Audi R8 LMS GT3

Audi Sport GmbH
Audi Sport Team WRT at the Spa Francorchamps 24 Hours 2015
R8 LMS GT3
Production period:	since 2015
Class :	race car
Racing series	Group GT3
Body versions :	Coupe
Engines:	Otto engine : 5.2 liters (430 kW)
Length:	4583 mm
Width:	1997 mm
Height:	1171 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	1225 kg
Previous model	Audi R8 LMS ultra

The Audi R8 LMS is a racing car of the GT3 group that was developed on the basis of the second generation Audi R8 . Sales began in September 2015. The Audi factory teams Audi Sport Team WRT and Audi Sport Team Phoenix had already used the vehicle for testing purposes in various races. The car is the successor to the Audi R8 LMS ultra that was released in 2012 .

technology

The self-supporting body , known as the Audi Space Frame (ASF), is made of aluminum- CFRP hybrid construction with a supporting steel roll cage . The body parts are made of CFRP and aluminum. The car has a 430 kW / 585 hp 5.2-liter V10 engine with a 90-degree cylinder bank angle and four valves per cylinder. Further features are an OHC valve control and gasoline direct injection . The exhaust gas is cleaned by two exhaust gas racing catalysts . The force is transmitted through a sequential, pneumatically actuated 6-speed sports transmission with paddle shift transmitted. The Audi R8 LMS has independent wheel suspensions with double wishbones and struts with coil springs, adjustable shock absorbers and adjustable stabilizers at the front and rear.

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  Audi R8 LMS world premiere

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  Audi R8 LMS world premiere

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  second generation

run

The crew in bold is the winning crew.

24-hour race on the Nürburgring 2015

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
1	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Christopher Haase	Christian Mamerow	René Rast	Markus Winkelhock	DNF
4th	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Marc Basseng	Marcel Fässler	Mike Rockenfeller	Frank Stippler	DNF
28	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Christopher Mies	Nico Müller	Edward Sandström	Laurens Vanthoor	1
29	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Christer Jöns	Pierre Kaffer	Nicki Thiim	Laurens Vanthoor	7th

Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race 2015

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	placement
1	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	René Rast	Laurens Vanthoor	Markus Winkelhock	21st
2	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Nico Müller	Stéphane Ortelli	Frank Stippler	2
5	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christian Mamerow	Christopher Mies	Nicki Thiim	3
6th	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS	P	Marcel Fässler	André Lotterer	Mike Rockenfeller	5

Dubai 24 hour race 2016

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
4th	C.ABT Racing	Audi R8 LMS	H	Christer Jöns	Andreas Weishaupt	Isaac Tutumlu Lopez	Matias Henkola	Daniel Dept.	3
14th	Optimum motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	H	Flick Haigh	Ryan Ratcliffe	Joe Osborne	Frank Stippler		5
19th	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	H	Alain Ferté	Michael Meadows	Stuart Leonard	Laurens Vanthoor		1
28	Land Motorsport GmbH	Audi R8 LMS	H	Marc Basseng	Christopher Mies	Carsten Tilke	Connor De Phillippi		DNF
33	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	H	Markus Winkelhock	Claudia Huertgen	Heinz Schmersal	Pierre Ehret	Peter Schmidt	DNF
34	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	H	Ingo Vogler	Elmar Grimm	Max Edelhoff	Gustav Edelhoff	Johannes Kirchhoff	7th

Daytona 24 Hours 2016

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	Placement (GTD)
6th	Stevenson Motorsports	Audi R8 LMS	C.	Robin Liddell	Andrew Davis	Lawson Aschenbach	Matt Bell	14th
9	Stevenson Motorsports	Audi R8 LMS	C.	Kenry Habul	Boris Said III	Dion von Moltke	Tristan Vaultier	7th
44	Magnus Racing	Audi R8 LMS	C.	John Potter	Andy Lally	Marco Seefried	René Rast	1

