The customer teams of last year’s winner Audi experienced one of the toughest events of the Nürburgring 24 Hours this year. Heavy rain forced race control during the night to interrupt the race for more than nine hours. Numerous accidents caused a treacherous mix of oil, mud and rain water on the track. Three Audi R8 LMS ultra cars had accidents in these critical conditions and retired. In the end, Marcel Fässler/Mike Rockenfeller/Frank Stippler/Markus Winkelhock (CH/D/D/D) in fifth place were the best Audi drivers. More…
Two races, two pole positions – and now the first victory of the season plus the lead of the standings: The Audi RS 5 DTM was unbeatable at the second race of the 2013 DTM at Brands Hatch (Great Britain). Audi thus put an end to a four-race string of victories by BMW. More…
Fawkham. Martin Tomczyk wasn’t able to celebrate his maiden pole position for BMW for too long. After his fastest time in qualifying for the second DTM season round at Brands Hatch, it was found in scrutineering of his car that the 2011 champion’s BMW M3 DTM was underweight. As a result, the stewards of the meeting excluded the 31-year old from qualifying, but he is allowed to start the race on Sunday (12.30 hrs local time/13.30 hrs CET) from last place on the grid. More…
Just like in the season opener at Hockenheim, an Audi RS 5 DTM will again be starting from the front row at the second race of the 2013 DTM season at Brands Hatch (Great Britain). More…
The 2013 DTM Spotter Guide, presented by Fourtitude.com is now online and updated for Round 2 at Brands Hatch. ready for you to download. The guide features all 22 entries with car, livery and driver detail including the three letter Driver ID. More…
Five more weeks until the Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its 90th anniversary. Over the period of 14 years, Audi has won this classic race eleven times and in doing so has consistently been delivering top performances in aerodynamics as well. They are a major reason for excellent lap times being achieved again and again despite the reductions of engine output due to the regulations. More…
It’s fair to say that Audi Sport is enjoying a dominating year in the World Endurance Challenge. An exclamation point was added to that statement following the recent round at Spa where Audi achieved a perfect 1-2-3 result ahead of two rival Toyotas. As a result, Toyota has lodged a formal complaint against Audi’s dominance. More…
Fourtitude readers are likely more familiar with Canadian-born Chinese driver Darryl O’Young for his ongoing association with Audi. O’Young is a regular in the Audi R8 LMS, including victory at the Bathurst 12 Hours in 2011 and 2012, as well as an occasional fill-in for the DTM. Word from AutoSport Magazine is that he’s headed for Le Mans and will contest the race in an AF Corse Ferrari. More…
Eight Audi R8 LMS ultra cars, five teams and a single aim: the next success for an Audi at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. The prerequisites, however, are different than they were a year ago, as the Audi customer teams will now be competing with their own sponsors and driver squads – supported by Audi Sport customer racing. More…
On the Pentecost weekend, you’ll be entering the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring with your team as last year’s winners. What are your expectations? The aim is completely clear: we want to repeat our success. In 2012, you clinched the first overall victory for an Audi R8 LMS ultra with your team. Knowing the ropes [...] More…
On the first race weekend of the Spanish GT Championship at Portimão, Portugal, César Campaniço and his team-mate Carlos Vieira celebrated victory in the GTS class. In the overall classification, the two local heroes from Team Novadriver took third place in the Audi R8 LMS ultra. More…
In the time since Audi’s momentous win at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in January, Fourtitude contributor Elaine Bak has had the unique opportunity to connect with Ian Baas and Dion von Moltke, two champions of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, through their mothers. Though Ian has nearly a decade of additional racing experience more than Dion, both are extremely successful today due in large part to the love, support and dedication of their families and, in particular, their moms. What follows is an overview of the careers of these racing champions through their mothers’ voices – a fitting way to celebrate this mother’s day. More…
