When Audi saw they had four R8 LMS racecars filling the first four spots on the grid for the start of 2010 Nürburgring 24 hour race they must have had high hopes for outright success. At various stages during the race those hopes looked well founded, too. However motor racing in general, and especially at […]

Audi have claimed their first pole position at the Nürburgring 24 hour race. They did it in style, too, with the first four grid positions being held by Audi R8 LMS entries. Pole sitter and three-time Le Mans winner Marco Werner proved the R8’s dominance during qualifying even further by setting a new lap record […]

Last year Audi very nearly won the Nürburgring 24 hour with its R8 supercar at its first attempt. This year they are back with seven cars, split between the three teams of Abt Sportline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. Some of the drivers at the wheel include Hans-Joachim Stuck, Frank Biela and Markus Winkelhock. Audi’s […]