Abt-Audi TT-R

Audi
Abt-Audi TT-R (2003)
Abbot Audi TT-R
Production period:	2000-2003
Class :	race car
Racing series	DTM
Body versions :	Coupe
Engines:	Otto engine : 4.0 liters (330–333 kW)
Length:	4122-4600 mm
Width:	1850 mm
Height:	1203-1250 mm
Wheelbase :	2600 mm
Empty weight :	1080 kg
Previous model	Audi V8 quattro DTM
successor	Audi A4 DTM

The Abt Audi TT-R is a prototype racing car , more precisely a silhouette vehicle, from the German automobile manufacturer Audi , which was designed for exclusive use in the DTM . The TT-R was manufactured in four development stages and privately developed by Abt Sportsline for the new edition of the DTM between 2000 and 2003. The TT-R competed against the Opel Astra V8 Coupé and the AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM . It also took part in two 24-hour races at the Nürburgring .

background

Christian Abt was the last Super Touring Car Cup champion in 1999 in an Audi A4 Quattro (B5). After the Abt Sportsline team had already taken over Audi's works assignment in the STW in 1999 after its withdrawal in favor of the upcoming Le Mans project, the company decided to start in the revived DTM . Team boss Hans-Jürgen Abt did not get permission to take part in the DTM races until January 31, 2000 from the organizer ITR .

development

In 100 days, from February 2000, Abt-Sportsline developed the TT-R and had the four emergency vehicles built for the DTM season 2000 by the British company Foss-Tech . The V8 engine is based on a series engine that was used in the Audi A8 D2 and adapted for the DTM. Because at the beginning of the development of the TT-R, future competitors Mercedes-Benz and Opel had their emergency vehicles driven for extensive tests on the racetrack. The DTM presentation took place on May 11, 2000 in Berlin. The deficit in the first season was large and the TT-R were mostly behind the field , driven by Christian Abt , James Thompson , Kris Nissen and Laurent Aïello .

In the 2003 DTM season , a total of six Abt-Audi TT-R were used.

successor

For the 2004 DTM season , the successor was presented with the Audi A4 DTM . From this season Audi started again as a plant in the DTM in close cooperation with Abt Sportsline and developed the new A4 DTM together with Abt and competed against the DTM AMG Mercedes C-Class and in the first two years also against the Opel Vectra GTS V8 on.

Continued use

After being used in the DTM, the vehicles were used in long-distance races and hill climbs.

Technical specifications

Characteristic value / season	2000	2001	2002	2003
Displacement	3999 cc	3998 cc
power	approx. 330 kW (455 PS)		approx. 333 kW (460 PS)
Maximum speed v max	300 km / h		295 km / h
length	4122 mm	4322 mm	4600 mm
width	1850 mm
height	1250 mm	1201 mm	1203 mm
Weight	1080 kg

Race results

Results 2000

→ Main article : German Touring Car Masters 2000

Due to the inferiority of the TT-R, only six points could be achieved in the 2000 season. Laurent Aiello was 16th overall. the best place for the Abt-Audi TT-R starters.

Driver ranking

space	driver	HO1		OS1		NOR		SAC		NÜ1		LAU		OS2		NÜ2		HO2		Points
16	Laurent Aïello	15th	DNS			DNF	DNS	12	14th	11	14th	C.	C.	5	11	9	7th	DNF	DNS	14th
18th	James Thompson			17th	DNS					12	16	C.	C.	9	DNF	15th	DNF	13	9	4th
19th	Christian Dept.	DNF	DNF			DNF	DNS	DNF	DNS	18th	18th	C.	C.	10	DNF	19th	14th	DNF	DNF	1
-	Kris Nissen	16	DNF	16	13	DNF	14th	11	15th	DNF	DNF	C.	C.	11	DNF	16	15th	14th	DNF	0
-	Roland Asch			15th	DNF															0

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Team evaluation

space	team	HO1		OS1		NOR		SAC		NÜ1		LAU		OS2		NÜ2		HO2		Points
09	Team Abt Sportsline 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	C.	C.	9	0	2	4th	0	0	0	15th
11	Team Abt Sportsline 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	C.	C.	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4th

Results 2001

→ Main article : German Touring Car Masters 2001

In the second season in which the car was used, two drivers won four or one races.

Driver ranking

space	driver	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
05	Laurent Aïello	8th	7th	1	1	2	5			10	12	6th	12	1	1	4th	2	5	DNF	DNF	DNS	75
08th	Mattias Ekström	17th	DNS	10	9	6th	7th	2	5	11	9	DNF	3	6th	14th	DNF	11	2	DNF	6th	6th	38
10	Christian Dept.	10	10	NC	DNF	8th	6th	3	9	5	17th	5	18th	3	DSQ	18th	DNS	1	2	8th	11	29
13	Martin Tomczyk	20th	DNF	2	4th	10	20 *	21 *	7th	16	10	DNF	6th	9	DNF	6th	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	16	23
23	Kris Nissen							19th	DNF													0

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Brand valuation

space	constructor	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
2	Audi	0	5	5	32	2	18th	3	14th	0	3	0	18th	4th	20th	0	15th	5	15th	0	6th	165

Team evaluation

space	team	HOC1		ONLY1		OSC		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY2		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
4th	Team Abt Sportsline	0	5	3	20th	2	14th	1	2	0	0	0	0	4th	20th	0	15th	3	15th	0	0	104
6th	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	0	0	2	12	0	4th	2	12	0	3	0	18th	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6th	61

Results 2002

→ Main article : German Touring Car Masters 2002

In the 2002 season, Laurent Aïello won the championship title in the drivers' championship. A total of 12 race victories were achieved with the Abt-Audi TT-R in the season.

