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Audi Teams Gearing Up to Defend 2008 Le Mans Title

With the Start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. only days away Audi Teams are gearing up to defend last years win and try to make it 8 wins out of 10 Starts. And trying for a hat trick of wins for the Diesel powered Audi R10 which scored the first win for a diesel car in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Audi has proven that sporting dynamic and efficiency are not necessarily contradictory. The TDI version of the TT and TT Roadster are a logical development step from the Le Mans Programme. The 500 hp Audi R8 TDI Le Mans version of the Audi R8 is the world’s first Super Sports car with TDI Power – with a V12 TDI power plant closely related to the one powering the Audi R10.

This year Audi Are Running 3 Audi R10’s in the LMP1 Class:

Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport) said:

We have seen from the results in both the LMS and ALMS that we can expect one of the most exciting Le Mans race in 2008. The competition is very strong and is preparing itself meticulously for this 24-hour race. This is a huge challenge for us. The main aim is to win the race again. It will probably be the toughest Le Mans race in which we have competed up to now. However, the bigger the challenge the greater the motivation.

The time table at Le Mans

Monday, 9 June

14:30 – 18:00 Technical scrutineering

Tuesday, 10 June

08:30 – 17:00 Technical scrutineering

Wednesday, 11 June

19:00 – 21:00 Qualifying 1, part 1
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying 1, part 2

Thursday, 12 June

19:00 – 21:00 Qualifying 2, part 1
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying 2, part 2

Friday, 13 June

18:00 – 19:00 Driver Parade

Saturday, 14 June

09:00 – 09:45 Warm-up

15:00 Start

Sunday, 15 June

15:00 Finish