Before the Audi R18 e-tron quattro is allowed to contest its first race, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has to approve it. The required homologation documents had to be submitted by February 15. When the Audi Sport squad headed by Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich tackles the construction of a new race car, a challenging task […]
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For many, world championships involving teams and cars racing at many of the world’s greatest circuits begins and ends with the starting lights to the chequered flag. For the logistics teams that make these round the world jounrey’s possible, on the other hand, the race is more like when they get to take a break.
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The Le Mans organizer, Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) in Paris, announced the list of competitors selected to participate in the 82nd edition of the classic long-distance race on June 14 and 15, 2014. Porsche has registered its new works team for the two 919 Hybrid cars as “Porsche Team” in the top category of
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Britain’s Allan McNish will not defend his world sportscar title or bid for a fourth Le Mans 24 Hour race victory next year after deciding to conclude his sports-prototype racing career. Triple Le Mans 24 Hour race winner McNish won the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship after scoring three wins, three second and one third
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The name remains unchanged but the technology is completely new. In the 2014 season, Audi is aiming to achieve the hat-trick in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and another success in the Le Mans 24 Hours with a Le Mans prototype that has been redeveloped from scratch – combined, yet again, with technical innovations
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Only a week after the World Championship winning Audi R18 e-tron quattro race car’s last run in a race, its successor is ready to hit the track. Tests of the new LMP1 sports car, which has been kept under wraps up to now, commence today on the U.S. race track at Sebring (Florida). Audi Sport in Ingolstadt and
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A unique and successful history links Porsche with Le Mans. 2014 will see Porsche making a return to the top catagory 24 Hours of Le Mans race with two LMP1 prototypes – 16 years after its last overall victory in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. For Porsche, the coming year will mark the start
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The countdown to the 2014 sports car racing season has begun. Following its successful launch in June on the company’s test track in Weissach, near Stuttgart, Germany, the Porsche LMP1 sports prototype race car – which has been completely redesigned – is working its way through a series of functional tests. In the most recent
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