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Audi Motorsport Newsletter 01/2016
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Audi customer team Absolute #racing triumphs at Sepang
Audi drivers fit for the new season
Tambay celebrates podium success on ice
Ingolstadt, January 24, 2016 – #audi Sport customer #racing team Absolute Racing
won the season finale of the Asian Le Mans Series in the GT class at #sepang in
Malaysia.
Absolute #racing celebrates victory at Sepang
At the season finale of the Asian Le Mans Series hosted at #sepang in Malaysia,
Christopher Mies, Jeffrey Lee and Alessio Picariello triumphed as the victors in the
GT class with an #audi R8 LMS from #audi Sport customer #racing team Absolute
Racing. The trio of drivers started the three-hour-race from pole position. Despite
the lead being lost in the early running, it was regained in the closing stages of the
race. Mies, who was at the wheel during the final stint, put in very fast lap times and
closed the gap to the leader, taking the lead shortly before the end of the race.
Audi drivers fit for 2016 start of the season
Sports and teambuilding at the traditional #audi Winter Camp: For six days, the Audi
factory drivers from the DTM and WEC, the team directors and Head of Audi
Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Dieter Gass (Head of DTM) and Chris Reinke (Head
of LMP) jointly prepared for the challenges of the 2016 season on the Canary island
of Lanzarote. Under the direction of #audi Sport legend Tom Kristensen and
supervision of team physician Dr. Vincenzo Tota, the #audi squad completed an
intensive sports program which included cycling, core training, soccer, swimming
and tennis. In addition to the sports program, the entire squad was involved in
other activities focused on teambuilding.
Adrien Tambay on the podium in ice races
DTM driver Adrien Tambay has mastered yet another challenge in the Trophée
Andros. At the fifth round in Lans-en-Vercors, the 24-year-old Frenchman, behind
the wheel of an A1 quattro, finished on the podium in third position in both of the
finales of the Elite Pro class races. The driver from Belgian #audi Club Team WRT is
*The collective fuel consumption of all models named above and available on the German
market can be found in the list provided at the end of this MediaInfo.
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International Motorsports clinches two podium successes in New Zealand
Audi Sport customer #racing team International Motorsport celebrated two podium
results during the second weekend of the New Zealand Festival of Motor #racing at
the Hampton Downs circuit in Waikato. Neil Foster piloted his #audi R8 LMS ultra to
second place overall in both the 30-minute and 60-minute races.
Unique driving experience for football star Mario Götze
Mario Götze enjoyed a unique driving experience on the occasion of the
Hahnenkamm Alpine skiing #event in Kitzbühel: #audi factory driver Mattias Ekström
showed the FC Bayern München soccer star how a car can be driven on the limit on
snow and ice. Götze initially sat on the passenger seat before getting behind the
steering wheel himself – to start in an #audi RS 3 Sportback*, before stepping up to a
powerful near 580 hp #audi S1 EKS RX quattro from the FIA Rallycross World
Championship. “The car is absolutely incredible,” raved the football ace. “It was cool
to drive such a car myself. It was even more impressive when Mattias drove. You
immediately see the difference between a professional and a normal driver.”
Allan McNish in rally cockpit
A new experience for Allan McNish: Before the start of Rallye Monte Carlo, the
three-time Le Mans winner had the opportunity to sit in a Volkswagen Polo R WRC –
albeit, contrary to his usual place, on the passenger’s side. During VIP taxi rides
along the Grand Prix circuit in Monaco, the former #audi factory driver experienced
the world championship winning car as Andreas Mikkelsen’s co-driver and met with
Mikkelsen’s teammates Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala.
HCB-Rutronik #racing with two #audi R8 LMS cars
In the 2016 season, Team HCB-Rutronik #racing will be competing in the DMV GTC
and the DMV GTC 60 Minutes with two #audi R8 LMS cars. As drivers, the two
Germans Tommy Tulpe and Fabian Plentz will be at the wheel of a new #audi R8 LMS
and an #audi R8 LMS ultra.
