK STIPPLER AND FILIP SALAQUARDA WILL LINEUP IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS FOR NEWCOMERS, TEAM ISR

February 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Another outfit will make its debut in the ADAC GT Masters this year, Team ISR. Frank Stippler (42/DEU) and Filip Salaquarda (34/CZ) have been signed to drive the team’s Audi R8 LMS. The Super Sports Car League will get the new season underway at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of 13th-15th April. Team … Continue reading → ...

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ABSOLUTE RACING RETURNS TO BLANCPAIN GT SERIES ASIA WITH TWO AUDI R8 GT3s

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Absolute Racing has confirmed it will enter a pair of Audi R8 LMS GT3s in Blancpain GT Series Asia this year.

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LEONARD WINS PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIAN RACE ON HIS DÉBUT

February 5, 2018 Charles Côté

Reigning Blancpain Sprint Pro Cup champion Stuart Leonard got his 2018 season off to a flying start by winning the prestigious Bathurst 12 Hours on his first attempt. The 26-year-old Briton along with fellow Blancpain champion Robin Frijns (NED) plus Dries Vanthoor (BEL) scored a brilliant win in the annual Australian event.

EFP by TECE – A NEW TEAM FIELDING TWO AUDI R8 LMSs IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

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A NEW TEAM FIELDING TWO AUDI R8 LMS IN THE ADAC GT MASTERS

January 29, 2018 Charles Côté

The ADAC GT Masters welcomes a new team to the grid in the shape of EFP by TECE who will be fielding two Audi R8 LMS cars in the forthcoming campaign. The two driver pairings are Elia Erhart (29, Germany) with Pierre Kaffer (41, Germany) and Dries Vanthoor (19, Belgium) with Florian Spengler (30, Germany). The ADAC GT Masters season opener will be hosted by Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of 13th – 15th April.

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AUDI SPORT TO START 2018 SEASON IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA WITH STRONG CUSTOMER TEAMS

January 19, 2018 Charles Côté

Two weeks following the one-two win in the 24-hour race in Dubai, the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 will now be racing in North America. The audience there will get to see the customer sport race car for the first time in the traditional opening round of the IMSA Series at Daytona from January 27.

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BWT MUCKE MOTORSPORT EXCEL DURING 24-HOUR RACE DEBUT

January 16, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

BWT Mücke Motorsport reached the next big milestone in their team history this weekend. After making their successful GT3 debut in 2017, the next big challenge came with the 24-Hours of Dubai. The well established Berlin-based outfit rose to the demanding task supremely well with the Audi R8 LMS, taking a strong fifth place in … Continue reading → ...

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ISAAC TUTUMLU DELIVERS STRONG PERFORMANCE AT 24H DUBAI

January 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Despite it wasn’t a brilliant result at the end, a ninth place in A6-Am class as a result of several punctures and a collision at night when one his teammates crashed into a backmarker, Tutumlu put in brilliant stints fighting with GT3 factory drivers. Isaac Tutumlu couldn’t step onto the podium at the 24H of Dubai.

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SEASON OPENER WITH 13 RACE CARS FROM AUDI SPORT CUSTOMER RACING

January 5, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Never before has Audi Sport customer racing’s representation in Dubai been as strong as this year. 13 of the 93 race cars in the field are sporting the four rings on their hoods. For the first time, the brand will be on the grid with all three current products in the GT3, GT4 and TCR … Continue reading → ...

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AUDI R8 LMS CUP ADDS GT4 CATEGORY TO FLAGSHIP GT3 SERIES FROM 2018

October 7, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Audi Sport customer racing Asia has announced the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 will join the Audi R8 LMS Cup from the 2018 season onwards, swelling the ranks of the world’s premier GT3 brand series.