Audi R8 2000

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Designed for ... LMP1 of 24h Le Mans, ALMS Teams Audi Sport Team Joest (2000-2002) Arena Motorsport (2001 with Gulf Livery, 2003)       (officially as Audi Sport Team UK) Audi Sport Japan Team Goh (2002-2004) Audi Sport North America (2001-2002) Champion Racing (2004-2005)       (this team became Audi Sport USA in 2006) Johansson Motorsport (2001 with Gulf Livery) Audi PlayStation Team Oreca (Le Mans 2005) Country of origin Germany Introduced in 2000 Engine Type 90º V 8 Horse Power 610 bhp Torque 700 Nm Weight 900 kilo hp/kg 0.68 bhp / kg Engine Displacement 3.596 liter Engine Aspiration Twin Turbos Engine Fuel Feed Bosch Motronic MS 2.9 Fuel Injection Engine Location Mid, longitudinally mounted Engine Valve Train 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC Drivetrain Ricardo 6 speed Sequential, Rear wheel drive Successor Audi R10 TDI 2006 More Car Details

Le Mans was the podium Audi chose to showcase their engineering abilities. After a first try in 1999 with a coupe and open version of the R8 racer, they returned in 2000 with the R8 featured. Audi not only managed to take the overal victory, second and third fell to the team as well.
The Audi R8 has won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005 (five of the six years it competed). A streak of six straight Le Mans victories was broken-up only by the Bentley Speed 8 (powered by the same V8 twin-turbo engine) in 2003, when the R8 finished 3rd.

The petrol-powered Audi R8 race car was replaced by the new Audi R10 TDI Diesel in 2006.