Photo : Guénolé TREHOREL

 

As usual, Audi will line up three R18 e-tron quattro prototypes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Chris Reinke: "We’re exactly on schedule as planned. The construction of the race car has been completed and testing started at the beginning of the year. Endurance testing will be the next thing on the agenda. Our drivers are intensively preparing in the simulator and in track tests with the new car. Our new signing René Rast has already reeled off his first kilometers on the race track."

Another manufacturer – Nissan – has entered the LM P1 battle. Are you looking forward to the competition?
"Audi has been making its mark as a pioneer of new technologies in motorsport for three decades. So, with that in mind, we’re excited about meeting with a concept that’s as individual as Nissan’s. It’s clear that the battle for podium positions will even be fiercer this year. Even last year all three manufacturers were in contention for victory and obviously at Audi we’re set on battling for our 14th Le Mans victory and would like to bring back the WEC title to Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm."

The 83rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, 2015.

Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO (from Audi Motorsport press release) - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY JUNE 15 2014, FINISH. One of the three winners of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, Marcel Fässler, and Chris Reinke (to his right) celebrate Audi's 13th win in La Sarthe.