audi sport customer racing 2014 (gb)

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Audi Sport customer racing


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Audi sets the pace: the customer racingscorecard grew last year from to championship titles won worldwidesince . Within just ve years,Audi made the jump from newcomerto become a well respected sportingand commercially successful brand incustomer motorsport.

The season is once again characterized by thenumerous customer programs worldwide and selectedhighlights at the greatest endurance races. Following theGT victory at Daytona in , the classic event in the USA ison the agenda once again in for Audi Sport customer

Jrgen PippigAUDI AGHead of Communications Motorsport

Foreword

GT racing

racing and its teams. Audi aims to add to its previous overallvictories in the -hour races at the Nrburgring and Spa.

This booklet provides you with extensive basic informationabout Audis involvement in GT racing during the season, which should ease your workload.


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GT racing

Audi in GT racing ............................................................Technology transfer ......................................................Customer support .........................................................quattro GmbH ..............................................................

-hour races ..............................................................Audi R LMS Cup ..........................................................Audi race experience ....................................................Audi R LMS and R LMS ultra ......................................

Technical data ...............................................................Cockpit ........................................................................ History ........................................................................ Factory racing ..............................................................Technical partners ........................................................Audi Communications Motorsport: Media service ...........Audi Communication Motorsport: contacts ....................

Contents


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When Audi entered customer racing at the beginning of, eleven other automobile manufacturers had already

homologated GT race cars. In spite of this broad range ofproducts, the brand with the four rings managed to gain asignicant market share in many countries worldwide andto sell more than examples of the Audi R race version.

Last season, our customers started at individual races.

The competitions were distributed across countries on fourcontinents: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium,Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany,Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Netherlands,New Zealand, Portugal, Slovak Republic, South Korea, Spain,Sweden, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates and the USA.

Strong resultsNot just the commercial performance is impressive. Lastseason, Audi Sport customer racing with its customersimproved its track record by adding another vechampionship titles. As a result, the combination is creditedwith championship victories. Team PK Carsport won theBRCC endurance race series in Belgium, and Belgian AudiClub Team WRT claimed the FIA GT Series, the highest-

ranking GT race series worldwide. Team Novadriver addedthe Portuguese title; JB Motorsport was victorious inSweden and MTM in the GT Sprint International. On topof the ve overall championship victories come the ADACGT Masters team title for Prosperia C. Abt Racing and theGT Asia title for Team R LMS Ultra. Two remarkable single

The customer racing race carfrom Audi is already well

established in many countrieslike Australia

Unbroken winning streak

Audi in GT racing


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Prosperia C. Abt Racing (above) and Team R LMSUltra (below) won the team titles in Germany and Asia

respectively in

race wins round off the success story: Audi celebratedvictory in the GT class at the hours of Daytona for therst time, while Edoardo Mortara won the Macau GT Cup forthe third time in succession at the wheel of an R LMS ultra.

We achieved these results together with our committedcustomers. We are very grateful to all the teams for this,emphasizes Franciscus van Meel, Managing Director of

quattro GmbH. Its wonderful to see just how the projectthrives and continues to bear new fruit. At the same timewe will continue to do our best in the future in a toughcompetitive environment.

Growth potential in North AmericaWhile the R LMS is well established in Australia, Asia andEurope, Audi sees further growth potential on the NorthAmerican market. Parallel to AUDI AGs growth on theautomobile market in the USA (the company increased itsdeliveries by . per cent between January and November

), the season in motorsport also holds greatopportunities. Fans and teams savor an exciting new era.


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Csar Campanio won thethird title in four years withAudi in Portugal (above). In

, Audi took its rst GTclass victory in the hoursof Daytona (photo right)

The Tudor United SportsCar Championship emerged from theGRAND-AM and ALMS race series. As a result, it can claim tobe the leading North American championship for sports cars.Over the winter four Audi teams, GMG Racing, Fall-Line Motorsports, Flying Lizard Motorsports and Paul MillerRacing, registered for the new racing series. The seasonhighlights on the championship calendar are the hours ofDaytona, the -hour race at Sebring and Petit Le Mans.

Worldwide GT racing proleAs well as in the USA, Audi Sport customer racing also aimsto win a pair of European -hour classics with a factorysupported GT racing program. In the hours at theNrburgring in June and at Spa in July, Audi wants to add toits earlier overall victories. In addition, the four rings will berepresented once again by their customers programs in allthe important series worldwide in GT racing.


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Not only the visual similarities between the Audi R LMS ultra and Audi R suggest a familyrelationship. The road and race version are also amazingly close from the technical side.

Good genes for road and racing

Technology transfer


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When the Audi R GRAND-AM clinched GT victory atDaytona following a spate of breathtaking slipstreamingbattles in January , the next milestone was passed:Audi collected a trophy at the legendary race track for therst time. The customer racing race car completed the

-hour marathon in Florida run on banked corners of upto degrees with many production components. The raceversion shares more than per cent with the road goingAudi R V .

