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Audi produces 200th R8 LMS

The Audi Sport customer racing team has completed the 200th Audi R8 LMS. If all of the 200 Audi R8 LMS cars produced to date were lined up directly behind each other the line would be more than 900 meters long.
“With more than ten manufacturers offering their products, including many premium sports car brands, the GT3 market is fiercely competitive in many countries. The demand shows that both our product and our services are focused on the customer and absolutely competitive,” says Stephan Winkelmann, Managing Director of quattro GmbH that develops and produces the race car.
To date, both generations combined have won 28 overall championship titles worldwide. In addition, there are 34 class titles, nine overall victories in 24-hour races, plus four successes in 12-hour competitions.

In Pic: In 2013, Audi scored its first of two Daytona 24h class wins so far with the R8
Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing, says: “When our new model was launched last year, many teams opted for the Audi R8 LMS – and inquiries from many parts of the world continue to be received in large numbers. Our teams and drivers have been battling for victories and championship titles around the globe ever since the new race car’s first full season.”
Since 2012, the Audi R8 LMS Cup is being held in Asia. The current championship leader is Rahel Frey from Switzerland.
In 2012, Audi Sport Team Phoenix clinched the first of three Audi wins so far in the Nürburgring 24 Hour race.
The 200th Audi R8 LMS was built at the Neckarsulm site in July and goes to Team “Montaplast by Land-Motorsport.” Wolfgang Land’s squad, after six single events, is leading the ADAC GT Masters with Christopher Mies/Connor De Phillippi (D/USA).
The chassis of the Audi R8 LMS is produced at the “Böllinger Höfe” site on the same manufacturing lines as the Audi R8 production model. There is a close kinship between the two sports cars as the race car uses 50 percent of the components and component assemblies of the production model, including the near-unchanged V10 FSI engine.

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