Alex Yoong wins Audi R8 LMS Cup
In an exciting finale, Alex Yoong won the Audi R8 LMS Cup for the second time in a row. The Malaysian race driver clinched his fourth win of the season in round twelve of the series at Shanghai. Runner-up was fellow title contender Cheng Congfu ahead of Rahel Frey. In round 13, the last race of the season, Yoong had to start with 50 kilograms of ballast owing to his success and dropped back to sixth position. His opponent Cheng Congfu finished third behind Aditya Patel and Marchy Lee. Hence the Chinese was beaten by just one point. “That was extremely nerve-wracking, but the title tastes all the sweeter,” said a happy Yoong.
Audi drivers meet Cup winners
Audi’s six WEC drivers congratulated their brand colleagues after the title decision in the Audi R8 LMS Cup. Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer, Lucas di Grassi, Loïc Duval and Oliver Jarvis met the best drivers of the one-make cup at Shanghai. Race winner Aditya Patel, title winner Alex Yoong, runner-up Cheng Congfu and third-placed Marchy Lee, as well as amateur title winner Daniel Bilski and runner-up Alex Au, were pleased to receive the good wishes and to be photographed with the Audi Sport drivers.
Class victory in the VLN
In the season finale of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, Team Twin Busch Motorsport in the Audi R8 LMS ultra clinched a victory in the SP9 class. In the overall classification, Marc Basseng, Marc and Dennis Busch, who had been leading the field in between, took fourth place.
Craig Lowndes in new Audi R8 LMS at Bathurst
Craig Lowndes is returning to the mountain with Audi. The Australian touring car star and three-time champion in the V8 Supercar Series had previously been part of Audi’s line-up in the Bathurst 12 Hour from 2011 to 2013. In 2014, Lowndes decided the race at Mount Panorama in his favor. From February 5 to 7, 2016, the 41-year-old Australian will be competing for the Jamec Pem squad in the new Audi R8 LMS. It’s the first outfit having opted for the new R8 LMS. Steve McLaughlan’s Team Jamec Pem is currently leading the Australian GT Championship with Christopher Mies in the Audi R8 LMS ultra. “I’m already looking forward to participating again with an Audi,” says Lowndes. “After we barely missed victory twice, I still have some unfinished business. I believe that the new Audi R8 LMS will be one of the strongest cars in the field next year.”
First young driver evaluation for the 2016 Audi Sport TT Cup
One week following the finale of the 2015 Audi Sport TT Cup at Hockenheim, preparations for the second season of the Audi one-make cup continue in full swing. A total of 20 young drivers from seven nations had been invited for an evaluation training session by the Audi Sport TT Cup team. At the testing facility of the Audi driving experience in Groß Dölln near Berlin, the drivers proved their prowess in the Audi TTS and Audi R8 Coupé. In addition, they presented themselves to the team in personal meetings. The aim of the candidates is clear: they would like to secure one of the entries for the 2016 Audi Sport TT Cup and contest races in the 310-hp Audi TT cup car next year. “We’ve again met a number of promising talents and are going to invite the best ones for the final evaluation at Vallelunga in December,” said Project Leader Rolf Michl. For the coming season, 20 instead of the previous 18 entries for permanent drivers will be offered. Applications for the 2016 Audi Sport TT Cup can still be submitted until November 15. Application form to download at www.audi-motorsport.com.
Richie Stanaway visits Audi
Junior driver Richie Stanaway from New Zealand visited Audi Sport Team Joest during the FIA WEC race weekend at Shanghai. The 23-year-old will be participating in the so-called Young Driver Test in Bahrain on November 22 to test the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Stanaway met with Chris Reinke, Head of LMP at Audi Sport, connected with the team for the first time and got to know the hybrid sports car.
Award for Audi R18 e-tron quattro
The special-interest magazine ‘Modell Fahrzeug’ has recognized the best miniature cars for the 25th time. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro received an award as the best model car of the year 2015 in category B. The 1-87-scale Le Mans prototype made by Spark Model is a miniature of the race car in which Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish won the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours.