The number #9 went up to fourth position, two laps down, and the #8 was five laps down in eighth position. The #7 Audi would get as high as third place on the first lap. Bosch MS24 engine management, 1 x 45.8 mm diameter air restrictor, OZ magnesium forged wheels, Michelin Radial 360/710R18 front and 370/710R18 rear tires. Audi upgraded the R18 to the 6 MJ class, and for the new car, an electrochemical battery storage system will accumulate energy in the hybrid system instead of a flywheel, which will be located in the monocoque. The first practice session took place in overcast and cool weather. Audi was positioned second in the manufacturers standings, fifty-three points behind Porsche going into Shanghai. By the end of the second hour, both Audi cars moved back a position each, the #2 car in fourth and the #1 in fifth. For the first time since the 1999 R8C, Audi's Le Mans prototype uses a closed cockpit design. Going into the final lap, the gap between the #7 Audi and the #18 Porsche was just under six seconds. The regulations also called for larger openings in the front wheel arches to keep the car grounded. In qualifying, the #7 Audi, after being mostly at the bottom of the LMP1-H standings for both of the free practice sessions, the #7 was able to rebound to earn a pole for the race. The #2 was the only car that started inside the top three in third position, about a second off the pace of the leading Porsche. The 2013 season would see Audi utilize the hybrid system completely; retiring the non-hybrid turbodiesel R18 Ultra. Qualifying was next up and Toyota would set the fastest time average between their two drivers in one of their TS040 Hybrids. A third entry would be prepared for the third and fourth rounds of Spa-Francorchamps and Le Mans. The #2 kept losing time to the Porsche in third ever since the end of the fourth hour. [7][8][9], The car received a facelift in 2012 and a new model called the V10 Plus was now added to the range. [42] Through the midway point hour, the #19 Porsche had a sixty-five second lead over the #7 Audi, with the #9 fifty seconds back. The first free practice session was battled out at record-setting paces for both Audi and Porsche. Thirty minutes into the first hour, and reminiscent of the last round, the #7 Audi and #18 Porsche battled again, this time for second place up to this point in the race. The #1 was not classified within the first qualifying run. The standings would stay this way until the end of the fifth hour, where both Audi's and Porsche's cars were all even at five pit stops, the #17 Porsche leading the #7 in second and #8 in third with the #18 Porsche in fourth. First up, let’s remove any confusion. The race got underway under clear conditions and during the first hour it was very close amongst Audi and its rivals Toyota and Porsche. The spring damper elements are activated through pushrods at the front and pull rods at the rear. Qualifying would favor the Porsches, as they took the top two positions. Audi determined to use this car for its Le Mans effort, using the race at Spa as a test bed for both the #3 car and team. [33][34] Type 4S models appeared in later Marvel Studios movies with 2016 V10 Plus models in Avengers: Age of Ultron[35] and Captain America: Civil War[36] and a Spyder model in Spider-Man: Homecoming. [54] An opposite result occurred in the second free practice within the first four spots, with both Porsche prototypes leading the two Audis in the first two positions. The race got underway in wet conditions, with the safety car leading the field when the race timer started. When the car returned, it was in fifth place, two laps down. The #7 and #8 entries would be full-time entries and the #9 car would only be utilized for the second and third rounds, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Le Mans. Trouble would also be in store for the #8, as the car stopped off track with MGU problems. [15], Due to developmental and logistic reasons, the R18 did not enter the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring. In the third practice session, the #7 placed third and the #8 placed fourth, with the #8 spending most of the time in the garage with a gearbox issue. Through the first hour, the #7 was in fourth and the #8 was in fifth. Weather would soon take its toll on a particular part of the track (turn 11) and the drivers in the second hour, and pit strategy played an important role in who would come of the rain unaffected. The 2014 season for Audi would be a year that they would face much pressure from not only a more developed and experienced manufacturer in Toyota, but opposition from the sister company of Porsche return to the top prototype class, which they have been absent from since 1998. The 4.0 liter V6 engine has been further developed to produce 558 BHP, with better-optimized fuel consumption, despite a reduction in the regulations for a lower fuel capacity. [66] The race would have a completely different look by the end of the fifth hour that would favor Audi. The race week would feature three qualifying sessions, taking the fastest time from each car to formulate their place on the starting grid. By the end of hour 4, the #2 would be completely out of the race after Benoît Tréluyer crashed the car into the wall and trapped it in the gravel. [59] In the second practice which took place at night, the Audi locked out the first two positions, with the #7 and #8 placing first and second. Coming off of a not-so-promising start to the season, Audi was able to take two wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. Despite the capacity reduction, the 3.7L V6 is claimed to develop more than 397 kilowatts (532 bhp) of power. [36][37][38], The eighty-third annual 24 Hours of Le Mans would be the next round of the 2015 season. The #17 Porsche was still able to earn the drivers championship by a mere five points to the #7 Audi, 166 to 161.