Extreme E has released the details of its “Star Wars Pod Racing” event format, which includes a ‘Crazy race’ and a hyperdrive boost for drivers who complete the longest jump. Read more
In his third #RaceHome final, Robin Frijns crossed the finish line as the victor with the Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo for the first time. On the virtual Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch, the professional race driver from the Netherlands finally claimed his first win after defeating his Audi DTM teammate Loïc Duval in the all-important final race. For the Frenchman and Audi Sport Team Phoenix, it was their first participation in the super finale. In the absence of his teammate Nico Müller, who recently won three races in a row, Frijns continued the winning streak for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline. In the drivers’ standings, Müller kept the top position with a twelve-point advantage over Frijns, while their team, Abt Sportsline, came a step closer to the teams’ championship title, thanks to a comfortable lead with only three rounds remaining. The winner of the next event of the charity racing series will be determined on Tuesday, June 2.
Daniel Abt has released a video statement apologising for his involvement in a Formula E Esports scandal and confirmed that he will not race again for Audi. Read more
Formula E driver Daniel Abt has been suspended from the Audi team with immediate effect after he cheated in last weekend’s round of the Race at Home Challenge Esports series. Read more
The United Nations has declared this decade the UN Decade of Biodiversity to raise awareness of the global extinction of species and to promote measures to halt it. Audi is contributing to this effort and is implementing biodiversity projects at all sites. As a member of the Biodiversity in Good Company initiative, the company is committed to preserving biological diversity and has consolidated all activities that contribute to this effort in its Mission:Zero environmental program.
The DTM is planning to host two consecutive rounds at as many circuits as possible in 2020, emulating the model Formula 1 intends to use to get its season underway. Read more
Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt has been disqualified from the latest Formula E Race at Home Challenge race, stripped of his points total and handed a €10,000 fine. Read more
In concept to reality, we explore the story behind the design of the latest electric vehicles to come from the ABB FIA Formula E Championship stable. Continuing the series, we delve deep into the design story of the Audi e-tron with the minds who created it. Here’s the story of how Audi’s first fully-electric car came to be. Read more
The DTM has announced a four-day Nurburgring test in June as the series prepares to get its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season underway. Read more