Audi wins first wec round at silverstone motorsport. Audi driver benoit treluyer not at nurburgring audi mediacenter. Dedicated to lovers of highaltitude sports and located at les deux alpes ski resort, chalet treluyer was completely transformed by benoit treluyer factory audi sport driver and threetime le mans 24 hours winner. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. In 2012, treluyer was world endurance champion and has won the 24hour classic at le mans three times 2011, 2012, 2014. Lexus nick cassidy dominated the first dtmsupergt dream race at fuji speedway, converting pole to victory after managing a late race safety car. The trio also won the fia world endurance championship title in. Anthony davidson and benoit treluyer will miss mexico.
His teammates were andre lotterer and marcel fassler. Audi adds three new drivers to 2010 le mans lineup, teases. Beginning his motorsport career in motocross and karting, alenconborn treluyer switched to singleseaters in formula renault campus for 1995. Injured audi driver benoit treluyer to miss nurburgring wec.
At the finale of the fia world endurance championship wec at shanghai, china, on october 28, two audi driver teams will be battling for the world champions title. Benoit treluyer benoit treluyer, french official audi sport factory driver and three times winner of the 24 hours of le mans. In the hot temperatures of nearly 30 degrees celsius we werent as competitive this time as we were at the beginning of the season, andre lotterer said. Having crashed heavily at copse corner in hour 4 of the 2014 fia world endurance championship 6 hours of silverstone, benoit treluyer first takes a while to. Showdown at shanghai audi drivers battle for title at finale by george achorn on 19 october 2012 in motorsport. Audi driver benoit treluyer not at nurburgring audi. Nick cassidy led lights to flag in the first super gt x dtm dream race at fuji speedway on saturday while benoit treluyer was the highestplaced dtm driver. Audi sport driver benoit treluyer opens sports chalet by audi sport on 24 february 2015 in motorsport.
Loic duval from audi sport team phoenix shone in qualifying in rainy conditions with the secondbest time. Audi lmp1 driver benoit treluyer will miss this months nurburbring round of the world endurance championship after sustaining a spinal injury. Treluyer, fassler confirmed in wrt blancpain gt lineup. Sep 27, 2019 in 2018, the audi group delivered to customers about 1. Nov 23, 2019 nick cassidy led lights to flag in the first super gt x dtm dream race at fuji speedway on saturday while benoit treluyer was the highestplaced dtm driver.
Interview with benoit treluyer, an audi driver in the. Aug 30, 2015 the audi driver trio in car number 7 had started from position three, maintained second place for a long time but in the end finished behind two porsche sports prototypes. Injured audi driver benoit treluyer to miss nurburgring. Driving an audi r10, the car that won the 2006, 2007 and 2008 le mans races, lotterer and zwolsman finished 7th overall and in the lmp1 class. Audi driver benoit treluyer, threetime 24 hours of le mans winner, will be absent from the german round of the world endurance championship wec. The injury will heal without surgical intervention and have no further consequences. Audis benoit treluyer was the highest placed dtm competitor in sixth. Out of seven participations at le mans 24h, treluyer scored three overall victories and two more podiums. Ingolstadt, germany audi factory driver benoit treluyer has opened a sports chalet in the french ski resort les deux alpes southeast of grenoble where he doesnt only keep himself physically fit for the fia world endurance championship wec.
As the recovery period will be several weeks, the 39yearold frenchman has to skip round four of the fia world endurance championship wec. Audis andre lotterer, benoit treluyer and marcel fassler win. The audi driver trio in car number 7 had started from position three, maintained second place for a long time but in the end finished behind two porsche sports prototypes. Audi driver treluyer shines in comeback audi mediacenter. Leave a comment filed under audi sport tt cup, benoit treluyer, fabian vettel, hockenheim, jocaracing, sportscar racing, sportscar racing news. Not all of audis current dtm drivers are able to make it to the event, with nico muller and robin frijns unavailable due to clashing commitments in the fia formula e championship.
In march 20 treluyer, along with audi teammates fassler and oliver jarvis, took victory at the 12 hours of sebring. Full details of racing driver benoit treluyers record. In the turbulent first joint race of the dtm and the japanese super gt championship on saturday, benoit treluyer had claimed sixth place as the best audi driver. Benoit treluyer, french official audi sport factory driver and three times winner of the 24 hours of le mans. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Toyota gazoo racing driver anthony davidson and audi sport team joest driver benoit treluyer will miss the fia world endurance championship race in mexico.
Audi puts the fate of its race taxi guests into safe steering hands. Audi put a clear mark on the season opener in the united kingdom. Get the latest news about benoit treluyer, three times winner of 24 hours of le mans and audi sport factory driver. Exaudi lmp1 drivers benoit treluyer and marcel fassler have been confirmed as part of belgian audi club team wrts lineup in the blancpain gt series, which will see the audisupported team. In the 2017 fiscal year, audi ag achieved total revenue of. Benoit treluyer is a french professional racing driver. Gosia rdest from poland will compete in the onemake cup for the third consecutive season, completing the list of permanent drivers for the 2017 season. In his first race with the audi rs 5 dtm, the frenchman benefited from a late safety car period.
Benoit treluyer racing career profile driver database. Audi maintains lead of the standings in wec home round at. The dtm esports classic challenge heads to anderstorp at 14. French benoit treluyer, codriver of the audi r18 n2, with. In 2018, the audi group delivered to customers about 1.
