Celebrating the Dakar winners
¹This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹This vehicle mentioned here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Historic success for Audi Sport at the Dakar Rally
Team Audi Sport wrote motorsport history with the first triumph of a vehicle with an alternative drivetrain² at the Dakar Rally. After 7,900 kilometers, the Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz crossed the finish line as the winners with an advantage of 80 minutes. The special feature: their Audi RS Q e-tron¹ is powered by a high-voltage battery and an energy converter². After the joy of the victory in Saudi Arabia, with which Audi ended the Dakar project, it was clear to the three driver crews and the team that they also wanted to celebrate the success “at home” at the Audi facilities.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
²The Audi RS Q e-tron combines an electric drivetrain with an energy converter system based on the TFSI engine and a generator.
Festivities at home
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above in the image/video: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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For the enthusiastic Audi employees, it was a great experience to see their successful motorsport drivers here in Germany.“
Cheers in Ingolstadt
At the Audi facility in Ingolstadt, the workforce had plenty of opportunity to experience the Dakar vehicles live and to share in the success of Team Audi Sport: led by the Dakar winners Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz in the Audi RS Q e-tron¹ with starting number 204, the three driver crews drove along lines of enthusiastic Audi employees. A small bivouac set up around an original service truck on the piazza added some rally flair. There, the drivers signed autographs and took selfies with the employees. The drivers then attended the works meeting, where they were introduced to the workforce by Audi CEO Gernot Döllner. “Victories such as the success at the Dakar Rally are among the greatest milestones in Audi’s motorsport history,” says Gernot Döllner, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG. “For the enthusiastic Audi employees, it was a great experience to see their successful motorsport drivers here in Germany.”
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Visiting Heilbronn and Neckarsulm
Off to Baden-Württemberg: The Dakar drivers were also warmly welcomed at Audi Böllinger Höfe. They then continued to the Audi Neckarsulm facility, where the workforce also saw the three driver crews thanks to a factory tour with the Audi RS Q e-tron¹. The drivers signed more autographs, signed T-shirts and model cars, and attended the works meeting. Racing drivers visiting the Audi premises is a longstanding tradition at Audi: in the past, this also included the drivers from the Le Mans programme, DTM and customer racing, all of whom visited the employees after great successes.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the right: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
¹Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the right: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model. Closed course, professional driver. Do not attempt.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Team party in Neuburg
A big party for Team Audi Sport in Neuburg an der Donau marked the highlight of the celebrations. The team enjoyed a magical evening at the home of Audi Sport. CEO Gernot Döllner and board members Gerd Walker, Hildegard Wortmann, Jürgen Rittersberger and Renate Vachenauer honored and congratulated the team around Audi Head of Motorsport Rolf Michl on stage. Oliver Hoffmann, who leads Audi’s Formula 1 commitment as the overall manager and general representative of the board, also celebrated with the Dakar team. The winners Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz, who were honored on stage together with their team, not only traveled home with beautiful memories after the magic evening, but they also had two specially designed deck chairs in their luggage as a gift from the staff.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured to the left: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
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Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Audi RS Q e-tron, pictured above: This vehicle shown here is the Rally Dakar vehicle that is not available as a production model.
Dakar trophy joins the collection
For the very first time, the Dakar Rally winner’s trophy was also on display in Neuburg. After the celebrations, the striking trophy with the logo of the famous desert rally found its final place amongst the silverware at Audi Sport. It now complements the impressive collection of the most important trophies from four and a half decades of motorsport at Audi.
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