Bathurst 12 Hours 2016

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	placement
2	Phoenix Racing	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Laurens Vanthoor	Markus Winkelhock	Alex Davidson	4th
5	GT Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	P	Greg Taylor	Barton Mawer	Nathan Antunes	6th
74	Melbourne Performance Center	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christopher Mies	Christopher Haase	Marco Mapelli	DNF
75	Melbourne Performance Center	Audi R8 LMS	P	Steve McLaughlin	René Rast	Garth Tander	8th

24-hour race on the Nürburgring 2016

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
1	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Laurens Vanthoor	Christopher Mies	Nico Müller	Pierre Kaffer	46
2	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Stuart Leonard	Robin Frijns	Edward Sandström	Frédéric Vervisch	8th
5	Phoenix Racing	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Frank Stippler	Fjordbach is different	Edoardo Mortara	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	DNF
6th	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Christopher Haase	René Rast	Markus Winkelhock	Frank Stippler	DNF
10	Audi race experience	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Marchy Lee	Shaun Thong	Franky Cheng	Alex Yoong	DNF
11	Audi race experience	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Micke Ohlsson	Christian Bollrath	Ralf Oeverhaus	Maximilian Hackländer	14th
16	Twin Busch Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Marc Busch	Dennis Busch	René Rast	Christian Mamerow	10
28	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	M.	Marc Basseng	Connor De Phillippi	Mike Rockenfeller	Timo Scheider	DNF
33	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Andreas Ziegler	Ronnie Saurenmann	Peter Schmidt		18th

Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race 2016

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Will Stevens	Dries Vanthoor	Frédéric Vervisch		29
2	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Robin Frijns	Stuart Leonard	Michal Meadows		DNF
3	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Filipe Albuquerque	Rodrigo Baptista	Sérgio Jimenez		12
4th	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Bertrand baguette	Pierre Kaffer	Adrien de Leener		8th
6th	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christopher Mies	Frank Stippler	Markus Winkelhock		50
25th	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	P	Marco Bonanomi	Fred Bouvy	Christian Kelders	Marc Rostan	43
26th	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	P	Grégory Guilvert	Christopher Haase	Mike Parisy		7th
28	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Nico Müller	René Rast	Laurens Vanthoor		3
74	ISR Racing	Audi R8 LMS	P	Philippe Giauque	Henry Hassid	Nicolas Lapierre	Franck Perera	13
75	ISR Racing	Audi R8 LMS	P	Edoardo Mortara	Filip Salaquarda	Marlon Stockinger		9

Dubai 24 hour race 2017

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
4th	Belgian Audi Club WRT	Audi R8 LMS	H	Enzo Ide	Stuart Leonard	Robin Frijns	Christopher Mies	Ruben Maes	13
5	Belgian Audi Club WRT	Audi R8 LMS	H	Mohammed Bin Saud Al Saud	Mohammed Bin Faisal Al Saud	Marcel Fässler	Michael Vergers		6th
14th	Optimum motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	H	Joe Osborne	Flick Haigh	Ryan Ratcliffe	Christopher Haase		4th
33	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	H	Peter Schmidt	Dimitri Parhofer	Daniel Diaz Varela	Isaac Tutumlu Lopez	Toni Forné	DNC
34	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	H	Johannes Kirchhoff	Gustav Edelhoff	Max Edelhoff	Elmar Grimm	Ingo Vogler	10

Daytona 24 Hours 2017

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	Placement (GTD)
23	Alex Job Racing	Audi R8 LMS	C.	Bill Sweedler	Townsend Bell	Frank Montecalvo	Pierre Kaffer	6th
29	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	C.	Connor De Phillippi	Christopher Mies	Jules Gounon	Jeffrey Schmidt	2
57	Stevenson Motorsports	Audi R8 LMS	C.	Lawson Aschenbach	Andrew Davis	Matt Bell	Robin Liddell	4th

