Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans last year, will get a chance to defend their World Endurance Championship (WEC) title together in 2013.
The Swiss, the German and the Frenchman will be co-driving the lead Audi R18 e-tron quattro in the 2013 WEC season.
In the second car, Audi has elected to pair veterans Tom Kristensen, from Denmark, and Allan McNish, from Scotland, with Loïc Duval, from France.
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| Audi drivers posing with Dr. Wolgang Ullrich (Photo: Audi Motorsport) |
Spain's Marc Gene, Brazil's Lucas di Grassi and Great Britain's Oliver Jarvis will take care of the team's third prototype entry, racing only at Spa and Le Mans.
"With these three combinations we've put together an international team that we expect a lot of," says Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, head of Audi Motorsport.
"Our younger driver will have the chance to establish themselves alongside the experienced Audi drivers who have really been pleasing us with their top results in all these years."
During the same press conference in which the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) revealed the list of the teams invite to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the governing body also published names of the teams that will enter the World Endurance Championship this season.
Audi and Toyota will get to continue their battle, has both brands are entering two prototypes. It came as a surprise, since only one Japanese car was expected. The Lola Rebellion and the Strakka Racing's HPD will also be part of the LMP1 field.
The LMP2 class will feature 12 cars, including reigning champion Starkworks Motorsport's HPD, both works Lotus, and Gulf Racing's Lola.
In GTE Pro, six cars will race for the title: two Porsche, two Ferrari and two Aston Martin. All works programs. Aston Martin, Ferrari and Porsche are also entering cars in the GTE Am class which features eight cars.
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