1-2 victory for Audi at Road America

Audi has clinched the second consecutive 1-2 victory in the American Le Mans Series. At Road America (U.S. state of Wisconsin), the German duo Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner celebrated their sixth victory of the season thus taking a further step towards the title. Marcel Fässler completed the Audi triumph in his first race with the Audi R10 TDI alongside Emanuele Pirro.

On the fastest track in the American Le Mans Series calendar, the over 650-hp strong diesel sports cars from Audi were the fastest cars. However, seven caution periods repeatedly cost any advantage the Audi drivers gained. The lead changed eleven times before the two Audi R10 TDI cars prevailed in the thrilling final stages of the four-hour race.

Marco Werner overtook the two leading Acura/Hondas on the long start-finish straight just six laps before the end of the race. Marcel Fässler also used the torque advantage of the Audi TDI engine and squeezed into second place with a breathtaking manoeuvre on the penultimate lap. This made the latest 1-2 victory – the third of the year – perfect.

Marcel Fässler immediately scored a podium finish in his first ever race at the wheel of the Audi R10 TDI. Marco Werner drove his 50th race in the American Le Mans Series at Road America. With his 19th overall victory he moved up to the third place in the eternal ranking of the series. Only Dindo Capello (26) and Frank Biela (21) have scored more outright victories.

Lucas Luhr and Emanuele Pirro had laid the foundations for the 1-2 victory. They made it a 1-2 lead for Audi as early as at the start providing a spectacular duel on the opening laps. Only after the first pit stop, which cost Pirro time because his car was too close to the pit wall, was Luhr able to pull away.

With their sixth consecutive class victory – and their fourth overall victory of the year – Luhr/Werner further extended their lead in the LM P1 Drivers’ Championship.