Le Mans 17 June 2012: This day marked the first time win at the legendary 24-hour race a car for hybrid technology in the form of the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Thus marked for the Audi drivers Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer History – 378 laps for eternity. Now you can celebrate the spirit of this great triumph on your roadgoing Audi A1 with the competition kit R18. Based on the look of the R18 e-tron quattro. More…
Before shipping the lightweight und hardcore Audi TT ultra quattro concept off to Worthersee, the fiends at Audi’s development department flipped the figurative keys to two-time Le Mans winner, 2012 WEC champion and unabashed Audi enthusiast Andre Lotterer in order to get his read on their creation. More…
Audi was pleased about a flawless second race weekend in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). At Spa, the brand started from the three best positions with the R18 e-tron quattro and after the six hours of racing mounted the podium with all three driver teams. Audi won the Belgian WEC round a year ago as well. More…
André Lotterer treated himself to a private race outing just one week before the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC. The Audi factory driver competed in the Belgian Historic Cup at Spa. The German was delighted to finish third in the ‘Trophée des Fagnes’ at the wheel of the historical Audi Coupé [...] More…
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Octane Magazine remains one of our favorite print mags for so many reasons not the least of which are their epic feature stories about even more epic automotive icons. Audi Tradition is fond of the British magazine as well, and you’ll find several exclusive Audi-focused highlights throughout the year. Case in point is one in the latest issue whereby Le Mans winner Andre Lotterer takes to the wheel of a Group B Audi Sport quattro rally car. More…
Audi factory driver André Lotterer was in action on Saturday in the historic rally ‘Legend Boucles de Spa’ as ambassador for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC): his Audi quattro Group 4 from the 1981 season advertised for the 6-hour race at Spa on May 4. Due to a leaking fuel tank in the 32-year [...] More…
André Lotterer, defending Endurance World Champion with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, travels back in time to the origins of quattro drive: this coming weekend (February 16) the Audi factory driver contests the Belgian historic rally ‘Legend Boucles de Spa’ in an Audi quattro Group 4 from the 1981 season. The victorious motorsport history of [...] More…
While in Las Vegas for the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, Audi factory driver Andre Lotterer had a chance to shoot a video with Audi of America. In the piece, Andre walks through the various technologies of his Le Mans-winning R18 e-tron quattro and in particular talks about Audi’s OLED technology. Watch it below. More…
Farewell Gift for Dindo On ending his career as an Audi “factory” driver, the three-time Le Mans winner Dindo Capello is being presented with a very special farewell gift by his former employer: The Italian, who competed for the brand with the four rings from 1994 to 2012, will receive the Audi R18 TDI in [...] More…
Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer won the drivers’ title in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. They talk about the key to success in the following interview. More…
Maybe you didn’t notice, but when Audi factory driver and 2012 World Endurance Champion Andre Lotterer raced at Fuji this season, the young driver wore a very special TAG Heuer themed helmet. TAG Heuer is a sponsor of Audi Sport and Japan is Lotterer’s second home, so circumstances all came together to build for one [...] More…