Example engine: the production V engine with FSIpetrol direct injection has such good genes that it can beadopted almost unchanged for motorsport. The powerunit originates from the same manufacturing plant at

the Gyr facility in Hungary as the production engines.It is equipped with dry sump lubrication ex-works, whichallows the engine to be installed lower. At the same time,it guarantees the supply of lubricant even under extremelateral loads. The oil pressure pump with its differentscavenge and pressure stages is load-dependent, whichin turn increases the efficiency. The standard dry sumplubrication system is perfectly adequate to withstand theextreme loads seen on the oval track at Daytona and everyother race track. Also the power ( kW/ hp) andtorque ( Nm) generated by the Audi R V plus engineare at such a high level that they propel the car to victoriesin racing. Regulations and classications often mean that

The Audi R V plus is the top model in the range. Its V FSIpower unit originates from the Gyr factory and is used almostunchanged for racing


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an R LMS ultra even races on some circuits with less powerthan a production model. Another big advantage of the Vengine: it is extremely robust. Race teams benet from thisboth logistically and nancially. An inspection is only dueafter , race kilometers, the rst rebuild follows after

, kilometers. In the meantime, Audi Sport customerracing regularly rebuilds engines with higher mileage.

Example Chassis: The Audi Space Frame (ASF) is thebackbone of both the production and race car models.The aluminum frame weighs only kilograms and is

therefore about per cent less than a comparable steelconstruction. The Audi Space Frame is taken directly fromthe production line in Neckarsulm before different pointsare modied for racing purposes such as the integration ofan air jack system or the steel roll-cage. In addition to thebeam and torsional stiffness, the ASF frame offers anotherbig advantage for motorsport: it has successfully completedrigorous crash tests for road approval and thus provides the

best possible baseline with regard to safety.

The sophisticated standard production suspensionincorporating double wishbone axles front and rear alsoforms an excellent base for racing. Suspension componentssuch as the wishbone originate from the production line,and are only modied slightly for racing purposes.

The close relationship between production and motorsportis a decade-old subject at Audi. Audi has realized a tangibletechnology transfer between motorsport and productionsince the legendary Audi quattro, which won the brand fourrally world championship titles in the s.

The Audi R LMS ultra and the three productionmodels from the current model range


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Casting (aluminum)

Extruded prole (aluminum)

Sheet (aluminum)

Magnesium


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Whoever buys an R LMS ultra from Audi must not simplyrely on a fast, durable and easy-to-operate race car. Inaddition, the teams receive comprehensive consultationservices, customer racing consultants are in actionworldwide and the spare parts service is linked to anefficient logistics network.

During the season, quattro GmbH delivered the

th race car. Between the start of January and mid-December, customers competed in a combined total ofaround races. Audi Sport customer racing supportedmore than events held in Australia, Asia, Europe and inthe USA.

Audi Sport customer racing provides direct customerservice in Europe. In , no less than teams betweenSweden and the Mediterranean Sea relied on the R

LMS: AB Sport Auto, Alfab Racing, Audi race experience,Audi Sport Italia, Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, Blendini, JB Motorsport, Lechner Racing, M-Sport, Momo MegatronDF , MS Racing, MTM, Novadriver, Phoenix Racing,

PK Carsport, Prosperia C. Abt Racing, RS Line, SaintlocRacing, Simpson Motorsport, Speed Car, The Boss YacoRacing, Twinbusch and United Autosports.

Additionally, a worldwide network of four service partnersexists. Audi Sport customer racing China prepares andelds every race car in the Audi R LMS Cup with supportfrom Germany. The team also takes care of customers in

the GT Asia series and selected single events in Malaysiaand Taiwan for example. In Japan, Nova Engineeringsupports customers competing in the Super GT and SuperTaikyu championships and those who make sporadicappearances in the GT Asia. The Melbourne PerformanceCentre supports teams in Australia competing for pointsand trophies with the R LMS at a national level and, in themeantime, also in individual states.

Audi Sport customer racing North America accompaniedcustomers contesting three race series during the season. The four rings were represented in the GRAND-AMseries as well as in the Pirelli World Challenge and SCCA

Service around the world

Customer support


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Franciscus van Meel, Managing Director of quattro GmbH, andRomolo Liebchen, Head of Audi Sport customer racing (right).

Kurt Grfenstein (photo below) is one of several customerracing consultants advising teams around the world

series. In the South American GT Championship anothercustomer racing race car from Audi also joined the grid.

The number of racing cars delivered, their distributionacross four continents and the constant race eventsbetween January and December prove just how establishedour concept now is, underlines Romolo Liebchen, Headof Audi Sport customer racing at quattro GmbH. In the

meantime, it is not only professional teams that puttheir trust in our products, but also racing drivers in theamateur and club racing scenes. Many teams indicate thatin addition to the race car, our services were also a reasonfor choosing Audi.

