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Braselton, 29 September, 2000


Audi did it again: For the sixth time in a row the team took pole position in the
American Le Mans Series (ALMS). During the second and final qualifying on
Friday afternoon no driver was able to beat the times Allan McNish and
Emanuele Pirro set during the first session on Thursday. With that result the
Audi R8 conquers the complete first row on the grid for the third time in as

many qualifying sessions.

The “Petit Le Mans” begins on Saturday at 12.30 p.m. and finishes after ten
hours or 1000 miles, whichever comes first. Strengthening Audi´s crew at
Road Atlanta are Michele Alboreto and Tom Kristensen. The Dane rejoins
Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro forming the team that won both Sebring and
Le Mans. Alboreto teams up with Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish. Allan
McNish (#77) and Emanuele Pirro (#78) will start the race in the two Audi

R8s.

Pit Stop
Michele Alboreto
Frank Biela, Rinalodo Capello, Michele Alboreto and Emanuele in the autograph session, who holds the cards record ?
Frank Biela and Rinalodo Capello signing autograph cards is better then signing cheques
Audi Sport North America
Petit Le Mans - Logo
1. Alboreto/Capello/McNish Audi R8 1m 10.379s
2. Biela/Kristensen/Pirro Audi R8 1m 10.713s
3. Brabham/Magnussen Panoz 1m 10.875s
4. Lehto/Müller BMW 1m 11.438s
5. O`Connell/Katoh/Graf Panoz 1m 12.060s
6. Auberlen/Gounon BMW 1m 12.107s
7. Schiattarella/de Radigues/Simon Lola 1m 12.477s
8. Tinseau/Goossens Dams Cadillac 1m 13.374s
9. Bernard/Collard Dams Cadillac 1m 13.562s
10. Angelelli/Taylor/van de Poele Cadillac 1m 13.909s


Temperature
air 23 degrees centigrade
track 42 degrees centigrade
winds out of the east at 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph

Michele Alboreto (#77)

„For me it is a good feeling to race again. I did quite a lot of testing during the
summer, but racing is another story. I am pleased to be back. The car looks
very good and the team prepares the car as usual in the best way. It is just

up to the drivers not to make a mistake and bring the car home safely."

Rinaldo Capello (#77)

„Everything is going well for us, our car took the third pole position in a row. I
liked the track from the very first moment and we were able to improve the
car every day. I think we are in a very good position for the race. This pole

position is the first step towards victory."

Allan McNish (#77)

„The circuit was a little bit slower than yesterday, but I was able to do almost
the same time. I think the race is going to be a very hard one. But we are
prepared, we have a good car and a good team and the drivers are

confident."

Frank Biela (#78)

„For this endurance race our position on the grid is quite okay. It is much
more important that our car is working perfectly during the race and is
consistent and runs good lap times the whole race. We worked on that a lot
during practice and our long runs also worked out fine. So I’m very optimistic

for tomorrow.”

Tom Kristensen (#78)

„After the successes at Sebring and Le Mans it is great to be back with the
team to race the “Petit Le Mans” which is a very famous event. Although it’s
my first time at Road Atlanta, I already did quite a lot of laps. We have a
perfect car and the circuit is very exciting with all its ups and downs and blind

corners. You need a lot of confidence in the car and of course in yourself.”

Emanuele Pirro (#78)

„I’m disappointed because I was very confident this morning and had a good
feeling with the car. This afternoon there was a lot of wind, but we had a low
down force configuration, so the car was much more difficult to drive. I tried
everything I could, but it didn’t work. Now my plan for the start is clear: Go into

the lead and win the race.”

Dr Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Sport

„We are in a very good position, having both cars on the front row of this
important race. We found a good race setup, but we have to be careful in the
first couple of laps. We have to make a good start and try to get a little gap
with constant fast lap times. Should the Panoz get in front, they are very

difficult to pass."

Reinhold Joest, Team Director Audi Sport North America

„Even if we have both cars in the first row I don’t take this success for
granted. Everybody saw how fast the Panoz team is and how strong their
performance was today. Our drivers are very satisfied with the race
configuration of the cars so we won’t change a lot before the start. I’m sure

we will see a very exciting race.”