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German car manufacturer, Audi has released its lineups for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Five World Champions and Le Mans winners plus a former Formula 1 driver will be racing the Audi R18 e-tron quattros in this year's World Endurance Championship (WEC) and at Le Mans.
Former F1 driver, Lucas di Grassi, who has been competing for Audi since 2012 and finished at Spa and Le Mans in third place last year, has been promoted to the role of a regular driver and replaces Allan McNish, who has ended his career as a race driver.
Driver lineups:
Spa 6 Hours and Le Mans 24 Hours
Lucas di Grassi/Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen
Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer
Filipe Albuquerque/Marco Bonanomi/Oliver Jarvis *
All other races of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)
Lucas di Grassi/Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen
Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer
In the 6-hour race at Spa and at the season's pinnacle event at Le Mans, Audi will be fielding an additional R18 e-tron quattro. This car will be driven by the previous DTM driver Filipe Albuquerque as well as by Marco Bonanomi and Oliver Jarvis.
*subject to confirmation by the Selection Committee of the ACO and the FIA.
Five World Champions and Le Mans winners plus a former Formula 1 driver will be racing the Audi R18 e-tron quattros in this year's World Endurance Championship (WEC) and at Le Mans.
Former F1 driver, Lucas di Grassi, who has been competing for Audi since 2012 and finished at Spa and Le Mans in third place last year, has been promoted to the role of a regular driver and replaces Allan McNish, who has ended his career as a race driver.
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| Tom Kristensen, Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Loïc Duval. (Photo: Audi Motorsport) |
Driver lineups:
Spa 6 Hours and Le Mans 24 Hours
Lucas di Grassi/Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen
Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer
Filipe Albuquerque/Marco Bonanomi/Oliver Jarvis *
All other races of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)
Lucas di Grassi/Loïc Duval/Tom Kristensen
Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer
In the 6-hour race at Spa and at the season's pinnacle event at Le Mans, Audi will be fielding an additional R18 e-tron quattro. This car will be driven by the previous DTM driver Filipe Albuquerque as well as by Marco Bonanomi and Oliver Jarvis.
*subject to confirmation by the Selection Committee of the ACO and the FIA.