Title success for the Audi R8 LMS GT4

Audi R8 LMS GT3Class successes and good positions in the title race: The Audi customer teams celebrated four podium finishes, including a class victory, in the fifth round of the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS. At the Okayama circuit in Japan, the Uno Racing Team secured its second Silver Cup victory of the season in the second race with the Audi R8 LMS. The driver pairing of Rio/Shaun Thong secured the class victory with a four-tenths of a second lead. Second place went to Congfu Cheng/Yu Kuai, who started from pole position in the Silver class in the Audi of the FAW Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom. However, Yu Kuai had to avoid an accident early on and fell behind on the outside lane. Nevertheless, the number 45 Audi caught up again and Cheng Congfu was at the top of the Silver class until he was overtaken by Rio ten minutes before the end. The day before, Cheng/Kuai had finished second in the Silver Cup ahead of Rio/Thong. Cheng Congfu and Yu Kuai lead the Silver Cup by 16 points ahead of the final race in China, are currently second in the China Cup and fifth in the overall standings. In the Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy, Stefan Wieninger secured his third victory of the season in the Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS. The Bavarian racing driver won the second race at Spa-Francorchamps with a 14.5-second lead over Mercedes-AMG driver Kenneth Heyer. Wieninger had initially built up a four-second lead before spinning and falling behind Heyer. However, during a rain shower, Land-Motorsport performed significantly faster pit work, which laid the foundation for the subsequent victory. In the first race, both competitors had finished in reverse order. In both competitions, Thomas Westarp secured third place with the CCS Racing Team in another Audi R8 LMS. In the fifth round of the GT Cup Series at the Slovakiaring, the Fullinrace by Interaction team achieved three podium finishes in its class. Petr Fulín was the third-best participant in a GT3 race car in the first sprint in his Audi R8 LMS. In the second sprint, he finished as the second-best GT3 driver. In the one-hour endurance race, he shared the cockpit with his Czech compatriot Jiří Navrátil and also finished in second place.Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)First triumph in America: In the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, the customer team RVA Graphics Motorsports by Speed Syndicate secured the first victory of the season for the Audi RS 3 LMS. At the eighth round of the racing series at Virginia International Raceway, Jaden Conwright and Luke Rumburg prevailed at the end of an exciting two-hour race. Conwright drove the touring car in the final stages of the race and not only benefited from various penalties against other top teams, but also cleverly exploited the peculiarities of a mixed starting field for a daring maneuver. In the North American series, TCR race cars traditionally start in a joint field with 24 GT4 race cars. Conwright benefited from the good top speed of his Audi, pulled up alongside the Hyundai that had been leading until then in the 50th of 55 laps in heavy traffic, and overtook it when braking on the kerbs of the right-hand corner known as Roller Coaster. With a 2.8-second lead, the Florida-based team ultimately won the third-to-last race of the season. TCR Eastern Europe held its fourth event at the Slovakiaring. In the first race, Martin Kadlečík was the best of three Audi drivers in the field, finishing second. The Czech driver finished 1.4 seconds ahead of Bartosz Groszek in another Audi, his teammate at Aditis Racing, in an Audi RS 3 LMS. In the second sprint, Kadlečík started the race in seventh place and improved to second position with a sensational start. Groszek started the race in sixth place and fought a long battle with Hyundai driver Žarko Knego for third place. In the end, Kadlečík and Groszek finished second and third, just as they had done the day before. After four of six events, the two Audi drivers also occupy these positions in the points standings. Kadlečík leads the junior standings by 71 points, while Aditis Motorsport leads the team standings, 20 points ahead of the Hyundai team Janík Motorsport. The Audi RS 3 LMS was successful in the TCR category at the fifth round of the German club racing series Cup und Tourenwagen Trophy. Manfred Lewe won this classification in the second race at Spa ahead of Daniel Haager in another Audi. Lewe had finished second in the first race.Coming up in the next weeks05–07/09 Salzburgring (A), round 4, ADAC GT Masters05–07/09 The Bend (AUS), round 5, GT World Challenge Australia05–07/09 The Bend (AUS), round 5, GT4 Australia05–07/09 Barber Motorsports Park (USA), round 7, GT America05–07/09 Red Bull Ring (A), round 6, International GT Open05–07/09 Red Bull Ring (A), round 5, TCR Europe05–07/09 Brno (CZ), round 6, GT Cup Series05–07/09 Brno (CZ), round 5, TCR Eastern Europe06–07/09 Mugello (I), round 5, Coppa Italia Turismo12–13/09 Killarney (ZA), round 5, Extreme Supercars Driven by Dunlop12–14/09 Red Bull Ring (A), round 7, DTM12–14/09 Red Bull Ring (A), round 5, ADAC GT Masters12–14/09 Mugello (I), round 4, Campionato Italiano GT Endurance12–14/09 Mugello (I), round 5, TCR Italy12–14/09 The Bend (AUS), round 1, TCR Australia13/09 Nürburgring (D), round 7, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie14/09 Nürburgring (D), round 8, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie13–14/09 Snetterton (GB), round 6, TCR UK13–15/09 Suzuka (J), Suzuka 1000 km