The Audi R8 LMS will compete at the 12-hour race at Bathurst, Australia on February 26 as the title defender.
Audi customer sport celebrated a one-two result on the legendary Australian race track at the beginning of the 2011 season.
This year, Team Phoenix Racing as well is set on battling for overall victory with two R8 LMS cars - and the two race cars fielded by the DTM-winning team from the Eifel are causing a stir even before the event.
Mark Eddy, the current Australian GT Champion in the Audi R8 LMS, is sharing the cockpit of car number "2" with Australia’s touring car legend, the three-time V8 Supercar Champion Craig Lowndes, and Warren Luff.
Two of the three winners from last year - the German Christopher Mies and Darryl O’Young from Hong Kong - are at the wheel of car number "1." Their new team-mate Christer Jöns (Germany) is making his debut in Australia.
For the fans and the drivers, the 6.213-kilometer race track at Mount Panorama is a dream. The roller-coaster circuit features a 170-meter vertical difference, includes 23 turns, makes for high suspense with its unusual radii and barriers close to the track and is considered the home of Australian motorsport. It is also the venue of the annual Bathurst 1000 race which Craig Lowndes has decided in his favor as many as five times.
Audi customer sport celebrated a one-two result on the legendary Australian race track at the beginning of the 2011 season.
This year, Team Phoenix Racing as well is set on battling for overall victory with two R8 LMS cars - and the two race cars fielded by the DTM-winning team from the Eifel are causing a stir even before the event.
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Mark Eddy, the current Australian GT Champion in the Audi R8 LMS, is sharing the cockpit of car number "2" with Australia’s touring car legend, the three-time V8 Supercar Champion Craig Lowndes, and Warren Luff.
Two of the three winners from last year - the German Christopher Mies and Darryl O’Young from Hong Kong - are at the wheel of car number "1." Their new team-mate Christer Jöns (Germany) is making his debut in Australia.
For the fans and the drivers, the 6.213-kilometer race track at Mount Panorama is a dream. The roller-coaster circuit features a 170-meter vertical difference, includes 23 turns, makes for high suspense with its unusual radii and barriers close to the track and is considered the home of Australian motorsport. It is also the venue of the annual Bathurst 1000 race which Craig Lowndes has decided in his favor as many as five times.