Audi R8 LMS GT4
Two wins in China: Vincent Lin had an ideal run on the second weekend of the GT Super Sprint Challenge in China. The privateer from the Absolute Racing staff steered his Audi R8 LMS GT4 to 2 class wins on the Ningbo circuit. In the primary dash he was 22 seconds forward of his pursuer in a Porsche. In the second race, a a lot harder competitors emerged. Lin gained by simply 4 tenths of a second forward of Li Xuanyu in one other Audi R8 LMS GT4 after half-hour of racing. In the China Endurance Championship endurance race, the production-based sports activities automobile took one other trophy on the similar occasion. Team Z.SPEED Racing completed third after two and a half hours of racing with the driving force trio of Jiang Nan, Lu Wenhu and Yang Haojie.
Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)
Victory on dwelling turf: Nathanaël Berthon managed his first victory of the 12 months in entrance of a house crowd on the seventh race weekend of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup. The Audi Sport driver had missed the pole place for the primary dash on the Anneau du Rhin by solely 26 thousandths of a second. In the race, the Frenchman in the Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS managed an ideal begin in which he overtook entrance runner Nestor Girolami in a Honda. In the course of the 22 race laps in Alsace Berthon remained completely in the lead. The 33-year-old skilled withstood the strain of the Argentinean, who in the tip completed simply 0.299 seconds behind. After two earlier victories by Gilles Magnus in Spain and in Italy, this was already the third WTCR season victory for the Audi RS 3 LMS. Jean-Michel Baert’s Belgian staff subsequently clinched one other trophy. In the second dash, privateer Mehdi Bennani was the very best Audi driver. Only Cupra driver Rob Huff was sooner at first than the privateer from Morocco, who in the tip completed 0.896 seconds behind in second place, his private better of the season. Best Audi driver in the standings stays Gilles Magnus in fourth forward of Nathanaël Berthon, whereas Comtoyou Team Audi Sport is third out of eight groups in the staff standings. In addition to that, Bennani is second in the Trophy classification for privateers.
Lead elevated: Audi privateer Jerimy Daniel considerably prolonged his lead in the Sports Car Championship Canada powered by Michelin on the fourth of six race weekends. On the Trois-Rivières circuit, he gained the primary dash in the Audi RS 3 LMS of the TRC Motorsport staff with a twelve-second benefit over pursuer Tom Kwok in a Honda. Daniel was additionally the very best of six Audi prospects in the second dash. With a 3.6-second lead over teammate Jean-François Hevey in one other Audi, Daniel gained this race as effectively. After his third win of the season, Daniel prolonged his lead in the championship from 9 to 42 factors.
Excitement in Australia: At the fifth of seven race weekends of TCR Australia, Audi driver Jay Hanson moved nearer to the highest of the standings once more. With two third locations in the primary and final sprints and a victory in between in the second race, the privateer driver made up two championship positions in the RS 3 LMS of the Melbourne Performance Centre. He had traveled to Queensland in fifth place and returned in third. Another of a complete of 4 Audi drivers in the sphere additionally contributed a trophy to the weekend’s tally: William Brown from MPC Team Liqui Moly helped the MPC squad of Troy Russell and Lee Burley to a one-two end in the second race behind Hanson.
1-2 victory in endurance race: Audi prospects dominated the TCE class on the inaugural spherical of the China Endurance Championship. On the Ningbo circuit, two Audi RS 3 LMS vehicles crossed the end line in positions one and two after two and a half hours of racing. Victory went to Pointer Racing with Feng Xiaoling/Hu Heng, with second place going to the squad of Team 326 Racing.
Third place in Great Britain: Bradley Hutchison was delighted together with his first podium outcome on the fifth race weekend of the TCR UK at Castle Combe. The British privateer from the Bond-It with MPHR staff completed third in the Audi RS 3 LMS in the primary dash after 25 minutes of racing.
Coming up subsequent week
11–14/08 Zolder (B), spherical 4, Belcar Endurance Championship
12–14/08 Parnu (EST), spherical 3, BaTCC/BEC6H
13–15/08 Rudskogen (N), spherical 4, Racing NM
