MANTHEY RACING HAS secured its fourth successive win at the Nurburgring 24 Hour, its Porsche 911 GT3 RSR team crossing the line ahead of Abt Sportsline’s Audi R8 LMS.
The team of Timo Bernhard, Marc Lieb, Romain Dumas and Marcel Tiemann profited from the reliability of their Porsche as rivals fell by the wayside, to complete [...]

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German manufacturer Audi has announced it will take part in the famed 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race to be held next month, fielding four R8 LMS race cars.

The race is held on the Nurburgring’s 22.81 kilometre Nordschleife circuit, renowned internationally as a true test of driver ability and a car’s ultimate performance.

Audi will not [...]

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We brought you most of the juicy details back in August when we first spoke of the GT3-spec Audi R8, but there were a few important pieces missing from the puzzle. The R8 LMS’ recent unveiling at the Essen motor show has filled in the gaps and, on engine-spec alone, it was worth the wait.

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