In the fastest race in Le Mans history Audi achieved its ninth triumph. Key facts on the historic Le Mans exploit of the brand with the four rings. With its ninth victory Audi has equalized Ferrari in the roll of honor of the endurance classic which has been held since 1923. Only Porsche with 16 wins (in… Read More →
“The Audi brand has made a significant leap forward in the U.S. market during the crisis. Yet despite optimistic planning, we didn’t expect the trend in sales figures to be so strong,” says Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board of Management for Marketing and Sales at AUDI AG. “For the overall year of 2010, I expect a… Read More →
Timo Bernhard about the Dunlop Chicane: “It’s nice to drive past the grandstands at the start and finish. At the right, there’s the crew and the pit lane with the pit board which you’ve got to keep watching. At the left, there are the full grandstands. That’s where you can see the enthusiasm of the fans for… Read More →
Mattias Ekström will start into the third 2010 DTM round at the EuroSpeedway from position three. Quotes after qualifying from the Audi camp. Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport) “That was a very close qualifying. We always have a bit of a difficult time here at the EuroSpeedway. Nevertheless, one has to look at the fact… Read More →
Prominent sportswomen from other disciplines will visit Audi at the third round of the 2010 DTM at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and his management board colleague Michael Dick have also announced their attendance. Two successful female winter athletes of the German Ski Federation (DSV) will visit Audi’s DTM team. The two ski racers Kathi… Read More →
Building highly efficient cars is one aspect of Audi’s ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ – making sure that they can be used for efficient journeys is another. The development teams at Audi see the task in its entirety, and examine the complete road traffic system. Their travolution project is a concept for a dialogue between cars and traffic signals…. Read More →
With the Audi Urban Future Award, Audi brings six international architectural firms together in a competition to develop models and visions of the future interplay between mobility, architecture and the city. The participants met to exchange thoughts with Audi experts in Ingolstadt and then elaborated their ideas as part of a workshop in London. The finale is… Read More →
For the two-time DTM Champion Mattias Ekström a small dream is coming true today: at the invitation of Red Bull, the 31-year-old Audi driver is performing track tests in a NASCAR vehicle at the Virginia International Raceway in Virginia (USA) to support the squad in preparing for the upcoming race.
The joy over Audi’s one-two victory at Valencia was marred afterwards: Martin Tomczyk lost his well-deserved second place because one of the twelve tires used in the race on his Audi A4 DTM was accidentally taken from a wrong lot. Quotes after the race.
Audi struck back: after the disappointing season opener at Hockenheim Mattias Ekström clinched a commanding Audi victory at the second round of the 2010 DTM. With five A4 DTM cars in the top eight places, the brand with the four rings was the strongest manufacturer at the DTM’s debut at Valencia (Spain). The joy over the good… Read More →