Audi R8 LMS GT3
Second place after comeback race: After two wins in the Formula 3 Grand Prix and three successes in the Audi R8 LMS in the Macau GT Cup from 2011 to 2013, Edoardo Mortara was narrowly beaten in this year’s city race. Although he was in first place on the Macau GT Cup’s initial grid in the Audi R8 LMS, he accidentally followed the safety car into the warm-up lap while the lights were still red. Race control subsequently decided to let him start last behind the field of the remaining 15 competitors. He kept out of an accident at the start and advanced to fourth position over the course of just six laps. In the decisive Sunday race, the Swiss from Audi Sport Asia Team Absolute was again the crowd favorite. On the narrow streets in downtown Macau, Mortara started in fourth place. When a competitor made a mistake in the Melco hairpin on lap two, the Audi driver improved to second position. After eight laps, Mortara was the best of four drivers of an Audi R8 LMS in the field, beaten by Mercedes-AMG driver Maro Engel by just 0.760 seconds. In the Greater Bay Area GT Cup, contested by two other Audi customers in the R8 LMS, Hoi Wai Cheng from Macau recorded third place in each of the GTC classifications.
Audi R8 LMS GT4
Trophy at the season finale: At the conclusion of the Supercars Series on the Iberian Peninsula, Team Veloso Motorsport managed a podium result. The two Portuguese drivers Jorge Rodrigues/Patrick Cunha shared an Audi R8 LMS GT4 and finished third in a field of 15 teams in the first 45-minute race at Estoril.
Coming up next week
25–27/11 Jeddah (KSA), round 9, FIA WTCR
26–27/11 Barcelona (E), round 6, Campeonato de España Resistencia
26–27/11 Suzuka (J), round 7, Super Taikyu Series
