| Toronto, 2 August, 2000 |
| Audi´s |
hunt |
for |
the |
lead |
in |
the |
American |
Le |
Mans |
| Series |
(ALMS) |
continues: |
Following |
its |
victory |
at |
| Sears |
Point, |
California, |
the |
Team |
Audi |
Sport |
North |
| America |
prepares |
both |
open |
Audi |
R8 |
racing |
| sportscars |
for |
next |
weekend´s |
round |
at |
Mosport. |
At |
| the |
sixth |
ALMS |
race |
on |
6 |
August, |
the |
only |
round |
to |
| be contested |
in |
Canada, |
the Audi |
works |
driver |
line-up |
are determined to push ahead for the points lead. |
| With |
its |
recent |
double |
victory |
in |
California, |
Audi |
notched up enough points to overtake the Panoz team |
| Directions The circuit is located Located 100 km east of Toronto, North of Highway 401 at Bowmanville. Take Durham 57 (exit 431) North to Regional Rd. 20, East |
| Mosport Timetable Friday, 4 August 09.20 - 10.20 free practice 13.45 - 14.05 1st qualifying Saturday, 5 August 09.45 - 10.45 free practice 14.45 - 15.05 2nd qualifying Sunday, 6 August 09.00 - 09.30 warm-up 13.00 start local time |
Mosport Park extremely uneven |
| Mosport |
Park |
provides |
the |
drivers |
Biela/Pirro |
and |
Capello/McNish |
and |
their |
vehicles |
with |
a |
special |
| challenge. |
"The |
circuit |
is |
extremely |
uneven |
and |
therefore |
very |
demanding. |
We´ve |
never |
competed |
there |
| before, |
except |
for |
a |
planned |
test |
day |
to |
set-up |
the |
car," |
says |
team |
director |
Reinhold |
Joest. |
"In |
Sears |
| Point we proved |
that we can |
quickly familiarise ourselves |
with new tracks. |
If all goes |
well with the |
set-up, |
like in California, then we can expect to be up front again." |
| The Mosport |
circuit, situated |
60 miles |
east of |
Toronto, enjoys |
a long-standing |
tradition. Between |
1967 |
to |
1977 the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix was contested eight times on the 2.46 mile track. |
| team |
and |
secure |
second |
place |
in |
the |
manufacturers´ |
championship |
behind |
BMW. |
With |
this |
result |
the |
| Audi R8 continues |
its run |
of successes: At |
all events |
where the new-generation |
prototype competed |
this |
| year, the |
Audi |
pilots |
finished on |
the |
podium. |
The season-opener |
in |
Sebring |
netted a |
double |
victory, |
with |
Le Mans yielding places one, two and three for Audi. |
| Broadcasting Schedule Friday, 4 August 13.00 - 15.00 1st qualifying Saturday, 5 August 14.00 - 16.00 2nd qualifying Sunday, 6 August 12.30- 16.00 race |
