Like the C Class Mercedes Coupe and the BMW M3 Coupe, the Audi A5 DTM Coupe has been homologated on March, 1st. Its technology is now frozen.
As of the electronic transmission of all relevant design drawings, CAD data, descriptions and photographs to Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB) for approval ("homologation") the key technical areas of the new DTM vehicles - including aerodynamics - have been frozen.
In other words, this means that the concept Audi is using to start the "title defense" project in the 2012 DTM has been finalized.
Like its two competitors, Audi had been testing the final version of the new A5 DTM in top-secret conditions excluding the general public over the past few weeks. The new DTM regulations prescribe more shared parts than in the past and impose further restrictions on aerodynamics as well.
Audi factory driver Filipe Albuquerque was the first to have the chance of getting an idea of the overall package. The homologation on March 1st also gave the starting signal to the three Audi factory teams that are now beginning to prepare the race cars at Audi Sport in Ingolstadt.
Four of the new A5 DTM cars will be seen at the official test session in Valencia (Spain) from March 20 to 22 - then sporting the design of the various sponsoring partners as well.
Yet the work of the technical staff has by no means come to a halt. The remaining days before the Hockenheim season opener will primarily be dedicated to fine-tuning work and efforts to maximize the potential of A5 DTM in combination with the new Hankook tires.
As of the electronic transmission of all relevant design drawings, CAD data, descriptions and photographs to Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB) for approval ("homologation") the key technical areas of the new DTM vehicles - including aerodynamics - have been frozen.
In other words, this means that the concept Audi is using to start the "title defense" project in the 2012 DTM has been finalized.
Like its two competitors, Audi had been testing the final version of the new A5 DTM in top-secret conditions excluding the general public over the past few weeks. The new DTM regulations prescribe more shared parts than in the past and impose further restrictions on aerodynamics as well.
Audi factory driver Filipe Albuquerque was the first to have the chance of getting an idea of the overall package. The homologation on March 1st also gave the starting signal to the three Audi factory teams that are now beginning to prepare the race cars at Audi Sport in Ingolstadt.
Four of the new A5 DTM cars will be seen at the official test session in Valencia (Spain) from March 20 to 22 - then sporting the design of the various sponsoring partners as well.
Yet the work of the technical staff has by no means come to a halt. The remaining days before the Hockenheim season opener will primarily be dedicated to fine-tuning work and efforts to maximize the potential of A5 DTM in combination with the new Hankook tires.