GT World Challenge title at successful Audi Sport weekend

Audi R8 LMS GT2

Second title in a row in Belgium: Team PK Carsport successfully defended its title in the Belcar Endurance Championship. Second place in the Audi R8 LMS GT2 was enough for Peter Guelinckx, Bert Longin and Stienes Longin to become champions at the finale at Zolder. In four of the five races this season, the Belgian privateer team has relied on the Audi R8 LMS GT2 in the process. The Belgian title follows just one week after the GT2 European Series finale, which the Audi R8 LMS GT2 had won for the third time in a row.

Audi R8 LMS GT4

Class victory in China: Team Winhere by HAR won the GT4 category at the third round of the China Endurance Championship. Deng Yi and Xu Zheyu secured success in Ningbo after two and a half hours of racing with a one-lap lead.

Class success in club racing: Team Seyffarth Motorsport had reason to celebrate at the GTC Race finale. Tom Spitzenberger secured third place in the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in the first race on the fifth race weekend at the Nürburgring in a well-stocked field of 19 competitors. In addition, Rüdiger Seyffarth’s squad celebrated a title in a category: Tobias Erdmann won the GT4 Trophy championship in an Audi R8 LMS GT4 ahead of six other contenders.

Second place at the finale: Team Konrad Motorsport recorded a podium result at the finale of the Special Touring Car Trophy. At the sixth round at the Nürburgring, Jürgen Hemker in the Audi R8 LMS GT4 achieved second place in the first race.

Two wins in South Africa: Joseph Ellerine enjoyed a successful eighth race weekend in the G&H Transport Extreme Supercars Series at Zwartkops. The privateer driver won his class in the Audi R8 LMS GT4 from Team MJR in the second and third races. In the first race he had taken third position.

Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)

Leading the standings in Italy: Franco Girolami has taken the lead of the standings in the TCR Italy in the Audi RS 3 LMS ahead of the finale. The privateer driver from the Aicoa Racing team finished the first race at Vallelunga in second place ahead of Audi brand colleague Denis Babuin. Girolami won the second race by 6.9 seconds. In the TCR Italy DSG races, Eric Brigliadori prevailed in both competitions in the Audi RS 3 LMS.

Class victory in British endurance racing: Sheard Autosport celebrated a class win in the British Endurance Championship. Jonathan Beeson and George Heler prevailed in the Audi RS 3 LMS after two hours of racing in Class E and finished immediately ahead of guest entrants George Jaxon/Scott Sumpton in another Audi.

Class victory at the finale: Max Gruhn won the TCR class in the first race on the sixth race weekend of the Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy at the Nürburgring. The privateer driver had a 14.6-second advantage in the Audi RS 3 LMS. After finishing third in the second race, the privateer concluded the season with the runner-up spot in the overall standings behind a Ferrari GT3 sports car.

Podium in Belgium: In the Supercar Challenge, Laurens de Wit/Fabian Schoonhoven managed to make it onto the podium on the seventh race weekend at Spa. The driver duo finished second in the first race in the Audi RS 3 LMS fielded by Technova College Racing.

Second place in endurance racing: Team M&D Racing recorded a podium result in its class at the finale of the Belcar Endurance Championship. Manfred Verbeke steered the Audi RS 3 LMS to second place in the TA class in a field of nine competitors at Zolder.

Trophy in New Zealand: Warren Black returns home from the finale of the New Zealand Endurance Championship with a trophy. The privateer driver had finished third in his class in the Audi RS 3 LMS in the one-hour race at Timaru.

Third place in China: The 326 Racing Team scored a podium result at the third round of the China Endurance Championship. Zhao Di/Zhu Shengdong/Lai Jingwen finished third in the TCE category in the Audi RS 3 LMS at Ningbo.

Coming up next week

20–21/10 Zwartkops (ZA), round 4, South African GT Series
20–21/10 Zwartkops (ZA), round 4, South African Endurance Series
20–22/10 Barcelona (E), round 7, TCR Europe
20–22/10 Portimão (P), round 6, Le Mans Cup
20–22/10 Hockenheim (D), round 8, DTM
20–22/10 Hockenheim (D), round 6, ADAC GT Masters
20–22/10 Chengdu (CN), round 5, TCR China
21–22/10 Okayama (J), round 6, Super Taikyu Series
21–22/10 Brands Hatch (GB), round 7, TCR UK
21–22/10 Barcelona (E), round 8, International GT Open
21–22/10 Jerez (E), round 3, Supercars Endurance
22/10 Varano (I), round 3, Coppa Italia Turismo Endurance