Audi RS5 Turbo DTM

Audi RS5 Turbo DTM
The Audi RS5 Turbo DTM driven by Nico Müller.
CategoryDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters Class 1 touring car and Super GT GT500 Class 1 sports car
ConstructorGermany Audi
PredecessorAudi RS5 DTM (NA)
SuccessorAudi R8 GT Pro
Technical specifications
Power610 + 30 hp (455 + 22 kW) (2019) later 580 + 60 hp (433 + 45 kW) (2020-present)[1] including push-to-pass
Competition history
Notable entrantsGermany Abt Sportsline
Germany Phoenix Racing
Germany Finland Team Rosberg
Belgium Team WRT[2] (DBA Japan Audi Japan Team Hitotsuyama for Super GT × DTM Dream Race at Fuji Speedway only)
Notable driversNetherlands Robin Frijns
Switzerland Nico Müller
France Loïc Duval
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
United Kingdom Jamie Green
Germany René Rast
South Africa Jonathan Aberdein
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Italy Andrea Dovizioso
United Kingdom Harrison Newey
Switzerland Fabio Scherer
Austria Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg
France Benoît Tréluyer
Debut2019 DTM Hockenheim round
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
38 (including Super GT × DTM Dream Race non-championship joint-event at Fuji Speedway)283028
Constructors' Championships2 (2019 and 2020)
Drivers' Championships2 (2019 and 2020)

The Audi RS5 Turbo DTM is a Class One Touring Car constructed by the German car manufacturer Audi AG for use in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The car was an updated version of the previous Audi RS5 DTM that had a naturally aspirated engine. The Audi RS5 Turbo DTM would remain to be based on the production Audi RS5 car. The car made its DTM debut in the 2019 season under "Class 1" regulations and was used until the 2020 season. The RS5 Turbo is Audi's first-turbo powered DTM car.[citation needed]

With a total of 12 wins, 12 pole positions, 18 podium finishes and a total record of 1,132 manufacturer's championship points in 2019, the RS5 Turbo DTM is statistically the fourth most dominant DTM car in the history of the sport with a win percentage of 66.67% against the sport's most dominant car, the 2003 Mercedes CLK DTM with a record of 90%. The car brought Audi its first year of domination in its history in the sport.[citation needed]

At the end of the 2020 season, Audi Sport left DTM after 31 years of participation (with an exception of 1993–1996) as they will be focusing on Formula E. This was the last Audi vehicle in DTM before they left the sport.[3]

  1. ^ Haidinger, Sven (26 December 2019). "DTM-Hersteller einig: Push-to-pass 2020 doppelt so stark, mehr Freiheit bei DRS". motorsport-total.com (in German). Motorsport Total GmbH. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ "WRT becomes Audi customer team in the DTM". DTM.com. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "DTM News: Audi to quit series at the end of 2020". Autosport. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.