TOM KRISTENSEN’S EXCLUSIVE LE MANS COUNTDOWN – PART 3

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Ingolstadt, March 19, 2010 – In a weekly column Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen gives some exclusive insights behind the scenes of the world’s most famous endurance race and the preparation by Audi Sport Team Joest.

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DTM COUNTDOWN: DEVELOPMENT FREEZE RELIEVES AUDI’S BUDGET

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Ingolstadt, March 18, 2010 – The 2010 DTM season that will start at the Hockenheimring on April 25, 2010 is marked by maximum efficiency: Audi will compete with the known model generations of the Audi A4 DTM and is expecting a potential to reduce the fielding cost by more than 30 percent without the sport losing any of its attractiveness to fans, media, drivers and teams. The freeze on the technical development of all DTM vehicles has enabled this step.

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REMINGTON AUDI R8 LMS ALGARVE TESTING

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United Autosports video featuring the company’s Audi R8 LMS cars testing in the Algarve. Sweet.

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AUDI BANKS ON EFFICIENCY AT LE MANS

Ingolstadt, March 15, 2010 – Audi will fight for victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 12/13 with an evolution of the R15 TDI diesel race sports car. An extensive testing program with the revised LMP1 vehicle has just begun in the United States.

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BAHRAIN GP: RESULTS

In his maiden drive for Ferrari, Fernando Alonso led team-mate Felipe Massa to a one-two finish at today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Vettel had led from pole, but exhaust problems saw him slip back to fourth place, behind the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton.

Fifth and sixth places belonged to the Mercedes GP cars of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, closely followed by current champion Jenson Button. Full results and standings below.

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BAHRAIN GP: QUALIFYING

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel took pole for tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix, beating the Ferrari duo of Massa and Alonso. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton grabbed fourth spot on the grid with his new team-mate, World Champion Jenson Button only managing eighth. ‘New boy’ Michael Schumacher placed his Mercedes GP car one place in front of Button – but two places behind team-mate Nico Rosberg. Grid below:

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WILKS AIMS TO WALK ON WATER IN ARGENTINA

Rally Argentina’s challenging gravel special stages are made famous by the unusually high number of river crossings that have to be negotiated, and Guy Wilks hopes to be walking on water when he attacks those watersplashes flat-out in his Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, in his quest for victory on Round 3 of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (19-21 March).

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TOM KRISTENSEN’S EXCLUSIVE LE MANS COUNTDOWN

Ingolstadt, March 12, 2010 – In a weekly column Le-Mans record winner Tom Kristensen gives some exclusive insights behind the scenes of the world’s most famous endurance race and the preparation by Audi Sport Team Joest.

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CAPACITY ENTRY FOR 2010 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB

Following unprecedented competitor demand, the 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup GB is now full, with a 28-car entry confirmed for the first time in the history of the category.

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JOY IS RACING. BMW M3 GT AT SEBRING

BMW Joy is Racing promo featuring the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team’s 2010 BMW M3 GT.

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AUDI’S DTM COUNTDOWN: STARTING THE NEW SEASON SIX KILOGRAMS LIGHTER

Ingolstadt, March 11, 2010 – Exactly 183 days will have passed between the 2009 DTM finale and the 2010 season opener at the Hockenheimring (April 24) – this equates to just about half a year, which is an extremely long break for a sportsman. But as the example of Martin Tomczyk who is tackling his tenth DTM season in 2010 shows the winter season was anything but boring for the Audi “factory” drivers.

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BRITISH JOURNALIST TO DRIVE ALONGSIDE WALTER RÖHRL IN PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS AT NÜRBURGRING 24 HOURS RACE

Porsche ambassador and test driver – and double World Rally Champion – Walter Röhrl will compete in the Nürburgring 24 hour race in Germany on May 15/16 in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and British motoring journalist and race driver Chris Harris will be joining the German motor sport legend in the Porsche factory-supported team.

Walter Röhrl Porsche GT3 RS

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REVVING UP THE GRAND PRIX ACTION AT MERCEDES-BENZ WORLD

Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey will be second only to the grandstand for Formula 1™ fans throughout the 2010 Grand Prix season, as it screens every race, starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix this Sunday on the 14th March.

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GREEN LIGHT FOR EVOLUTION VERSION OF THE AUDI R8 LMS

Ingolstadt, March 8, 2010 – With the delivery of the first customer cars, Audi AG’S GT3 customer sport program has reached the next phase. By mid-April, 20 Audi R8 LMS vehicles will have been handed over to the teams that are planning to run the GT3 race sports car in various national and international racing series and in the two 24-hour races at the Nürburging and at Spa-Francorchamps in the 2010 season.

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TOM KRISTENSEN’S EXCLUSIVE LE MANS COUNTDOWN

Ingolstadt, March 5, 2010 – Exactly 100 days from now we’ll know who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With eight victories under his belt, Audi “factory” driver Tom Kristensen is the “King of Le Mans” and knows exactly what counts at Le Mans. Starting today, he will provide some exclusive insights behind the scenes of the world’s most exclusive endurance race and the preparation by Audi Sport Team Joest.

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