Successful Audi customer teams in Australia: In the race of the NSW Production Sports Car Championship at Sydney, Audi customer teams celebrated a victory and several podium places.
Ski stars in Audi RS 5 DTM race taxi
Felix Neureuther, Marcel Hirscher and Aksel Lund Svindal not only generated a buzz as guest entrants in the Audi Sport TT Cup at Spielberg. The three ski stars also experienced the Red Bull Ring alongside Markus Winkelhock in the Audi RS 5 DTM race taxi and were given the task of taking funny selfies. The results can be seen on the social media sites of the winter athletes and at audi-motorsport.com.
Hansi Hinterseer visits Audi
Keeping his fingers crossed for the future son-in-law: The Austrian pop singer and actor Hansi Hinterseer watched the DTM races at the Red Bull Ring at the garage of Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Hinterseer’s daughter Jessica is engaged to Audi DTM driver Timo Scheider. Red Bull Air Race star Hannes Arch and ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern were Audi guests as well.
Ekström and Rockenfeller to test at Spielberg
Two of the eight Audi DTM drivers will stay at Spielberg after the DTM weekend. On Tuesday and Wednesday, all three DTM manufacturers will be testing at the Red Bull Ring. For Audi Sport, the two DTM Champions Mattias Ekström and Mike Rockenfeller will be on track with two test vehicles of the Audi RS 5 DTM.
BBQ under the banner of the bull
It has become somewhat of a tradition: On the occasion of the DTM race at the Red Bull Ring, Audi again invited guests to a BBQ under the race track’s landmark, the huge steel bull. Some 100 guests followed the call of the four rings, including all eight Audi DTM drivers, the ski stars Felix Neureuther and Aksel Lund Svindal, the management of the Red Bull Ring and numerous members of the media. DTM driver Jamie Green performed the ceremonial tapping of the beer keg.
Audi tests for WEC home round
In tests at the Nürburgring on July 27 and 28, Audi prepared for the German round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) that will be held on the ‘Eifel’ circuit on August 30. On Monday, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer drove the Audi R18 e-tron quattro and on Tuesday, Lucas di Grassi and Loïc Duval took the wheel. In total, the four Audi factory drivers covered almost 1,000 kilometers. “We gathered a lot of important data in different track conditions,” said Chris Reinke, Head of LMP at Audi Sport. “The weather – as is typical for the Nürburgring – was changeable. Monday was predominantly wet, while Tuesday was dry. But we can expect these kinds of conditions at the end of August as well.”
Kristensen, Capello and Duval at Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
The former Le Mans winners Tom Kristensen, Dindo Capello and Loïc Duval competed in the 15th Historic Grand Prix in the Danish capital Copenhagen. As in previous years, Le Mans record winner Kristensen shared the cockpit in the Royal Pro-Am race featuring pre-1965 vehicles on the 2.6-kilometer city street circuit in the Bellahøj district with His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark. Following many position battles, Loïc Duval won with his team-mate Martin Berner ahead of Dindo Capello/Oscar Davidsen Siesbye. Last year’s winners Tom Kristensen and His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark finished on the podium as well, in third place. The numerous spectators witnessed a premiere: Tom Kristensen drove the Audi R8 Safety Car as a taxi as part of the supporting program. This was the first appearance of the new vehicle in Denmark. The proceeds from the taxi rides went to a charity project for sick children.