The customers of Audi Sport made a brilliant start to the current
season of the Blancpain GT Series with a victory and two further podium
places.
Audi R8 LMS GT3
Victorious opener in Belgium:
The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup started with three podium
places for the teams of Audi Sport customer racing. Steijn
Schothorst/Kelvin van der Linde in the Audi R8 LMS in round two at
Zolder celebrated the first victory of the new Audi Sport customer team
Attempto Racing.
In race one, Will Stevens/Dries Vanthoor had achieved
second place ahead of Christopher Mies/Alex Riberas. Both driver squads
were on the grid for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT.
Class successes in Australia:
In the new GT1-Australia racing series, Matt Stoupas in round one at
Mallala won the GT3 class, trailed by Steven McLaughlan and Rod Salmon.
Rio Nugara won race two ahead of Matt Stoupas and Steven McLaughlan.
They all relied on an Audi R8 LMS ultra.
Mike Rockenfeller to complete Nürburgring lineup:
The former DTM Champion and previous overall winner of the Nürburgring
24 Hour race will contest this year’s edition of the endurance classic
in the Eifel in an Audi R8 LMS. The Audi factory driver will share the
cockpit in Audi Sport Team BWT from May 10 to 13 with former winners
Christopher Haase and Markus Winkelhock.
Audi R8 LMS GT4
Phoenix Racing wins European opener:
Team Phoenix Racing experienced a brilliant start to the GT4 European
Series season. The team won round one at Zolder with the Dutch-Danish
driver pairing Milan Dontje/Nicolaj Møller Madsen in front of 43 other
teams.
Both up-and-coming drivers have been promoted from the Audi Sport
TT Cup. In round two, Patrick Zamparini/Csaba Mór for Team Racing One
achieved second position in another Audi R8 LMS GT4.
Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)
One-two success in hill-climb race:
In the Portuguese hill-climb race at Rampa da Penha the Audi Sport
customer teams celebrated a one-two success. Luis Nunes in an Audi RS 3
LMS won the TCR classification in front of Gustavo Moura who drove
another Audi RS 3 LMS.
Podium place at the Nürburgring:
Three Norwegians clinched a podium result in the TCR class in round two
of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. Håkon Schjaerin, Atle
Gulbrandsen and Kenneth Østvold in an Audi RS 3 LMS took third place on
the Nordschleife.
Coming up next week
13–15/04 Long Beach (USA), rounds 3 and 4, Pirelli World Challenge GT
13–14/04 Hockenheim (D), rounds 1 and 2, DMV GTC
13–15/04 Oschersleben (D), rounds 1 and 2, ADAC GT Masters
13–15/04 Oschersleben (D), rounds 1 and 2, ADAC TCR Germany
13–15/04 Estoril (P), rounds 1 and 2, TCR Portugal
14–15/04 Tailem Bend (AUS), round 2, Australian GT Championship
14–15/04 Tailem Bend (AUS), round 1, Australian Endurance Championship
14–15/04 Sepang (MAL), rounds 1 and 2, Blancpain GT Series Asia
14–15/04 Nürburgring (D), qualification race for 24-hour race
14–15/04 Fort Grozny (RUS), rounds 1 and 2, TCR Russia
14–15/04 Estoril (P), rounds 1 and 2, International GT Open
Source: AUDI
