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The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT ready for the “Green Hell” challenge
The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT heads to the Nürburgring this coming weekend for its first 24-hour race of the season. The journey may be a short one for the Belgian squad, but the challenge is definitely one of its kind: the 24 hours of the Nürburgring, held on the legendary Nordschleife, the historic 22-km [...]
Audi customers aim for victory at the Nürburgring
24-hour race at the Nürburgring with eight Audi R8 LMS ultra cars Five customer teams bank on Audi’s GT3 sports car Technical support by Audi Sport customer racing Ingolstadt, May 8, 2013 – Eight Audi R8 LMS ultra cars, five teams and a single aim: the next success for an Audi at the Nürburgring 24 [...]
The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT shines at home with one win and strengthened championship lead
It was a very positive home race weekend for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, as it leaves Zolder with on win and three other podium finishes, after putting all three cars in the top five on both races. Local hero Laurens Vanthoor and Stéphane Ortelli won the Qualifying Race on Saturday after a nice [...]
The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT to home race as championship leaders
It’s time to enjoy racing in front of its many friends and fans for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, as the FIA GT Series heads to Zolder for its second round of the season. The home race has always a special taste and even more so when you come to it as the championship [...]
Podium eludes the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT in the last corner!
It was an intense weekend for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT in Monza, which ended with a last-minute disappointment, as Edward Sandström was blocked by a lapped car in the very last corner and lost the podium by millimetres. This doesn’t diminish, though, the excellent race put by the Swede and his team mates, [...]
The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT starts the season with a 1-2 win!
It was an exciting season-opener for the new FIA GT Series at Nogaro, and a terrific start of the 2013 season for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, as it took a fantastic 1-2 overall in today’s Main Race, a second in Saturday’s Qualifying Race and a win and a second in the Pro-Am category. [...]
The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT wins both Drivers and Teams Blancpain titles!
Mission accomplished! The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT has achieved the objective sought, to conquer the double title of the second edition of the Blancpain Endurance Series. In a dramatic season finale in Navarra, where the race had to be neutralized and then shortened because of torrential rain, the Belgian squad secured its second Teams’ [...]
Title battle heats up at Nürburgring for the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
The Blancpain Endurance Series is heading towards one of the world’s endurance temples for its fifth and penultimate round: the Nürburgring. The legendary track nested in the Eifel hills will set the scenery for the first part of the final battle for the titles, with the decisive last round taking place in Navarra, Spain, on [...]
The next historic success for Audi
One-two victory of Audi R8 LMS ultra at Spa 24 Hours. Three 24-hour triumphs for Audi within just 71 days. Successes at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and Spa. Ingolstadt/Spa-Francorchamps, July 29, 2012 – For the second consecutive time, the Audi R8 won the most important endurance race for GT3 sports cars – thus writing another [...]
Sandström retired after big crash at Eau Rouge
What looked like a certain podium finish ended against the barriers in the exit of Eau Rouge with only 3hr 50mins left to race. – Of course I feel bad, I didn´t want to finish like this, Sandström says. Audi Sport WRT no 2 was fighting in the top and gaining on the leading R8 [...]
Edward Sandström in the top fight of Spa 24h
Audi Sport WRT drivers Edward Sandström, Marco Bonanomi and Laurens Vanthoor started 21st on the grid but are now fighting in the top three when only four hours remain of the Spa 24h. – The car is great and we have, knock on wood, so far managed to stay out of trouble, Sandström says. Edward [...]
Sandström/Bonanomi/Vanthoor third in Q2 at Spa 24h
Sandström took the third position in Q2 late last night at Belgian Spa. Only 0.292 after the fastest R8 with multiple Le Mans-winner Tom Kristensen. Edward Sandström drove Q2 in last nights darkness. That suits the accustomed 24h-racedriver. – I like darkness, then you really need to have full focus, and the speed feels even [...]
Sandström on Spa: My lifes most important race!
Last year he was second in the classic 24h race at belgian Spa Francorchamps. This year the aim is set higher. As a factory driver for Audi in an R8 LMS ultra he´s going to win. – I´ve been given a huge confidence, and I will prove that I´m worth it in every way I [...]
Tough weekend for Sandström/Mies at the Nürburgring GP Circuit
The fourth race weekend of ADAC GT Masters came to be a tough one for Edward Sandström. – In the first race we took a chance with slicks on the drying track, but had a crash instead of success. In the second race we got two penalties and lost the podium finish due to them. [...]
Sandström and Mies qualified well for GT Masters at Nürburgring
Todays qualification went according to plan for Edward Sandström. 13th on the grid in tomorrows race and 7th in the Sunday race is good. – Now is the time for the first victory of the year, he says. The race weekend at the Nürburgring GP circuit is the fourth of the ADAC GT Masters, but [...]
Sandström new factory driver for Audi
For the 2012 racing season swedish Edward Sandström started driving for Audi. So far he has had a good first season with two podium finishes in four races in the Blancpain Endurance Series and another podium in the ADAC GT Masters. Now he will be racing for victory in the classic 24h of Spa with [...]
Less succesful weekend with technical failure for Sandström
This years first victory for the WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra in the Blancain Endurance Series came at Paul Ricard. Not for Edward Sandström, but for the team mates in the WRT no 1 car. – Our generator broke down, suddenly the lights went out on my dashboard and the car came to a halt. [...]
Sandström and WRT to Paul Ricard in pursuit of the first victory
Incredible advances through the field, podium finishes and second place in both team and drivers championships in the Blancpain Endurance Series. Great results, but in lack of a victory – so far. – Our aim is of course to take this years first victory at Paul Ricard, Edward Sandström says. The Blancpain Endurance Series goes [...]
Sandström/Mies on the podium in the GT Masters at Sachsenring
Sandströms first race of the year in the GT Masters became an overtaking party! From 36th to 9th in race 1, and a strong second place finish in race 2 on Sunday. – It was a great weekend with a lot of overtaking, tough fights and really hard duels, Sandström says. In race 2 on [...]
From 21st to second for Sandström and WRT at Silverstone
History repeats itself: Edward Sandström and his team mates went from 21st to second with WRT:s Audi R8 LMS Ultra in the Blancpain Endurance Series at Silverstone, GB. – It was a difficult race with lots of rain and then drying track, we didn´t manage to get a perfect set up for it so we´re [...]
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT eager to shine in the Blancpain at Silverstone
The race season of the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT is going through one of its busiest periods, as the team heads to Silverstone for a third international event in three weeks. After the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring and the Navarra round of the FIA GT1 World Championship, it is now time to get [...]
Sandström and Speedhunters WRT finished 32nd in the Nürburging 24h
Edward Sandström finished 32nd overall in the Nürburgring 24h after a collision during a team mates night stint, forcing the team to a long pit stop. – I´m satisfied with my driving, I drove the qualification, the first stint and the double stint into the darkness of the night, and was fastest on the track [...]
Audi at Nürburgring 24 Hours on front row of the grid
Christian Mamerow achieves second-best time. Main focus was on thorough race preparation of all teams. Five different makes on top six rows of the grid. Ingolstadt/Nürburgring, May 18, 2012 – Audi is starting to the Nürburgring 24 Hours from the front row. In Friday’s top 40 qualifying, Christian Mamerow in the Audi R8 LMS ultra [...]
The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT ready for the “Green Hell” challenge
In parallel to its FIA GT1 World Championship and Blancpain Endurance Series programs, the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT is involved this year in three prestigious 24 Hours races: Spa (which is part of the Blancpain calendar), Zolder and the Nürburgring. Having already won the first two races last year, it is now time for [...]
