This weekend's 38th running of the 24 hour race at the Nürburgring will bring over 200,000 spectators and over 200 competing vehicles - seven of which will be Audi R8 LMS cars entered by Audi customer teams ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. Not too mention, the race's formation lap will be led by none other than the all-new Audi R8 GT.

It's worth noting that with the purchase of the Audi R8 LMS, each race team receives technical support by Audi Sport from the recently opened customer sport center in Ingolstadt – including the ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing teams at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. "We’re happy to see as many as seven Audi R8 LMS cars contest this race. With their visual design, the sound of the V10 engine and the many popular drivers, these cars will probably be among the favorites of the audience,” says Audi Head of Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. "As in all other Europe-wide GT3 races, the Audi customer sport center ensures the required technical support. Entering the cars as well as selecting the drivers is up to the teams which compete against each other as well. We’re very excited to see how our customers will do in this race.”

In addition to leading the formation lap, the Audi R8 GT will be on display at "Audi Fantreff” on the Ring Boulevard. Audi will also use this weekend's race to hand over 33 R8 Spyder and Coupe cars to customers as part of its "Drive Away” program.

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