Bathurst 12 Hours 2017

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	placement
3	Team ASR	Audi R8 LMS	P	Daniel Gaunt	Matt Halliday	Ash Samadi	7th
5	GT Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	P	Nathan Antunes	Elliot Barbour	Greg Taylor	DNF
9	Hallmarc	Audi R8 LMS	P	Marc Cini	Dean Fiore	Lee Holdsworth	9
44	Supabarn	Audi R8 LMS	P	Steve McLaughlin	René Rast	Garth Tander	11
74	Melbourne Performance Center	Audi R8 LMS	P	Robin Frijns	Frank Stippler	Markus Winkelhock	DNF
75	Melbourne Performance Center	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christopher Haase	Christopher Mies	Garth Tander	13

24-hour race on the Nürburgring 2017

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
5	Phoenix Racing	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Dennis Busch	Nicolay Møller Madsen	Mike Rockenfeller	Frank Stippler	19th
9	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Marcel Fässler	Robin Frijns	Nico Müller	René Rast	3
10	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Nico Müller	René Rast	Frank Stippler	Frédéric Vervisch	DNF
28	Audi Sport Team Land	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Christopher Haase	Pierre Kaffer	Christopher Mies	Connor De Phillippi	DNF
29	Audi Sport Team Land	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Kelvin van der Linde	Christopher Mies	Connor De Phillippi	Markus Winkelhock	1
34	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	D.	Peter Schmidt	Ronnie Saurenmann	Lorenzo Rocco		27

The Audis from Audi Sport Team WRT and Audi Sport Team Land also tested Michelin tires in practice and qualifying . On the Friday evening before the race, however, the decision was made to use Dunlop tires .

Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race 2017

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	driver	placement
1	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	René Rast	Nico Müller	Antonio García		6th
2	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christopher Mies	Connor De Phillippi	Frédéric Vervisch		5
3	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Jonathan Venter	Josh Caygill	Richard Lyons	DNF
5	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	André Lotterer	Marcel Fässler	Dries Vanthoor		11
6th	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Nathanaël Berthon	Stéphane Richelmi	Benoît Tréluyer		DNF
17th	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Jamie Green	Stuart Leonard	Jake Dennis		DNF
25th	Audi Sport Team Saintéloc	Audi R8 LMS	P	Jules Gounon	Christopher Haase	Markus Winkelhock		1
26th	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christian Kelders	Marc Rostan	Fred Bouvy		27
75	ISR	Audi R8 LMS	P	Filipe Albuquerque	Filip Salaquarda	Clemens Schmid		DNF
76	Audi Sport Team ISR	Audi R8 LMS	P	Pierre Kaffer	Kelvin van der Linde	Frank Stippler		9

The Audi R8 LMS with starting number 5 is not a factory car despite being named under Audi Sport Team WRT.

Mazda Raceway California 8 Hour Race 2017

Driver crew:

No.	team	vehicle	tires	driver	driver	driver	placement
11	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	P	Stuart Leonard	Robin Frijns	Jake Dennis	6th
29	Audi Sport Team Land	Audi R8 LMS	P	Christopher Mies	Christopher Haase	Connor De Phillippi	2
44	Audi Sport Team Magnus	Audi R8 LMS	P	Pierre Kaffer	Kelvin van der Linde	Markus Winkelhock	1

Teams using the Audi R8 LMS

Works teams

• Audi Sport Team BWT (VLN, 24-hour race on the Nürburgring)
• Audi Sport Team ISR ( TOTAL 24 Hours Spa , Intercontinental GT Challenge )
• Audi Sport Team Land ( VLN , 24-hour race on the Nürburgring , Intercontinental GT Challenge )
• Audi Sport Team Magnus ( Intercontinental GT Challenge )
• Audi Sport Team MPC ( Intercontinental GT Challenge )
• Audi Sport Team Phoenix (VLN, TOTAL 24 Hours Spa, 24-hour race on the Nürburgring, Intercontinental GT Challenge )
• Audi Sport Team Saintéloc ( TOTAL 24 Hours Spa , Intercontinental GT Challenge )
• Audi Sport Team WRT ( VLN , TOTAL 24 Hours Spa , 24-hour race on the Nürburgring , Intercontinental GT Challenge )