United Autosports in 2016 again with #audi in GT Cup
Audi Sport customer #racing team United Autosports adds to its GT3 program in
2016. The team will return with its #audi R8 LMS ultra to compete in four rounds of
the GT Cup Championship in Great Britain. As was the case in 2015, Phil Burgan will
again drive the #audi in the British series. United Autosports also plans to enter the
official ACO Le Mans GT3 support race on June 18th with Burgan to be joined behind
the wheel by Zak Brown.
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The new #audi customer team JBR Motorsport & Engineering based in Kirchheim
(Germany) will be competing in the ADAC GT Masters with an #audi R8 LMS in the
2016 season. In addition, the squad headed by team boss and engineer Jörn Becker
is planning a commitment in the DMV GTC.
A word from ... Mattias Ekström
Two-time DTM Champion Mattias Ekström enjoyed an action packed week: from
the #audi Sport Winter Camp on Lanzarote directly to the Hahnenkamm ski race in
Kitzbühel.
You escaped the winter at the winter camp on Lanzarote. How was you trip in the
summer?
The winter camp was a little shorter than usual, but more intensive. Even so, we had
a lot of fun with the funny games and while doing our sport. Of course it was great
to meet all my teammates again in a relaxed atmosphere after the winter break.
From the warmth of Lanzarote you traveled directly to the cold in Kitzbühel –
quite a contrast ...
The Kitzbühel week is always something special for me. It’s great fun watching the
ski races. This year we also staged the #audi quattro SuperQ, in which eight fantastic
athletes drove the #audi RS 3 Sportback* and our rallycross car on snow and ice. It
was an incredible experience and it was interesting to see how the athletes
improved and the ambition they develop during the competition. It was an all round
successful #event.
How will things continue in 2016 with your private rallycross team EKS RX?
We are currently at the stage of developing the car and planning the budgets – and
also planning the schedule because my priority is and remains the DTM. I try to drive
as much rallycross as possible. I hope that we can clarify everything by the end of
February. I have a good feeling at the moment. We made good progress with the car
and consequently good foundations for a successful season. With Ken Block joining
the series a popular new opponent has arrived, who will make the rallycross world
championship even more interesting.
How do preparations look for the new DTM season, which starts at the beginning
of May at Hockenheim?
A test is on the agenda at the end of February in Spain, and there is another test
before Hockenheim. The regulations don’t allow much testing and the technology in
3/4the car is ‘frozen.’ Which means at the moment my energy is reserved mainly for
training and planning the season. The #audi RS 5 DTM was very good last year, which
is why I am confident for 2016.
One of the highlights in Kitzbühel is always the #audi Night. Which stars did you
meet?
It’s great fun to meet superstars like Jason Statham or Gwyneth Paltrow. Lena
Gercke and Maria Höfl-Riesch were sat at my table. My idols are definitely the sports
heroes like the eight athletes that participated in our #audi quattro SuperQ. For me,
people like professional cyclist Danny MacAskill are just extraordinary.
Coming up next week
30–31/01 Daytona (USA), round 1, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
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*Fuel consumption of the models named above:
Audi RS 3 Sportback
Fuel consumption figures #audi RS 3 Sportback:
Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8,3 - 8,1;
Combined CO2-emissions in g/km: 194 - 189
The #audi Group, with its brands #audi, Ducati and Lamborghini, is one of the most successful
manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment. It is present in
more than 100 markets worldwide and produces at 16 locations in twelve countries. In the
second half of 2016, #audi will start production of the Q5 in San José Chiapa (Mexico). 100-
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Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
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In 2015, the #audi Group delivered to customers approximately 1.8 million automobiles of the
Audi brand, 3,245 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and about 54,800 motorcycles of the
Ducati brand. In the 2014 financial year, #audi AG achieved total revenue of €53.8 billion and
an operating profit of €5.15 billion. At present, approximately 85,000 people work for the
company all over the world, about 60,000 of them in Germany. #audi focuses on new products
and sustainable technologies for the future of mobility.
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