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Motorsport Newsletter 27/2004

Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 @ 14:50:13 BST by audioc

Audi win "Petit Le Mans” and ALMS title

Audi driver Galati retains championship lead

Big DTM finale at Hockenheim ALMS: For a fifth consecutive time, an Audi R8 has won the "Petit Le Mans” event at Road Atlanta (USA), one of the highlights of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). On the demanding track near Atlanta, JJ Lehto/Marco Werner and Johnny Herbert/Pierre Kaffer secured a 1-2 victory for Team ADT Champion Racing, and in doing so clinched the Manufacturers’ and Teams’ titles early in the LMP1 category. JJ Lehto and Marco Werner had already wrapped up the Drivers’ title. Audi have won the Manufacturers’, Teams’ and Drivers’ titles in the top class of the ALMS for a fifth consecutive time. Following an exciting opening stage to the race, Lehto and Werner took the lead at Road Atlanta at the beginning of the second hour and kept it until the finish. The sister car lost a total of three laps due to a collision with a GT car and an excursion into the gravel.

SPEED GT: Audi driver Michael Galati defended his lead in the overall classification of the North American SPEED GT World Challenge after a hard earned 12th place at Road Atlanta (USA). However, his lead was reduced to four points prior to the series’ finale at Laguna Seca on 17 October. Following the successes in the preceding races, the series organisers implemented various restrictions on the Audi RS 6 Competition. As a consequence, at Road Atlanta the RS 6 had less power in race-spec than the road car.

DTM: The organisers of the final DTM round at Hockenheim next weekend expect a record crowd of over 100,000 spectators. More than 60,000 tickets have been sold in advance. Audi driver Mattias Ekström has already clinched the Drivers’ title, and Audi Sport Team Abt the Teams’ classification. The Manufacturers’ championship has yet to be decided. Audi has a nine-point lead over Mercedes-Benz coming in to the finale.

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