First glimpse behind the scenes of the new Audi racing department

About 70 members of international media from 12 nations including China and Russia, recently experienced an exclusive tour of the new racing department and the first joint appearance of the four Audi racing projects, LMP, DTM, GT racing and the Audi Sport TT Cup.

"Here at the new Competence Centre Motorsport in Neuburg we've created perfect prerequisites for this. We all feel comfortable in the new facilities. Particularly in the past weeks when the assembly of the race cars for the 2015 season began, the mechanics of Audi Sport and our partner teams came to appreciate the significance of optimum working conditions," said Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich with respect to the extended motorsport program of AUDI AG.
 
Two completely new race cars are available at Audi's customer sport department that is expected to move from Ingolstadt to Neuburg as well immediately following the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring in May.

"The response to our new Audi R8 LMS since its world debut in Geneva has been overwhelming. Now we need to prove on the race track that it delivers on its visual promise," said Romolo Liebchen, Head of Audi Sport customer racing.
 
In the 24-hour races at the Nurburgring and at Spa-Francorchamps, Teams Phoenix Racing and WRT each will be fielding two new Audi R8 LMS cars. In the VLN Endurance Championship and in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Audi Sport customer racing is planning test runs as well. 
 
Support within Audi's GT program is awaiting the winner of the new Audi Sport TT Cup that will be celebrating its inaugural event as part of the DTM Festival at Hockenheim at the beginning of May. "Even before the first race, response to the Audi Sport TT Cup is overwhelming, and I’m convinced that we’re going to see tremendous races as well," said Project Leader Rolf Michl.