A new and promising opportunity in motorsport opens up for Audi: as announced at a press conference today in New York, the organizers of NASCAR and GRAND-AM plan a US based race series for DTM racecars like the Audi RS 5 DTM.
To this end, a dedicated platform for the spectacular DTM cars should be in place in the USA by 2016. The responsible parties of the ITR have concluded a corresponding cooperation with their partners in America. It complements a previously existing and similar agreement with the Japanese Super GT Championship organizers. Continue reading ‘Audi looks ahead to North American DTM Series in 2016′
Audi Sport successfully completed its first step in preparation for the new DTM season. In action during the test at Valencia were two Audi A5 DTM cars as well as the Audi factory drivers Mattias Ekstrom and Jamie Green. Continue reading ‘Mattias Ekstrom and Jamie Green complete Audi A5 DTM test’
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During this morning first practice session from Munich, Edoardo Mortara / no21 Audi A5 DTM set the fastest lap at 26.757 seconds. Continue reading ‘Audi DTM’s Mortara tops Munich first practice’
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For the second consecutive time, the DTM is visiting Munich’s Olympic Stadium – a perfect opportunity for motorsport fans to enjoy a close-up experience of the new Audi A5 DTM in action and to get hold of autographs by the Audi drivers on July 14 and 15. An attractive supporting program makes the DTM race in Munich an event for the whole family. Continue reading ‘Audi A5 DTM runs at Munich’s Olympic Stadium’
As expected, the fight for the pole position on the 2.3-kilometer city street circuit between the Dutzendteich Lake and the easyCredit Stadium turned into a battle for thousandths of a second. While in the last free practice session in the morning the quickest twelve cars were within just two tenths of a second the time gaps were again minimal in qualifying in the afternoon with 35 degrees in the shade and track temperatures of more than 50 degrees.
Continue reading ‘Audi’s Ekstrom qualifies fourth at DTM Norisring’
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Edoardo Mortara has secured his first ever DTM pole for the fourth round at the Red Bull Ring, Austria. It was Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom who laid down the first time of 1:27.173. The top four were to shift around in the first few minutes when Mortara nailed a 1:26.179 to top the list. Continue reading ‘Edoardo Mortara scores maiden DTM pole in Austria’
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It was another Audi A5 DTM at the front with Filipe Albuquerque topping the chart. Albuquerque hit a 1:25.654 on the the 2.6 mile circuit which bested Rockenfeller’s time of 1:27.271 yesterday by 1.6 seconds. Continue reading ‘Audi’s Albuquerque fastest in second free practice from the Red Bull Ring’
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Audi DTM’s Mike Rockenfeller topped the charts at the first practice session from the Red Bull Ring. With a 1:27.271, “Rocky” was not only the fastest but he also laid down the most laps. Continue reading ‘Audi’s Rockenfeller sets fastest time at DTM Red Bull Ring’
