Audi R8 LMS Cup Press Release
· Official Audi
R8 LMS Cup entry looks to build on podium success with first series victory
· Team third in
GT Asia Series championship standings
· Penultimate
rounds for 2012 support Japan GT at Autopolis
Autopolis,
September 28, 2012 – With just three races of the 2012 season remaining,
the official Audi R8 LMS Cup entry in the GT Asia Series will be gunning for
the top step of the podium at this weekend’s double-header at Japan’s 4.673km
Autopolis International Circuit.
The Pro/Am pairing of Hong Kong’s Marchy Lee and Jeffrey Lee of Chinese
Taipei reunites for Rounds 9&10, with Marchy having missed Rounds 7&8
last month when he was contesting the Audi R8 LMS Cup in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.
As the countdown to the conclusion of the season begins, the team must
use every opportunity to move up the championship leaderboard, and will be on
the hunt for glory at Autopolis. Marchy and Jeffrey plan to push their
Audi R8 LMS ultra to the max, fully utilising the brand’s advanced Audi lightweight
technology to give them the edge.
Their sights set on taking the first victory of their debut season, the
team will need to be both on form and right on the pace for the remaining three
races in the 11-round season.
Last month at Suzuka, Jeffrey and stand-in driver Alexandre Imperatori
impressed with a third-place finish in the first of the two races, with the
young Imperatori also posting the fastest lap of the weekend in Round 7.
Demonstrating the agility and the power of the car, the Audi R8 LMS Cup
entry will look to build on their success at Suzuka to charge to outright
victory at Autopolis.
Commented Director of Audi Sport customer racing in China, Rene
Koneberg: “Although we have had a challenging season in our debut year, the
Audi R8 LMS Cup entry aims to end 2012 on a high note and that starts with
taking a win at Autopolis this weekend. All season long we have shown the speed
of the Audi R8 LMS ultra, and we’ll be looking to translate that into victory
at the weekend.”
Rounds 9&10 will take place from September 28-30 at Autopolis in
Japan, before the GT Asia Series’ showcase season finale as part of the Macau
GT Cup at the 59th Macau Grand Prix in November.
Jeffrey Lee:
“Last month we showed what we can do in the car and, if not for an
incident out of our control, the Round 7 win could have been ours. Still,
we are looking forward to earning the first victory for the official Audi R8
LMS Cup entry in the GT Asia Series, and I’m confident that we can put together
a wheel-perfect performance in Autopolis.”
Marchy Lee:
“Although we have had some podium success over the course of the season,
finishing second or third isn’t enough anymore – the whole team is hungry for
the win! Autopolis is a beautiful circuit and I’m looking forward to
getting behind the wheel of the Audi R8 LMS ultra. Jeffrey and I make a
great team, but our weekend has got to be perfectly executed if we’re going to
take an outright victory.”
Audi R8 LMS Cup
Official Website at: www.audir8lmscup.com
GT Asia Series 2012
Provisional Calendar
|
Date
|
Event
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Circuit
|
Rounds
|
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May 26-27
|
Malaysian Super Series
|
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
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1 & 2
|
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June 9-10
|
Super GT Series
|
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
|
3 & 4
|
|
July 14-15
|
Formula Nippon
|
Fuji International Speedway, Japan
|
5 & 6
|
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August 18-19
|
Super GT Series
|
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
|
7 & 8
|
|
September 29-30
|
Super GT Series
|
Autopolis International Circuit, Japan
|
9 & 10
|
|
November 16-18
|
59th Macau Grand Prix (Macau GT Cup)
|
Guia Circuit, Macau, China
|
11
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