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june 07, 2021 - Audi

Little reward for comeback race from Audi

  • Fifth place for Audi Sport Team Car Collection at Nürburgring 24 Hours
  • Second place for Phoenix #racing in the Pro-Am class
  • Class win for Giti Tire Motorsport by WS #racing with Audi R8 LMS GT4

In one of the most turbulent editions of the Nürburgring 24 Hours with more than 14 hours of race interruption in dense fog, Audi Sport customer #racing thrilled everyone with a strong recovery. However, there was hardly any reward in the end. From 64th place at the start of the race, Audi Sport Team Land fought its way back to the leading group but did not see the finish after an accident by #kelvinvanderlinde. The best Audi R8 LMS in the end was fielded by Audi Sport Team Car Collection. From 25th place after an early tire change, the number 2 Audi improved to fifth place.

“We saw an extremely thrilling edition of the race in which four brands fought for victory after the restart at noon on Sunday,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer #racing. “We had good chances with Audi Sport Team Land until the accident shortly before the end. Something like that can happen when fighting at the limit. Congratulations to Audi Sport Team Car Collection on fifth place. We also saw strong performances of our customers Phoenix #racing who clinched a podium in the Pro-Am classification and the four drivers from Giti Tire Motorsport by WS #racing who won the SP8 class.” In the fight for its sixth overall victory in the Eifel mountains, Audi Sport faced major challenges as early as at the start of the race. With rain threatening, Audi Sport Team Land started on rain tires but switched to slicks on the opening lap. From 64th place, Christopher Mies took up the race from the pit lane at the end of the first starting group. His race to catch up took him back into the top 20 in just the first four laps. After the race was interrupted, Christopher Mies, René Rast and #kelvinvanderlinde improved to the front of the field. However, an accident on lap 48 deprived the 2017 winning team of Christian and Wolfgang Land of all chances. 

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