Audi in Le Mans - German Edition

This book is also available in an English edition

Victories in a row: Audi's success story at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

When the Audi R8 went straight onto the podium at its first Le Mans appearance in 1999, it caused a respectable success. One year later, the first overall victory followed with a triumphant one-two-three finish. The racing cars with the four rings took twelve more victories until 2016.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the legendary 24-hour race, "Audi in Le Mans" takes a fast-paced journey into the past. In impressive pictures and with a lot of background knowledge from the works archives, a piece of Audi history is told here in a completely new and gripping way.

- All the highlights, all the successes: Audi Sport's spectacular run of successes at Le Mans.
- Backgrounds, facts and stories about Audi models, drivers and races
- Audi racing cars in the flash: numerous photos from the factory archives

From the Audi R8R to the hybrid R18 RP6: In the fast lane with innovations

Entering a new racing series is a challenge for car manufacturers. The 24 Hours of Le Mans in particular are regarded as a merciless endurance test for man and material. This is one of the reasons why Audi knew how to use the famous endurance race as a stage for new technologies. The Ingolstadt company lived up to its slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik". The German car brand can also take credit for the first victory of a vehicle with diesel and hybrid technology. This illustrated book traces the impressive brand history from 1999 to the WEC withdrawal in 2016 on more than 300 pages.