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Showing posts with label Audi R10 TDI. Show all posts
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Goodbye American Le Mans Series 1999-2013
By Tarek Ramchani
Road Atlanta hosted the last ever race for the American Le Mans Series last weekend. Founded by Don Panoz in 1999, following the successful Petit Le Mans race in 1998,
Monday, June 24, 2013
Looking beneath the skin: Comparison between Audi sports prototypes
Audi
Press Release
14 years have passed since Audi competed at Le Mans for the first time.
The first LMP sports car in 1999 was an Audi R8R. Today, the brand relies on
the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. There is a world of difference between these two
models. Dr. Martin Mühlmeier, Head of Technology at Audi Sport, has accompanied
the development of the sports prototypes back then and today. A look beneath
the carbon fiber skin of the race cars brings back memories of exciting
developments in all areas.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Truth in 24 Blu-ray Collector's Edition Review
By Johan Laubscher
The Truth in 24 film
series has been a highlight for Audi fans in recent years. Two of these films have been produced featuring two of the closest contested Le Mans 24 Hour races
in recent times.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Ten Audi victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring
By Tarek Ramchani
Since the debut of the Audi sportscar program with Le Mans prototypes, the German brand has almost always competed at the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Truth in 24 on Blu-ray!
By Johan Laubscher
For Audi fans the pair of Truth in 24 films are cult classics. Audi surprised
us all with the first edition, Truth in
24 I, after the exciting 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours. At the time it was very positively
received by everyone. Following the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours, which was a nail
biting action packed race, Audi announced a highly anticipated sequel title,
Truth in 24 II, which covered the 2011 event.
These two films were brilliant and featured two of the hardest, and certainly the closest fought, Audi Le Mans victories. Both films have been available for free download in standard and high definition video, along with DVD versions for sale.
These two films were brilliant and featured two of the hardest, and certainly the closest fought, Audi Le Mans victories. Both films have been available for free download in standard and high definition video, along with DVD versions for sale.
Today Audi Sport has announced a Collector's
Edition which includes both films on a high definition Blu-ray disk. Fans
can now enjoy a 170 minutes worth of video on the disk, including both films and extra content in beautiful high definition video.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Gallery: Experiencing Le Mans with Audi
By Johan Laubscher
With eleven overall wins Audi has been a phenomenal force at Le Mans for well over decade. The presence of the Audi teams at Le Mans has always been
extremely impressive. The facilities set up for the race teams, from the pit
buildings to the driver sleeping quarters, are vast and brilliantly done. Along
with the set ups for the race team itself there is another almost equally
impressive set up from Audi, the facilities set up for the corporate guests of
Audi at the race. Audi spends a huge amount of money setting up facilities to
entertain their guests, allowing them to watch the race in style. Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Videos: All the Audi Le Mans short films
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By Johan Laubscher
In recent years Audi has always produced a short video documenting the
Le Mans 24 Hour races. They are normally released a few months after
the race in June, and they are always well received. These online videos
started in 2009 and each year since then we have seen the annual addition of
another new video. Audi also published similar videos in previous years which included
2006 and 2008. The 2012 video was published yesterday and once again it is an exciting production featuring the race this year. With the arrival of the new video we
thought it would be a good idea to look back on all the previous videos. We
have included all the Audi Le Mans short feature films below, they are all well
worth watching again.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2006
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Outstanding T-Shirt featuring Audi race cars
By Johan Laubscher
A tasteful selection of silver and red colours combine to form what is a very special looking T-Shirt. Add to that the fact of four legendary Audi race cars, and then you have an outstanding T-Shirt. The T-Shirt is being offered by 8380 Laboratories and we found it via the Motorsort Retro Facebook page.
The Image looks stunning as it combines the Audi V8 DTM, Audi A4 STW, Audi A4 DTM R11 and the Audi R10 TDI. It also includes a nice spin on Audi’s slogan as the T-Shirt states: Vorsprung Durch RennSport, we cannot agree more.
You can view the T-Shirt listing HERE.
