We said this from the beginning that the Audi R8 would make the perfect platform for race car. Audi introduced the R8 LMS back in Februaqry We also saw the first American team to take up the R8 LMS car but will race in the FIA GT3 season. Read all our news on the R8 LMS seasons here.
- Strong first season of the new GT3 sports ca
- Three champion’s titles and 23 victories
- Great interest by customers around the world
At the end of the 2009 motorsport season AUDI AG cannot only be pleased with the successful title defense in the DTM. The Audi R8 LMS made a convincing showing in its first racing season as well: The GT3 race sports car developed for customer sport clinched 23 victories and three champion’s titles.
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Just updated the Audi R8 LMS gallery and now have just under 100 images.
The Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS of Christopher Haase took over the lead at Piory on lap 22, stretched it out to 1.6sec gap… then transmission problems forced the car to retire. 10 more laps and the Audi R8 LMS would have its first win of the year. It was the #32 Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS of Nicolas Armindo and Cesar Campanico that was also having at battle at the front, even skating across grass at one point, but holding onto a third place finish! The #27 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS of Lloyd La Marca and Jean-Denis Deletraz rounded out the Top 10.
Audi R8 LMS (Team Rosberg), Nicolas Armindo/Cesaro CampanicoDimitri Enjalbert and Johan-Boris Scheier celebrated the maiden win for the AutoGT Racing Morgan Super Super in the opening round of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Silverstone. Starting from pole position Enjelbert briefly lost the lead but bounced back to hold the advantage until Scheier came under pressure late in the race from the Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS of Christopher Haase. The German swept into the lead on lap 22, but a technical problem forced the Audi into the pits to retire, promoting Scheier back into the lead, which he held until the flag.
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Yes, this is not a shot of a VW, Audi, Porsche etc., however it is the incredible Morgan Aero Super Sport. We love the Morgan! So we gave it some props here on oneighturbo.com. It such a beautiful car/racecar yet at the same time looking inept on the track. So in saying that, the Morgan Aero Super Sport claimed pole twice in Round 1 and 2 qualifying.
Now for the Audi R8 GT3’s, we saw them claim Row 2 in the first qualifying session but way off pace in the second session. We have two shots of them on the next page.
Dimitri Enjalbert gave AutoGT Racing and Morgan their first FIA GT3 European Championship pole position and then Maxime Martin followed this up in the second qualifying session claiming pole position for race 2.
Round 1 Qualifying
Thomas Accary will line up alongside Enjabert on the front row for this afternoons race in Hexis Racing AMR Aston Martin DBRS9, finishing the 20-minute session 0.306 seconds behind the AutoGT Racing Morgan Aero Super Sport. Row two is all Audi with Nicolas Armindo in Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS two tenths quicker than the Phoenix Racing Audi R8 of Christopher Mies. Heading row three is the first of the Fischer Racing Ford GTs, driven by Christoffer Nygaard with the second Morgan of Gael Lesoudier in 6th.
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Considering that both drivers of the Phoenix Audi, Jean-François Hemroulle and Tim Verbergt have been classed as “Gold”, they automatically inherited an extra 50 kilos of ballast. Now I’m not familiar with this “Gold” definition but I guess they are “better” than the others? If anyone out there knows, please drop a comment.
The Belgian Race Kick Off was the season’s opener for the Belgian GT Championship Mediagroep Van Dyck and for pole holder Jeffrey Van Hooydonk the season couldn’t have started off in a worse way. Our former F3000-driver, due to a problem in the right hand front wheel hub, was unable to exit the pit box in time, resulting in the KRK Dodge finally taking to the track a few laps down. The other KRK Viper appeared to be going well, but a ten seconds stop & go put an end to any ambitions they might have held. The reason for this penalty was a late tyre change on the starting grid.
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The new Audi R8 GT3 / LMS has dropped on to the racing scene with a bang. It hasn’t been like the Audi R15 TDI’s start at the 12 Hours of Sebring but these R8’s are completely brand new, damn good looking and damn popular. In stock form the R8 always spoke racecar to us. You could just see it in the lines. We’ve brought you all the news on the ADAC GT Masters Audi R8 LMS cars, the VLN car and now the new entry from Phoenix Racing / Belgian Audi VW Club. Jean-François Hemroulle and Tim Verbergt, will be at the wheel of the Audi R8 GT3 this weekend. Qualifying results will be posted for tomorrow racing.
Click image to view galleryBelgian Race Kick Off : no less than eight models entered
Are you ready? Then we’ll get going. This coming Sunday, during the Belgian Race Kick Off at Circuit Zolder, the Belgian GT Championship Mediagroep Van Dyck takes off.
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Man this is hot! Click image and enjoy! (1680×1050)
Hmmm, is this where Audi has moved some of the motorsport focus? Phoenix Racing and ABT Sportsline will field 2 Audi R8 LMS each. 14 of Audi’s top drivers from Le Mans, DTM and previous 24 hour winners will be in the cars. Check the list after the jump, you won’t be disappointed.
- GT3 sports car competes in Nürburgring 24-hour race
- Teams ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing with two cars each
- High-caliber driver line-ups featuring four DTM Champions
In the course of the further development of the Audi R8 LMS, an ultimate endurance test is on the agenda for the new GT3 sports car of AUDI AG at the end of May: On May 23/24, Teams ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing, with “factory” support by Audi, will field a total of four vehicles in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
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