[63]. Di Grassi's #1 lost traction and crashed in the first hour while leading the race at Woodcote, resulting in suspension damage that would be terminal to the #1 car's chances of finishing the race. By the end of hour four, the #7 lead the race, and the #8 was situated in fifth, five laps down. Both cars would finish non-classified and would gain no points in the event. In addition, the Audi #2 finished too low; and did not earn enough points, giving Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi in the #8 Toyota TS040 Hybrid the drivers' championship title in the penultimate round of the season. The standings with two hours and fifteen minutes to go had the #7 Audi still leading the field with a Toyota and the #18 Porsche behind it. By hour twenty-two, the lead Porsche would suffer from a broken anti roll bar, resulting in a retirement, leaving the Audi #2 open to taking the lead after its setback from the morning. When the race returned to green, the #7 would gain on the sole Porsche and overtake it for first place. The #8 Audi placed sixth. Testing took place two weeks prior to the race, and the #3 car driven by Marco Bonanomi was the fastest time set by Audi during the test session, setting a time of 3 minutes and 23.799 seconds. The two cars' positioning would not change for the rest of the race. Audi outlasted Porsche's temporary display of speed, but could not catch the faster rival Toyota, which resulted in a manufacturers' points finishing position of second place. Meanwhile, the #9 fell behind the #19 Porsche. The race was dominated and won by the #1 car, who regained the lead from the end of the second hour until the end of the race after losing the lead briefly in the first hour to Rebellion. The start of the race would be dry and in comparison to the previous practices and qualifying sessions, there would not be rain in the forecast for the remainder of the six-hour session. The vehicle weight is 875 kilograms. Both the Audis had already taken three pit stops in contrast to both Porsche's two, using their slicks and drying line forming on the track to catch the Porsches, who were trying to conserve their wet tires over the race session. The #9 car would be in seventh place. [14] The new R18 featured significantly altered aerodynamics, including a raised nose similar to pre-2014 Formula One nose designs, air scoops above the front fenders, integrated mirrors, and other body modifications. The start of the race was sunny with track temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 degrees Celsius (66 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit). In addition to the disappointing start to the season of earning no points, the cars were damaged so terribly, that new cars would have to be completely re-built. The full course yellow would extend into half of the third hour. [44] The race would continue to wear on Audi as it neared its conclusion. The average time of the Audi would be for the #8, 3 minutes and 19.866 seconds, the #7, 3 minutes and 20.571 seconds, and the #9, 3 minutes and 20.997 seconds. A damp practice session would be dominated by the e-tron quattro's and would continue into the dry qualifying session, with cars #1, #3, and #2 (in that order) qualifying a second within each other taking the first three spots. The #8 qualified fifth and the #9 qualified eighth. With the win, Audi's first of the season, Audi would remain in third place, but gain forty points in the manufacturers championship, three points behind Toyota and sixteen behind Porsche.[67][24]. The #1 would leapfrog the #2 after the end of hour three, bit eventually would regain the lead again by the end of hour five, thanks to a solid stint by McNish and the lack of hybrid drive in the #1 car. But actually, when it comes to price and performance for cars sold in Australia, the M850i is the closer competitor. Round 1 was the 6 hours of Silverstone. This was how the positioning for first hour would end for the Audis. In the third practice, the Audi's would place at the back of the hybrid field with the #2 car fifth and the #1 sixth. The base R8 gets a power boost from 532 horsepower to 562 hp, while the more expensive R8 Performance (formerly the R8 Plus) remains unchanged at 602 hp.[16]. The other Audi, #7 finished the practice in third place, separated by a Porsche and a time difference of about two tenths. The front end and overall vehicle length changed, with the nose of the car becoming slimmer than ever before. Wheel tethers and extra crash structures are also added to the car. The 6 hours of São Paulo was next on the calendar, and Audi once again showed its pace and just edged its rival Toyota by two tenths. On race day, the rain held up to a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit), and out the rolling start formation, the positioning of the LMP1-H field changed quickly. In the first qualifying practice, the Porsches locked out the top three positions, with the best Porsche, #18 setting a 3-minute and 16.887 lap. The second generation of the R8 (model code: Type 4S) was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and is based on the Modular Sports System platform shared with the Lamborghini Huracan. However, the #1 car was able to recover passing the Porsche it was trailing and taking the lead when the #2 went out with its problem. However, the exhaust-blown diffuser on the 2013 model has been banned and removed. As the hour went on the Audi cars would pickup more and more consistent speed. Their lap times decreased to the 1 minute and 50 second range, separated by around five-tenths. The #7 placed in fifth and the #9 placed sixth. The consequence was a pit stop to change back to wet tires, and rejoining the track, the #7 was in fourth position, two laps down. Mostly every peripheral within the design element of the 2016 car was fundamentally different from its predecessors. [68][69][70] The car was also used on public roads in a commercial to welcome Porsche back for the 2014 Le Mans race. In the third practice session, the #2 only participated, and placed fourth. The #1 car also passed the #2. Like its predecessor, the R18 uses a TDI turbocharged diesel engine but with a reduced capacity of 3.7 litres and in a V6 configuration. By the end of the third hour, the #7 placed second and the #8 placed fourth. They were a second over a duo of Toyota TS030 Hybrid cars, one being 2013-spec and