Audi in grid positions three and four at Austin

Loïc Duval and Oliver Jarvis in car number ‘8’ achieved a lap time of 1m 47.538s. André Lotterer in car number ‘7’ set the best time of all Audi drivers (1m 47.007s) and, together with teammate Benoît Tréluyer, achieved a classified time of 1m 47.898s. The race on the 5.513-kilometer Circuit of the Americas will start on Saturday at 17.00, local time. Just two and a half hours later, the drivers will be experiencing the sunset and the fans can look forward to a fascinating night race.

In Germany, the race will be broadcast live on Eurosport on September 20 from 00.00 to 6.15. A summary will follow from 9.30 to 10.30.

Qualifying results

1 Dumas/Jani/Lieb (Porsche) 1m 46.211s

2 Bernhard/Hartley/Webber (Porsche) 1m 46.375s

3 di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) 1m 47.538s

4 Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) 1m 47.898s

5 Buemi/Davidson/Nakajima (Toyota) 1m 48.990s

6 Conway/Sarrazin/Wurz (Toyota) 1m 49.176s

7 Beche/Heidfeld/Prost (Rebellion) 1m 53.950s

8 Abt/Imperatori/Kraihamer (Rebellion) 1m 54.506s

9 Kaffer/Trummer (CLM-AER) 1m 55.794s

10 Bradley/Howson/Lapierre (Oreca-Nissan) 1m 56.834s