Championships / Competition Of Audi On The Sport

Audi has competed in a wide variety of car championship. Audi Tradition has been started since remained with his old company Auto Union in the 1930s. 1990s, Audi dominated the Touring and Super Touring categories after the success in circuit racing in North America.

Rally 

Walter Röhrl with his Quattro A2 at the 1984 Rally of Portugal. 

In 1980, Audi launched the Quattro rally eventually won many championships and other competitions around the world. This car is considered as one of the most important car in a rally championship, because ultimately this is a car that can change the rules so that the rally championship 4 wheel drive car finally be participating in a race. Many of the criticisms that come on the survival of the motorist's 4-wheel drive car, the Audi Quattro nevertheless remained a successful car. Audi Quattro considerable success in the World Rally Championship event. This car won the championship title in two seasons, 1983 (Hannu Mikkola) and the 1984 (Stig Blomqvist), This car also managed to bring the Audi into the constructors championship in the 1982 season and 1984 

Audi Quattro S1 Rallye Deutschland 2007 championship 

In 1984, Audi launched the short-wheelbase Sport Quattro which dominated rally championship in Monte Carlo and Sweden, with Audi snatch all podium positions. In the summer of 1985, Walter Röhrl finished the season with Sport Quattro S1nya and managed to make the Audi snatch second place in the constructors' standings. Michèle Mouton, the only female rider ever to win in the arena of the World Rally Championship, the Audi Sport Quattro S1 chose to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. This race is a race car driving up to a height of 4.302 meters above the mountains in Colorado and Michèle Mouton scored a record time of 11: 25.39. In the 1986 season, Audi formally left international rally championship after the incident in Portugal which includes driver Joaquim Santos in his car Ford RS200. Santos failed to deflect the car, so the car was pierced to the audience on the edge, killing 3 people and injuring 30 people. Bobby Unser Audi wears the same year for a record in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a time of 11: 09:22. 

In 1987, Walter Röhrl once again set a record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a time of 10: 47.85 by using the Audi S1. Audi S1 using inline 5 engine with a turbocharger that can produce power 441 kW (600 PS; 591 bhp).  The engine is also mated to a 6-speed gearbos and use the 4 wheel drive system Audi. The riders Audi famous of which Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Walter Röhrl and Michèle Mouton. Audi S1 Audi is also starting to develop a range of models of 'S', which now represents an increase in the level of performance on a regular Audi cars.

In the United States

Because Audi decided to leave the world of rally, they decided to move to America following the 1988 Trans-Am. 

In 1989, Audi moved to the Motor Sports Association International (IMSA) GTO with the Audi 90 Audi actually won the series its base, but because they did not participate in the two major endurance championship events (Daytona and Sebring), so they lose their championship title.

Touring Car Championship

In 1990, after completing its target market in North America, Audi returned to Europe and Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft championship (DTM) with Audi V8. In 1993, they also follow the national series Super Touring. Audi also joined in French and Italian Supertourisme Superturismo. The following year, Audi switched to the Super Tourenwagen Cup Championship in Germany and then to the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) again next year. 

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations regarding the difficulty to make 4-wheel drive technology that Audi's quattro. As a result, the FIA ​​banned all 4 wheel drive car to take the championship since 1998. 

In 2000, Audi was still competing in the United States through their RS4 in the event the SCCA Speed ​​World Challenge GT cars against the Corvette, Viper, and BMW-BMW small (the championship was still allowed to join a 4WD car. Year 2003, Audi RS6 and wear proved that Audi's quattro technology is superior so that Audi won the championship. 

Sports car Championship 

Audi R10 TDI 

Starting in 1999, Audi made ​​Audi and the Audi R8C R8R to compete in championship sports car, such as in the event the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the 2000 season, Audi focused on the Audi R8, due to ease their rules. Their competitors such as BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, and Nissan has stopped since the end of 1999 Joest Racing team won Le Mans three times in a row by using the Audi R8 (2000-2002).

In 2003, 2 pieces Bentley Speed ​​8 that the engine was designed by Audi, competed in the GTP class and managed to finish the race in a great position 2. Audi managed to retain its main podium in 2004, with the three top spots are all driving the Audi R8: Audi Sport Japan Team Goh finished first, Audi Sport UK Veloqx second, and Champion Racing third. 

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2005, Champion Racing R8 wear 2 pieces. This car uses water inlet restrictor sharper, power reduction, and the additional weight of 50 kg. This is because they wear the old regulations. This R8 has 2-3 seconds slower than its competitors (eg Pescarolo Sport), but because the driver is experienced and remarkable, they could win the first prize and third. 

Audi R10 TDI wear with many new features, the most notable is the addition of a diesel engine injection twin-turbocharged. The car was first contested at the 12 Hours of Sebring 2006 as preparation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2006 (which they eventually won too). Audi R10 successfully beating the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007 and beat him again the following year, but the year 2009 is Peugeot's turn to win.