Audi R8 LMS GT4

Trophy in U.S. club sport: In round four of the American NASA Western Endurance Racing Championship club sport series in the U.S. state of Utah, a customer team clinched a trophy with an Audi R8 LMS GT4. Team Reardon Racing with Jeff Kearl, Hutton McKenna and Vesko Kozarov, following an early puncture, fought back to third position during six hours of racing.

Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)

Razor-thin margin in race for the title: In round seven of ten in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the Audi drivers at Road America made for suspense galore once again. Following their third victory this season in an Audi RS 3 LMS, Rodrigo Sales/Kuno Wittmer took the lead of the standings with only a two-point advantage. Two teammates from Compass Racing are their closest rivals: Britt Casey jr./Tom Long had to admit defeat by only 1.8 seconds after two hours of racing. Another Audi Sport customer team, Michael Johnson/Stephen Simpson from Team JDC-Miller MotorSports, achieved third place on the podium.

First victory in Croatia: Václav Nimč jr. scored his first victory this season in the FIA CEZ in Croatia. The Czech from Team Krenek Motorsport in an Audi RS 3 LMS won his class in the first sprint at Grobnik. In the second sprint, the up-and-coming driver took his next trophy as the runner-up.

Gap reduced: Niels Langeveld from Team Racing One on the fourth race weekend of the ADAC TCR Germany reduced his gap to the top spot of the standings. In round one at the Nürburgring, the Dutchman in an Audi RS 3 LMS finished in position three. In total, Langeveld reduced his deficit to leader of the standings Harald Proczyk in the Eifel by twelve to only ten points. On the three remaining race weekends, six rounds are still scheduled.

Coming up next week

10-12/08 Trois-Rivières (CDN), rounds 7 and 8, Canadian Touring Car Championship

11-12/08 Moscow (RUS), rounds 9 and 10, TCR Russia

11-12/08 Shanghai (CN), rounds 3 and 4, GT Masters Asia

10-12/08 Utah (USA), rounds 9 and 10, Pirelli World Challenge GT-X

10-12/08 Utah (USA), rounds 9 and 10, Pirelli World Challenge GTS-X

10-12/08 Utah (USA), rounds 9 and 10, Pirelli World Challenge TCR

11-12/08 Brands Hatch (GB), rounds 7 and 8, Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup

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