Category | LMP1 (Audi R18 TDI) LMP1-H (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) | ||||||||
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Constructor | Audi (Dallara, YCOM[N 1])[1] | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Christopher Reinke (Technical Project Leader) Wolfgang Appel (Head of Vehicle Development) Martin Mühlmeier (Head of Technology)[2] Ulrich Baretzky (Head of Engine Development)[3] | ||||||||
Predecessor | Audi R15 TDI | ||||||||
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Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Audi Sport Team Joest Audi Sport North America | ||||||||
Debut | 2011 1000 km Spa | ||||||||
First win | 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||
Last win | 2016 6 Hours of Bahrain | ||||||||
Last event | 2016 6 Hours of Bahrain | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 2 (2012 FIA WEC, 2013 FIA WEC) | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 2 (2012 FIA WEC, 2013 FIA WEC) |
The Audi R18 is a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racing car constructed by the German car manufacturer Audi AG. It is the successor to the Audi R15 TDI. Like its predecessor, the R18 uses a TDI turbocharged diesel engine but with a reduced capacity of 3.7 litres and in a V6 configuration. For the first time since the 1999 R8C, the Audi Le Mans prototype used a closed cockpit design. The R18 is also the first racing car from Audi to feature hybrid power.
Although Audi have previously given each new developed model of endurance racing car a distinct model number, the head of Audi Sport, Wolfgang Ullrich, suggested the R18 designation for Audi endurance racing cars could be used for the foreseeable future.[4] There were five further evolutions of R18 until Audi quit the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2016.
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