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<blockquote data-quote="feisaldzul" data-source="post: 122364" data-attributes="member: 76"><p>and the diesel wins it</p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Audi R10 TDI scores debut race win in Sebring</p><p>Racing series ALMS </p><p>Date 2006-03-18 (Sebring, FL) </p><p></p><p>By Nancy Knapp Schilke - Motorsport.com</p><p></p><p>Seven-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen was the driver who had the honor of driving the new Audi AG prototype across the finish line to score the first victory for the Audi R10 TDI. In what was termed the "test race" for the newest sportscar prototype developed by Audi, the test ended up making history with the diesel powered engine. </p><p></p><p>"Today, Audi had the courage to bring out the car in what is a very young project," said Kristensen. "To conquer Sebring in our test for our big race which is Le Mans, that is what makes the headline today. I am just happy to be part of it." </p><p></p><p>A good place to make history is at Sebring International Raceway at the historic 3.7-mile circuit in the March Classic: the 54th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. </p><p></p><p>The season-opening race in the 2006 American Le Mans Series calendar saw an increase in fans over the four days of activity, from Wednesday's first practice session through today's race. </p><p></p><p>Sharing today's triumphant victory were Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello. For Kristensen, it was a win to savor as he became the first driver to earn four Sebring victories. </p><p></p><p>The LMP2 win was earned by the Intersport Racing trio of Jon Field, Liz Halliday and Clint Field. The long-standing team in the ALMS were able to bring home their Lola B05/40 AER as Halliday crossed the finish line not only first in class but second overall! </p><p></p><p>Corvette Racing and Aston Martin Racing put on quite a show for the spectators from the green flag to the checker. In the end, Jan Magnussen paced the No. 4 Corvette C6-R to take the top step of the GT1 podium. Finishing third overall, the GT1 winning team included the 2005 drivers' champions' Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta. </p><p></p><p>Ninth overall and first in GT2 belonged to Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz with the 2004, '05 Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais driving the No. 50 Panoz Esprante GTML in his final stint. Scott Maxwell, David Brabham and Bourdais handed the team their first win in Sebring in their first race. Multimatic merged with Panoz during the off-season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="feisaldzul, post: 122364, member: 76"] and the diesel wins it ---------------------------------------------------------- Audi R10 TDI scores debut race win in Sebring Racing series ALMS Date 2006-03-18 (Sebring, FL) By Nancy Knapp Schilke - Motorsport.com Seven-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen was the driver who had the honor of driving the new Audi AG prototype across the finish line to score the first victory for the Audi R10 TDI. In what was termed the "test race" for the newest sportscar prototype developed by Audi, the test ended up making history with the diesel powered engine. "Today, Audi had the courage to bring out the car in what is a very young project," said Kristensen. "To conquer Sebring in our test for our big race which is Le Mans, that is what makes the headline today. I am just happy to be part of it." A good place to make history is at Sebring International Raceway at the historic 3.7-mile circuit in the March Classic: the 54th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The season-opening race in the 2006 American Le Mans Series calendar saw an increase in fans over the four days of activity, from Wednesday's first practice session through today's race. Sharing today's triumphant victory were Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello. For Kristensen, it was a win to savor as he became the first driver to earn four Sebring victories. The LMP2 win was earned by the Intersport Racing trio of Jon Field, Liz Halliday and Clint Field. The long-standing team in the ALMS were able to bring home their Lola B05/40 AER as Halliday crossed the finish line not only first in class but second overall! Corvette Racing and Aston Martin Racing put on quite a show for the spectators from the green flag to the checker. In the end, Jan Magnussen paced the No. 4 Corvette C6-R to take the top step of the GT1 podium. Finishing third overall, the GT1 winning team included the 2005 drivers' champions' Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta. Ninth overall and first in GT2 belonged to Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz with the 2004, '05 Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais driving the No. 50 Panoz Esprante GTML in his final stint. Scott Maxwell, David Brabham and Bourdais handed the team their first win in Sebring in their first race. Multimatic merged with Panoz during the off-season. [/QUOTE]
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