Audi celebrates first victories of the season in NLS and FIA WTCR

Audi R8 LMS GT4

Class victory in the USA: On the seventh race weekend of the Trans Am, Team Ave Motorsports was delighted with a category win. Seth Lucas prevailed in the GT class on the Mid-Ohio circuit in the Audi R8 LMS GT4 with a one-lap lead over pursuer Jack Rinke in a Chevrolet Camaro.

Second place in Great Britain: Steller Motorsport returned from the fourth race weekend of the British GT Championship with a trophy. Richard Williams and Sennan Fielding secured second place in the first race in a area of 13 class contenders with the Audi R8 LMS GT4. It was already the fourth podium end result for the two Brits this season.

On the podium twice in Spain: Pierre Arraou climbed the podium in each races in the Campeonato de España de Resistencia. The Frenchman was second greatest in his class in the first race in his Audi R8 LMS GT4 and completed third in the second race.

Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)

First win of the season in the FIA WTCR: Gilles Magnus clinched the first victory of the 2022 season in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup with Comtoyou Team Audi Sport at the fourth occasion. The Belgian, who has been an Audi Sport driver since this 12 months, had prevailed over team-mate Nathanaël Berthon in qualifying at Aragón and began the first dash from first place. In a race that was open to the finish, Magnus in the Audi RS 3 LMS saved the Briton Rob Huff behind him by 0.393 seconds. With the second general victory of his WTCR profession, Magnus improved from eighth place to second place in the standings behind Mikel Azcona.

Double victory on the Nordschleife: Two Audi RS 3 LMS decided the motion in the TCR class at the third spherical of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. For the first time, Scherer Sport had introduced an Audi RS 3 LMS gen II to the grid. The skilled Nürburgring drivers Benjamin Leuchter, Christoph Breuer and Andreas Gülden had a one-lap lead on their debut for the workforce on the greater than 24-kilometer monitor. Second place went to Team Møller Bil Motorsport, one other Audi buyer. The Norwegians Atle Gulbrandsen/Kenneth Østvold/Håkon Schjærin had shared a first-generation Audi RS 3 LMS.

Successful house race: Bartosz Groszek was in high type at his house race in the TCR Eastern Europe in Poznaň. The Pole steered his Team Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS to second place in the first dash. In the second race, the chief of the standings clinched his second victory of the season on the monitor close to the western Polish metropolis of Poznaň by 4 seconds.

Three wins in Poland: Jakub Franek remained unbeaten in his Audi RS 3 LMS at Poznaň. In the third spherical of the Eset Cup, the Pole received the D4 class in each sprints. In the two-hour endurance race of the Mistrzostwa Polski Endurance collection, he once more determined his class in his favor at the identical occasion.

Podium in Denmark: The Audi buyer workforce Dan Agro Racing achieved a podium end result in the Danish Endurance Championship with the Audi RS 3 LMS. On the second race weekend, Stefan Lorenzen completed the second 50-minute race at the Jyllandsringen in third place in a area of ten class contenders.

Two trophies in Spain: The drivers Jorge Silva/Pedro da Silva recorded two podium outcomes at the third spherical of the Campeonato de España Resistencia. The two Portuguese drivers clinched second and third place in their class at the Aragón circuit in the Audi RS 3 LMS fielded by Veloso Motorsport.

Coming up subsequent week

29/06–03/07 Bangsaen (THA), spherical 1, Thailand Super Series 
01–03/07 Mosport (CDN), spherical 6, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge 
01–03/07 Norisring (D), spherical 4, DTM 
01–03/07 Norisring (D), spherical 3, DTM Trophy 
01–03/07 Misano (I), spherical 4, GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 
01–03/07 Misano (I), spherical 3, GT4 European Series 
02–03/07 Misano (I), spherical 3, GT2 European Series 
02–03/07 Vila Real (P), spherical 5, FIA WTCR 
02–03/07 Norisring (D), spherical 4, TCR Europe