Thursday, January 2, 2014

Race Trophy Austria: Lechner Racing 2013 season review


By Johan Laubscher

Lechner Racing entered their Audi R8 LMS for the Race Trophy Austria meeting at the Red Bull Ring. The team’s car had previously been seen at the 2010 Hungary 12 Hours, where they won the event. Its return to the track was marked by another race victory this year.

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:


Round 2: Red Bull Ring

The Race Trophy Austria series held round two at the Red Bull Ring this weekend. 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.