Customer teams

• Magnus Racing
• Stevenson Motorsports
• Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
• Phoenix Racing
• ISR Racing
• Optimum motorsport
• Land motorsport
• APR motorsport
• Car Collection Motorsport
• Aust Motorsport
• YACO Racing
• CRP Racing
• Stephen Cameron Racing
• M1 GT Racing
• Saintéloc Racing
• Audi Sport Italia
• Melbourne Performance Center
• International motorsport
• Twin Busch Motorsport
• Jamec Pem Racing
• Super barn
• Hallmarc
• GT Motorsport Pty Ltd
• Team ASR Pty Ltd
• HCB Rutronik Racing
• Phoenix Racing Asia
• Hitotsuyama Racing
• Team TAISAN

successes

The most important overall and class victories are entered here.

year	Event / championship	Team (s)	driver
2015	24-hour race on the Nürburgring	Audi Sport Team WRT	Christopher Mies / Nico Müller / Edward Sandström / Laurens Vanthoor
2015	Sepang 12 hour race	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Stuart Leonard / Stéphane Ortelli / Laurens Vanthoor
2016	Dubai 24 hour race	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Alain Ferté / Michael Meadows / Stuart Leonard / Laurens Vanthoor
2016	Daytona 24-hour race (GTD classification)	Magnus Racing	John Potter / Andy Lally / Marco Seefried / René Rast
2016	Blancpain Sprint Series (drivers' championship)	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Enzo Ide
2016	Blancpain Sprint Series (team classification)	Team WRT	/
2016	ADAC GT Masters (drivers' championship)	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Connor De Phillippi / Christopher Mies
2016	ADAC GT Masters (team classification)	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	/
2016	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (GTD Manufacturers' Championship )	Stevenson Motorsports Magnus Racing	/
2016	Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup (GTD Manufacturers' Championship)	Stevenson Motorsports Magnus Racing	/
2016	Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup (GTD team championship)	Magnus Racing	/
2016	FIA GT World Cup	Audi Sport Team WRT	Laurens Vanthoor
2016	Sepang 12-hour race	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Robin Frijns / Christopher Haase / Laurens Vanthoor
2016	Intercontinental GT Challenge (drivers' championship)	Audi Sport Team WRT Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Laurens Vanthoor
2016	Intercontinental GT Challenge (Manufacturers' Championship)	Audi Sport Team WRT Audi Sport Team Phoenix Melbourne Performance Center	/
2016	DMV Gran Turismo Touring Car Cup	HCB Rutronik Racing	Fabian Plentz
2016	Dunlop 60	HCB Rutronik Racing	Tommy Tulpe / Fabian Plentz
2017	24-hour race on the Nürburgring	Audi Sport Team Land	Christopher Mies / Connor De Phillippi / Markus Winkelhock / Kelvin van der Linde
2017	Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race	Audi Sport Team Sainteloc	Jules Gounon / Christopher Haase / Markus Winkelhock
2017	Dunlop 60	HCB Rutronik Racing	Tommy tulip
2017	Blancpain Sprint Series (drivers' championship)	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Robin Frijns / Stuart Leonard
2017	Blancpain Sprint Series (team classification)	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	/
2017	Mazda Raceway California 8 hour race	Audi Sport Team Magnus	Pierre Kaffer / Kelvin van der Linde / Markus Winkelhock
2017	Intercontinental GT Challenge (drivers' championship)	Jamec Pem Racing Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi Sport Team Magnus	Markus Winkelhock
2017	Intercontinental GT Challenge (Manufacturers' Championship)	Jamec Pem Racing Audi Sport Team WRT Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi Sport Team ISR Audi Sport Team Magnus Audi Sport Team Land	/

Web links

Commons : Audi R8 LMS (2016)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sales start for the new Audi R8 LMS. AUDI AG, September 9, 2015, accessed on September 23, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Technical data Audi R8 LMS (2016). (No longer available online.) AUDI AG, February 2015, archived from the original on September 25, 2015 ; accessed on September 23, 2015 . 
3. ↑ California 8 Hours - Race - Classification - Provisional. October 15, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Entry List. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .