•Audi customer teams celebrate one-two result in IMSA Series
•Title win in New Zealand
•Audi welcomes sports stars at Nurburgring
Audi customer teams celebrated race victories in the Unites States, Australia and in the United Kingdom this weekend. In New Zealand, the Audi R8 LMS ultra won a championship title.
One-two result in the United States
For the second time in the current season, an Audi customer team triumphed in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. At Lime Rock, Andy Lally and John Potter piloted the Audi R8 LMS of Magnus Racing from position two on the grid to victory in the GTD category. Andrew Davis and Robin Liddell in the Audi R8 LMS of Stevenson Motorsports finished the race in second place. As a result, Audi is leading the manufacturers’ standings in the GTD category after round seven of the season.
International Motorsport wins title in New Zealand
In the North Island Endurance Series in New Zealand, Neil Foster and Jonny Reid in the Audi R8 LMS ultra of International Motorsport clinched a third place in the third and final round of the season at Manfeild. In the championship, they were in the top spot of the standings on equal points with another team. Consequently, the organizers decided that both teams would share the drivers’ title in this championship for three-hour races.
Audi R8 LMS Cup: victories by Yoong and Rump
On the second race weekend of the Audi R8 LMS Cup in Buriram (Thailand), victories went to title defender Alex Yoong and junior Martin Rump. In race one, Alex Yoong prevailed against Alessio Picariello and Marchy Lee. In race two, the 20-year-old Martin Rump triumphed ahead of Alessio Picariello and Jan Kisiel. In the popular one-make cup held exclusively with the Audi R8 LMS, Alessio Picariello, after two in a total of six race weekends, took the lead of the standings with a three-point advantage over Alex Yoong.
Audi customer teams celebrate three one-two results in Australia
Successful weekend for the Audi customer teams in the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship (VSCRC) in Australia: In round three of the season at Sandown Raceway, Steven McLaughlan in the Audi R8 LMS ultra of Jamec Pem Racing won all three races. His brand colleague Ross Lilley took second place in the first two heats and Rod Salmon finished the last race as the runner-up.
Success for Hanson/Moore
Phil Hanson and Nigel Moore celebrated a victory in the Dunlop Endurance Championship in the United Kingdom: In round five of the season at Croft, they started in the Audi R8 LMS ultra of Tockwith Motor Sports from pole position and after three hours of racing crossed the finish line as the winners with a one-lap advantage.
