MTM Audi 200 quattro Turbo
The MTM Audi 200 quattro Turbo is a racing touring car that was used by the “Fan Project Nürburgring” in the VLN endurance championship Nürburgring and in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring .
history
The vehicle was built in 1988 as a black Audi 200 quattro Turbo and initially served as a management car for Audi AG. A year later Willi Bergmeister bought the car as a demonstration vehicle for his dealership. Bergmeister converted the car to Group N regulations for motorsport and increased the engine output from 160 to 220 hp. In 1990 he fielded the Audi for the first time in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, but did not reach the goal.
After two years without racing, Christian Kohlhaas , Dieter Scharpe and Dirk Riebensahm took over the car and converted it to Group A regulations. He received the chassis of the Audi V8 quattro DTM . In 1994 the Audi entered the 24-hour race for the next time. After the team was now in fifth place, the servo pump failed . In the end, after the repair work, it was still enough for 29th place. In 1995 the engine output of the 2.2-liter five-cylinder engine was increased by mtm Motorentechnik Mayer to 300 hp. In the 24-hour race, however, while in 16th place, an engine failure occurred due to a defective crankshaft sensor , which meant that the race could not be continued. In 1996 and 1997 there were no races.
In 1998 Stefan Reinhold became the new team manager. The Audi, now repainted in silver, already had a burnt piston in practice before the 24-hour race and was unable to start the race. In 1999 the vehicle received new aerodynamics ; among other things, the front spoiler / front apron unit of after FIA - Class 1 - touring cars built -Reglement Mercedes C-Class ( 202 series ), as in 1994 in the German Touring Car Championship was used (DTM) (namely, the variant , in which the spoiler lip is continuously guided close to the road and not pulled up in the middle). In addition, the vehicle received a six-speed gearbox and a 370 hp engine from the Audi RS2 in 1999 . The team received support from Zakspeed for the 24-hour race . Despite numerous tire damage due to defective rims, the vehicle crossed the finish line in eleventh place and achieved its best result so far.
From 2000 the Audi appeared in orange. Thanks to a new intake system , the output was now 430 hp and the aerodynamics corresponded to that of the Audi V8 from the DTM. After another rim damage, it was enough for 16th place in the 24-hour race. In 2001 the car received former DTM tires and a new racing gearbox with center differential, which improved road holding. With a new engine set-up, the engine now developed 450 hp. Mintgen Motorsport fielded the car in the 24-hour race, in which the Audi retired after technical problems at the beginning of the night due to an accident. Christian Kohlhaas finished the penultimate run of the BFGoodrich endurance championship in seventh place. Together with Dirk Riebensahm, he drove the Audi in sixth place in the last race. In 2002 the Audi was again unable to complete the 24-hour race. Although he reached 21st place on the grid, fourth gear was out early on. The vehicle later suffered a complete gearbox failure, which meant that the race could not continue. In the 2003 24-hour race, the team struggled with numerous defects in the Audi. The team had to do more development work in the first half of the race and could only really race in the second half of the race. In the end, the Audi made it to the finish line in 81st place. Christopher Gerhard joined the team on his ten-year company anniversary in 2004 . The Audi was able to reach the goal and covered 100 laps in the process. In 2005, the MTM Audi 200 took part in the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring for the eleventh time and was the last to date, which at that time was already the longest-serving vehicle in the field. However, this time he did not reach the finish line.
The regular racing of the MTM Audi 200 ended in 2006 because its regular drivers received contracts with other teams. Christian Kohlhaas switched to Götz Motorsport and Dirk Riebensahm to Zakspeed. At the last round of the BFGoodrich endurance championship in 2006 , the Götz Motorsport team's Audi RS4 was not ready to race in time, which is why Kohlhaas reactivated the old Audi 200 at short notice. He surprisingly drove it to eighth place and achieved his best result of the season with this vehicle. In 2007 Kohlhaas fielded the Audi 200 in the Special Touring Car Trophy on the Nordschleife and achieved third place. At the last round of the 2007 BFGoodrich endurance championship , Kohlhaas was again at the start with the MTM Audi 200, but had to give up the race after seven laps.
successes
- 1994: 29th place in the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring
- 1999: 11th place in the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring
- 2000: 16th place in the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring
- 2001: A 6th and a 7th place in runs of the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship
- 2003: Finish at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring
- 2004: Finish at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring
- 2006: 8th place in a run of the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship
- 2007: 3rd place in the special touring car trophy on the Nordschleife
Trivia
The vehicle's strengths lie on wet roads. Thanks to all-wheel drive , it was occasionally the fastest vehicle in the field in the rain.
There is a free community add-on for the MTM Audi 200 for the computer game “ Sports Car GT ” .