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marzo 31, 2019 - Audi

Intercontinental GT Challenge - Top ten results for Audi Sport in California

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Laguna Seca/Neuburg a. d. Donau, March 30, 2019 – Following two consecutive victories in the California 8 Hours, Audi Sport customer #racing achieved a fourth and a seventh position at #lagunaseca, USA, marking a successful debut of the 2019 generation of the Audi #R8LMS GT3 sports car in this series.
With entries by eight #automotive manufacturers, the third season of the #intercontinentalgtchallenge (IGTC) is more competitive than ever before. In the second of five rounds in the world’s most prestigious GT3 #racing series, the #10 Audi #R8LMS from Audi Sport Team WRT with the driver trio Christopher Haase (D), Dries Vanthoor (B) and Frédéric Vervisch (B) finished in fourth position. The gap between them and the winners after eight hours was merely 58 seconds, and a podium finish just barely missed.
The #29 sister car from Audi Sport Team Land with the driver squad Kelvin van der Linde (ZA), #christophermies (D) and #MarkusWinkelhock (D) had a one-lap deficit in seventh position. #MarkusWinkelhocksaw the end of the race in the team truck this time. The German, who was suffering from the flu, was directed by the track physician to end his stint halfway through the race. The stewards of the meeting allowed his two teammates to take over Winkelhock’s driving time.
The high-caliber field fought close battles across the entire race distance – six of the eight marques finished in the top ten. Remarkably for an endurance race there was not a single yellow period during the eight hours.

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