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Audi customers to compete for three titles in Australian GT racing

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Australia has been one of the most successful markets in Audi Sport’s customer #racing program for years. In 2017, the teams are again contesting three different national championships there. The season opens on Thursday, March 2 with race one of the #australiangtchampionship at Adelaide.

Three Australian #racing series and a single aim: Audi’s customers intend to be title candidates again this year. In 2011 and 2015, the overall classifications in the #australiangtchampionship went to Audi campaigners. This year, up to seven Audi #r8lms cars will be battling for overall victory. Between March and September, the race calendar lists five events, the second race weekend on March 23 being regarded as the season’s pinnacle #event. That is when the #australiangtchampionship will be held as part of the supporting program of the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Melbourne. 

The Australian #endurance Championship is another attractive series. Between May and November, it will feature four races – three in Australia, plus the finale in New Zealand. Currently, four customer #racing teams are planning to compete in the Audi #r8lms

The GT Trophy is the third Australian #racing series with entry opportunities available to privateer teams. The regulations exclusively permit older-specification #racing cars such as the first generation of the Audi #r8lms. Up to eight Audi drivers will be on the grid this season, battling for the fourth consecutive title for an Audi driver in this classification. In 2014, Rod Salmon won the classification, followed by Greg Taylor in 2015 and Rob Smith in 2016. These three Australian title winners have remained loyal to Audi this year.

They are not the only title winners sporting the banner of the four rings. The South African Kelvin van der Linde in 2014 won the ADAC GT Masters in Germany in an Audi and is now looking forward to his first season in Australia. Steven McLaughlan is another Audi driver with a championship title under his belt. Last year, he won a regional Australian #racing series in the state of Victoria in an Audi #r8lms

Most of the Audi campaigners in the three Australian GT #racing series are relying on the Melbourne Performance Centre (MPC) as their race team again this year. MPC is the official contractual partner of Audi Sport’s customer #racing program in the Pacific region. “We are delighted to see Australia continuing to be one of our strongest markets this year,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer #racing. “We wish our drivers, teams and customers a lot of success in this fierce competition.” 

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