By Johan Laubscher
The 2013 AvD 100 Meilen season saw a number of Audi teams competing.
Full 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were seen racing in the series this year.
Six rounds of the series were held in Europe, with a number of the rounds being run together on track with other German and European championships. A number of Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars competed during the year. The 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were allowed to compete in their full 2013 specification, that with the 2013 rear diffuser fitted to the cars.
Six rounds of the series were held in Europe, with a number of the rounds being run together on track with other German and European championships. A number of Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars competed during the year. The 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra cars were allowed to compete in their full 2013 specification, that with the 2013 rear diffuser fitted to the cars.
The season review has been compiled from the 2013 Audi Motorsport Blog
Weekend Round Up posts. Each round has been added as was seen in the individual
Weekend Round Up posts during 2013, which can be accessed via the links
throughout the review below:
The Race Trophy Austria series held round two at the Red Bull Ring this
weekend. The series was held alongside the AvD 100 Meilen race on track at the
same time. Lechner Racing competed at the event with an older Audi R8 LMS. The
car was driven to victory in the one-hour endurance race by drivers Philip
König and Niki Mayr-Melnhof. The team has previously won the 2010 Hungary 12
Hours with their R8 LMS.
The Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy also took place at Hockenheim, and was
run together with the AvD 100 Meilen. A number of Audi cars compete in the STT,
including: Audi TT RS (SP4T), Audi A4 DTM R11, Audi A3, Audi 80 (ex-ROC) etc.
The most notable addition this weekend was the Prosperia C.ABT Racing R8 LMS
ultra, which was entered in the DMV TCC and the STT. Christer Jöns shared the
R8 LMS ultra with Slobodan Cvetkovic for the STT races, and they topped free
practice. Edy Kamm won in his Audi A4 DTM R11, finishing ahead of the Prosperia
R8 LMS ultra, which finished second overall and first in its class.
The AvD 100 Meilen held round four at the Red Bull Ring this past
weekend, where the only Audi on the grid was very impressive. An orange and
white 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra has been seen in the DMV TCC this year. It is
entered by RS Tuning and driven by Suzanne Weidt. The latest DMV TCC round was
also held at the Red Bull Ring this past weekend, where Weidt was behind the
controls of the #8 Audi machine. The same car was then also entered for the AvD
100 Meilen race, wherein it was driven by Jürg Aeberhard and Dietmar
Haggenmüller. They showed very well behind the wheel of the Audi, which was
wearing the #88. Their pole position was backed up by an overall victory in the
very wet race. The weather played into the hands of the Audi crew, and they
took full advantage of the conditions to take the first AvD 100 Meilen victory
for an Audi. A terrific result for one of the newest Audi Sport customer racing
teams of the 2013 season. The next round of the AvD 100 Meilen will take place
at Dijon, France in September.
The AvD 100 Meilen held round five alongside the DMV TCC at Dijon. RS
Tuning was victorious at the Red Bull Ring last time out and they again entered
a single Audi R8 LMS ultra for the endurance event at Dijon. The #77 Audi R8
LMS ultra, driven by Suzanne Weidt and Dietmar Haggenmüller, qualified in
seventh place overall behind the prototype cars, but they were on pole position
within the GT class. They completed the endurance race by finishing in seventh
position overall, taking second place in the GT class.
Round 6: Monza
The sixth and final round of the 2013 AvD 100 Meilen championship took
place at Monza this weekend. RS Tuning took part with a single Audi R8 LMS
ultra entry. This was the third AvD 100 Meilen event in succession which saw
the participation of the RS Tuning Audi R8 LMS ultra. The team won round four
overall at the Red Bull Ring, followed by a GT class runner-up spot at Dijon,
round five. The RS Tuning Audi R8 LMS ultra was shared by Suzanne Weidt and
Dietmar Haggenmüller in the AvD 100 Meilen race at Monza. The same two drivers
who piloted the team’s two Audi R8 LMS ultra cars in the DMV TCC races on
Saturday. The RS Tuning Audi R8 LMS ultra cars feature the full 2013
specification, as they are allowed to run the original 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
rear diffuser in the DMV TCC and the AvD 100 Melien. They qualified in eighth
place overall, taking pole in the Div-4.1 class. By the end of the race the #88
Audi R8 LMS ultra crossed the finish line in sixth place overall. This result
was enough to clinch victory in the Div-4.1 class, and they were also the
leading GT class car in the race, finishing behind the prototype runners. This
weekend concluded the 2013 AvD 100 Meilen season, which was highlighted by RS
Tuning’s overall win at the Red Bull Ring in August.
