Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro RP3

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Audi R18 e-tron quattro # 1 at Le Mans
Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro RP3
Production period:	2013
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Coupe
Engines:	Diesel engine : 3.7 V6 TDI (360 kW / 490 PS) + electric motor (2 × 80 kW)
Length:	4650 mm
Width:	2000 mm
Height:	1030 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	915 kg
Previous model	Audi R18 ultra RP2 / Audi R18 E-Tron quattro RP2
successor	Audi R18 E-Tron quattro RP4

The Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro RP3 is a sports car prototype developed and built by Audi in accordance with LMP1 regulations. The car took part in the FIA WEC and the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2013 .

development

For the 2013 season, numerous modifications were made to the vehicle, so the car now has double end plates at the rear, as they are also used on the Toyota TS030 Hybrid ; they increase the downforce on the rear axle. The front has also been aerodynamically changed, instead of slots on the wheel arch ventilation there are now rectangular holes. The hybrid system has also been significantly improved; the recuperation is now the hybrid system is available to 15 to 20 percent more effective, so that even after curves with short braking phases, the full power.

Driver line-up

Start list
No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver
Sebring 12 hour race 2013
1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M.	Marcel Fässler	Benoît Tréluyer	Oliver Jarvis
2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M.	Allan McNish	Tom Kristensen	Lucas di Grassi

Start list
No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver
FIA WEC season 2013
1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M.	André Lotterer	Benoît Tréluyer	Marcel Fässler
2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M.	Tom Kristensen	Allan McNish	Loïc Duval
3	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M.	Marc Gené	Oliver Jarvis	Lucas di Grassi

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro RP3 presented in the Audi Media Center ( memento of the original from November 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2013 on joest-racing.de
3. ↑ The ultimate Quattro on auto-motor-und-sport.de
4. ↑ Roman Wittemeier: Audi: Where the 2013 version is better. Motorsport-Total.com, March 21, 2013, accessed March 22, 2013 .