Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)
Another podium place in the Eifel: Two weeks following its first victory in the TCR class, Team Møller Bil Motorsport mounted the podium once again in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. As the best Audi customer team, the Norwegian outfit with Håkon Schjærin, Atle Gulbrandsen and Kenneth Østvold in the Audi RS 3 LMS claimed second place in the TCR category in round six.
First trophy in Sweden: Joonas Lappalainen in the Audi RS 3 LMS scored his first podium result in the TCR Scandinavia. The Finn, last year’s Audi Sport TT Cup Champion, saw the checkered flag in position three in race two of the sixth race weekend at Anderstorp.
Second place after ten hours of racing: In round five of the Super Taikyu Series, Team BRP Audi Mie achieved second place in the TCR class. In the ten-hour race at Fuji, Kouichi Okumura, Kei Akiyoshi, Daisuke Yamawaki and Kazuo Ueno took turns in the cockpit of the Audi RS 3 LMS. Before the finale, the team is in third place of the standings.
Stefano Comini is third on the table: Last year’s Champion, Stefano Comini, clinched his next podium result in the TCR International Series at the wheel of the Audi RS 3 LMS. The Swiss came third in race two of round eight in Buriram, Thailand. With that, he collected a trophy for Team ComToYou Racing for an amazing seventh time this year. Comini is third on the table with two events to go.
Third place in Portugal: Audi customer racing team Sporting Clube de Braga in round four of the TCR Portugal clinched a podium result. Patrick Cunha in an Audi RS 3 LMS crossed the finish line in position three in race three at Braga. A puncture in race one prevented another podium result.
Dates for next week
09–10/09 Shanghai (CN), rounds 7 and 8, Audi R8 LMS Cup
08–10/09 Nürburgring (D), rounds 9 and 10, Audi Sport TT Cup
09–10/09 Shanghai (CN), rounds 7 and 8, China GT/GT Asia Series
08–10/09 Phillip Island (AUS), round 4, Australian GT Trophy Series
08–09/09 Zolder (B), rounds 13 and 14 DMV GTC
08–10/09 Imola (I), rounds 9 and 10, Italian GT Championship
08–10/09 Imola (I), rounds 9 and 10, TCR Italy