Audi
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Audi claim unlikely victory in Spa thriller
What seemed to be a race for Toyota went up in smoke with two hours remaining. Reliability issues were the story of the day, which led to an unlikely victory for Audi in Belguim. Toyota seemed to have it in the bag going into the final half of the race, however with two hours to…
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6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps: Halfway report
Round 2 of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway at Spa-Francorchamps and the drama ensued. A tough day for Porsche and a strong fight between Audi and Toyota make up the headlines from the first half of the 6 Hours of Spa. Hour 1 Audi charged up to third and fourth positions at the start after…
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6 Hours of Spa: LMP Preview
The LMP1 and LMP2 teams, the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is the perfect opportunity to test out low-downforce spec and set-ups before the big 24-hour race at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Traditionally we also see a number of one-off entries in both classes looking to test their mettle against the rest of the prototype field.…
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Porsche fastest in day 1 of testing
Earlier this week the European Le Mans Series headed to Paul Ricard for their 2016 prologue. Today the teams of the FIA World Endurance Championship got their chance to start their season at the same venue. A total of 29 of the 31 full season cars are at the French circuit over the 25th and 26th of March to test…
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Five reasons why season five can be the best WEC season yet
Since the beginning of the FIA World Endurance Championship back in 2012 the championship has gone from strength to strength. Now, on the eve of the series’ fifth year, we are set for what could be the best season yet. We take a look at five reasons that season five of the WEC can live up to expectation.…
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Rene Rast to G-Drive for 2016
Reigning LMP2 champions G-Drive Racing have confirmed the third and final driver for their 2016 campaign will be Audi works driver René Rast. The German racer will be joined by the already confirmed Roman Rusinov and Frenchman, Nathanael Berthon in a bid to retain the team’s LMP2 title. Last year, Rast was at Spa-Francorchamps in the third Audi…
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WEC Drivers keeping busy this winter: Part two, Formula E
The FIA World Endurance Championship of 2015 finished just over a month ago, and with the drivers having to wait a further four months until their next WEC race some of the competitors are keeping their eye in else where over the winter period. In part two of three, we look at the drivers that…
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Audi and Porsche prepare for 2016
Despite the season only coming to a close last month, Audi and Porsche are already back out on track testing their machinery in a bid to get the upper hand heading into next season. This year’s world champions, Porsche, stayed in Europe of their test. They tested their 2015 car at Aragon in Spain, while…
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Audi and Porsche reduce Le Mans effort
Due to the Volkswagen emissions scandal uncovered late this year, the Volkswagen group has been left with a large amount to pay in fines. In a bid to save money throughout next season, Audi and Porsche, subsidiaries of the Volkswagen Group, have seen their budget reduced. Although the season will go ahead as usual for…