Presented in September 2016, the Audi RS3 LMS is not yet one-year old but is already celebrating its first great production milestone. In July, Audi Sport customer racing produced the 100th example of the 350bhp race car within the group. The group has combined the assembly of all TCR race cars of its brands at the Martorell site in Spain. Junior racing driver Joonas Lappalainen steered the golden-painted celebratory model across the stage before invited guests at the first Audi Summit brand show in Barcelona, Spain.
Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing said, "In just its debut season, we have already delivered 90 examples of our race car to customers around the world and have received preorders up to the 100th model. We're proud that our entry model for touring car racing has gone down so well and that it is already such an important pillar of our model range. My thanks go to our colleagues in Spain for the excellent work in building our race car."
Since January, customer teams have already contested 125 races on three continents - North America, Europe and Asia. They have achieved 73 podiums, including 24 victories, at both 12 and 24-hour races, among others. The TCR class is a growing international category. So far, 13 series' have already been set up worldwide just for those models. In addition, there are six other circuit championships with classes for TCR models, as well as other racing disciplines such as hillclimbs, in which Audi is also present.
