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marzo 26, 2018 - Audi

First victory for Audi R8 LMS GT4 in the United States

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Audi Sport customers on three continents clinched trophies with their GT sports cars on the fourth weekend in March.

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GMG #racing celebrates first American success for #Audi #r8LMSGT4: #jamessofronas and #alexwelch stood on the top step of the podium in the SprintX season opener of the Pirelli World Challenge. The two Americans from Team GMG #racing won the second single race of the opening event on the circuit of #Austin, #Texas, achieving the first victory for the new customer sport race car in North America. After the one-hour race, the advantage of their #Audi #r8LMSGT4 was 3.3 seconds. With 37 entrants the #GT4 category in the Pirelli World Challenge is one of the best-filled #GT4 classes worldwide. Sofronas, who is both the team’s owner and a driver, is ranked in third place of the standings after two of a total of eight individual races in the GTS class of the SprintX classification.

First one-make cup race cars delivered: This year the #Audi Sport Seyffarth #r8 #LMS Cup is making its debut as part of the DTM’s supporting program. The one-make cup is exclusively dedicated to the #Audi #r8LMSGT4. Rüdiger Seyffarth received the first race cars at #Audi Sport customer #racing in Neuburg an der Donau in March. Dirk Spohr, Head of Customer Management at #Audi Sport customer #racing, handed over the first 364 kW (495-hp) customer sports cars. The #Audi Sport Seyffarth #r8 #LMS Cup in its six events this season will be #racing at the Hockenheimring, the Lausitzring, the Hungaroring, at Brands Hatch, Misano and at the Nürburgring.


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