Audi Sport TT Cup
The Audi Sport TT Cup was a one-make cup championship that Audi Sport held for the first time in 2015 as part of the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) program .
For the 2018 season, Abt Sportsline took over the organization of the event. However, this was canceled due to insufficient number of registered drivers.
history
In 2015, the Audi Sport TT Cup replaced the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup held between 2010 and 2014 . The racing series took place in the preliminary program to the races of the DTM and was intended to give young up-and-coming drivers the opportunity to compete and gain experience under identical conditions.
In addition to the permanent drivers, a few guest drivers made up of former motorsport professionals and celebrities from sport and society were admitted to each race. The guest drivers had to be in possession of an international racing license . All drivers received an identical Audi TT Cup racing car that was developed from the Audi TTS series car .
In 2017, the one-make cup was held for the last time by Audi Sport and broadcast to Abt Sportsline for the following season. Since not enough qualified young drivers registered for 2018, the racing series was canceled at short notice.
vehicles
The Cup racing cars were developed and tested through a so-called technology transfer based on the Audi TTS Coupé from 2014 within one year up to the season opener in Hockenheim 2015.
The car's engine has an output of 228 kW (310 hp). By pressing a push-to-pass button on the steering wheel, the driver can briefly increase the engine output for overtaking to 250 kW (340 hp). Activation of the push-to-pass system is indicated by blue lamps on the windshield. The number of processes used during the race is counted and displayed by LEDs on the rear side window.
The pilots were protected by a roll cage, a fire extinguishing system, a racing seat with padded head protector (Audi PS1 safety seat), a six-point seat belt and the HANS system .
| Technical details | |||||||||||||
| Data designation | description | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| engine | |||||||||||||
| Engine construction | In-line four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct gasoline injection, exhaust gas turbocharging with charge air cooling, four-valve technology, two overhead camshafts (DOHC) | ||||||||||||
| Displacement | 1984 cm 3 | ||||||||||||
| power | 228 kW / 310 hp at 6000 rpm | ||||||||||||
| Push-to-pass system | 22 kW / 30 PS more power | ||||||||||||
| Maximum speed | 6000 rpm | ||||||||||||
| Torque | 400 Nm at 1600 - 4300 rpm | ||||||||||||
| Power transmission | |||||||||||||
| transmission | Standard six-speed S tronic direct shift transmission with electrohydraulic actuation | ||||||||||||
| drive | Front-wheel drive with limited slip differential | ||||||||||||
| landing gear | |||||||||||||
| Front axle | MacPherson strut axle with lower aluminum triangular wishbones , aluminum swivel bearings, aluminum subframe, negative scrub radius (track stabilizing) | ||||||||||||
| Rear axle | Four-link rear axle with separate spring-damper arrangement, subframe, aluminum wheel carriers | ||||||||||||
| Dampers / springs | ZF damper with springs | ||||||||||||
| Stabilizers | Stabilizers front and rear | ||||||||||||
| steering | Electromechanical steering with speed-dependent servo assistance | ||||||||||||
| Brakes | Dual-circuit brake system with diagonal division, ESP, hydraulic brake assistant, internally ventilated disc brakes at the front and rear | ||||||||||||
| bikes | Light alloy wheels, size 9 × 18 inches | ||||||||||||
| tires | 265/660/18 (slick and rain tires) | ||||||||||||
| body | |||||||||||||
| design type | Self-supporting body, roll cage according to FIA standards | ||||||||||||
| Dimensions L × W × H | 4260 × 1994 × 1195 mm | ||||||||||||
| Empty weight | 1125 kg | ||||||||||||
| Performance | |||||||||||||
| acceleration | 4.5 s (0-100 km / h) | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 239 km / h | ||||||||||||
Point system
Points were awarded to the first 18 classified permanent drivers. Guest drivers received no points. The distribution of points was as follows:
| space | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25th | 21st | 18th | 16 | 14th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Results
The following drivers won the title and second and third place in the three brands cup championships that were held:
| year | winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
 Jan Kisiel
|
 Nicolaj Møller Madsen
|
 Dennis Marshal
|
| 2016 |
 Joonas Lappalainen
|
Dennis Marshal
|
Nicklas Nielsen
|
| 2017 |
 Philip Ellis
|
 Mikel Azcona
|
 Tommaso Mosca
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ Motorsport-XL - website: Abt Sportsline organizes Audi Sport ABT TT Cup. From: www.motorsport-xl.de , November 28, 2017, accessed on July 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Motorsport magazine - website: DTM 2018: Audi Sport ABT TT Cup canceled at short notice. From: www.motorsport-magazin.com , April 9, 2018, accessed on July 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Motorsport-Total - Website: Little interest: Abt Audi TT Cup 2018 canceled. From: www.motorsport-total.com , April 9, 2018, accessed on July 5, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Audi Media Center - website: Audi Sport Factbook 2015. At: www.audi-mediacenter.com , May 1, 2015, accessed on July 4, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Autobild - website: Audi TT Cup / Audi TTS: comparison. From: www.autobild.de , June 2, 2015, accessed on July 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Audi website: Technical data Audi TTS - 2.0 TFSI 200 kW quattro S tronic Coupé S model. From: www.audi.de , accessed on July 7, 2018 .