audi booklet r8 lms (english, 2010)
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MediaInfo Audi R LMS
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The latest Audi Sport project has started successfully:
The Audi R8 LMS developed specifically for customer
sport scored 23 single victories and three championship
titles internationally in its debut season during 2009. The
demand for the fascinating mid-engine sportscar, which
is fielded exclusively by privateer teams from this year
onwards and which competes in ever more race series,
develops correspondingly positively. A dedicated customer
sport center was opened in Ingolstadt to be able to provide
R8 LMS customers around the world with the typical Audi
service. Unique to GT3 customer sport worldwide is the new
Audi driving experience offer, which provides ambitious
sporting customers the possibility to
book races with the Audi R8 LMS.
Audi in customer sport ................................................... 4
Effi ciency and sustainability ............................................ 6
Customer Sport Center ................................................... 8
Audi race experience .....................................................10
Audi Sport .................................................................... 12
Audi R8 LMS .................................................................14
Technical data ............................................................... 17
GT3 sport worldwide .................................................... 20
24 Hours Nrburgring ................................................. 22
The circuit ................................................................... 24
The Audi customer teams ............................................. 26
Events worldwide ......................................................... 34
History ........................................................................ 38
Audi Communications Motorsport .................................40
Foreword Contents
Jrgen PippigAUDI AGHead of Communications Motorsport
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The Audi R8 LMS opened a new chapter in the 2009 season:
For the first time Audi offers its motorsport customers a
thoroughbred customer car.
The mid-engine sportscar developed for international GT3
classes performed brilliantly in its premiere year. The R8
LMS faced cars from as many as eight market rivals in the
sportscar sector. The result: Twenty three single victories
and the titles in the FIA GT3 European Championship, in
the ADAC GT Masters in Germany and in the Belgian GT
Championship. That the basic car, the Audi R8 V10, was
voted World Performance Car 2010 is further proof of
exactly which genes are in the R8.
The customer sport sector complements a wonderful
winning tradition of Audi in motorsport. For example in the
field of sportscars: In the past ten years Audi has won the
24 Hours of Le Mans eight times. Five of these victories are
credited to the Le Mans Prototype R8. It was the source of
the name for the Audi R8 which is available on the market
since 2006. We are delighted that our youngest child the
Audi R8 LMS hit the bulls eye immediately, explains Head
of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. The customer
demand is enormous.
New chapter in Audi Sports
winning history
Successful racer meets World
Performance Car 2010:
Audi R8 LMS (left), Audi R8 V10
Audiincustomersport
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In 2009 it was the teams closest to Audi Sport that racedthe R8 LMS. Now it is the turn of the private teams. For this
purpose Audi Sport restricts itself to the delivery of 20 new
cars since the logistics for customer teams must also be
established in parallel. The existing cars will be brought up
to the latest specification by an update kit.
More than 15 teams field the Audi R8 LMS in different GT
championship and in the 24 Hour races at the Nrburgring
and at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2010 season. On top
of this comes a worldwide unique offer in GT3 customer
sport: The Audi driving experience allows customerswith sporting ambitions to book race events with the
Audi R8 LMS.
In this way the Audi customer sport project presents
itself, in only its second season, in a broad, attractive
international program.
The Audi R8 celebrated wins in its first season
In its debut
season the R8
LMS won three
championship titlesincluding those in
Belgium and the
FIA GT3 European
Championship
with Phoenix
Racing (left) and in
Germany with ABT
Sportsline (right)
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Technology transfer, effi ciency and sustainability three
current catchwords which enjoy special meaning in Audis
motorsport program for 30 years. Motorsport was and
is a medium for Audi to accelerate technologies with
a promising future, stresses Head of Audi Motorsport
Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich.
Already since the 1980s the term quattro stands for much
more than just a technical system: Audi tested four-wheel
drive in motorsport, helped it to establish itself in every
model range and, in doing so, initiated a paradigm shift.
Other manufacturers, such as the core competitors in
todays premium segment, were forced to follow suit due to
Audis technological and economical success.
There were also transfer effects in the material technology
area that still have an impact today. In this way, the brands
first complete aluminum engine arose for the Audi Sportquattro unveiled in 1983. Today, light-weight design and
construction is a core skill at Audi. Aluminum is regarded
as a valuable resource to increase the effi ciency of road
cars through reduced weight like in the Audi R8. Even
CFC (carbon fiber) in the 1980s still an exotic material
found in race cars such as the Audi 200 quattro is, in the
meantime, produced at Audi for road cars. The soft-top
storage box on the R8 Spyder is made from this material.
Technology transfer and effi ciency
means direct benefit for customers
The production-based structure of the
R8 LMS is given the acid test around
the Nrburgring Nordschleife
Efficiencyandsustainability
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The debut of the TFSI power plant in the Audi R8 Le Mans
sportscar and the 24 Hours of Le Mans victory in 2001 were
pioneering for the introduction of fuel direct injection in
mass production. Audi wrote history with TDI technology
at Le Mans in 2006 as first diesel winner. Both engine
technologies make a significant contribution to reducing
CO2 emissions.
The Audi R8 LMS is the latest prime example of
technology transfer. Audi gained valuable lessons for
the manufacturing process and design of the Audi Space
Frame (ASF). Its life-cycle is subject to a type of time-lapse
in the R8 LMS. Also the high-pressure injection system, a
heat-exchanger and the exhaust system are examples of
just how motorsport and production continue to generate
specific reciprocal impulses for development.
Diverse technologiesto increase effi ciency find their way
from motorsport to the production
line at Audi
The V10 power unit from the R8 5.2
is used in the Audi R8 LMS this also
means technology transfer
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The next stage of the Audi customer sport project, initiated
in 2008, began after a dedicated customer sport center in
the immediate neighborhood of Audi Sport in Ingolstadt
was opened.
The customer sport program with the R8 LMS, which gains
increasingly on importance, is the third element alongsidethe DTM and Le Mans, says Michael Dick, Board Member for
Technical Development, who opened the building together
with Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. With
the Customer Sport Center we have created the opportunity
to perfectly support the constantly increasing number of
R8 LMS customers. Furthermore, it is a clear sign of the
priority and importance that customer sport has for Audi.
The production Audi R8 is produced by quattro GmbH inNeckarsulm. The R8 LMS is also built by quattro GmbH at
another branch in Heilbronn. The new 950 square meter
Customer Sport Center in Roderstrae, Ingolstadt also
houses a comprehensive parts store alongside an offi ce
section and exhibition hall.
The Customer Sport Center embodies a crucial strength
of Audi: the worldwide logistics. In this way the brands
race customers also benefit from the fact that the bulk of
the parts deliveries are subject to the same processes and
Audi with dedicated
customer sport center
Michael Dick, Board Member for Technical Development, Head of Audi
Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich and Romolo Liebchen, Project Leader
R8 LMS, at the opening of the new Customer Sport Center
Customer
SportCenter
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routes as the logistics for the worldwide distribution of Audi
production line products. The parts distribution for the R8
LMS now also follows these structures which have grown
and matured over the years.
With these group logistics we can perfectly supply every
global base, says Romolo Liebchen, Project Leader R8 LMSat Audi Sport. As a result, in addition to the optimum
support of European based teams the future overseas
support is also guaranteed. In this way in another phase
we also initiate co-operations with partners such as our
importers to be able to deliver the relevant markets
promptly and as required.
In a good neighborhood: The Customer
Sport Center is located in Ingolstadt in
the immediate vicinity of the Audi Sport
headquarters. The R8 LMS is produced in
Heilbronn at quattro GmbH
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The Audi driving experience expands its portfolio with
unique worldwide offer: Since the 2010 season Audi
customers with sporting ambitions can book exclusive races
with the Audi R8 LMS. Audi makes its Le Mans winning team
available for this task Audi Sport Team Joest.
The Audi race experience offers customers the opportunityto compete in a race with a professional Audi factory team
for the first time, and without having to commit themselves
long-term or with high financial means, says Klaus Demel,
Head of the Audi driving experience. Im absolutely
delighted that we could secure Audi Sport and Reinhold
Joests team as partners for this project.
The basis for the new Audi race experience is the Audi R8
LMS, which was developed specifically for use in customer
sport. Furthermore, during the Audi sportscar experience,
120 customers could already see the powerful 386 kW mid-
engine sportscar in action at the end of October in 2009.
The next step is now the Audi race experience. It provides
customers the opportunity to compete in races themselves
with the Audi R8 LMS if desired even together with a
professional race driver like Le Mans winner Marco Wernerfor example. The preparation and support of the cars is
undertaken by one of the worlds most successful sportscar
teams: Reinhold Joests team which has already won the
famous 24 Hours of Le Mans six times for Audi.
The idea to allow customers to race with such a high-
caliber sportscar like the R8 LMS could actually only come
from Audi, says Ralf Jttner, Managing Director of Joest
Racing GmbH. The task is unusual for us, but without
Unique fascination for
customers worldwide
Customers can book raceevents with the R8 LMSat Audi
Audiraceexperience
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doubt very interesting. We are proud that we were selected
as race team.
For the 2010 season the Audi race experience Team
Joest plans a total of six races with two cars in the VLN
endurance championship at the Nrburgring-Nordschleife.
Furthermore, events are planned with the Audi R8 LMS
at circuits and the driver training ground in Gro Dlln,
during which customers are trained and can also attain the
necessary driver license.
As far as I know Audi is the worlds first automobilemanufacturer to have such a highlight in its program, says
Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. This shows
yet again just how innovative and progressive the Audi
brand is. Our colleagues at the Audi driving experience and
Reinhold Joests team, with which we have worked together
successfully now for twelve years, will offer the customers
an exclusive and unforgettable motorsport experience. The
Audi R8 LMS, which us a very forgiving GT3 car according to
our factory drivers, is perfectly suited for this project, and
which Audi Sport fully supports.
Attractive offer:
Le Mans winning
team Joest Racing
is responsible
for fielding the
R8 LMS
Pure motorsport:
The thoroughbred
GT3 race version
the Audi R8 LMS
is used for the Audi
race experience
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Winning for 30 years
Audi Sport was established 30 years ago and is affi liated
since then with the Technical Development (TE) of Audi
(responsible Board Member Michael Dick). Be it rallying,
touring cars of every type or sportscars: In every discipline
in which the sport department competed it celebrated
victories and won numerous championship titles worldwide.
Audi has implemented 16 different motorsport projects
between 1980 and today. Currently there are about
200 employees at the sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulmresponsible for development and testing of the race cars.
Head of Audi Sport since 1983 is Doctorate of Mechanical
Engineering Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich.
Triple-core program
Audi is involved in sportscar racing since the 1999 season.
After eight Le Mans victories the brand faces the greatest
challenge in endurance racing in the 2010 season with
the further developed R15 TDI. In parallel since 2004
Audi contests the DTM and has won four titles in six years,
including a hat-trick between 2007 and 2009. The brand
established a third core element for the 2009 season. The
Audi R8 LMS is the companys first thoroughbred customersport race car, winning three championship titles and
took 23 races in 76 races in its debut season. A dedicated
Customer Sport Center was opened in Ingolstadt in spring
2010, in order to supply the 30 customer cars delivered
worldwide.
One of Audi Sports
three core elements:
sportscar racing with the
Audi R15 TDI
AudiSport
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Audis motorsport program is comprised ofthree core elements
Dr. Martin MhlmeierHead of Technology
Klaus-Dietrich KriegerHead of Finance andProject Management
Dr. Wolfgang UllrichHead of Audi Sport
Wolfgang AppelHead of VehicleDevelopment
Romolo LiebchenProject Leader R8 LMS
Ulrich BaretzkyHead of EngineDevelopment
Oliver StraubeMarketing R8 LMS
Joachim HausnerHead of CompleteVehicle
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Further improved winner
Audi won three titles with the R8 LMS and took the GT3
class victory at the 24 Hour race at the Nrburgring in its
debut season in 2009. For the 2010 season the brand used
the experience gained to further develop the R8 LMS
logically and definitively. Because, once a car is developed
and homologated the FIA, the motorsport governing body,
only allows a single evolution throughout the models entire
life cycle.
During the further development we concentrated
specifically on the reliability and serviceability, says Head
of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. All the experience
gathered with the help of our partners last season flowed
into the evolution version. We are convinced that we will
deliver our customers a reliable and easy to handle car that
corresponds to the Audi brands high quality standards.
The Audi R8 LMS
was designed for a
broad range of races
and championships
worldwide and is now
equipped with steelbrake rotors
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The technicians reworked the chassis and suspension. In
the process the reliability of the entire concept was further
optimized. That, for example, modified front and rear axle
assembly line components are used proves the exceptional
qualities of the standard Audi R8.
For the 2010 season Audi customers requested that the
car could be entered in a broad range of championships
and races. One hour races should be contestable as well as
24 Hour races without appreciable additional technical effort.
For this reason Audi also changed the endurance racing
versions braking system from ceramic to steel brake rotors.
The broad range of use also covers climatic peculiarities.
Audi therefore further improved the engine coolingsystems effi ciency. The R8 LMS can be raced without
problems even where ambient temperatures are extreme.
A fan for the water cooler, two ventilators for the oil cooler
and a new Gurney flap on the front air exit duct improve
heat dissipation. New, higher threshold values for the
maximum temperatures of the oil system were cleared for
racing following endurance tests. As a result, the R8 LMS
also resists the most extreme ambient conditions, as can
easily be the case in countries of overseas customers.
The complex electronics were optimized for race events,
a new architecture was developed which deviates from
the production car. New is also an exhaust system, which
further proves the technology transfer between the
assembly line and racing. The R8 LMS benefits from the
road cars strengths, since the previous motorsport designmade way for the production version. Audi Sport does not
only benefit in this area from the close association with the
Technical Development (TE) of the brand.
The newly developed six-speed race gearbox is particularly
maintenance friendly. Audi developed this transmission
specifically for the R8 LMS together with a system supplier.
It allows to check wearing parts through an inspection
opening in the housing. Removing the gearbox is notnecessary for this.
The vital on-board
electronics were
reworked for the
2010 season
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Over the past months the Audi R8 LMS evolution version
was tested extensively on various circuits and test benches.
It has proven its reliability during several endurance runs.
Owners of cars delivered last year also benefit from the
new developments, which are available in kit form for 2009
model car.
The Audi R8 LMS endurance racing version has also been
refined. In this case the serviceability was improved,especially the ability to change those bodywork parts
rapidly that are usually affected in an accident. Finally the
engineers optimized the light output. To ease identification
yellow driving lights are used. As a matter of course the
race drivers and also every Audi customer benefits from LED
daytime driving lights. In addition, a radiator grille specially
developed for night running contains another pair of high-
power headlights.
Engine power and minimum weight of the Audi R8 LMS
are subject to classification by the FIA and national
sporting authorities (balance of performance). At thestart of the 2010 season the FIA defined a minimum
weight of 1,340 kilograms as well as an engine speed limit
of 7,500 rpm, which is increased in the highest gear to
8,500 rpm.
Every new innovation on the R8 was
thoroughly tested
An endurance version of the
R8 LMS will once again compete in
the 24 Hours Nrburgring in the
2010 season
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Technical data Audi R8 LMS (2010)
Car
Car model
Design
Engine
Type
Engine management
Engine lubrication
Cubic capacity
Power
Torque
Drivetrain/transmission
Type of transmission
Clutch
Gearbox
Differential
Driveshafts
Chassis
Steering
Suspension
Brakes
Wheels
Dimensions/weight
Length
Width
Height
Start weight
Tank capacity
EquipmentRace seat
Refuelling system
Fire extinguisher
Harness system
sportscar according to FIA GT/h Nrburgring rules
Audi Space Frame (ASF) made of aluminum with bolted
steel roll-cage, carbon-fiber composite/aluminum
bodywork
V engine, degree cylinder angle, valves per
cylinder, DOHC, petrol direct injection, emission control
by two race catalytic converters
Bosch Motronic MED ..
dry sump
, cc
approx kW*
over Nm
rear wheel drive, traction control (ASR)
sinter metal twin-plate clutch
sequential, pneumatic activated -speed sport gearbox
with shift-paddles
locking differential
constant velocity joint driveshafts
servo-assisted rack and pinion steering
independent front and rear double-wishbone
suspension, damper strut with coil spring (Eibach) and
adjustable dampers (Bilstein) as well as adjustable
front and rear anti-roll bars
dual circuit hydraulic brake system, steel brake discs
front and rear, race ABS
O.Z. cast magnesium wheels
, mm
, mm
, mm
, kg*
l (Shell V-Power)
Recaro Pro Racer SPG HANS
Stubli
Audi Sport
Sabelt
*Subject to
classification by the
FIA and national
authorities.
Version April 2010
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Race technology in production cockpit
The Audi R8 LMS cockpit effectively reflects that of the production car. Also integrated are typical race systems
and control elements.
Gear shift lights
Display Bosch DDU 8 with information about
engine revs, pressures and temperatures of fluids,
lap-times, gear engaged etc.
Gear shift paddles, left for downshifts,
right for upshifts
Standard control stalk for lights
Control stalk for cruise control, which activates
the pit-lane speed limiter in the R8 LMS
Radio (yellow)
Freely programmable button (high beam, etc.)
Standard control stalk for windscreen wipersand screen wash function
Regulation buttons to activate single programs
and individual fine adjustment of the traction
control (ASR)
Switches for emergency gear change, ignition
and engine start
Special programs like
ABS and ASRassist the driver
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Nine makes competed against one another in the 2009 FIA GT3 Championship.
More brands announced their intentions for 2010 and 2011
Successful global model
The international sporting authority FIA initiated the GT3
class for the 2006 season. Within four years the young
category developed into an unusually successful model. It
opens a common race platform for fascinating sportscars
from America via Europe to Australia. Nationally, but also
country-wide series and renowned single events such as the
24-hours Nrburgring facilitate the use of the Audi R8 LMS
and its competitors. The common worldwide regulations
allow teams and manufacturers to build a single type of carvalid for every series.
Many advantages and various unique features characterize
the new class. Many different car designs and concepts
compete, such as in the engine, chassis and bodywork
fields. They are adjusted by a fundamental balancing
procedure which protects performance parity by awarding
restrictions (balance of performance).
In addition, since 2009 in the FIA GT3 European
Championship a regulation came into effect that, through
the addition of ballast, takes into account current sporting
success weekend by weekend. Instead of the classic
technical advantages seen in single models in other series,
in the GT3 category the vehicle price becomes the primary
regulator within the market.
However, not only the race cars but also the human factor
is classified: Before the season starts every racing driver,subject to experience and success, is registered in a system
A well conceived balance system creates
parity between the different concepts
GT3sportworldwide
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GT3 cars such as the Audi R8 LMS are very popular also in
endurance races like those held at the Nrburgring
of four categories. The consequence: Through additional
ballast as well as predefined combination possibilities a
dominant driver pairing is avoided from the outset.
A positive variety of brands in each and every series results
due to another regulatory article. Every team must field two
cars in the majority of GT3 series, a car manufacturer must
be represented by a minimum of two and a maximum of
three teams. Therefore extremely attractive and varied grids
are guaranteed, monocultures are avoided.
A common race format of two one-hour races per weekend
with obligatory driver changes, common regulations for
team image, cars and pit installations as well as brand
competitions within the overall classification make the GT3series even more attractive.
Automobile manufacturers have long since acknowledged
the opportunities of this development. Audi competes
against its core competitors BMW, Porsche and shortly
also Mercedes-Benz in the GT3 category. On top of these
come Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar,
Corvette, Mustang, Viper and Morgan. Very few professional
championships boast such brand depth.
The increasing importance of the GT3 class is also expressed
in its equivalent media value: For the 2010 season the FIA
GT3 European Championship is broadcast in 37 European
countries via pan-European channel Motors TV. In
Germany the 14 races of the ADAC GT Masters series are
broadcast live by private television channel kabel eins for
the first time.
