50th Audi R8 LMS GT4 produced at Bollinger Hofe

The GT4 model is a worldwide sales success and, like no other race car at Audi, benefits from synergies in terms of its technical concept and production in the flexible, low-volume manufacturing operation. Since deliveries began on 15 December 2017, Audi Sport customer racing has produced 50 race cars and further orders are on hand.

The driverless transportation system moves a race car amidst the high-performance models for consumers through the special low-volume R8 manufacturing operation. What looks like an arranged photo subject is daily manufacturing routine at Audi Sport.

The GT4 race car is actually produced at the same facility as the production version and passes through the same 15 cycles, from the body shop to the inspection station. There the same employees that approve the quality of the production model are responsible for quality inspection of the race car as well.

Both versions share some 60% of their components. The kinship in the chassis and the powertrain areas is particularly close. The 5.2-litre V10 engine and the S-tronic seven-speed double-clutch transmission of both models are near-identical.

"We take pride in this achievement of being able to build the race car in such close combination with the production model," says Wolfgang Schanz, Head of Production Audi Sport GmbH. "This yields maximum synergies for the entire Audi Sport brand." Currently, one Audi R8 LMS GT4 is driven out of the assembly halls per day.

The Audi R8 LMS GT4 will be competing this season in various series and single events in the U.S.A, Asia, Australia and Europe. Two one-make cups open up attractive fielding opportunities for GT4 customers as well. The Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup includes a class for this model and the Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup is exclusively dedicated to this car.