More information:
The images are hosted at the 8380 Laboratories website.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Le Mans onboard videos: Audi R8, R10, R15, R15 plus, R18, R18 e-tron quattro
By Johan Laubscher
Audi’s legacy at Le Mans began in 1999. Since then many different Audi race cars have competed at Le Mans achieving ten victories in thirteen years. Below we have included onboard videos from all the different Audi Le Mans prototype race cars that have competed at Le Mans. From the all-conquering Audi R8 to the current Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Unfortunately there are no videos available of the 1999 R8R and R8C cars, but the six videos below do make for some interesting watching as they cover all the cars since 2000. Enjoy:
Audi’s legacy at Le Mans began in 1999. Since then many different Audi race cars have competed at Le Mans achieving ten victories in thirteen years. Below we have included onboard videos from all the different Audi Le Mans prototype race cars that have competed at Le Mans. From the all-conquering Audi R8 to the current Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Unfortunately there are no videos available of the 1999 R8R and R8C cars, but the six videos below do make for some interesting watching as they cover all the cars since 2000. Enjoy:
Audi R8
Audi R10 TDI
Audi R15 TDI
Audi R15 TDI plus
Audi R18 TDI
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Friday, August 3, 2012
Video: The first LMP1 diesel victory - Sebring 2006 Audi R10 TDI
By
Johan Laubscher
2006
saw the birth of a new era in sports car racing, the diesel era. The 2006
Sebring 12 Hours was the debut race for the Audi R10 TDI and the beginning of
Audi’s diesel LMP1 race programs. Two Audi R10 TDI’s lined up on the grid and blitzed
the field. The #2 Audi of Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Dindo Capello
stormed to the victory. The R10 became the second model from Audi race to win
Sebring on its debut and the first ever Diesel victory in LMP1. More information:
Motorsport.com ALMS video collection
Monday, July 9, 2012
Still want an Audi R10 TDI? It was unsold at 2012 Le Mans Classic Artcurial auction
By Johan Laubscher
The annual Le Mans Classic event hosts a very special auction. The
auction is run by Artcurial and always includes very special Le Mans memorabilia
and actual race cars. The 2012 edition was no different and the auction held on
7 July 2012 had a very special Audi race car. The car that was set to go under
the hammer was a 2007 Audi R10 TDI. Specifically this R10 TDI is chassis #201
which twice raced at Le Mans and won the 2008 LMS championship. Audi Motorsport Blog published the original story last week, which you can read HERE.
The R10 which was entered in auction lot number 187 had an estimated auction price of
1300000 to 1600000 Euros. The car has been reported as unsold on the auction
website results, due to the car not reaching its reserve
price. It did exceed 1100000 Euros on the stand but this was still bellow the intended reserve. So this means there is at least one Audi R10 TDI that is still for sale
on the market. A unique opportunity to own the only Audi R10 TDI in private
hands, a very special piece of Audi and Le Mans history.
The Audi R10 TDI at the auction
Photos from artcurial.com and endurance-info.com
More information:
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Do you want an Audi R10 TDI? Le Mans Classic Articurial Auction 2012
By Johan Laubshcer
The annual Le Mans Classic event also hosts an auction for classic and legendary Le Mans cars. The Artcurial Le Mans Classic Auction will see a very special Audi going under the hammer. An Audi R10 TDI, chassis number #201 will be autioned at the event. The car is an ex-Factory car which also competed with the private KOLLES team at Le Mans in 2009 and 2010. For the 2009 season the R10 TDI cars received new areodynamic packages wich includes a narrower rear wing with a vertical loop mount. Chassis #201 has been returned to a 2008 factory livery but it remains in the newer aerodynamic configuration.
The auction is estimating a sale in the region of 1300000 to 1600000 Euros.
This specific car's highlights:
2007: ALMS Participation as #2
2008: Sebring LMP1 victory
2008: LMS championship victory (Nurburgring & Silverstone)
2009: Le Mans and LMS participation as #14 KOLLES
2010: Le Mans participation as #14 KOLLES
More information:
Artcurial Auction website
Audi R10 TDI #201 chassis history
Audi R10 TDI #201 on the official auction website
Video Preview of the Artcurial Auction
Monday, April 30, 2012
Audi LMP1 cars technical and cutaway drawings by PAN_NULLO
By Johan Laubscher
There are many technical based websites focusing on sports car racing.
One such website is Antonio Pannullo’s blog, also known as PAN_NULLO.
He is an
extremely talented individual who produces these drawings and also has a
great technical understanding for these types of race cars. His blog is filled with updated
articles showing all the latest news in sports car racing regarding the cars. He
makes brilliant side by side drawings of the different versions of the cars as
they are developed, showing all the small detail changes during their
development. He documents the evolution of LMP car designs.
These cutaway drawings are just a small taste of what his blog has in
store:
Audi R10 TDI cutaway drawing
Audi R15 TDI plus cutaway drawing
Audi R18 TDI cutaway drawing
Here are a few links to Audi related articles on his blog:
If you scroll through his blog you will find much more fascinating and detailed Audi content along with equally brilliant content and information about the other LMP cars and manufacturers. Antonio Pannullo’s blog really does make for a great read.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Truth in 24 II - the sequel of all sequels
By Johan Laubscher
For Audi and die hard motorsport fans alike the movie “Truth in 24” stands out as one of the best motorsport films made to date. It was a film which documented the first half of the 2008 season for Audi’s Le Mans sportscar program. It followed all the processes of the Audi team’s preparation and finally covered the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours as well. The film successfully captured the spirit of Le Mans and portrayed the up and down emotional rollercoaster of the legendary race. The film was produced by InterSports and NFL Films and the American version had non-other than Transporter film series and Audi driving star, Jason Statham for the commentary of the film.
Le Mans 2008
This film, which was the brainchild of Audi America was brilliant. I was lucky enough to be at Le Mans in 2008 and I can personally vouch for this movie. The emotion portrayed was real, the tension of the battle was seen on every spectator. The race was dubbed: “The race of the decade” because of the David versus Goliath fight between the new faster Peugeot and the older Audi R10 TDI. I clearly remember when the rain started falling at about 3am local time, and a smile formed on my face knowing that the race for Audi had just begun. The next two hours saw Mr Le Mans, Tom Kristensen real in Jacques Villeneuve on the increasingly wet track, watching on the timing screens as the gap diminished. In the film that period is perfectly portrayed and it felt like I was reliving those two hours. The film was beyond breathtaking, I had tears in my eyes when the race finished live at the track and I had tears in my eyes again at the end of the film.
The film was clearly one of the best ever in this genre and many people share my feelings regarding the film. Thus it is clear that with the announcement that a sequel has been planned comes much excitement and anticipation. Audi fans will once again be treated to a great documentary, and with the prospect of watching an Audi film based on the 2011 Le Mans is something to look forward to. 2011 was one of the best Le Mans races in history with the battle for the win going straight to the line with only 13.8 seconds separating the top two places.
More information will soon be available at www.truth-in-24.com. At the moment the website only has the red image bellow, but the “coming soon” is consolation enough to the fact that we will be treated to yet another world class film production. The wait until the film's release seems almost unbearable.
Here are some great youtube videos from Truth in 24 "1"
Truth in 24 “1” – 30 second trailer
Truth in 24 “1” – 60 second trailer
Truth in 24: The Back Story by Garage419 and Matt Farah
Truth in 24 “1” (Full length film)
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Audi 9 Overall Victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring
By Tarek Ramchani
Since the debut of the Audi sportscar program with Le Mans prototypes, the German brand has always competed at the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring
It all started back in 1999, with the all new Audi R8R. The car didn't win but took an honourable third overall. A year later, Audi's Sebring winning legacy started with the Audi R8. The car gave Audi six straight outright wins at Florida's classic from 2000 to 2005. In 2006 a brand new car and new technology debuted at Sebring, the Audi R10 TDI. The car was immediately victorious, winning the race in both 2006 and 2007. The last ever win for Audi at Sebring dates back to 2009 with the Audi R15 TDI. The Audi R18 will try this year to bring Audi its tenth overall victory in the prestigious endurance race, second only worldwide to Le Mans.
Here is a complete round up of the nine outright victories of the Audi brand at Sebring.
2000:
The race debut of the legendary Audi R8. Two cars entered the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2000. With strong competition coming from Panoz and mainly from the 1999 Le Mans winners BMW with their V12 LMR. Audi won the race with a fantastic 1-2 victory for Audi Sport Team Joest. The winning drivers were Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Tom Kristensen. Second and finishing on the lead lap, the #77 Audi R8 with Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Rinaldo Capello.
2001:
For 2001, no less than four Audi R8 cars entered the 12 Hours of Sebring. Two fielded by the factory Audi Sport Team Joest and the others were privately run cars from Champion Racing and Johansson Motorsport. A stunning 1-2-3-4 Audi win. Victory went to the #1 Audi R8 driven by Dindo Capello, Laurent Aiello and the late Michele Alboreto. Again the sister car finished on the lead lap, the #2 Audi of Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Tom Kristensen.
For 2001, no less than four Audi R8 cars entered the 12 Hours of Sebring. Two fielded by the factory Audi Sport Team Joest and the others were privately run cars from Champion Racing and Johansson Motorsport. A stunning 1-2-3-4 Audi win. Victory went to the #1 Audi R8 driven by Dindo Capello, Laurent Aiello and the late Michele Alboreto. Again the sister car finished on the lead lap, the #2 Audi of Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Tom Kristensen.
2002:
The 2002 race was the final one for Audi as a full factory team with the Audi R8. Three cars entered the race. Two fielded by Audi Sport Team Joest and the third a privateer car from the American team, Champion Racing. The Audis battled with each other, but also had to attend to the strong Panoz team and the growing competitors of Team Cadillac. After a much fought race, victory went to the #2 Audi in hands of Dindo Capello, Christian Pescatori and Johnny Herbert. The #38 Champion Racing car finished in a strong second place, a lap behind the winning car, with drivers Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers and Stefan Johansson.
The 2002 race was the final one for Audi as a full factory team with the Audi R8. Three cars entered the race. Two fielded by Audi Sport Team Joest and the third a privateer car from the American team, Champion Racing. The Audis battled with each other, but also had to attend to the strong Panoz team and the growing competitors of Team Cadillac. After a much fought race, victory went to the #2 Audi in hands of Dindo Capello, Christian Pescatori and Johnny Herbert. The #38 Champion Racing car finished in a strong second place, a lap behind the winning car, with drivers Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers and Stefan Johansson.
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2003:
The 2003 season and a new era for the Audi R8. With the full factory Audi Sport program being over, all the teams were privateers on both sides of the Atlantic. For the 12 Hours of Sebring three Audi R8 cars were entered. Team Joest. Champion Racing and Audi Sport UK each fielding a single car. The factory Team Bentley also entered the race with their new Speed 8 GTPs. After a titanic battle between Joest Racing and Champion Racing, the German team was victorious. The #1 Audi R8 took race win with drivers Frank Biela, Marko Werner and Philip Peter. The #38 Champion R8 finished in second on the lead lap with Emanuele Pirro, JJ Lehto and Stefan Johansson.
The 2003 season and a new era for the Audi R8. With the full factory Audi Sport program being over, all the teams were privateers on both sides of the Atlantic. For the 12 Hours of Sebring three Audi R8 cars were entered. Team Joest. Champion Racing and Audi Sport UK each fielding a single car. The factory Team Bentley also entered the race with their new Speed 8 GTPs. After a titanic battle between Joest Racing and Champion Racing, the German team was victorious. The #1 Audi R8 took race win with drivers Frank Biela, Marko Werner and Philip Peter. The #38 Champion R8 finished in second on the lead lap with Emanuele Pirro, JJ Lehto and Stefan Johansson.
2004:
For 2004, Joest Racing stopped their sportscar efforts after four straight victories at Sebring. Three Audi R8 cars entered the 12 hour race. Two from Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, and a single car from Champion Racing. The three cars gave Audi a clean 1-2-3 win. Victory in the end for the #28 Audi R8 of Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx with drivers Allan McNish, Pierre Kaffer and Frank Biela. Champion Racing with Emanuele Pirro, JJ Lehto and Marco Werner finished in second, but five laps down from the winning car.
For 2004, Joest Racing stopped their sportscar efforts after four straight victories at Sebring. Three Audi R8 cars entered the 12 hour race. Two from Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, and a single car from Champion Racing. The three cars gave Audi a clean 1-2-3 win. Victory in the end for the #28 Audi R8 of Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx with drivers Allan McNish, Pierre Kaffer and Frank Biela. Champion Racing with Emanuele Pirro, JJ Lehto and Marco Werner finished in second, but five laps down from the winning car.
2005:
The final race of the Audi R8 at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Only two cars entered the 2005 race. The two Audi R8s from team Champion Racing, the reigning ALMS champions. While facing a very small field of LMP1 competitors, the two Champion R8s battled with each other during the whole race. In the end a 1-2 victory with the #1 machine taking the overall win with drivers Tom Kristensen, JJ Lehto and Marco Werner. The #2 Audi was driven by Allan McNish, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela. A few months later, the Audi R8 won its final ever race at Le Mans 24 Hours.
The final race of the Audi R8 at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Only two cars entered the 2005 race. The two Audi R8s from team Champion Racing, the reigning ALMS champions. While facing a very small field of LMP1 competitors, the two Champion R8s battled with each other during the whole race. In the end a 1-2 victory with the #1 machine taking the overall win with drivers Tom Kristensen, JJ Lehto and Marco Werner. The #2 Audi was driven by Allan McNish, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela. A few months later, the Audi R8 won its final ever race at Le Mans 24 Hours.
2006:
A new car and a new technology. Audi made history by debuting in and winning a major international race with a Diesel powered race car. Audi Sport Team Joest was back to Sebring as a full factory team, the only American race for them, as they were preparing Le Mans 24 Hours. The brand new Audi R10 TDI stormed Florida's race taking victory with the #2 car of Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen. The #1 Audi failed to finish, the car was driven by Emanuel Pirro, Frank Biela and Marco Werner.
A new car and a new technology. Audi made history by debuting in and winning a major international race with a Diesel powered race car. Audi Sport Team Joest was back to Sebring as a full factory team, the only American race for them, as they were preparing Le Mans 24 Hours. The brand new Audi R10 TDI stormed Florida's race taking victory with the #2 car of Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen. The #1 Audi failed to finish, the car was driven by Emanuel Pirro, Frank Biela and Marco Werner.
2007:
The Audi R10 TDI was back to defend its 2006 crown. Two cars entered by Audi Sport Team Joest (under Audi Sport North America name). Once again the competition wasn't that strong in LMP1. The challenger this time came from the lower LMP2 cars, with factory teams from Porsche and Acura. The Joest team won the race in the end with the #2 Audi R10 TDI of Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Marco Werner. The sister #1 car driven by Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen faced some problems and finished fourth overall, 11 laps behind the winning car. This is the last victory for the Audi R10 TDI at Sebring.
2009:
In 2008 Audi failed to win Sebring for the first time since 2000. The victory went to Penske Racing and their Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 machine. For 2009 Audi Sport replaced the three year old Audi R10 TDI with the new LMP1 challenger, the Audi R15 TDI. Yet again the race debut for the new car was at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Peugeot and new comers from Acura in the top LMP1 class were the rivals to beat. The race against the Peugeots proved to be one of the most fought for Audi in Florida. In the end the #2 Audi R15 TDI won the race overall with drivers Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen, just ahead of the second placed #08 Peugeot 908. The sister #1 Audi of Lucas Luhr, Marco Werner and Mike Rockenfeller finished in third, 2 laps down.
The Audi R10 TDI was back to defend its 2006 crown. Two cars entered by Audi Sport Team Joest (under Audi Sport North America name). Once again the competition wasn't that strong in LMP1. The challenger this time came from the lower LMP2 cars, with factory teams from Porsche and Acura. The Joest team won the race in the end with the #2 Audi R10 TDI of Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Marco Werner. The sister #1 car driven by Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen faced some problems and finished fourth overall, 11 laps behind the winning car. This is the last victory for the Audi R10 TDI at Sebring.
2009:
In 2008 Audi failed to win Sebring for the first time since 2000. The victory went to Penske Racing and their Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 machine. For 2009 Audi Sport replaced the three year old Audi R10 TDI with the new LMP1 challenger, the Audi R15 TDI. Yet again the race debut for the new car was at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Peugeot and new comers from Acura in the top LMP1 class were the rivals to beat. The race against the Peugeots proved to be one of the most fought for Audi in Florida. In the end the #2 Audi R15 TDI won the race overall with drivers Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen, just ahead of the second placed #08 Peugeot 908. The sister #1 Audi of Lucas Luhr, Marco Werner and Mike Rockenfeller finished in third, 2 laps down.
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