Championship lead for two Audi customer teams ahead of final races in Europe and New Zealand

Audi R8 LMS GT4Good performances confirmed: The Japanese Techno First team celebrated a podium result in the ST-Z class of the Super Taikyu Series for the third time this year. After third place in the season opener and second place last time out in Motegi, the team was once again the second-best team in the GT4 classification. Masaki Kanou/Ryomo Henzan/Hironobu Yasuda/Riki Okusa shared the cockpit of the production-based Audi R8 LMS GT4 at the Suzuka 5 Hours. With 13 participants, the ST-Z class was one of the best-filled categories in this endurance series for GT models and touring cars. A customer team also continued its series of successes in southern Europe. After finishing second and first in the bronze classification at the season opener and another class win at the second round, Veloso Motorsport scored two victories in the GT4 bronze classification at the third round of the Iberian Supercars Endurance racing series. Regular drivers Patrick Cunha/Jorge Rodrigues from Portugal finished 5.1 seconds ahead of their rivals in the Audi R8 LMS GT4 in the first race in Valencia and were 5.7 seconds faster in the second race. They were also third overall in the first race.Audi RS 3 LMS (TCR)Trophies in the Asia-Pacific region: At the second round of the South Island Endurance Series, two private Audi drivers celebrated a class victory. On the Ruapuna circuit on New Zealand’s South Island, Dale Chapman/Blake Knowles prevailed in Class 4 in the 3-hour race in an Audi RS 3 LMS. They are now one point ahead in the standings. In the Japanese Super Taikyu Series, Audi Team Show Apex achieved a podium finish in its class at the fifth round. Yoshinari Fujiwara/Shigetomo Shimono/Genki Nishimura/Shozo Tagahara finished third in the ST-TCR category in the Audi RS 3 LMS after five hours of racing in Suzuka.Coming up next week04–06/10 Indianapolis (USA), round 8, GT America04–06/10 Le Castellet (F), round 6, GT4 France04–06/10 Le Castellet (F), round 6, TC France04–06/10 Monza (I), round 4, Campionato Italiano GT Sprint04–06/10 Shanghai (CHN), Shanghai 8 Hours04–06/10 Puebla (MEX), round 5, Copa Notiauto Mexico Endurance05–06/10 Suzuka (J), round 2, TCR Japan05–06/10 Valencia (E), round 5, Campeonato de España GT05–06/10 Valencia (E), round 3, TCR Spain