Audi R10 TDI To Races For First Time In Germany

The Audi R10 TDI has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in succession. For the first time the ground breaking diesel sportscar competes in the 1000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring on 17 August in the country where it was designed: Germany.

AUDI AG demonstrated entrepreneurial prowess yet again with the R10 TDI, particularly as many experts considered Ferdinand Piëch’s vision to win Le Mans with a diesel engine for utopian. "When we informed our suppliers about the diesel project they asked us whether we really wanted to take the step," remembers Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich. "It was a big risk. We knew this, but if Audi couldn’t have managed this pioneering achievement who could have?"

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The Audi R10 TDI has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in succession. For the first time the ground breaking diesel sportscar competes in the 1000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring on 17 August in the country where it was designed: Germany.

AUDI AG demonstrated entrepreneurial prowess yet again with the R10 TDI, particularly as many experts considered Ferdinand Piëch’s vision to win Le Mans with a diesel engine for utopian. "When we informed our suppliers about the diesel project they asked us whether we really wanted to take the step," remembers Head of Audi Motorsport DR Wolfgang Ullrich. "It was a big risk. We knew this, but if Audi couldn’t have managed this pioneering achievement who could have?"

The inventor of the TDI reached its goal. Three victories at the... // AutoCorse.it

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The Audi R10 TDI has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in succession. For the first time the ground breaking diesel sportscar competes in the 1000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring on 17 August in the country where it was designed: Germany.

AUDI AG demonstrated entrepreneurial prowess yet again with the R10 TDI, particularly as many experts considered Ferdinand Piëch’s vision to win Le Mans with a diesel engine for utopian. "When we informed our suppliers about the diesel project they asked us whether we really wanted to take the step," remembers Head of Audi Motorsport... // F1SA

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The Audi R10 TDI has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in succession. For the first time the ground breaking diesel sportscar competes in the 1000-kilometre race at the Nürburgring on 17 August in the country where it was designed: Germany.

AUDI AG demonstrated entrepreneurial prowess yet again with the R10 TDI, particularly as many experts considered Ferdinand Piëchâs vision to win Le Mans with a diesel engine for utopian. When we informed our suppliers about the diesel project they asked us whether we really wanted to take the step, remembers Head of Audi Motorsport Dr Wolfgang Ullrich. It was a big risk. We knew this, but if Audi couldnât have managed this pioneering achievement who could have?

The inventor of the TDI reached its goal. Three victories at the... // Planetlemans.com