Audi Sport Teams Saintéloc and WRT on the grid
Teams and drivers want to increase Audiâs championship lead
Second edition of the Indianapolis 8 Hour
Audi Sport customer racing is ready for the next race of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge. This year, the North American round at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be taking place from October 15â17. A total of four Audi R8 LMS cars will be representing the brand with the four rings in the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
Two race cars will be fielded by Audi Sport Team WRT and another by Audi Sport Team SaintĂ©loc. An additional R8 LMS from SaintĂ©loc Racing rounds off the Audi line-up. At the race in the U.S. state of Indiana, the three GT3 sports cars of the Audi Sport Teams will be adorning a special âStars and Stripesâ livery.
âWith our customer teams WRT and SaintĂ©loc Racing, we have a strong package for this yearâs Indianapolis 8 Hour. They are ready to give it everything in order to clinch a good result,â says Chris Reinke, Head of Audi Sport customer racing. âThe teams will be competing with a special livery on the cars that features a âstars and stripesâ design as a tribute to the USA.â
| At the season opener of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge, the Spa 24 Hours, Audi Sport Team WRT finished runner-up with Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts. Since then, Audi has been leading the manufacturers standings with a 15-point advantage. In America, the teams and drivers have the chance to further extend their brandâs lead at the second of three rounds in the only worldwide GT3 racing series. Vanthoor and Weerts, who recently became the overall champions of the GT World Challenge Europe, will again be competing with Audi Sport Team WRT in Indianapolis. They will share the cockpit with Christopher Mies. The sister car will be driven by Mattia Drudi, Robin Frijns and Nico MĂŒller. Team WRT is no stranger to the race in Indianapolis. The team finished fourth in last yearâs round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge at the venue. |
| The French SaintĂ©loc team will be competing in the North American round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge for the first time in 2021. Christopher Haase and Markus Winkelhock will be sharing the car together with Patric Niederhauser for Audi Sport Team SaintĂ©loc. The trio drove to sixth place in the 2021 Spa 24 Hours. The teamâs second race car is a privateer entry and the drivers will be announced at a later date.
The 2021 edition of the Indianapolis 8 Hour will be the Intercontinental GT Challengeâs second North American visit to the legendary âBrickyard.â The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most famous motorsport facilities in the world. Opened in 1909, the track is best known for oval races, including the annual Indianapolis 500. The Audi Sport Teams at the Indianapolis 8 Hour Audi Sport Team SaintĂ©loc #25 Christopher Haase/Patric Niederhauser/Markus Winkelhock (D/CH/D) Audi Sport Team WRT #32 Christopher Mies/Dries Vanthoor/Charles Weerts (D/B/B) #37 Mattia Drudi/Robin Frijns/Nico MĂŒller (I/NL/CH) |