The services range from consultancy from Germany tothe deployment of personnel at events around the globe.The customer racing consultants assist with the handling

and interpretation of vehicle data, share their experienceswith set-up and supply concrete solutions for individualtechnical questions. The comprehensive spare parts serviceis also popular among teams. In Germany, quattro GmbH


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has , different components in stock. , partswere dispatched in , shipments to customersthroughout the season. As a result, spare parts saleslast year accounted for more than per cent of the entirecustomer racing business turnover.

The R LMS has been continuously developed since

. Every race car is built in Heilbronn-Biberach andeach example can be updated technically to comply withthe latest evolution version. However, this not the onlyadvantage of the R LMS ultra design: the robust and

The customer racingsupervisors are in actionaround the world seenhere Sascha Pilz in theUSA (left) and JohannesTrost with AbsoluteRacing chief technicianFabien Fior in Macau(right)

powerful . liter V FSI engine puts Audi in a leadingposition for ease of maintenance and cost-efficiency in thehard GT competition.

Thanks to its international, customer-oriented andpioneering customer racing business, Audi advancedwithin a few years to become one of the most popular

manufacturers of GT race cars.


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Dirk Spohr and RomoloLiebchen (backgroundright) get an idea ofSuper GT races in Japan


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quattro GmbH develops and produces Audis high-performance models in the form of the RS range and theR . In the meantime, eight different RS models fromTT RS as Coup and Roadster via the RS Q , RS Avant, RS as Coup and Cabriolet, RS Avant to the RS Sportback are marketed under the name of Audi Sport. The secondsector covers the personalization of automobiles and theaccessories portfolio. About , cars are personalized

annually and around . million accessories sold.

Customer motorsport is the third element in the quattroGmbH program. The th Audi R LMS ultra was deliveredlast year. By the end of the season, the GT racecar had claimed championship titles worldwide in its

entire career. The race car has also immortalized itself withvictories in legendary endurance events like the -hourraces at Spa, at the Nrburgring, at Zolder, in the GT class atDaytona or in the hours of Bathurst.

Since Franciscus van Meel has been Managing Directorof the AUDI AG subsidiary founded in and basedin Neckarsulm. Romolo Liebchen is Head of Audi Sport

customer racing.

High-performance productionmodels and customer racing race

cars are two business sectors ofquattro GmbH

Obligation to perform

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Franciscus vanMeelManaging Directorquattro GmbH

Romolo LiebchenHead of Audi Sportcustomer racing

Kurt GrfensteinCustomerracing supporttechnology

Johannes TrostCustomerracing supporttechnology

ThorstenKonradCustomerracing supporttechnology

Sascha PilzCustomerracing supporttechnology

Wolfgang RdigLogisticsspare parts

AlfredSchweigerCustomer racingsupport spareparts

Florian HellwigLogisticsspare parts

Olaf HeutingCustomer racingsupport spareparts

Armin PlietschHead ofTechnologyCustomer racing

Jrgen ZrnHead ofProductionand Test

Dirk SpohrHead of CustomerManage ment

Hendrik TbbeMarketing racecars customerracing

Manuel JahnCoordinationMotorsportquattro GmbH

DietmarPonticelliProjectManagementcustomer racing

Peter MineifTechnicalProjectManagement


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Three big endurance competitions are on the Audi Ragenda again in : the -hour races at Daytona, Spaand around the Nrburgring. Audi has already won each ofthe three races, in the GT class at Daytona for the rsttime.

Audi Sport customer racing provides customer teams withextended support at the big races in . For the rst

time, the classic at Daytona on January / is part ofthe Tudor United SportsCar Championship, a new racingseries formed after GRAND-AM and the ALMS merged.Four Audi teams GMG Racing, Flying Lizard Motorsports,Fall-Line Motorsports and Paul Miller Racing have alreadyconrmed their entries.

On June / , the hours Nrburgring are on theprogram. After taking three class wins between and

and Phoenix Racings overall victory in , Audi aimsto continue its winning sequence this year.

Audi aims to increase its winning record in international-hour races still further in

On July / the hours of Spa traditionally lures theworlds largest eld of GT competitors. Audi won thisimportant race, which is once again part of the BlancpainEndurance Series, in with Audi Sport Team WRT andwith Audi Sport Team Phoenix in .

The circuit maps on the following pages give a summary ofthe demands made by the three races.

Day and night on the limit

-hour races


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Gear

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Kesselchen

Bergwerk

Klostertal

Wippermann

Eschbach

Brnnchen

Panzgarten

Dttinger HheHatzenbach

Tiergarten

Antoniusbuche

Karussell

Hocheichen

Quiddelbacher Hhe

Flugplatz

Schwedenkreuz

Aremberg

Fuchsrh re

Adenauer Forst

Metzgesfeld

Kallenhard

Wehrseifen

Ex-Mhle

Hohe Acht

Schwalbenschwanz

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256 6

150 4

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Blanchimont

Kemmel Raidillon

La Source

Bruxelles

DoubleGauche

Fagnes

CampusCourbePaul Frre

LesCombes

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230 6

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Two ladies also joined the grid in

Asia in

It is only just two years old, but the Audi R LMS Cup hasalready left its mark on the Asian motorsport scene. Itsinternational driver line-up, the venues in China, Macau,Malaysia and Korea and many marketing ideas grab theheadlines. From supercar parades to the presence in largeshopping malls, from VIP guests attending the races toa show truck with exhibition models Audis rst one makecup has developed an unmistakable prole.

