Photo : Frederic GAUDIN (ACO)

 

Although the trio of Loïc Duval-Tom Kristensen-Allan McNish won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Drivers title in the FIA World Endurance Championship, they had the exact same number of victories over the course of the season (three) as their teammates Marcel Fässler-André Lotterer-Benoît Tréluyer.  "Our competitor (Toyota) is strong and we decided not to strategically position our two cars but to let them compete against each other" indicated Chris Reinke. This way, we’'re driving the performance potential of each driver squad to the max. While they jointly competed for Audi they didn’t give each other the slightest break on track. That has paid off.” "

Following 10 victories out of 16 races contested as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2012 and 2013, next year will be a new challenge for Audi, with an all new prototype based on new technical regulations.   "The development of a new project in parallel to a racing season demands a lot of energy. While the previous Audi R18 e-tron quattro is now starting its well-deserved retirement we’re concentrating all our energies now on the new project after the end of the season. The new regulations represent an unknown level of complexity. We can look forward to a thrilling season.”"

A bit more will be unveiled on the project on Dec. 8. Keep an eye on Audi's social media outlets Facebook and Twitter to catch a glimpse!

Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translated by Rainier Ehrhardt / ACO

Photo : LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, JUNE 23, 2013, FINISH. It's the end of the line for the R18 e-tron quattro hybrid, but in its day took eight of Audi's 10 victories in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2012 and 2013, including two at Le Mans.