Audi celebrates 100th LMP overall victory at Austin, Texas
26 Sep 2013|2,096 views
Audi managed the next top performance, as the brand remains unbeatable in the current WEC season. Loic Duval, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish celebrated their third WEC victory this year on the demanding 'Circuit of the Americas.'
The trio had previously won the season opener at Silverstone and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The number '2' Audi R18 e-tron quattro crossed the finish line with a 23.617-second lead over Toyota.
The successful run of car number '2' contrasted the massive misfortune of car number '1' driven by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer. Right in the early phase of the six-hour race, Fassler became entangled in several tough position battles, which subsequently resulted in a whole series of setbacks.
Audi was forced to change the damaged rear diffusor of the R18 e-tron quattro following a hard impact. The collision additionally caused an electrical fuse to come loose, resulting in a faulty operation of the electrical gearshift of the transmission at times. The problem had to be corrected during an additional stop. To top things off, a piece of loose artificial turf got stuck on the car’s underbody during an evasive off-track manoeuvre.
Benoit Treluyer subsequently started a recovery drive, drove the fastest race lap but, in the process, ran over the track boundaries once and received a drive-through penalty. In the end, last year's World Champions had to settle for third place at Austin. In the WEC standings, the Austin winners are now travelling to the next round in Fuji, Japan, with a 33 point advantage.
The Head of Audi Motorsport, Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, celebrated the 100th overall victory by Audi. The event has a parallel, as Audi had clinched its maiden victory in America - at Sebring - on 18th of March back in 2000. Like before, it was Audi Sport Team Joest that fielded the victorious race car with Le Mans legend, Tom Kristensen, being part of the successful Audi driver squad.
Audi managed the next top performance, as the brand remains unbeatable in the current WEC season. Loic Duval, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish celebrated their third WEC victory this year on the demanding 'Circuit of the Americas.'
The trio had previously won the season opener at Silverstone and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The number '2' Audi R18 e-tron quattro crossed the finish line with a 23.617-second lead over Toyota.
The successful run of car number '2' contrasted the massive misfortune of car number '1' driven by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer. Right in the early phase of the six-hour race, Fassler became entangled in several tough position battles, which subsequently resulted in a whole series of setbacks.
Audi was forced to change the damaged rear diffusor of the R18 e-tron quattro following a hard impact. The collision additionally caused an electrical fuse to come loose, resulting in a faulty operation of the electrical gearshift of the transmission at times. The problem had to be corrected during an additional stop. To top things off, a piece of loose artificial turf got stuck on the car’s underbody during an evasive off-track manoeuvre.
Benoit Treluyer subsequently started a recovery drive, drove the fastest race lap but, in the process, ran over the track boundaries once and received a drive-through penalty. In the end, last year's World Champions had to settle for third place at Austin. In the WEC standings, the Austin winners are now travelling to the next round in Fuji, Japan, with a 33 point advantage.
Audi managed the next top performance, as the brand remains unbeatable in the current WEC season. Loic Duval, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish celebrated their third WEC victory this year on the demanding 'Circuit of the Americas.'
The trio had previously won the season opener at Silverstone and the Le Mans 24 Hours. The number '2' Audi R18 e-tron quattro crossed the finish line with a 23.617-second lead over Toyota.
The successful run of car number '2' contrasted the massive misfortune of car number '1' driven by Marcel Fassler, Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer. Right in the early phase of the six-hour race, Fassler became entangled in several tough position battles, which subsequently resulted in a whole series of setbacks.
Audi was forced to change the damaged rear diffusor of the R18 e-tron quattro following a hard impact. The collision additionally caused an electrical fuse to come loose, resulting in a faulty operation of the electrical gearshift of the transmission at times. The problem had to be corrected during an additional stop. To top things off, a piece of loose artificial turf got stuck on the car’s underbody during an evasive off-track manoeuvre.
Benoit Treluyer subsequently started a recovery drive, drove the fastest race lap but, in the process, ran over the track boundaries once and received a drive-through penalty. In the end, last year's World Champions had to settle for third place at Austin. In the WEC standings, the Austin winners are now travelling to the next round in Fuji, Japan, with a 33 point advantage.
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