ILMC: Audi needs points

For any competitor engaged in Endurance, there is Le Mans?and the rest. Audi achieved its primary objective by winning a 10th victory at La Sarthe. But hungry for victories and titles, the firm with the rings is now aiming for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup title, the premise of an FIA-labeled world championship from next year.

“Imola is new for us, underlines Ralf Jüttner, Technical Director of Audi Sport Team Joest. I've never been to a race there in the past. It is certain that our adversary Peugeot will not make the task easier for us, because we are determined to recover after the defeat at Le Mans. The ILMC has a Teams classification and a Manufacturers classification. In the Teams classification, Audi Sport Team Joest is narrowly in the lead, but the Manufacturers classification is more important. We need to take a lot of points to win the title at the end of the season. We are very motivated after our victory at Le Mans. We are fielding two very competitive driver duos. They all won at Le Mans. »

Audi R18 TDIs n°1 and 2 will respectively be entrusted to the crews Timo Bernhard-Marcel Fässler and Allan McNish-Tom Kristensen. Hostilities begin on Friday with the first free practice sessions.