The Audi R8C is a Le Mans Prototype racecar that was built by Audi and designed by Peter Elleray to compete in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans under the LMGTP category. It was developed alongside the open Audi R8R LMP category spyder, prior to being replaced by the all-new Audi R8 in 2000.
The AudiR8C is a Le Mans Prototype racecar that was built by Audi and designed by Peter Elleray to compete in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans under the LMGTP...
dominant Audi R8 which debuted in 2000. It was raced alongside the British built closed-cockpit AudiR8C. The R8R project began in 1997, when Audi began...
chronological order, they are: 1999 Audi R8R, an open top Le Mans Prototype race car made for the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 AudiR8C, a closed top LM GT Prototype...
developed and raced in their first season - the Audi R8R (open-cockpit 'roadster' prototype) and the AudiR8C (closed-cockpit 'coupé' GT-prototype). The R8R...
experience gained with the Audi R8R. The R8R's sibling, the closed-cockpit R8C, was not as successful as the R8R and Audi chose open-cockpits as their...
introduction. Audi 60 (1969–1972) Audi 100 (1968–1978) Audi 80 (1972–1978) Audi 50 (1974–1978) Audi 100 (1969–1976) Audi 100 Coupé S (1969–1974) Audi 80 (1978–1986)...
some technology with the AudiR8C, which had raced only once before Audi dropped the project to focus on the later dominant Audi R8. The EXP Speed 8 marked...
R8C, the Audi Le Mans prototype used a closed cockpit design. The R18 is also the first racing car from Audi to feature hybrid power. Although Audi have...
design. The R18 was Audi's first-ever coupe since the failed AudiR8C in 1999, although the Bentley Speed 8, which won in 2003 with an Audi-developed engine...
a large number of entries in the fastest Le Mans Prototype classes, with Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lola Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Panoz, Riley & Scott, and...
conjunction with Racing Technology Norfolk, developed and campaigned the AudiR8C for Audi's first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team failed to finish...
Prototype class: three Mercedes-Benz CLR two British-built LM-GT1 AudiR8C two Joest Racing LMP Audi R8R that scored third and fourth. Mercedes-Benz returned to...
included BRM, Shadow and Arrows. Southgate retired after producing the AudiR8C, which was a major influence in the Bentley Speed 8, which won Le Mans...
LM, grand tourer 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLR, grand tourer 1999 AudiR8C, sportscar 1999 Audi R8R, sportscar 2010 Mercedes MGP W01, Formula One racecar 2011...
build and develop the Audi R8R. Audi, not being sure which concept was the better one, also supported an LM-GTP entry, the R8C, developed by RTN. While...
Elleray, who worked for Racing Technologies Norfolk (RTN), also designed the AudiR8C and the British Radical SR9. On 14 September 2007, his involvement was...
1999 Johansson raced for various sports car teams (like the unreliable AudiR8C Coupé at Le Mans) but in 2000 he started Johansson-Matthews racing with...
brother Hans-Jürgen Abt runs the Abt Sportsline Audi racing teams as well as their tuning company for Audi and Volkswagen. Christian Abt started his career...
finish. He was originally entered to take part in the 1999 race in an AudiR8C but withdrew from the squad before any official running. In 2007, he participated...
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