Driver ranking

space	driver	HOC1		ZOL		DON		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
01	Laurent Aïello	2	1	1	1	18th	DSQ	1	1	4th	1	1	4th	2	2	3	5	DSQ	6th	1	6th	70
03	Mattias Ekström	3	2	2	4th	9	3	14th	7th	1	3	4th	2	16	10	1	11	3	1	3	2	50
07th	Christian Dept.	4th	7th	5	2	12	2	8th	16 *	DSQ	DNS	3	7th	5	9	12	9	2	7th	5	13	15th
09	Martin Tomczyk	1	DNF	21 *	DNF	2	DNF	4th	DNF	DNS	DNS	5	9	10	5	6th	DNF	11	18th	DNF	DNF	7th
13	Karl Wendlinger	10	6th	12	18th	7th	5	21 *	DNS	DNF	12	10	DNF	6th	12	13	16	9	19th	4th	DNF	3

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Brand valuation

space	constructor	HOC1		ZOL		DON		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
2	Audi	6th	17th	5	19th	2	12	3	10	3	14th	4th	9	2	8th	4th	2	3	11	4th	7th	145

Team evaluation

space	team	HOC1		ZOL		DON		SAC		NOR		LAU		ONLY		A1R		ZAN		HOC2		Points
2	Team Abt Sportsline	2	10	3	16	0	6th	3	10	0	10	4th	3	2	6th	1	2	2	1	3	1	85
4th	Team Dept.	1	7th	2	3	0	6th	0	0	3	4th	0	6th	0	0	3	0	1	10	1	6th	53
7th	Team Abt Sportsline Junior	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7th

Results 2003

→ Main article : German Touring Car Masters 2003

In the last season in which the vehicle participated in the DTM, another race victory was achieved. Most of the vehicles of the type in its history also took part, as a vehicle from the previous year was also used.

Driver ranking

space	driver	HOC1	ADR	DON	SAC	NOR	LAU	ONLY	A1R	ZAN	HOC2	Points
04th	Mattias Ekström	8th	2	7th	3	DNF	3	4th	5	3	2	46
06th	Laurent Aïello	3	3	3	8th	6th	DNF	1	4th	9	5	41
12	Christian Dept.	20 *	DSQ	8th	9	7th	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	9	3
15th	Peter Terting	DNF	13	14th	DNS	12	14th	18 *	13	14th	8th	1
15th	Martin Tomczyk	12	DNF	18th	DNS	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	13	1
15th	Karl Wendlinger	15th	12	16	13	11	15th	11	16	8th	17th	1

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Brand valuation

space	constructor	HOC1	ADR	DON	SAC	NOR	LAU	ONLY	A1R	ZAN	HOC2	Points
2	Audi	7th	14th	9	7th	5	6th	15th	10	7th	13	93

Team evaluation

space	team	HOC1	ADR	DON	SAC	NOR	LAU	ONLY	A1R	ZAN	HOC2	Points
03	PlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-Audi	1	8th	2	6th	0	6th	5	4th	7th	8th	47
04th	Hasseröder Abt-Audi	6th	6th	7th	1	5	0	10	5	0	4th	44
10	S line Audi Junior Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2

24-hour race at the Nürburgring 2003

In the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring in 2003, two Abt-Audi TT-R took part. They finished second and thirtieth.

space	No.	driver	Round	Laps behind leaders in laps	Travel time
02	8th	Karl Wendlinger / Christian Abt / Kris Nissen / Marco Werner	138	05	24: 03: 19.703
30th	7th	Christian Abt / Frank Biela / Mattias Ekström / Karl Wendlinger	121	22nd	24: 07: 57.259

Results 2004

Again two Abt-Audi TT-R took part. They finished in 4th and 8th place.

24-hour race at the Nürburgring 2004

space	No.	driver	Round	Laps behind leaders in laps	Travel time
4th	8th	Karl Wendlinger / Christian Abt / Patrick Huisman / Frank Stippler	140	03	24: 01: 16,013
8th	7th	Christian Abt / Patrick Huisman / Mattias Ekström / Fredrik Ekblom	131	12	23: 59: 15.829

Individual evidence

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2. ^ The 2000 DTM season. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013 ; Retrieved September 27, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Audi in the DTM - from the hunter to the hunted (Press_Kit_Texte_D - DTM_Programm_D.pdf). (PDF; 13.7 kB) In: audimediacenter-a.akamaihd.net. 2003, accessed August 28, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Johan Laubscher: The rebirth of an Audi DTM legend: ABT TT-R ~ Audi Motorsport Blog. In: audi-motorsport-blog.blogspot.com. July 6, 2012, Retrieved August 27, 2019 (American English). 
5. ↑ Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2000. In: traumautoarchiv.de. Retrieved September 27, 2013 . 
6. ↑ Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2001. In: traumautoarchiv.de. Retrieved September 27, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2002. In: traumautoarchiv.de. Retrieved September 27, 2013 . 
8. ↑ Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2003. In: traumautoarchiv.de. Retrieved August 28, 2019 . 
9. ^ Christian Freyer, Markus Berns: 31st ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours 2003 - The finish line. In: gt-eins.de. Retrieved August 28, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Opel and Abt-Audi triumph in the 24h race | DTM. In: dtm.com. June 1, 2003, accessed August 28, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Abt-Audi TT-R fourth and eighth in the Nürburgring 24-hour race. In: autosieger.de. Retrieved August 27, 2019 . 
12. ↑ 32nd Int. ADAC Zurich 24h Race 2004 - Friends of the Nordschleife. In: veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .