Nov 11, 2016 · Saying goodbye with a bang: Audi achieved an impressive one-two victory in the last race of its Le Mans prototypes in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). After clinching pole position in qualifying, the Audi R18 diesel hybrid sports car went on to claim a lights-to-flag victory in the 6 Hours of Bahrain.

Audi competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). For the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring , they entered three 2011 R18s; the #2 of McNish, Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello took the overall victory with 325 laps completed, marking Audi's tenth victory at Sebring.

Nov 11, 2016 · Audi is ending an era. On Saturday, November 19, not only the current season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will end in Bahrain but also Audi ceasing its Le Mans sports prototype program after 18 years. Audi’s sports prototypes, from the Audi R8, the Audi R10 TDI and the Audi R15 TDI to the Audi R18, have shaped an entire ...

Oct 26, 2016 · Audi's withdrawal from the WEC at the end of 2016 is a blow, but is it a body blow? That depends on how you look at it

Oct 26, 2016 · Audi will end its World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans programme and switch efforts to Formula E at the end of this season. The German brand confirmed that all 300 employees of its...

Oct 27, 2016 · Following a spate of recent rumors, Audi announced it would withdraw from the World Endurance Championship in favor of participation in Formula E. This marks the end of a 17-year dynasty, an...

Rolling in under the radar, though, were four new factory Audi entries, two R8R roadsters and two R8C coupes, all with 3.6-liter turbo V8s. Twenty-eight of the 48 cars on the entry list were LMP...

Mar 10, 2022 · Audi set to call off WEC and IMSA return after pausing LMDh project Audi looks set to axe its return to front-line sportscar racing next year with a new LMDh prototype after admitting that...

Oct 26, 2016 · The German car manufacturer announced this morning that it will be leaving the FIA World Endurance Championship — one of the premiere racing series and home to the 24 Hours of Le Mans — and instead...

Apr 29, 2021 · Customer squads will be able to run Audi's LMDh prototype when the marque returns to the top flight of endurance racing in 2023, with testing planned to begin next year.