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Aug 10, 2008

• Audi triumphs also at Road America

Audi triumphs also 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. In qualifying, Lucas Luhr recorded the fastest lap in the history of the American Le Mans Series with an average of 219.317 kph (136.277 mph).


Results and points

Road America (USA), 9 August, American Le Mans Series round 7
1 Luhr/Werner (Audi R10 TDI) 102 laps in 4h 00m 41.459s (1st in LM P1)
2 Fässler/Pirro (Audi R10 TDI) + 2.463s (2nd in LM P1)
3 Brabham/Sharp (Acura/Honda) + 4.336s
4 Dumas/Bernhard (Porsche) + 5.203s
5 Franchitti/Leitzinger (Porsche) + 15.095s
Positions after 7 of 11 rounds: 1 Luhr/Werner, 151 points; 2 Pirro, 89; 3 C.Field/J.Field, 83; 4 Berry, 73; 5 Willman, 41.
Next race: Mosport (CDN), 24 August


Coming up next week

LMS press conference with Audi "factory" driver Mike Rockenfeller in Cologne (Tuesday) ... Round four of the Le Mans Series at the Nürburgring (Sunday).