Gilles Magnus achieves first victory by a customer in the new Audi RS 3 LMS

In the course of just four events, the Audi RS 3 LMS has thus already clinched five podium places in the FIA WTCR. After the first podium finish by customer Tom Coronel and the first win by Frédéric Vervisch as well as third place by Gilles Magnus at Aragón in July, the second victory and a second place have now followed. “Congratulations to our customer Gilles Magnus on his success. We chose the world’s top-class TCR category and thus the toughest opponents to put our technology through its paces before going on sale,” says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. “All the findings from this development were fed back into our now production-ready race car.”

After specification and price have been determined, the 250 kW (340 hp) touring car from Audi Sport will be ready for customers in the third quarter. It has been homologated for TCR racing since May. This touring car concept combines cost-efficient technology with the customer racing idea, in around 30 licensed racing series worldwide. Currently, race cars from 14 manufacturers are homologated for this category. Audi Sport customer racing has designed the race car specifically for customers: In terms of safety, the touring car sets standards. The cockpit’s operating concept and ergonomics are state-of-the-art. The highly variable axle kinematics provide a noticeable time advantage on the race track during set-up. And finally, the service lives of all the major components enable economical operation. With 17 drivers titles worldwide, 38 further championship successes and 323 race wins since 2017, the 180 produced units of the predecessor model have delivered a first-class sporting career that the successor is now set to continue.