Ingolstadt - March 7, 2006
Six Le Mans winners steer both Audi R10 racers
Audi competes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 17/18 June with a brace of
high-calibre driving squads. Six seasoned campaigners, who have all
won the French endurance classic at least once and collectively lay claim
to 17 Le Mans victories, sit at the wheel of the two Audi R10 sportscars.
Frank Biela (D), Emanuele Pirro (I) and Marco Werner (D) form one team.
Dindo Capello (I), Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen (DK) and Allan
McNish (GB) share the cockpit of the sister Audi R10.
Debut for diesel sportscar on 18 March at Sebring
"Our goal was to put together two equally competitive teams for each
R10,” explains Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich. "We were
able to choose from six Le Mans winners who have been successful for
Audi in every conceivable permutation. We opted for a combination which
we consider to be perfect for both cars.”
12 Hours of Sebring as dress rehearsal for Le Mans
Audi Sport North America’s team also fields exactly the same driver
line-up on 18 March at the 12-hour race at Sebring (Florida), which acts
as dress rehearsal for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The most important race
on the calendar in the USA is, at the same time, also the opening race of
the 2006 American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
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