Following a class title in Belgium, the Audi R8 LMS GT2 has now also won a category in Spanish endurance racing. Two class successes for the Audi RS 3 LMS in the TCR Spain round off the touring car season. Audi Sport customer racing also delivered its last GT3 sports car built to a long-standing customer in November.
Audi R8 LMS GT2
Class title in Spain: The Club Deportivo Dago team won its class with Audi at the finale of the Campeonato de España de GT. The driver pairing of Pablo Yeregui/Daniel Carretero won the GPX race classification at the sixth round in Barcelona. At the end of the two-hour competition, their Audi R8 LMS GT2 had a one-lap lead. After their sixth class victory, the two Spaniards were also crowned champions. The two Audi drivers won the Copa de España GPX category of this sports and touring car series ahead of 16 other participants. After Belgian Bert Longin won the Belcar Endurance Championship Legends Trophy in an Audi R8 LMS GT2 in October, this is the second title this year for a GT2 team from Audi Sport customer racing.
Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)
Class victories at the finale: The Italian Audi customer team Aikoa Racing scored two victories in the TCR Spain finale. In the first 25-minute sprint in Barcelona, Andrea Palazzo in an Audi RS 3 LMS took victory in the Cup classification for first-generation TCR racing cars. In the second race, Francesco Cardone secured this category ahead of five other participants. As the best Audi driver, the Italian finished third in the final annual standings of the Cup class.
Audi Sport customer racing
Delivery of the last GT3 racing car: Audi Sport customer racing has handed over the last Audi R8 LMS produced to its new owner. Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing, handed over the GT3 sports car with up to 585 hp, depending on the regulations, to Michael Doppelmayr. The Austrian racing driver has won one 24-hour race and three 12-hour races with his teammates at the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS since 2021 and was European GT3 champion in the 24H Series in 2022, in addition to two Pro-Am class titles. In total, Audi Sport customer racing has produced 310 examples of its GT3 sports car over two model generations since 2009. To date, customers all over the world have won 125 titles in drivers classifications and 197 other championship categories with it.
Coming up next week
28–30/11 Jeddah (KSA), round 5, Fanatec GT Endurance Cup
28–30/11 Jeddah (KSA), round 6, GT4 European Series
29–30/11 Kyalami (ZA), rounds 5 and 6, South African Endurance Series
30/11–01/12 Estoril (P), round 4, Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade
30/11–01/12 Motegi (J), round 4, TCR Japan