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august 27, 2018 - Audi

Podium for Audi at the Suzuka 10 Hours

After scoring 25 points for winning the classification at Bathurst (Australia) in February and again at Spa (Belgium) in July, the Audi R8 LMS achieved third place at Suzuka. The Audi Sport Team Absolute #racing celebrated the podium result with the three Audi Sport drivers Christopher Haase/Kelvin van der Linde/Markus Winkelhock.

 

With an outside temperature well above 30 degrees Celsius, the Suzuka 10 Hours proved to be a tough test for man and machine. The long-distance race on the demanding Grand Prix circuit featured for the first time on the calendar of the Intercontinental GT Challenge and thrilled fans and drivers alike. Taking up the race from eleventh on the grid, Haase/van der Linde/Winkelhock fought their way up to position three as the best driver trio in an Audi R8 LMS, despite being handed a drive-through penalty. At the flag, they were only 1.2 seconds shy of second place. In the drivers’ classification of the series, Haase and Winkelhock now rank behind the three competitors who won the race. Audi lies second in the manufacturers’ classification. “Congratulations to Mercedes-AMG for the 1-2 victory as well as the Audi Sport Team Absolute #racing and our three drivers on their podium result,” said Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer #racing. “That was a tough job. It’s remarkable that all our teams kept their cool and reached the flag, despite the extreme heat and a race packed with incidents.”

 

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