Audi sets new goals once again for . After elding racecars in the debut season and last year, it is planned thatas many as Audi R LMS should compete. The Cup alsoinspires the importers in Asia. Audi Korea, Audi Hong Kongand Audi Taiwan are also committed alongside Audi China.

While the fundamental elements of the Cup with its centralrace car preparation and support by Absolute Racing

even more attractive

Audi R LMS Cup


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Rahel Frey demonstrated her class in with a win at Shanghai

GT Asia rounds. Fans can also look forward to two racesper weekend in , which are broadcast live online atwww.audir lmscup.com.

Calendar / Inje (South Korea) / Fuji (Japan) / Sepang (Malaysia)

/ Guangzhou (China) with the DTM / Shanghai (China)*. / Shanghai (China) with the WEC

*planned

are retained, a new qualifying format generates evenmore excitement. Previously, only the qualifying sessiondetermined the grid. Now, only the grid positions for therst race are assigned. The fastest laps from race one areused to calculate the starting positions for race two.

In , the Audi R LMS Cup makes the next step in itsinternationalization. The calendar will be more varied

and builds on strong events. In addition to three racesin China, the Cup starts in Malaysia, South Korea and forthe rst time in Japan. As a result, the GT race cars will beseen with the DTM and WEC in China, as well as at selected


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Audi sets milestones not only thanks to Vorsprung durchTechnik. To race with Audi or to get to know a race car at on-track incentive events was an innovative idea that no othermanufacturer had in its portfolio.

Audi offers its customers a double program once againin . In the eld incentive events, customers canfamiliarize themselves with the GT race car during

individual training sessions or as Experience Audi R LMSdrive on a race track. Things take on a more serious tone inthe second eld: in customer motorsport its about hardcompetition. The drivers must have prior knowledge of theNrburgring-Nordschleife before they can compete with theAudi race experience in VLN endurance races.

The numbers prove just how well received the offer is. Since, Audi has encouraged more than , customers to

get acquainted with the R LMS ultra in one of the Audi raceexperience programs.

The year is of special importance for the Audidriving experience. The employees move into a newcomplex in Neuburg an der Donau in the summer. A newhandling circuit will be inaugurated on the grounds ofthe Audi driving experience Center. We are pleased toextend the program with the addition of an attractivetrack, emphasizes Klaus Demel, Head of the Audi drivingexperience. Our customers can then also explore the

facility at the wheel of an Audi R LMS ultra.

A new complex is being built in Neuburg for the Audi drivingexperience, Audi Sport and Audi Sport customer racing

Fit for the Nordschleife

Audi race experience


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The customers with racing ambitions can choose eventsfrom an attractive calendar. The Audi race experience plansto offer its customers three races of the VLN endurancechampionship Nrburgring each lasting four hours, toenable a start in the -hour race and, as season highlight, tocontest the -hour race at the Nrburgring.

Three-time Le Mans winner Marco Werner, former DTM

driver Rahel Frey as well as -hour Nrburgring winnerMarkus Winkelhock pass on their knowledge as instructors.

Alex Yoong, Rahel Frey and Marco Werner (picture left, front row from l to r) contested the Nrburgring Hours (right).Rainer Kammerbauer (back row, left) manages the Audi race experience, Klaus Demel (back row, right) the Audi drivingexperience and Sepp Haider (front row, right) is Sporting Director

Josef Sepp Haider continues to pull the strings andretains an overview of the races. He assumed the role ofSporting Director in . We have amassed a wealth ofexperience that helps to form suitable driver teams forour races, explains the former rally professional fromAustria. Our customers feedback conrms that theconcept is a success. They feel well prepared, they receivedetailed knowledge and the learning effect is reected

immediately in their lap times. The Audi R LMS ultrafascinates time after time.


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The AudiProtection SeatPS race seats hasset benchmarksafety standardssince the season

Armin Plietsch, Head of Technology at Audi Sport customerracing, was faced with a challenging task before the season started. The FIA regulations do not permit anyfurther evolutions of the Audi R LMS ultra, the goal was,however, to implement detail improvements where it waspermitted.

The GT model is revised in two areas. Supplier ZF delivers amodied three-plate sinter metal clutch. The friction plateshave six instead of ve sinter mental elements in the future.The components durability is increased as a result.

Audi also introduces an innovation in the suspension area.For the rst time, teams can choose between ve springcombinations for both the front and rear axles. There werethree variants before. The range for an optimum set-up thusincreases.

Audi developed a start system specically for the standingstarts in the Pirelli World Challenge, in which the full FIAGT specication is allowed for the rst time. This so-called

Launch Control, based on the traction control, enablesconstant engine revs to be held and good starts to bereproduced consistently as a result.

New era in US motor racingA new chapter starts in US motor racing after GRAND-AMand the American Le Mans Series merged to form the Tudor

Rened race machines

Audi R LMS and Audi R LMS ultra


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United SportsCar Championship (TUSCC). Based on theprevious race car for the USA, Audi developed a GTD versionof the R LMS, whereby GTD stands for GT Daytona. Thebiggest difference to the previous R GRAND-AM appearsat the rear. The new rear diffuser optimizes the handling. Itis divided into a central section and two channels runningto both the left and right in order to achieve optimum

diffusion of the air. The exhaust tail pipes are relocatedto exit upwards. The aerodynamic effect of the diffuserstabilizes the road holding at the limit of adhesion on therear axle. Another aerodynamic optimization results from

The rear wing on the R LMS ultra issuspended from above since . Thisimproves the airow

the new rear wing supports. They no longer taper towardsthe wing, which in turn optimizes the ow dynamics.

In addition to the aerodynamics, Audi has also revised thechassis. New suspension components are tailored to suitthe lower ride-heights in the TUSCC. The rear camber, roll-centre height and the spring compression can now be betteroptimized to suit American race tracks.

Ready for the futureBe it for FIA series or the TUSCC both race cars bear theroad cars sporting genes with which they share more than

per cent of the technology. The aluminum ASF chassis,the robust V power plant with , kilometer rebuildintervals or the sophisticated suspension incorporatingdouble wishbones are just three examples of this.


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The Audi R LMS competesin the Tudor United

SportsCar Championshipwith a larger rear diffuser


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Technical data Audi R LMS ultra ( )CarCar model

Design

EngineType

Engine management

Engine lubrication

Cubic capacity

Power

Torque

Drivetrain/transmissionType of transmission

Clutch

Gearbox

Differential

Driveshafts

ChassisSteering

Suspension

Brakes

Wheels

Tires

Dimensions/weightLength/width/height

Start weight

Tank capacity

EquipmentFire extinguisher

Seating systemRefuelling system

Electrics

sports car according to FIA GT3 rules

Audi Space Frame (ASF) made of aluminum

with bolted steel roll-cage,

carbon-fiber composite/aluminum bodywork

V10 engine, 90 degree cylinder angle, 4 valves

per cylinder, DOHC, petrol direct injection,

emission control by two race catalytic converters

Bosch Motronic MED 9.1.2

Dry sump, lubricant Castrol

5,200 ccm

variable up to 419 kW subject to restrictor size *

over 500 Nm

rear wheel drive, traction control (ASR)

3-plate race clutch

sequential, pneumatic activated 6-speedsport gearbox with shift-paddles

locking differential

constant velocity joint driveshafts

servo-assisted rack and pinion steering

independent front and rear suspension. Double

wishbones, damper struts with coil springs (Eibach) and

adjustable dampers (Bilstein) as well as adjustable front

and rear anti-roll bars

dual circuit hydraulic brake system, brakepads: Endless

steel brake discs front and rear, race ABS

Aluminum forged wheels, 12 x 18 inches front,

13 x 18 inches rear

Michelin, 30-65/18 front, 31-71/18 rear

4,620/1,994/1,195 mm

1,250 kg *

120 l

Audi Sport

Audi PS1 Protection SeatStubli

Mayer Motorsport

* Classication by the FIA and national authorities. As of January .


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Technical data Audi R LMS (USA, )CarCar model

Design

EngineType

Engine management

Engine lubrication

Cubic capacity

Power

Torque

Drivetrain/transmissionType of transmission

Clutch

Gearbox

Differential

Driveshafts

ChassisSteering

Suspension

Brakes

Wheels

Tires

Dimensions/weightLength/width/height

Start weight

Tank capacity

EquipmentFire extinguisher

Seating systemRefuelling system

Electrics

sports car according to IMSA GTD rules

Audi Space Frame (ASF) made of aluminum

with bolted steel roll-cage,

carbon-fiber composite/aluminum bodywork

V10 engine, 90 degree cylinder angle, 4 valves

per cylinder, DOHC, petrol direct injection,

emission control by two race catalytic converters

Bosch Motronic MED 9.1.2

dry sump, lubricant Castrol

5,200 ccm

variable up to 419 kW subject to restrictor size *

over 500 Nm

rear-wheel drive

standard clutch, optional: 3-plate race clutch

sequential, pneumatic activated 6-speedsport gearbox with shift-paddles

locking differential

constant velocity joint driveshafts

servo-assisted rack and pinion steering

independet front and rear suspension. Double wishbones,

damper struts with coil springs (Eibach) and adjustable

dampers (Bilstein) as well as adjustable front and rear

anti-roll bars

dual circuit hydraulic brake system, brakepads: Endless,

steel brake discs front and rear

Aluminum forged wheels, 12 x 18 inches front,

13 x 18 inches rear

Continental, 305/650R18 front, 325/710R18 rear

4,470/1,994/1,195 mm

1,260 kg *

100 l (useable: 70 liters) *

Audi Sport

Audi PS1 Protection SeatStubli

Mayer Motorsport

* Classication by IMSA. As of January .


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The Audi R is also distinguished as a race car by its excellent ergonomics and high level of customer friendliness. The basicarchitecture of the race car cockpit originates from the production car. Special equipment for racing completes the installation.

Production rotational switch for lights

Gear shift lights

DDU Bosch display showing informationabout engine rpm, pressures andtemperatures of uids, lap times andselected gear etc.

Blinker; hidden: Control stalk forcruise control that activates thepit speed limiter in the race car

Radio (yellow)

Shift paddles, left to down-shift,right to up-shift

Freely programmable switch (headlights etc.)

Production control stalk for

windshield wiper and wash function

Console with switches for ignition, starter motor,brake balance and re extinguisher etc.

Mission control

Cockpit

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Track record and elds of competition

History

Championship titles

2009 ADAC GT Masters Christian Abt (D)

Belgium Jean-Franois Hemroulle/Tim Verbergt (B/B)

FIA GT3 European Championship Christopher Mies/Christopher Haase (D/D)

2010

DMSB GT Championship Luca Ludwig (D)Belgium Greg Franchi/Anthony Kumpen (B/B)

Portugal Csar Campanio/Joo Figueiredo (P/P)

Spain Csar Campanio/Joo Figueiredo (P/P)

2011 Australia Mark Eddy (AUS)

Blancpain Greg Franchi (B)

Italy Marco Bonanomi (I)

Super Taikyu Japan Tomonobu Fujii/Akihiro Tsuzuki/Michael Kim (J/J/USA)

Taa Portugal Csar Campanio/Joo Figueiredo (P/P)

Spain Csar Campanio/Joo Figueiredo (P/P)

2012 Blancpain Christopher Haase/Christopher Mies/Stphane Ortelli (D/D/MC)

Portugal Csar Campanio/Carlos Vieira (P/P)

Taa Portugal Csar Campanio/Carlos Vieira (P/P)

Iberian Supercars Trophy Csar Campanio/Carlos Vieira (P/P)

Spain Mikko Eskelinen (FIN)

2013 Belgium Anthony Kumpen/Bert Longin/Maarten Makelberge (B/B/B)

FIA GT Series Stphane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor (MC/B)GT Sprint International Thomas Schffler (D)

Portugal Csar Campanio (P)

Sweden Jan Brunstedt (S)

The Audi R LMS race cars current sporting record includes international championship titles after only ve years.

An impressive list of class and overall victories in enduranceraces of or hours duration in Australia, Asia, Europeand in the USA underlines the reliability of the Audi GTracing race car.


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Pirelli World Challenge James Sofronas proved in 2013 that a

privateer could challenge the factories. He was

championship runner-up in his Audi R8 LMS.

www.world-challenge.com

America

h Abu Dhabi h NrburgringThe Audi R8 LMS has taken three class victories and

one overall victory in the Eifel. The Nordschleife is

the worlds best track for many drivers.

www.24h-rennen.de

h SepangIn Malaysia in 2013, an Audi team celebrated

class victory in the Malaysia Merdeka Endurance

Race for the first time.

www.sepangcircuit.com.my

Endurance races

The Gulf 12 Hours has established itself as

new endurance race in the calendar. United

Autosports finished on the podium in 2012.

www.gulf12hours.com

h DubaiSeveral Audi teams contested the opening of

the endurance season in January with the Audi

R8 LMS.

www.24hdubai.com

h BathurstThe race on Mount Panorama in Australia, w on

twice already by Audi, develops into yet another

endurance classic.

www.bathurst12hour.com.au


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GT AsiaAudi teams from China, Hong Kong and Japan

regularly compete in the GT Asia. Team R8 LMS

Ultra won the team classification in 2013.

www.afos.com

Audi R LMS CupAudis popular first one make cup in Asia starts

its third season in 2014 with new ideas.

www.audir8lmscup.com

SCCAThe American club racing series provides

privateers with a suitable platform. Dr. Jason Lee

was GT2 class runner-up in 2013.

www.scca.com/majors

TUSCCThe Tudor United SportsCar Championship was

formed in America after the GRAND-AM and ALMS

merged. The 24h Daytona is also on the agenda.

www.imsa.com

Campeonato Sudamericano GTWagner and Fbio Ebrahim claimed race wins and

podiums in an Audi R8 LMS ultra with support

from Audi Brazil.

www.portalgt.com.br

Asia

Malaysian Super SeriesThe Malaysian Super Series is one of the few

national FT series in Asia. Audi teams compete

year after year here.

www.sepangcircuit.com.my


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Super GTThe Audi R8 LMS ultra has started in Japans

leading series for closed race cars since 2012.

www.supergt.net/en

TaiwanIn 2013, an Audi R8 LMS ultra raced in Taiwan for

the first time, where only single races are held up

to now and no complete series.

www.tsf.tw

Super TaikyuThe Japanese Super Taikyu Series admits both

GT models and touring cars. An Audi customer

team won the title here in 2011.

www.supertaikyu.com

Europe

Australian GT ChampionshipIn 2011, Mark Eddy won the title. Since 2012,

more customers rely on Audi. The 12 hours of

Bathurst are also on the calendar.

www.australiangt.com.au

ADAC GT MastersAudi customer teams have won one driver and

two team titles in the German GT3 championship

since 2009.

www.adac-gt-masters.de

Audi race experienceSince 2010, customers with a racier streak and

with prior experience of the Nrburgring can

contest races with the Audi race experience.

www.audi.de

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Belgian Racing Car ChampionshipPK Racing won the BRCC Endurance Series

in 2013 with Anthony Kumpen/Bert Longin/

Maarten Makelberge.

www.brcc.be

Blancpain Endurance SeriesAudi has twice won Europes leading endurance

series, to which the 24 hours of Spa also belongs.

www.blancpain-endurance-series.com

Britcar ChampionshipThe Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship

provides club racers here Simpson Motorsport

with an Audi R8 LMS with a suitable environment.

www.britcar24hr.co.uk

Blancpain GT SeriesStphane Ortelli/Laurens Vanthoor won the 2013

FIA GT Series, which is held in 2014 under the

name Blancpain GT Series.

www.blancpain-gt-series.com

DMV Touring Car ChallengeDietmar Haggenmller and Suzanne Weidt

competed regularly with an Audi R8 LMS ultra in

the DMT TCC in 2013.

www.dmv-tcc.com

European Le Mans SeriesFans saw an Audi R8 LMS in the European Le

Mans Series for the first time in 2013. The

sports car fits in the championships GTC class.

www.europeanlemansseries.com


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GT TourThe Audi R8 LMS ultra is very popular in France.

The Speed Car and Saintloc Racing squads raced

the model in 2013.

www.gt-tour.fr

British fans followed United Autosports path to

the runner-up title in 2013. The team relies on

the Audi R8 LMS ultra again in 2014.

www.britishgt.com

British GT Championship

The Portuguese Team Novadriver and Belgian

WRT squads competed sporadically in the pan-

European race series in 2013.

www.gtopen.net

GT OpenThe Audi GT3 race car has been on the grid in

Italy since 2009. Audi Sport Italia won the

championship title in 2012.

www.acisportitalia.it/GT

Italian Gran Turismo Championship

Race Trophy AustriaThe Race Trophy Austria is the Austrian series

for GT sports cars. Lechner Racing won a race in

2013 with the R8 LMS.

www.tourenwagen-cup.at

GT Sprint InternationalIn 2013, Thomas Schffler won the race series with

Italian roots staged at venues throughout Europe.

www.superstarsworld.com/GTSprint/

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Supercars Portugal SeriesCsar Campanio scooped the third title in his

Portuguese homeland with the R8 LMS ultra.

www.racingweekend.com.pt

Iber GTIn Spain, Team Novadriver narrowly missed

defending its title successfully last season with

the Audi R8 LMS ultra.

www.gtsport.es

Spezial Tourenwagen TrophyThe Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy (STT) provides

club racers with an interesting platform

in Germany.

www.spezial-tourenwagen-trophy.de

Swedish GT Jan Brunstedt won the Swedish champi onship

with his JB Motorsport team in 2013. Alfab

Racing joined the grid for one race.

www.swedish-gt.se

V de V Challenge GTAB Sport Auto fielded an R8 LMS for several

French drivers in the European club racing series

in 2013.

www.vdev.fr

VLNAudi was the most successful brand in the 2013

endurance championship at the Nrburgring

after notching up four overall victories.

www.vln.de


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Two attractive elements form the AUDI AG factorymotorsport program again in : the company competesas defending champions in both the DTM and FIA WorldEndurance Championship WEC.

On ten race weekends during the season, ,spectators followed Mike Rockenfeller and Audi Sport TeamPhoenix on their way to winning the drivers and teamstitles with the Audi RS DTM. As a result, Audi won theDTM for the ninth time after victories in , , ,

, , , and . Two different tirecompounds and a rear wing with DRS, which briey changesthe race cars aerodynamics and therefore eases overtaking,ensured even more excitement in .

The calendar with ten races is particularly attractive in the season. Six races are held in Germany, on top of these

come the Red Bull Ring in Austria and the track in Moscow.Two new dates reect the international ambitions: after a

-year break, the race series returns to the Hungaroringin Hungary. For the rst time since , the DTM races

Mike Rockenfeller won the title in the Audi RS DTM

again in China. A dedicated street track will be built in thebooming metropolis Guangzhou for the race on the lastSeptember weekend.

