News in detail

Sep 14, 2008

• Audi wins Mans Series
• Early title win for Audi in Italy
• Podium result for Simon Reinberth

Audi wins Mans Series

LMS: After the triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the early title win in the American Le Mans Series AUDI AG managed another feat with the Audi R10 TDI diesel sportscar: At the 1000-kilometre race at Silverstone (Great Britain) Audi Sport Team Joest – clinching victory as well as fourth place – also secured the champion’s title in the European Le Mans Series (LMS). Dindo Capello and Allan McNish clinched the first victory of the R10 TDI in the LMS. For Alexandre Prémat and Mike Rockenfeller, fourth place sufficed to win the drivers’ title in the LM P1 class. The LMS manufacturers’ and team titles went to Audi as well.

Early title win for Audi in Italy

Superstars: At the penultimate round at Misano Audi Sport Italia secured the early title win in the Italian Superstars Touring Car Series. Former Formula 1 driver Gianni Morbidelli only needed third place in his Audi RS 4 to successfully defend the title. His team-mate Giorgio Sanna, after a nail-biting duel with the subsequent winner Stefano Gabellini, clinched another podium result.

Podium result for Simon Reinberth

JTCC: At the penultimate race weekend of the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship at Valer (Norway) junior driver Simon Reinberth, who is supported by Audi factory driver Mattias Ekström, clinched another podium result. After starting from pole position, he took third place in the first race. In the second race, he had to evade a collision at the start which caused him to drop to tenth place. In both races the youngster was hampered by a misfiring engine.

Results and points scores

Silverstone (GB), 14 September, Le Mans Series round 5
1 Capello/McNish (Audi R10 TDI) 195 laps in 5h 40m24.862s
2 Mücke/Charouz (Lola-Aston-Martin) - 2 laps
3 Dumas/Boullion (Pescarolo-Judd) - 4 laps
4 Prémat/Rockenfeller (Audi R10 TDI) - 4 laps
5 van Merksteijn/Verstappen (Porsche) - 4 laps
Final standings after 5 rounds: 1 Prémat/Rockenfeller, 35 points; 2 Gené/Minassian, 32; 3 Capello/McNish, 27; 4 Lamy/Sarrazin, 21; 5 Charouz/Mücke, 19.

Misano (I), 14 September, Italian Superstars Touring Car Series round 7
1 Stefano Gabellini (BMW) 14 laps in 24m 45.447s
2 Giorgio Sanna (Audi RS 4) + 1.844s
3 Gianni Morbidelli (Audi RS 4) + 3.632s
4 Roberto Papini (BMW) + 9.383s
5 Kristian Ghedina (BMW) + 16.958s
6 Simone Campedelli (Audi RS 4) + 41.639s
Standings after 7 of 8 rounds: 1 Morbidelli, 128 points; 2 Gabellini, 102; 3 Sanna, 84; 4 Papini, 52; 5 Ghedina, 50.
Next race: Adria (I), 28 September

Valer (N), 13 September, Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship round 15
1 Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen) 12 laps in 15m 02.623s
2 Alexander Graff (Volkswagen) + 0.553s
3 Simon Reinberth (Audi A3) + 0.892s
4 Andreas Ekström (Peugeot) + 5.367s
5 Marcus Ekström (Toyota) + 6.423s
Valer (N), 14 September, Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship round 16
1 Kevin Engman (MG) 12 laps in 13m 49.350s
2 Alexander Graff (Volkswagen) + 0.405s
3 Linus Ohlsson (Citroen) + 1.309s
4 Pontus Tidemann (Volkswagen) + 1.814s
5 Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen) + 5.628s

10 Simon Reinberth (Audi A3) + 10.005s
Standings after 16 of 18 rounds: 1 Graff, 99 points; 2 M. Ekström, 79; 3 Engman, 63; 4 Fluch, 56; 5 Kristoffersson, 53; ... 11 Reinberth, 26.
Next race: Mantorp Park (S), 27 September