WRT TEAM AUDI SPORT AND BENOIT TRELUYER FOR THE ‘DREAM RACE’ AT FUJI HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED

WRT TEAM AUDI SPORT AND BENOIT TRELUYER FOR THE ‘DREAM RACE’ AT FUJI HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED

27/09/2019

The Audi drivers for the joint “dream race” of the DTM and the Japanese Super GT Championship at Fuji (Japan) on November 23 and 24 have been confirmed: two DTM Champions and two Japan experts – René Rast, Mike Rockenfeller, Loïc Duval and Benoît Tréluyer – will be competing for the four rings at the foot of famous Mount Fuji.

Benoît Tréluyer, who with support by Audi Japan and Hitotsuyama Racing will compete for the WRT Team Audi Sport, enjoys similar popularity in Japan as Duval. The Frenchman won the title in Formula Nippon in 2006 and two years later, the title in the Super GT Championship, too. “The race at Fuji makes a dream come true for me,” says the Le Mans winner and World Endurance Champion. “It combines two elements to which I owe the biggest successes in my career: Japan and Audi. Obviously, after three years with only a few races, it won’t be easy for me. But I’m going to give my best and hope that I won’t disappoint WRT, Audi and my Japanese fans.”

In the “dream race” in Japan, Audi with its Class 1 race cars will be pitted against the factory teams from BMW, Honda, Lexus and Nissan. For the competition of the best teams from Asia and Europe, two races featuring the DTM format are planned.

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