Audi ghts for a third consecutive World Championshiptitle in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. Sincethe new race series started in , Audi has won themanufacturers and drivers classication twice in successionwith its driver squads. Loc Duval/Tom Kristensen/AllanMcNish clinched the twelfth Le Mans victory for the

DTM and WEC title defense

Factory racing

Audi competes with al l R


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Audi brand last year before going on to win the WorldChampionship title. With its innovative diesel hybrid driveand many pioneering detail solutions, the Audi R e-tronquattro epitomizes Vorsprung durch Technik like no otherrace car. The entirely new regulations for bring aboutthe next boost of innovations. For the rst time it is not therace car power that is restricted, but in fact the amount ofenergy available. Audi developed for the rules a completely

new generation of the R e-tron quattro, which must makedo with around per cent less fuel than its predecessor.As a result, Audi is ideally prepared in its quest to defend itstitle in the eight WEC races in Asia, Europe and North andSouth America.

completely new R e-tronquattro in its quest todefend its title in


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From specialists for steam locomotive lubricants

to an internationally active company: Castrol

develops bespoke lubricant solutions for the

automobile industry. The recipe for success

is based not only on more than 100 years of

lubricant experience, which is reflected in

the quality of premium products, but also

on the partnerships with leading automobile

manufacturers.

Eibach enjoys a reputation as leading

manufacturer of high-quality springs and

suspension systems as well as special high-tech

springs. Eibach is also a leading and respected

partner in motorsport. The demand for special

characteristics and performance parameters,

minimum tolerances, weight and installation

limitations as well as reliability makes motorsport

the ideal proving ground for Eibach.

Endless is an innovative company developing and

manufacturing high-tech braking components.

Thanks to its many inventions ranging from

brake pads to complete braking systems for road

cars as well as racing cars Endless is a world

market leader for high-quality braking technology.

The company objective is to drive technological

development and to excel through its outstanding

products.

www.castrol.com www.eibach.com www.endless-brake.info

Technical partners

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Mayer Motorsport has manufactured high-quality

vehicle wiring looms for racing since 2004.

This medium-sized company is one of the few

specialists in this field throughout Germany.

Working in close cooperation with Audi Sport

customer racing, Mayer Motorsport produces high-

quality cable assemblies for extreme demands.

Motorsport competition has belonged to

Michelins DNA ever since the company was

founded. Wherever the brand competed, its

partners took race wins and championship

victories in series. Michelins philosophy has

always been the same: motorsport represents

the ideal test laboratory for innovations because

of the extreme conditions. As a result, the

technological progress always benefits the

production line.

Stubli is one of the worlds leading

manufacturers of quick connect coupling systems.

Precision and safety as well as weight and

compactness are the focus of attention during the

design of the innovative motorsport products. The

quick fill fuel tank system, the Air-Jac system and

quick connect couplings for fuel and brake circuits

are used in the technical partnership with Audi.

www.mayer-motorsport.com www.staubli.comwww.michelin.com


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Customer teams all around the world eld the Audi Sportcustomer racing race cars. Different teams generate theirown public relations and provide a press service. The AudiCommunications Motorsport team in Ingolstadt publicizesbasic information for GT racing such as this booklet.During the season, the most important informationabout the customer teams racing activities is alsopublished. Factory backed events with GT racing race carsare additionally accompanied by Audi Communications

Motorsport.

Motorsport NewsletterSummaries of the most successful races contested by theR are found in our weekly Audi Motorsport Newsletter,which is sent by e-mail to the worldwide press distributionlist throughout the season every Sunday evening in Germanand English languages. MediaInfoThe most important developments in the GT program arecommunicated in the form of press releases (MediaInfos).

Media databaseAll photos and information can be found in our mediadatabase www.audi-motorsport.info. Accreditation isrequired. You can register for our press distribution list viathe database.

The Audi media service for GT racing

Audi Communications Motorsport

The Audi Communications Motorsport team accompanies

factory supported events in GT racing on location


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Audi Sport AppAll information about the Audi Motorsport programincluding all MediaInfos, original sound bites andpreview thumbnails of press pictures are also availablefor smartphones. The free Audi Sport App is available todownload for the iPhone from the Apple App Store and asAndroid version from Google Play.

-hour races

The Audi Communications Motorsport team is activeon location at the -hour races at Daytona (USA) on January / , at the Nrburgring (Germany) on June

/ and at Spa (Belgium) on July / . We are happyto arrange interviews and contact with the teams andtheir drivers and to assist you in realizing special wishesand reports.

Romolo Liebchen, Head of Audi Sport customer racing, is availablefor questions as are the team bosses and race drivers


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Daniel SchusterCommunicationsDTMdaniel [email protected]

Petra [email protected]

Virginia BruschCommunicationsGT [email protected]

Jrgen PippigHead of AudiCommunicationsMotorsport [email protected]

Eva-Maria [email protected]

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