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The Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS will remain a central pillar in European GT racing in 2023 with a comprehensive program of Audi Sport customer racing teams. A total of 23 Audi R8 LMS cars in the three categories GT3, GT2 and GT4 are registered for various race series that are part of the platform of promoter SRO. Read on.
GT4 European Series on course for growth with strong Audi teams with Eleven Audi R8 LMS GT3 in sprints and endurance races
Audi has been a major presence in the GT World Challenge Europe (formerly known as the Blancpain GT Series) for many years. The brand has a strong history of success in the championship, with its cars having won the overall title multiple times.
In 2021, Audi Sport customer racing fielded a strong lineup of Audi R8 LMS GT3 cars in the championship, with teams such as Sainteloc Racing, Attempto Racing, and Team WRT running the cars. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 is a highly competitive car, with a proven track record of success in GT3 racing.
Audi’s presence in the GT World Challenge Europe is not limited to the GT3 class, as the brand has also had success in the Pro-Am and Am categories with its R8 LMS GT4 and RS 3 LMS TCR cars, respectively.
In the Audi’s official release, this year, the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS will again comprise five rounds each of the Endurance Cup and five of the Sprint Cup as well as an overall classification from both classifications. Only GT3 race cars may take part in these competitions. In the Sprint Cup with two one-hour races per weekend, the Belgian squad Boutsen VDS will compete for the first time with two Audi R8 LMS cars. Comtoyou Racing from Belgium, an up-and-comer from the TCR class, and Saintéloc Racing from France will contest the competitions with three Audi cars each. Team Tresor Orange1 is fielding one Audi, Tresor Attempto Racing two R8 LMS. The latter three race cars are being prepared by Arkin Aka’s team in Hanover.
Likewise, the Italian-German partnership is also tackling the endurance season with three race cars in this team formation. Boutsen VDS and Saintéloc Racing, each with two GT sports cars, and Comtoyou Racing with three Audi cars have also signed up for the endurance distance. A car from the French team CSA Racing, previously an Audi customer in GT4 racing, completes the line-up of eleven Audi R8 LMS cars. Audi Sport customer racing supports the teams with the ten Audi Sport drivers Mattia Drudi, Ricardo Feller, Christopher Haase, Simon Gachet, Max Hofer, Gilles Magnus, Dennis Marschall, Christopher Mies, Patric Niederhauser and Frédéric Vervisch. Regularly, the endurance races last three hours. In addition, there is a 1,000-kilometer race at Le Castellet as well as the Spa 24 Hours as the season highlight. There, the Uno Racing Team from China brings a twelfth R8 LMS to the grid.
Overall, Audi has established itself as one of the top manufacturers in the GT World Challenge Europe, with a strong presence across multiple categories.
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