“We’d have liked to have battled for victory in our home race in front of a large crowd as we did at the beginning of the season,” said Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. “But we had to accept that Porsche were stronger today. In the standings, our drivers have maintained a remarkable advantage. This means we can expect a thrilling second half of the season.”
Chris Reinke, Head of LMP at Audi Sport, added: “In Audi’s home round, we competed in front of an impressive crowd of fans. It was great to see how popular the LMP sports cars are in Germany. That was perfect advertising for the FIA WEC. For the remaining races, we’re going to leave no stone unturned to continue to optimally support our drivers in the battle for the WEC title. The title is far from having been decided.”
In three weeks from now, round five of the season is coming up. In the U.S. state of Texas, the FIA WEC will be held for the third time, on September 19 – Audi won both of the two previous rounds at Austin.
Race results
1 Bernhard/Hartley/Webber (Porsche) 203 laps
2 Dumas/Jani/Lieb (Porsche) –1 lap
3 Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) –1 lap
4 Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) –1 lap
5 Buemi/Davidson/Nakajima (Toyota) –3 laps
6 Conway/Sarrazin/Wurz (Toyota) –4 laps
7 Bradley/Howson/Tandy (Oreca) –18 laps
8 Bird/Canal/Rusinov (Ligier) –18 laps
9 Derani/Gonzalez/Yacaman (Ligier) –19 laps
10 Hamilton/Ragues/Webb (Morgan) –19 laps