Audi R18 E Tron Quattro 2017

The last race of audi r18 e tron quattro was the 6 hours of spa in 2016 and after that the new r18 was introduced.

Audi r18 e tron quattro 2017. For 2012 audi introduced an evolution of the original car called the r18 ultra and r18 e tron quattro which won le mans. Both the ultra and e tron quattro r18 were run at the 2012 24 hours of le mans in addition to the changes required by the regulations reduced air intake restrictor and 60 litre fuel tank the car was completely reworked to reduce weight. It is the lightest le mans prototype that audi sport has ever built. In 2012 and 2013 the company won the drivers and manufacturers titles in the wec with its drivers.

The audi r18 e tron quattro the winner of the 2012 24 hours of le mans follows a concept all of its own. Bodywork revisions front front to back are capped off by a. Audi shows off the 2015 r18 e tron quattro which uses more hybrid power and less diesel fuel making it faster and more fuel efficient. Exactly like the audi r10 tdi the first hybrid racecar to win the 24 hours of le mans was voted by an automobile club de l ouest aco jury to be one of the most important le mans racecars of all time.

The hybrid drive of the lmp1 prototype is designed for motor sport conditions the most intensive test environment for production development. To compensate for the additional weight of the hybrid system the subject of lightweight design and construction was the focus throughout development of the 2011 le mans race winning. It seems audi decided to leave endurance racing at the last minute at a point when work on its 2017 spec r18 e tron lmp1 car was nearly finished. In 2012 audi was the first manufacturer to enter a hybrid sports car in the newly incepted fia world endurance championship wec.

Here s the 2016 audi r18 e tron quattro lmp1 testing the set up for the 24h of le mans race during a private test day at monza circuit. The scale model pictured above is sadly the. The r18 e tron quattro s twin brother more than lives up to its model name r18 ultra. In the fia world endurance championship wec and in the le mans 24 hours as the season s pinnacle event audi is going to compete with a hybrid sports car in the 4 megajoule class.

In the le mans 24 hours the diesel electric hybrid drive remained unbeaten three. The audi r18 e tron quattro only starts its second race season in 2013 but it is already a legend. Surprisingly that was the last year for audi in the fia wec after team joest decided to not to participate in the series from 2017. The audi r18 e tron quattro is audi s hybrid pioneer in racing.