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GT: Skiing world champion Didier Cuche to make racing debut

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Khatir Soltani
Swiss Ski World Cup winner Didier Cuche will also be celebrating his debut in an Audi R8 LMS ultra during the finale of the Blancpain Endurance Series - the 1,000-kilometer race on the Nurburgring, September 21st.

Cuche, the Super-G world champion, will be tackling his first car race in an Audi.

The 40-year-old race rookie will be relying on the support of two fellow Swiss, as Rahel Frey, who has been clinching success in motorsport with Audi since 2011, and Nico Muller, who is in his first year of racing in the DTM with Audi, are sharing the cockpit with the former professional ski racer from Le Paquier.

Cuche is the most recent example of a number of newcomers receiving professional training by the Audi race experience. They complete a systematic educational program for race drivers, from license training through to actually competing in a race.

GT Audi R8 LMS Didier Cuche
Audi R8 LMS. (Photo: Didier Cuche/Facebook)



Khatir Soltani
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