Brit davidson had a testing accident for the fia wec team at magny cours, and here he injured his ribs. He was a race winner in the french formula renault championship in 1996, finishing sixth overall in 1997 before moving up to domestic f3 for 98. Benoit treluyer to miss nurburgring after a mountain bike. Factory audi driver treluyer will make his first official fe appearance in the test, which follows the marrakech eprix on january 12 and is open to any driver that has never. French benoit treluyer, codriver of the audi r18 n2, with german andre lotterer and swiss marcel fassler, celebrates on the podium after winning the 79th edition of le mans 24 hours endurance race. Audi racing drivers show how its done in the snow at gp. It means that jamie green was the only factory audi driver available but overlooked for the event, with wrt customer racing drivers jonathan aberdein and pietro. Discover his latest news, his career and his partners. Audi also released three images of each driver sitting in what may be a. Following grid positions one and two in qualifying, the two audi driver squads were battling for the top spot from the first lap on. In his first race in the audi rs 5 dtm, the frenchman benefitted from a late safety car period. Audi maintains lead of the standings in wec home round at the.
Interview with benoit treluyer, an audi driver in the world endurance championship and threetime winner of the 24 hours of le mans 1272016 scientists study deadly viruslinked syndrome in children. Dec 07, 2016 interview with benoit treluyer, an audi driver in the world endurance championship and threetime winner of the 24 hours of le mans 1272016 scientists study deadly viruslinked syndrome in children. Apr 14, 20 a nailbiting end to the six hours of silverstone saw the allan mcnish beat fellow audi driver benoit treluyer to victory as the new world endurance championship season kicked off on british soil. The frenchman benoit treluyer is one of the worlds most successful sports car racing drivers, especially during the 2010s, when he started racing with audi sport team joest. Jun 15, 2014 audis andre lotterer, benoit treluyer and marcel fassler win at le mans this article is more than 5 years old german manufacturer claims th title in endurance race. While training on his mountain bike threetime le mans winner benoit treluyer fell and injured his spinal column. He has sustained a spinal injury after a mountain bike accident and will therefore unable to race at nurburgring. Audi confirms rast, rockenfeller, duval and treluyer for dtm.
One of the fullthrottle chauffeurs during dtm weekends in 2019 is benoit treluyer. On the freshest tires in the field, treluyer made up several positions after the restart and crossed the finish line as the bestplaced driver of a dtm car. In the race on a dry track, the former super gt champion had to make an. Treluyer named as works driver by audi audi has announced benoit treluyer as one of its works drivers for the 2010 le mans 24 hours. Audi takes silverstone 12 le mans race report crash. Interview with benoit treluyer, an audi driver in the world. Incredible pass by audi r18 driver benoit treluyer as the last audi car still running at the later stages of the race. Factory audi driver treluyer will make his first official fe appearance in the test, which follows the marrakesh eprix on january 12 and is open to any driver that has never held an elicence. Audi driver treluyer shines in comeback motors actu.
The former audi factory driver, who won the world rally championship in 1984 in an audi, piloted the historic audi sport quattro. Audi sport driver benoit treluyer opens sports chalet. In the 2017 fiscal year, audi ag achieved total revenue of 60. Lotterer and co driver charles zwolsman, also a le mans rookie, drove the entire race themselves after third driver narain karthikeyan dislocated his shoulder in a nonracing related injury. Nick cassidy triumphs in first dream race, benoit treluyer. Audi sport factory driver wec world champion 3x winner of le mans 24 hours i also enjoy mountain biking and motocross when i get. Apr 20, 2014 having crashed heavily at copse corner in hour 4 of the 2014 fia world endurance championship 6 hours of silverstone, benoit treluyer first takes a while to extract himself from his audi r18 e. The audi drivers for the joint dream race of the dtm and the japanese super gt championship at fuji japan on november 23 and 24 have been confirmed. On the freshest tyres in the field, treluyer had made up several positions after the. Jan 28, 2010 treluyer named as works driver by audi audi has announced benoit treluyer as one of its works drivers for the 2010 le mans 24 hours. Benoit treluyer audi sport factory driver official website. Audi driver treluyer shines in comeback audi club north.
Audi sport factory driver 2012 fia world endurance champion 3x le mans 24 hours winner i also love motocross and mountain biking, when i get the chance. The 42yearold frenchman has been an audi racing driver since 2010. Audi sport factory driver wec world champion 3x winner of le mans 24 hours i also enjoy mountain biking and motocross when i get the chance. With mike rockenfeller from audi sport team abt sportsline in th place, audi also provided the thirdbest driver of the dtm lineup on saturday in spite of the collision with treluyer. May 01, 2017 fabian vettel and benoit treluyer in the audi sport tt cup this coming weekend posted by sportscarracingnews. Audi racing drivers thrill fans at gp ice race audi club. The audi sport tt cup has sixteen permanent entries, which includes three ladies, plus two guest entries in the season opener at hockenheim. Audi has announced benoit treluyer as one of its works drivers for the 2010 le mans 24 hours.
Factory audi driver treluyer will make his first official fe appearance in the test, which follows the marrakech eprix on january 12 and is open to any driver that has never held an elicence. Audi driver treluyer shines in comeback audi club north america. Audi sweeps wec six hours of spa as new toyota retires. A nailbiting end to the six hours of silverstone saw the allan mcnish beat fellow audi driver benoit treluyer to victory as the new world endurance championship season kicked off. The most successful lmp1 driver trio in wec history could be reunited for the suzuka 10 hours in august, with treluyer tipped to join andre lotterer and marcel fassler at the wheel of an audi r8 lms. Formula e driver daniel abt and dtm champion rene rast were joined by 1984 world rally champion stig blomqvist and triple le mans winner benoit treluyer in an eclectic collection of race machinery, from formula e audi etron fe06 to dtm rs 5 dtm and the halcyon days of world rally audi sport quattro all very much out of their.
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