Thursday, October 9, 2014

Macau GT Cup: Six Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars listed on provisional entry list


By Johan Laubscher

The provisional entry list for the 2014 Macau GT Cup was released on Wednesday and it includes a world class entry. Multiple champions, star drivers and teams will be taking part in the prestigious GT event at Macau from 13-16 November 2014.

A total of six Audi R8 LMS and ultra cars are included on the provisional entry list, headlined by the Audi race experience squad with Edoardo Mortara and Laurens Vanthoor. Absolute Racing will also be out in force with four cars.

Audi entries on the provisional entry list [as of 2014/10/08]
#1 Audi R8 LMS ultra – Audi race experience – Edoardo Mortara
#2 Audi R8 LMS ultra – Audi race experience – Laurens Vanthoor
#7 Audi R8 LMS ultra – Absolute Racing – Jeffrey Lee
#68 Audi R8 LMS – KAMLUNG Racing (Absolute Racing) – Mak Hing Tak
#77 Audi R8 LMS – Tiger Racing Team (Absolute Racing) – Jacky Yeung
#98 Audi R8 LMS ultra – Absolute Racing – Philip Ma

The provisional entry list can be seen HERE.


United Autosports had mentioned on their Facebook page that their Audi R8 LMS ultra, along with other entries from the team, would be seen at Macau this year, but thus far only the team’s two McLaren MP4-12C cars are listed on the entry list.

Photo credit: RacerLink [Sean Henshelwood] and Absolute Racing