Last year the Audi R8 LMS came close to winning the Nürburgring 24 hour race. The #99 Phoenix Racing Team entry held the lead position for 17 hours before driveshaft problems pushed the car down to fifth position overall. The #97 Abt Sportline car posted a solid second place giving the R8 LMS a very [...]
Got a spare 7 minutes or so? Then you’ll enjoy this clip from Audi tv that takes a look at four of the world’s most famous racetracks—Hockenheim, Spa, Mugello and, of course, the Nürburgring. Just a shame the voice over guy sounds so uninspired! Check out the clip after the jump.
This post is a tribute to Bernd Rosemeyer, the first man to break the 10 minute barrier around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A feat he accomplished during the 1937 Eifel Race. Next Wednesday, 14 October, marks the 100th anniversary of Rosemeyer’s birth. Rosemeyer is acknowledged as one of the finest drivers of his era. He won [...]
Official confirmation of a release date for Audi’s R8 Spyder is no closer to being locked away. However, the 5.2-litre V10 rag top is not shying away from Nürburgring testing, as this video shows. The sight and sound of the 525bhp V10 powered R8 is one well worth watching. According to autoblog, pencil in a [...]
In front of over 230,000 fans it was the Manthey Racing #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by Timo Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) that won the race. Team boss, Olaf Manthey was a very happy man, “I’m incredibly proud of my entire team and my drivers. I [...]
To celebrate the debut of the Audi R8 LMS at the Nürburgring 24 hour race here are a couple of press documents for download that answer everything you ever wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask. Audi R8 LMS Media Info 24h Nürburgring (2.7mb PDF) Audi R8 LMS Media Info (1.6mb PDF)
Audi Motorsport went to the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year with high hopes. Four new R8 LMS GT3 category racers were entered with some of the sport’s biggest names at the wheel. To subject the new racecars to such a tough test was a big commitment. This commitment almost paid the most handsome dividends [...]
In an amazing result of endurance racing consistency the Manthey Racing team #1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR has won the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race. This is the fourth consecutive win for Olaf Manthey’s team. Good weather also helped the #1 car create further history by establishing a new distance record of 155 laps for [...]
Yesterday Audi announced the make up of the four R8 LMS racers that will take part in the Nürburgring 24 hour race (21-24 May). There will be four cars in total, split between two teams, Phoenix Racing and ABT Sportline. Fourteen drivers in all will take the wheel of the R8 GT3 sports car. Reigning [...]
In one of the coolest stories to come across the AUSringers news desk this year old skool Group A DTM touring cars (1988-93) will be returning to the Ring, including the Nordschleife, in a revival festival to be held on the first two days in May. As well as the footage above, you can enjoy [...]
