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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Kallenhard

Wehrseifen

Ex-Mhle

Hohe Acht

Schwalbenschwanz

5 5

7 6

5

km/h

Gear

56 6

5

6

6 6

5 6

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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

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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

[email protected]

Team established

Debut season Audi R LMS

, Via Ravizza

I- Nibbiola

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.audi.it

Media contact

Carlo Marzetti

Mobile +


Team established



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Brinkmann Motorsport

Team principal

Oliver Brinkmann

2010 race series

International GT Open

Limbecker Platz

D- Essen

Phone +

Fax +

E-mail

[email protected]

Website

www.brinkmann-motorsport.de

Media contact

Oliver Brinkmann

Phone +

E-mail

[email protected]

Team established


Black Falcon

Team principal

Alexander Bhm

2010 race series

VLN endurance championship

FIA GT European Championship

h Nrburgring

Diewergarten

D- Kelberg

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.black-falcon.de

Media contact

Alexander Bhm

Phone +


Team established


TheAudicu

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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


Monomeath Ave

AUS-Canterbury VIC ,

Victoria

Phone +

Fax


Website

Media contact

Mark Eddy


Team established


Bahnstrae

D- Wald-Michelbach

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.joest-racing.de

Media contact

Audi driving experience

Rainer Kammerbauer


Team established



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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 +


Website www.novadriver.net

Media contact

Good News Comunicao

Phone +


Team established


Parc dactivit

F- Signes

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.oreca-racing.fr

www.audicompetition.fr

Media contact

Marjorie Esteveny

Mobile +


Team established


TheAudicu

stomerteams

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Phoenix Racing Pole Promotion

Team principal

Ernst Moser

2010 race series


International GT Open

h Nrburgring

Team principal

Jrgen Rostek

2010 race series

ADAC GT Masters

Gottlieb-Daimler-Strae

D- Meuspath

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.phoenix-racing.de

Media contact

Jens Nothelle

Mobile +

E-mail

[email protected]

Team established


Auf den Drohnen a

D- Porta Westfalica

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.polepromotion.net

Media contact

Pole Promotion

Phone +

Team established



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Team Rosberg Saintloc

Team principal

Arno Zensen

2010 race series

ADAC GT Masters


Team principal

Sbastien Chetail

2010 race series



Nachtweide

D- Neustadt a. d.

Weinstrae

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.team-rosberg.de

Media contact

Peter Reinisch

Mobile +


Team established


, Rue Robespierre

F- Villars

Phone +

Fax +

E-mail

[email protected]

Website www.sainteloc-events.com

Media contact

Sbastien Chetail

Mobile +

E-mail

[email protected]

Team established


TheAudicu

stomerteams


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United Autosports W-Racing-Team

Team principals

Zak Brown, Richard Dean

2010 race series


h Spa-Francorchamps

Team principal

Yves Weerts

2010 race series

Belcar series


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


rue Genestrois

B- Flnu

Phone +

Fax +


Website www.w-racingteam.com

Media contact

Vincent Vosse

Mobile +


Team established


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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

History


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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

AudiCommunicatio

nsMotorsport

The customer teams undertake their own PR.


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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

In the meantime more than 6,7 usershave registered with the media database

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Thomas Voigt Alexander von Wegner Julia KoopMark Schneider

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


Jrgen Pippig Eva-Maria Veith Iris Guttenberger Petra Strack

AudiCommunicatio

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AUDI AGCommunications MotorsportD-55 Ingolstadt

Phone + Fax + 67E-mail [email protected]

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