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Fascination Nrburgring:
Europes biggest race is held
on the longest circuit
Season highlight around the Nordschleife
The highlight of the GT3 sportscar season is the 24 Hour
race around the Nrburgring on 15/16 May, to which more
than 200,000 spectators are expected again. Even though
the GT3 class is not the top class at this event, well thought-
out regulations should also allow production-based GT3
cars the chance of overall victory.
Last year team ABT Sportsline won the GT3 class and
finished second overall with the R8 LMS on its debut outingin the 24 Hour race at the Nrburgring. The Allgu based
team also competes in 2010 with two R8 LMS cars. The
driving squad includes Audi factory drivers Mattias Ekstrm,
Oliver Jarvis, Lucas Luhr and Timo Scheider.
Team Phoenix Racing, which fields three R8 LMS, has also
strengthened its line up with Audi factory drivers. Mike
Rockenfeller and Marcel Fssler compete for the team
based in the Eifel region. Furthermore, with Frank Biela andHans-Joachim Stuck at Phoenix as well as Marco Werner at
Abt, three very successful former Audi factory drivers join
the grid.
The new Audi customer team Black Falcon brings the total
number of Audi R8 LMS on the grid to seven. Audi Sport
guarantees the technical support required for these cars
as it does at every other GT3 race throughout Europe, says
Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. Racing the
cars and also driver choice is completely in the hands of theteams, which are also competing against one another. We
are already very interested to see just how our customers
fare in this race.
24Hour
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2004
2003
2009
ABT-Audi TT-R (ABT Sportsline)
. # Patrick Huisman/Frank Stippler/Karl Wendlinger/Christian Abt
laps (- laps)
. # Christian Abt/Mattias Ekstrm/Fredrik Ekblom/Patrick Huisman laps (- laps)
ABT-Audi TT-R (ABT Sportsline)
. # Karl Wendlinger/Christian Abt/Kris Nissen/Marco Werner
laps (- laps)
. # Christian Abt/Frank Biela/Mattias Ekstrm/Karl Wendlinger
laps (- laps)
Audi teams previous results
Audi R8 LMS (Team ABT Sportsline)
. # Christian Abt/Jean-Franois Hemroulle/Pierre Kaffer/Lucas Luhr
laps (- lap)
. # Timo Scheider/Marco Werner/Mattias Ekstrm/Lucas Luhr
laps (- laps)
Audi R8 LMS (Phoenix Racing)
5. # Marc Basseng/Marcel Fssler/Mike Rockenfeller/Frank Stippler
laps (- laps)
. # Hans-Joachim Stuck/Frank Biela/Emanuele Pirro/Marcel Fssler
laps (- laps)
The Audi customer teams at the 24-hours Nrburgring
Team ABT Sportsline
# Christian Abt/Emmanuel Collard/Lucas Luhr/Christopher Mies
Phoenix Racing
#7 Luca Ludwig/Dennis Rostek/Marc Bronzel/Markus Winkelhock
Phoenix Racing
# Hans-Joachim Stuck/Frank Stippler/Marc Basseng/Mike Rockenfeller
Phoenix Racing
# Frank Biela/Pierre Kaffer/Marcel Fssler/Marc HennericiTeam ABT Sportsline
# Mattias Ekstrm/Oliver Jarvis/Timo Scheider/Marco Werner
Black Falcon
# Christer Jns/Sean Paul Breslin/Johannes Stuck/Kenneth Heyer
Black Falcon
# Sean Patrick Breslin/Vimal Mehta/Rob Wilson
Last year , spectatorsattended the 24-hour race at the Nrburgring
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Challenging Nrburgring
The Nrburgring enjoys cult status. The circuits northern
loop or Nordschleife is longer than 20 kilometers and
fascinated drivers from all around the world since 1927.
Whether Formula 1, sportscars, touring cars or other
classes: Probably every important class has already
competed in the Eifel during the Nordschleifes 83-year
history.
Unusual conditionsThe 24-hour race is held on a combination of the traditional
Nordschleife and Grand Prix track. The real challenge
arises from the circuits layout in the topography of the
volcanic Eifel. The cars negotiate an altitude difference of
300 meters per lap.
Last year all four Audi R8
LMS made the finish. Audi
won the GT3 class
Dates and facts about the Nrburgring
Construction period Nrburgring
Grand P rix track
Mercedes Arena
Track length . km Nordschleife, . km Sdschleife ()
. km Nordschleife ()
. km Grand Prix track ()
. km combination Hour race ()
Lowest point m above sea level (Breidscheid section)Highest point m above sea level (start and finish)
Gradient maximum percent
Incline maximum percent
Corners ( left, right) on the Nordschleife
( left, right) on the Grand Prix track without Arena
Thecircuit
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Kesselchen
Bergwerk
Klostertal
Wippermann
Eschbach
Brnnchen
Pflanzgarten
Dttinger HheHatzenbach
Tiergarten
Antoniusbuche
Karussell
Hocheichen
Quiddelbacher Hhe
Flugplatz
Schwedenkreuz
Aremberg
Fuchsrhre
Adenauer Forst
Metzgesfeld
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The newly established W-Racing Team competes in Belgium and France
The Audi R8 LMS conquers the world
Six teams closely associated with Audi Sport fielded the
Audi R8 LMS throughout the 2009 season. Their task: To
collect as much experience as possible which subsequently
went into the final version of the GT3 sportscar, the delivery
of which started in the first quarter of 2010. Fourteen teams
have already collected their customer cars by mid April.