the other 2012. The #1 car set the second-fastest lap behind its sister car, the #2, of a lap time of 1 minute and 46.142 seconds. You might think that a BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe is the more logical rival for this drag race, given the Audi RS7 is a fully blown RS model and is the flagship of its model range.. I’ll admit I did. However, the #18 would start to increase its lead as the third hour continued. For the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, they entered three 2011 R18s; the #2 of McNish, Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello took the overall victory with 325 laps completed, marking Audi's tenth victory at Sebring. The same result stood for the third qualifying session. [24], Spa-Francorchamps would be the second race on the calendar. At the end of the hour, the #7 led the race, using the traffic to get ahead of the three Porsches ahead. The high torsional stiffness of the chassis build has been built around the drive shaft for the hybrid system, with new mounting points for the front wishbone suspension. While the battle between the #7 and #18 continued, the #8 gained time on the two upfront as it aimed to get back on the lead lap. The #8 would lose a position to the #2 Toyota, but soon regain the position back. The #7 and #8 finished off the hour second and third. The e-tron Quattro finished first and second with the Ultra finishing in third and fifth. The engine cover at the rear of the car is slimmer, so the car can cut through the air more efficiently. Brendon Hartley set the fastest qualifying record (at the time), with an individual time of 1:42.621 seconds to lead the duo of Porsches to the front row starting positions. The #7 Audi driven by André Lotterer at the time set a new race lap record (at the time, which was eventually broken in 2019) of 3 minutes and 17.476 seconds. A full course yellow, gave the two Audis the advantage over the lone Porsche in front, leading to the #8 and #7 placing first and second by the end of the first hour. Repeating the result from the first practice, the #7 ended up back on top at the end of a dry second practice. For all the rounds except Le Mans, in all car categories the times for the top two fastest drivers were averaged together, and the car grid was set by fastest time based on the fastest duos first. [17], Audi competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). During hour two, rivals Toyota leaped two positions to take fourth and third away from the Audis. The car was first tested in late 2015 ahead of the 2016 season.[64]. A late pit stop by the #2 Porsche sealed the race victory for Audi. The first hour would see both the Audis be very competitive, with the #2 car placing in third with the #1 closely following in fourth. The 2011 ACO regulations have limited the R18's fuel tank to 65 litres. The driver lineup consisted with the same driver lineup as last year, assigned to the same car numbers, with the #7 driven by André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer, and Marcel Fässler. By the end of the race, #1 claimed second place. The #1 of the 2011 Le Mans-winning team finished 16th overall and 5th among WEC LMP1 competitors (310); the car was less reliable than the other two, marred by a gearbox issue midway in the race. As the Toyota built a lengthy lead in the first hour, the both the Audi cars would make moves, passing both the Porsche 919 Hybrids. In the third free practice, the #7 Audi was briefly on top early, but by the end a very fast lap by one of the Porsches would put it well ahead of the #7 Audi by two and a half seconds. A larger 4.0 L engine (producing over 540 BHP) would power the rear of the car and one MGU hybrid system (producing over 230 HP) would operate in the front axle of the car. The race started under partly cloudy skies, with the air temperature at 12 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit). As the LMP1 hybrids concluded their second pit stop cycle, the #1 Porsche had a lead of about forty seconds after a lengthy pit stop that included a driver change for the #7. The #8 and #7 placed in third and fourth, with the first Audi about eight tenths off the lead. Despite the result, Audi would still win the manufacturer's title by sixty-four and a half points. With the aid of lap traffic, the Audi was able to keep the lead. The Toyota hybrids were able to continue after being rescued by safety marshals. [21], Audi intended to run one of each model for the remaining five races in the season. [25] As for the aerodynamics, Audi switched the chassis constructor from Dallara to YCOM. The #7 Audi would salvage a fifth place finish, five laps down off the lead. Through the fourth to the end of the fifth hour, the #7 would defend its lead against the Porsche, maintaining good pace, even with a safety car period that brought them nose-to-tail. Both cars obtained laps within the 1 minute and 52 second range, separated by a little over three and a half hundredths. The #8 Audi would move up to second place and try to catch the leading Porsche, but around forty minutes into the hour, the #5 Toyota was able get by the #8 Audi and eventually to the lead past the #1 Porsche, with the #7 Audi behind in fourth place. During the second hour, the #8 car sustained rear chassis damage from a GTE AM car, which resulted in a lost lap in the pits for repair, dropping from third place to fifth. As of present, this would be Audi's last 24 Hours of Le Mans victory. The #3 car was a few tenths off the pace behind the #2. Towards the end of the race, pit strategy would play a role in determining the outcome of the race. [7], The R18 e-tron quattro is a hybrid version of the R18 ultra, with a 500 kJ flywheel accumulator system designed by Williams Hybrid Power, two 101 PS (74 kW; 100 hp) Bosch Motor Generator Units driving the front wheels with water-cooled integrated power electronics, providing the car with four wheel drive (quattro), and a smaller 58-litre fuel tank. 15/15 slides If you've read our deep dive of the Porsche Taycan, the E-Tron GT will sound pretty similar.

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