Audi has released onboard video of the R8 e-tron setting its Nürburgring lap record for an electric powered production car. Markus Winkelhock was at the wheel and he managed to pedal the eerily quiet R8 around the Ring in 8 minutes 9.09 seconds. While the lap time is impressive enough you can see from the [...]
In addition to the photos and text on the Audi R8 e-tron’s lap record for a production-based electric powered car we bring you these videos from Audi. They’re not the most thrilling videos, we’ll admit, and most of the clip above is conducted in German. There is a few minutes of Markus Winkelhock speaking in [...]
Audi has announced the arrival of the R8 e-tron by claiming a new Nürburgring lap record for a series production electric powered vehicle. The all-electric R8 e-tron lapped the Nordschleife in 8:09.099, impressive for a production-based model, but still some way off the Toyota–Radical TMG EV P001 (7:47.794). The R8 e-tron was first previewed in [...]
High profile Australian driver Warren Luff was fortunate enough to snag a seat with the Audi race experience team for the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year. It’s an extension of the relationship he’s enjoyed with Audi at the Bathurst 12 hour back home. In his video diary from the 24 hour race you get [...]
The sun has now set on Audi’s well deserved victory at the 40th Nürburgring 24 hour race. The factory has put in a lot of time, effort and money towards winning this race and their faith in the product was displayed by the seven cars entered. It’s clear Audi was gunning for a win at [...]
Finally for Audi their R8 LMS program has reached the summit of endurance car racing by claiming victory at the 40th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race. The #3 Team Phoenix R8 with an all-German driving crew of Marc Basseng, Christopher Haase, Frank Stippler and Markus Winkelhock crossed the line with what was a [...]
The 40th running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race is almost upon us and Audi has sent out a few words about their campaign. In all seven 2012-spec R8 LMS ultra GT3s will represent Audi this weekend. Two cars will line up for the factory Audi Sport Team Phoenix outfit, while four other teams will [...]
Audi has recently confirmed its plans for the upcoming Nürburgring 24 hour race. Australia’s Warren Luff will compete in one of two Audi race experience R8 LMS entries. Of course, Luff has plenty of experience in the R8 having driven for Audi in the last two Bathurst 12 Hour races. It’s also interesting to note [...]
Following their successful defence at the Bathurst 12 Hour race on the weekend, Audi Australia has teamed up with Team Phoenix Racing to bring us this in-car footage from Saturday morning qualifying. Christopher Mies is at the wheel. The first lap is a slow warm-up, thankfully, as Mies gets a close look at a couple [...]
The Bathurst 12 Hour race is the closest thing we have to the Nürburgring 24 hour here in Australia. So much so that Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing are currently down under enjoying our inclement weather. Dominik Farnbacher and Allan Simonsen are also here racing a Ferrari 458 GT3. Indeed, during the opening stages of [...]
Well the stunning Audi R8 LMS didn’t win the Nürburgring 24 hour race outright, but it did finish third and in doing so managed to win its class. The highest place #14 car was also involved in a terrific scrap with the #32 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in the closing stages, which made for great [...]
Audi Motorsport is riding high after notching up its tenth Le Mans victory a couple of weeks back. So far at the Nürburgring 24 hour race they have shown great promise with the R8 LMS but haven’t managed a race win. Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport, has his fingers crossed, “At least five [...]
