From the race track Audi motor sport news

Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro clinched the American the Le Mans Series LM P1 title with a race in hand before the finale at Laguna Seca following a comfortable "Petit Le Mans” victory.

The decision in the DTM will not be made until the finale at Hockenheim on 23 October.

By claiming a well deserved victory after a tough fight at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Audi works driver Mattias Ekström recaptured the lead in the DTM.

Audi factory drivers Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro further increased their lead in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

Following their victory at Silverstone, Audi factory driver Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli also thrilled the spectators in round four of the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES).

Audi driver Mattias Ekström finished second in round eight of the DTM at Zandvoort (The Netherlands). He now trails Gary Paffet by one point again.

The motorsport successes of AUDI AG are in the spotlight at the Audi employees’ day on 8 October at the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm.

The winning streak of the Audi R8 continues: One week after Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli won the 1000-kilometre race at Silverstone, Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro secured the 60th victory for the most successful Le Mans Prototype at Road America (USA). With their third consecutive victory, Biela/Pirro extended their lead in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

Audi “factory” driver Allan McNish and Stéphane Ortelli steered Audi PlayStation Team ORECA´s Audi R8 to a last-gasp victory in a dramatic 1000 km race at Silverstone. Partly torrential rain caused many incidents and Safety Car periods. Almost half of the race’s first three hours had to be run behind the Audi RS 4 Safety Car.

With his second victory of the season, achieved in difficult weather conditions, Audi driver Mattias Ekström re-captured the lead in the overall standings at the Nürburgring. After seven of eleven races, the Swede from Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline now has a one-point advantage again over the runner-up, Gary Paffett.

By scoring their second victory in a row, Audi factory drivers Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro took the lead in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). At Portland, they defeated the two Lolas of the Dyson Team in an exciting race.

Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro (Team ADT Champion Racing) celebrated their first victory of the season at the Infineon Raceway near San Francisco (California). They reduced the gap to their team-mates JJ Lehto and Marco Werner to just three points.

In front of a record turnout of 143,000 spectators at the Norisring, Audi has taken the lead in the DTM manufacturers’ standings. In one of the most turbulent races in DTM history, Audi scored points in its “home game” with as many as six cars, thus replacing Mercedes-Benz at the top of the standings.

Only two weeks after their triumph in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, Team ADT Champion Racing has achieved another great success in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS): On Monday, the American Audi importer team scored a 1-2 victory in round 4 at Lime Rock (US state of New England). JJ Lehto and Marco Werner narrowly defeated their team-mates Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro.

In front of a record turnout of 88,000 spectators, Audi driver Mattias Ekström successfully defended the lead in the DTM standings at Motopark Oschersleben. At a circuit on which overtaking is extremely difficult, the Swede fought his way through from fifth position on the grid to second place.

The last start of the Audi R8 in the Le Mans 24 Hour race could hardly have been more impressive: Tom Kristensen (Denmark), JJ Lehto (Finland) and Marco Werner (Germany) clinched the fifth victory of the Audi R8 in the French endurance classic in what will be remembered as one of the most fiercely contested races in the history of the event.

At Brno, defending champion Mattias Ekström gave the new Audi A4 DTM its first victory and took the overall lead of Europe´s most popular Touring Car Series. With his second-place finish, Tom Kristensen made a perfect 1-2 victory. The two Audi drivers had a thrilling fight with the former runner-up of the Formula 1 World Championship, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, before taking the lead and increasing the gap to almost 25 seconds.

In the DTM’s third round at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) Audi made up ground in the overall standings. Mattias Ekström and Tom Kristensen in their Audi A4 DTM cars finished second and third on the fastest circuit of the season, reducing the distance to leader of the standings Gary Paffet, who only grabbed one point today.

Audi achieved the first podium result for the new A4 DTM at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. In front of a crowd of 78,000 spectators, Tom Kristensen shone in the race fighting his way through the field from seventh position on the grid to second at the finish.