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A series of victories: No brand has won at Le Mans as
often as Audi in such a short period of time. The four rings
were at the top of the podium a total of 13 times between
1999 and 2016. In 2023, the “24 Hours of Le Mans” will
celebrate its 100th anniversary and Audi Tradition will join
in the festivities: in Ingolstadt, Le Mans and Goodwood.
“Audi in Le Mans” was recently launched for all motorsport
fans; the latest book of the Edition Audi Tradition presents
the success story of the four rings at the endurance classic
on the Sarthe in great detail for the first time.
The Audi museum mobile is presenting a whole range of
Le Mans racing cars for International Museum Day on Sunday,
May 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Among them are
several winning cars such as the Audi R10 TDI from 2006,
the first diesel-powered racing car to claim a victory
at Le Mans. At 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Customer
Center of the Audi Forum Ingolstadt, talk sessions will be
held with exciting guests from the world of motorsport,
including Rinaldo “Dindo” Capello. Following the talks,
the three-time Le Mans winner will be available to sign
autographs. In addition, there will be a highlight tour in
the museum on the motorsport history of the four rings.
And there’s also something for the younger guests:
In addition to a handicrafts corner, they can look forward
to a special driving course with a pit stop where they can
demonstrate their tire-changing skills.
Kristensen, Capello and Tréluyer in
Le Mans and Goodwood
In this anniversary year, there will also be plenty on offer
at the legendary venue of the event, on the Sarthe in France:
The organizer of the endurance classic is holding a special
exhibition at the “Musée des 24 Heures du Mans” with around
80 winning cars from all decades. The brand with the four
rings alone is contributing a dozen Le Mans winning cars.
Around the 2023 anniversary race, Audi Tradition will send
three winning cars onto the track during the Legends’
Parade on Friday, June 9, and before the start of the
race on Saturday, June 10: the Audi R8 from 2000,
the R10 TDI from 2007 and the R18 e-tron quattro from
2012 – driven by Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen and
Benoît Tréluyer. An appearance in the “Village des
Constructeurs” will round off the Ingolstadt-based company’s
commitment at Le Mans 2023: In addition to current product
highlights, the brand will showcase the Audi R18 e-tron
quattro from 2016 and the Audi S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron,
developed for Ken Block. Autograph sessions with Audi driving
legends are also planned at Le Mans.
The “Le Mans” theme will also be demonstrated by Audi
Tradition at the 2023 “Goodwood Festival of Speed” in
England: From July 13 to 16, Capello, Kristensen and
Tréluyer will also be on the grid there with the winning cars
from 2000, 2007 and 2012. And Vesa and Juha Mikkola,
the sons of rally legend Hannu Mikkola, will also be making
an appearance at Goodwood – with the Audi Rallye quattro
(Group 4) from 1980 and the Audi 200 quattro “Safari” from
1987 – both cars from the historic AUDI AG collection with
which their father competed in legendary races. A team from
Audi Sport will also be bringing two exceptional racing cars of
more recent times to the start at Goodwood: the Audi S1 e-tron
quattro Hoonitron and the Audi RS Q e-tron Dakar Rally prototype.
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