In spite of considerably greater demand, for the 2010
season Audi Sport limited supply within the Europeanmarket to a maximum of 20 new cars due to logistic
reasons. We must first create the necessary structures
to be able to support customers overseas as well, and in
keeping with the high Audi standards, explains Head of
Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. In 2011 everything
will be in place.
The sole exception for the 2010 season is Australian Mark
Eddy who acquired a year-old R8 LMS which he races this
year in the Australian GT Championship. The car generated
quite a storm and is very popular with the fans, reported
Eddy after the first races down under.
The other R8 LMS customer teams, which plan to compete
in ten different race series and in the 24-hour races at the
Nrburgring and at Spa-Francorchamps, have had similar
experiences. A summary of the customer teams and in
which championships and events they compete can be
found overleaf (as of April 2010).
TheAudicu
stomerteams
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Team ABT Sportsline Audi Sport Italia
Team principals
Christian Abt (ADAC GT Masters)
Hans-Jrgen Abt (h Nrburgring)
2010 race series
ADAC GT Masters
h Nrburgring
Team principal
Emilio Radaelli
2010 race series
Italian GT Championship
Daimlerstrae
D- Kempten
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.abt-sportsline.de
Media contact
Mark Schneider
Phone +
Mobile +
E-mail
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
, Via Ravizza
I- Nibbiola
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.audi.it
Media contact
Carlo Marzetti
Mobile +
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
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Brinkmann Motorsport
Team principal
Oliver Brinkmann
2010 race series
International GT Open
Limbecker Platz
D- Essen
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail
Website
www.brinkmann-motorsport.de
Media contact
Oliver Brinkmann
Phone +
E-mail
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
Black Falcon
Team principal
Alexander Bhm
2010 race series
VLN endurance championship
FIA GT European Championship
h Nrburgring
Diewergarten
D- Kelberg
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.black-falcon.de
Media contact
Alexander Bhm
Phone +
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
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Mark Eddy Racing
Audi race experience
Team Joest
Team principal
Mark Eddy
2010 race series
Australian GT Championship
Team principal
Reinhold Joest
2010 race series
VLN endurance championship
Monomeath Ave
AUS-Canterbury VIC ,
Victoria
Phone +
Fax
E-mail [email protected]
Website
Media contact
Mark Eddy
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
Bahnstrae
D- Wald-Michelbach
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.joest-racing.de
Media contact
Audi driving experience
Rainer Kammerbauer
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
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Novadriver Audi Team Oreca
Team principal
Csar Campanio
2010 race series
Portuguese GT Championship
Iberian GT Championship
Team principal
Michel Raffaelli
2010 race series
French GT Championship
Av. Infante D. Henrique
No , Lote H-Escritrio
P-- Lissabon
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.novadriver.net
Media contact
Good News Comunicao
Phone +
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
Parc dactivit
F- Signes
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.oreca-racing.fr
www.audicompetition.fr
Media contact
Marjorie Esteveny
Mobile +
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
TheAudicu
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Phoenix Racing Pole Promotion
Team principal
Ernst Moser
2010 race series
VLN endurance championship
International GT Open
h Nrburgring
Team principal
Jrgen Rostek
2010 race series
ADAC GT Masters
Gottlieb-Daimler-Strae
D- Meuspath
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.phoenix-racing.de
Media contact
Jens Nothelle
Mobile +
E-mail
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
Auf den Drohnen a
D- Porta Westfalica
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.polepromotion.net
Media contact
Pole Promotion
Phone +
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
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Team Rosberg Saintloc
Team principal
Arno Zensen
2010 race series
ADAC GT Masters
FIA GT European Championship
Team principal
Sbastien Chetail
2010 race series
French GT Championship
FIA GT European Championship
Nachtweide
D- Neustadt a. d.
Weinstrae
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.team-rosberg.de
Media contact
Peter Reinisch
Mobile +
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
, Rue Robespierre
F- Villars
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail
Website www.sainteloc-events.com
Media contact
Sbastien Chetail
Mobile +
E-mail
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
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United Autosports W-Racing-Team
Team principals
Zak Brown, Richard Dean
2010 race series
FIA GT European Championship
h Spa-Francorchamps
Team principal
Yves Weerts
2010 race series
Belcar series
French GT Championship
h Spa-Francorchamps
Zak Brown, United Autosports
Bennett Parkway
USA- Zionsville,
Indiana
Phone +
Richard Dean, United Autosports
Unit , Triangle Business Park
Oakwall Way,
Birstall, nr Leads
GB-WF LU West Yorkshire
Phone +
Media contact
Martyn Pass
Phone +
Mobile +
E-mail
[email protected] established
Debut season Audi R LMS
rue Genestrois
B- Flnu
Phone +
Fax +
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.w-racingteam.com
Media contact
Vincent Vosse
Mobile +
E-mail [email protected]
Team established
Debut season Audi R LMS
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The Audi R8 LMS racing around the world
24h Nrburgring (D) Belcar (B) ADAC GT Masters (D)
24h Spa-Francorchamps (B)
Eligible classes various, among them SP (GT)
Date /
Website www.h-rennen.de
Eligible classes GT, GT, GT Open
Races per event
Calendar / Zolder (B)
/ Spa (B)
/ Spa (B)
/ Spa (B)
/ Zolder (B)
/ Zolder (B)
Website www.belcar.com
Eligible classes FIA GT
Races per event
Calendar / Oschersleben (D)
/ Sachsenring (D)
/ Hockenheim (D)
/ Assen (NL)
/ EuroSpeedway (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Oschersleben (D)
Website www.adac-gt-masters.de
Eligible classes GT, GT, GT, National GT
Date / /
Website www.totalhours.com
ABT Sportsline
competes as one of
three teams in the
ADAC GT Masters
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Australian GT Championship (AUS)
Eligible classes FIA GT, National GT, Cup
Races per event
Calendar / Adelaide (AUS)
/ Melbourne (AUS)
/ Eastern Creek (AUS)
/ Phillip Island (AUS)
/ Bathurst (AUS)
/ Sandown (AUS)
Website www.australiangt.com.au
Campeonato de Espaa Iber GT (E)
Eligible classes Super GT (FIA GT, ACO GT,
National GT), GTS (FIA GT),
GT Light (Cup, GT)
Races per event
Calendar / Valencia (E)
/ Jarama (E)
/ Albacete (E)
/ Estoril (P)
/ Navarra (E)
/ Jerez (E)
Website www.gtsport.es
Mark Eddy contests the
Australian GT Championship
in 2010 with the
Audi R8 LMS
Campeonato de Portugal de GT (P)
Eligible classes GT, GT, GT, Supersport,
GTC, Super GT Light, GT Light
Races per event
Calendar / Braga (P)
/ Estoril (P)
/ Portimo (P)
/ Braga (P)
/ Estoril (P)
/ Portimo (P)
Website www.fpak.pt
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Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo (I)
Eligible classes GT, GT, GT Cup
Races per event
Calendar / Misano (I)
/ Vallelunga (I)
/ Magione (I)
/ Imola (I)
/ Mugello (I)
/ Vallelunga (I)
/ Monza (I)
Website www.acisportitalia.it
Championnat de France GT (F)
Eligible classes GT
Races per event
Calendar / Nogaro (F)
/ Ledenon (F)
/ Dijon (F)
/ Val de Vienne (F)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Albi (F)
/ Magny-Cours (F)
Website www.ffsagt.com
FIA GT3 European Championship
Eligible classes GT
Races per event
Calendar / / Silverstone (GB)
/ Brno (CZ)
/ Jarama (E)
/ Le Castellet (F)
/ Algarve (P)
/ Zolder (B)
Website www.fiagt.com
In 2010 Audi Sport Italia concentrates on the
national GT series and now fields two R8 LMS cars
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International GT Open VLN endurance championship (D)
Eligible classes Super GT (FIA GT, ACO GT,
National GT), GTS (FIA GT)
Races per event
Calendar / Valencia (E)
/ / Nrburgring (D)
/ Imola (I)
/ Spa (B)
/ Magny-Cours (F)
/ Brands Hatch (GB)
/ Monza (I)
/ Barcelona (E)
Website www.internationalgtopen.com
Eligible classes various, among them SP (GT)
Races per event
Calendar / Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
/ Nrburgring (D)
Website www.vln.de
The VLN endurance championship
at the Nrburgring is a popular
arena for private teams like Black
Falcon
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30 years of history writing
Audi Sport writes history for 30 years: Be it as rally
world champion, Le Mans winner or multiple touring car
champions in the DTM and Super Touring the four rings
represent numerous single wins and championship titles.
The brands winning history started exactly 30 years ago
with the quattro.
Championship wins since the 1980s
Audi won four world championship titles in rallying before
the company also demonstrated the superiority of four-
wheel drive on Pikes Peak, on track in the Trans Am and
IMSA GTO series, in the DTM between 1990 and 1992 and in
super touring cars.
New chapter opens in 1999
Audi entered a completely new arena after entering the
LMP sportscar class in 1999 following the ban of four-wheel
drive in FIA circuit racing championships. Eight wins fromeleven Le Mans starts as well as sportscar titles from the
USA to Europe complete the achievements recorded by the
Audi R8, R10 TDI and the R15 TDI. On top of this come four
touring car titles in the new DTM since 2004.
New core element since 2009
The Audi R8 LMS opened another attractive platform
for Audi last year. A race car for GT3 customer sport
was created based on the production R8 sportscar. The
R8 LMS sportscar starred in its debut season with sterling
performances: As FIA GT3 European Champions Christopher
Mies/Christopher Haase won the worlds most important
GT3 series, Christian Abt won the ADAC GT Masters title
in German and the Belgian duo Jean-Franois Hemroulle/
Tim Verbergt clinched the Belgian GT Championship. Two
remarkable class victories round off the Audi R8 LMS
results: The new design also prevailed in the 24-hour races
at the Nrburgring and Spa-Francorchamps.
The Audi R8 LMS won three titlesin its debut season in 2009
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Statistics Audi R8 LMS (in 2009)
2009 ADAC GT Masters
2009 FIA GT3 Europ. Championship
2009 Belgian GT Championship
2009 Italian GT Championship
2009 French GT Championship
2009 International GT Open
2009 24h Nrburgring
2009 24h Spa
2009 VLN endurance championship
Races
Sum of races contested by single cars
Wins
Second places
Third places
Sum of podium results
Wins /
Assen Christian Abt/Jan Seyffarth
Assen Christian Abt/Jan Seyffarth
Hockenheim Csar Campanio/
Nicolas Armindo
Hockenheim Christian Abt/Jan Seyffarth
EuroSpeedway Henri Moser/Christopher Haase
Sachsenring Henri Moser/Christopher Haase
Sachsenring Henri Moser/Christopher Haase
Wins /
Algarve Christopher Mies/
Christopher Haase
Algarve Christopher Mies/
Christopher Haase
Zolder Christopher Mies/
Christopher Haase
Wins /
Spa Jean-Franois Hemroulle/
Tim Verbergt
Spa Jean-Franois Hemroulle/
Tim Verbergt
Spa 5 Jean-Franois Hemroulle/
Tim Verbergt
Class wins /
Monza Dindo Capello/
Filipe Albuquerque
Class wins /
Magny-Cours Yvan Lebon/Stphane Ortelli
Paul Ricard Stphane Ortelli/David Halliday
Ldenon Yvan Lebon/Stphane Ortelli
Class wins / (competed only in races)
Barcelona Jean-Denis Deletraz/
Andrea Piccini
Class wins /
Christian Abt/Jean-Franois
Hemroulle/Pierre Kaffer/
Lucas Luhr
Class wins /
Marcel Fssler/Henri Moser/
Alex Margaritis/Marc Basseng
Class wins /
Nrburgring Marc Basseng/Marcel Fssler/
Mike Rockenfeller/Frank Stippler
Nrburgring 5 Hans-Joachim Stuck/Marc
Basseng/Frank Biela
Nrburgring 6 Hans-Joachim Stuck/Marc
Basseng/Frank Biela/Frank
Stippler
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The R8 LMS Audi media service
For the first time this year racing the Audi R8 LMS liesentirely in the hands of privateer customer teams and, as
a result, also the public relations. The majority of GT3 teams
have their own press service, the respective contacts of which
can be found in pages 26 to 33. The Audi Communications
Motorsport team in Ingolstadt provides basic information
about the R8 LMS, such as this booklet, and also the most
important information regarding the races in which customer
teams participate during the season.
Motorsport newsletterBrief information and results from every race contested
by the R8 LMS are found in our weekly Audi Motorsport
Newsletter, which is dispatched in the German and English
languages to the worldwide press distribution list by e-mail
on Sunday evenings during the season.
MediaInfo
The most important developments in the R8 LMS customer
sport program like, for example, the opening of the new
Customer Sport Center in Ingolstadt are communicated in
press releases (MediaInfo).
Media database
All photographs and information is found in our media
database www.audi-motorsport.info. Accreditation is
required for high resolution images. You can register for our
press distribution list via the database.
In the spotlight:
The Audi R8 LMS
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24 Hours Nrburgring
For the GT3 sportscar season highlight, the 24 Hour race at
the Nrburgring on 15/16 May, the Audi Communications
Motorsport team is also in action on location. We can be
found in the Audi Team & Media Hospitality in the paddock.
We are happy to arrange interviews and contact to the Audi
customer teams and their drivers and are happy to support
special wishes and reports. Please understand that access
to the hospitality catering area is limited.
iPhone App
All information concerning the Audi Motorsport program
including all media info, sound bites and preview
thumbnails of press pictures are also available for the first
time in the 2010 season for the iPhone, iPod touch and
iPod. The Audi Sport App is available to download in the
iTunes Store. The App also delivers the latest Audi R8 LMS
race results and the points standings of every championship
in which customer teams participate with the Audi R8 LMS
from ADAC GT Masters to the Australian GT Championship.
In addition, Audi Communications Motorsport
attends the 24 Hours Nrburgring
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Your contacts
The Audi Communications Motorsport
is your first port of call if you have
questions about the AUDI AG
motorsport involvement. Head of
Communications Motorsport is Jrgen
Pippig. Iris Guttenberger coordinates
the DTM activities, Eva-Maria Veith
the sportscar projects with R8 LMS
and R15 TDI.
Address
AUDI AG
Communications Motorsport
D-85045 Ingolstadt
Phone +49 841 8934200
Fax +49 841 8938617
E-mail [email protected]
Jrgen Pippig Eva-Maria Veith Iris Guttenberger Petra Strack
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AUDI AGCommunications MotorsportD-55 Ingolstadt
Phone + Fax + 67E-mail [email protected]